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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
2
A mixed page item shows stock market quotes for commodities like eggs potatoes and butter along with live stock prices for cattle hogs and sheep. It also promotes Maple City Self Washing Soap claiming it reduces time effort and preserves clothing with claims of whitening and stain removal.
At 10:20 Monday night fire devastated the garret of Walter Rice’s Lovilia hardware store, engulfing half a block of frame buildings. Rice owned the building and most stock, with insured losses unclear on a separate $1,000 policy sent to Des Moines. A small portion of stock was saved. the adjacent livery stable also burned. Rice, a leading local businessman, faces a heavy loss impacting the town.
If you want to invest your money in first class mortgages on land in this vicinity, call on German Bros. Grant. Also a notice seeks a strong young girl to assist with house work and care of a child in Des Moines Iowa. The markets are updated every Thursday evening with wheat at 60, oats 20, hay per ten.
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