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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1901
Page
2
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Miss Jennie Roten visited Newton Friday while Garrett Smith was a Newton passenger. S. C. Youngkin attended Newton on business Tuesday. A R Ormiston made a Montezuma trip Friday. Oscar Holdsworth and Chas Roten visited Pella Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry de Wit visited relatives at Pella over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Gove shopped at the hub last Friday. B. H. van Spanckeren and son of Pella called on relatives Sunday. W. S. George and Ed Ives drove to Harvey on business Wednesday. Perry Talbot will attend school in Newton this winter. Eric Jarnagin and companion visited relatives at Galesburg Sunday. Lou Sherman and family of New Sharon spent Thanksgiving in the city. Our town hall is completed and neatly painted and papered, a near opera house for its size. Attendees at the Pella Saturday play included Nick Kingma, Owen Flanigan, John Klein, John Wisgerhoff, Martin Klein, Lou Donai, Gus Hasselman, and George Renaud. The dance last Wednesday was well attended and quiet. A royal good time was had.
Mr J R Moody visited his former Perry home last week. Mrs Thomas McCall and child returned from Frederic. Eureka school closes with Miss Sullivan likely to teach winter term. Proposal to split Clay township voting into Tracy and Durham precincts. Misses Ira Smith and Jennie McMillan visited Mr Hon. Dr James went to Des Moines with patient Snowden Cox for tumor removal. Rebecca lodge initiates several new members. A van der Waal returns from northern inspection trip and may sell his Perry farm. Iowa State Register notes Allison on Congress session goals including greenbacks and tariff, with canal plans and sugar tobacco reciprocity doubts.
The MoT were present as the group announced a dance on December 19 evening. A 90 minute lesson will precede the dance led by H. L. Philips of Oskaloosa.
Corn husking fades from memory as residents cope with injuries and illness. Mr. McCall remains in precarious condition while Diff Freel uses crutches. A medicine show visits the hall all week. Miss Ona Beck suffers a sore vaccination arm. Fred Liddle visits southern Iowa, and Vandalia hosts a Literary Society meeting every Saturday. The masquerade ball drew a large crowd and good cheer. Wm. Pricer injured in a fall from a frightened saddle horse near a freight train. Miss Mary McMellen visited from Des Moines, staying with Miss Grace Souis. C. R. McAdoo and sisters drove to Pella for a funeral last Tuesday.
The item chronicles Wm. Thomas relatives, W T U meeting led by Miss Jennie Harrison, and Belle Kearney's lectures in Nebraska. It also critiques nationwide alcohol costs, outlines potential legislative changes, river and harbor bills, and tax cuts, with Senator Allison described as a conservative national leader.
A note says relatives traveled toward Newton to dine with Mrs N Grimes for Thanksgiving. Mrs Will Chenoweth hosted friends last Thursday with mandolin music, peaches and cake. A large youth party followed Friday with games and songs, ending with oysters at 11 30. Corr.
A compact, era tone line noting that sustenance should reach both the dinner pail and the table of every worker, reflecting a unionist or labor-focused plea for fair wages and living standards. The phrase implies economic security tied to labor rights.
A Knoxville National Bank cashier noticed a $235 check presented by D A McTaggart, later deemed forged. McTaggart denies knowledge. officials believe the suspect will reveal details with time.
From the Enosville Express Deputy Sheriff Fred Christofel last Friday arrested John T. Moore a farmer from Clay township and he is jailed on a forgery charge. The report notes the case relates to an illness earlier referenced in the same item.
John T. Moore, in town Friday, presented a $250 forged check signed by D. A. McTaggart at Knoxville National. Assistant cashier Roberts engaged him. deputy Christofel arrested him as he tried to reclaim the check. Moore argued his punishment, claimed sanity, but was found sane and sent back to jail. The case goes to the December grand jury.
Locations in Iowa Illinois Minnesota and Missouri along the Chicago Great Western Railway touted as premier agricultural country where farmers prosper.
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