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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
9
We excerpt local chatter from the Batavia News, Prairie City News, and Oska loosa papers. Town hall talk laments long polling trips in Lake Prairie township urging a split into new precincts near Pella, plus commentary on progressives and road plans and a light election turnout.
Passengers on Rock Island line between Eldon and Des Moines report repeated darkness on Train No 471 during 9 to 10 pm. Crowded Thankgiving travel nights and the lantern display illustrate ongoing lighting failures. ner.
A writer argues that Iowa papers overstate Senator Albert B. Cummins influence with every national event. While acknowledging some beneficial statesmanship, the piece warns against worshipping him and cautions about tests of principle and future reelection pressures. The author suggests other leaders have stood tests without compromising beliefs.
The piece argues that publicity protects liberties and trims costs. It cites Mormon tithes, county finances, and school boards, praising regular audits and newspaper reporting to prevent hidden misuses. It notes a Iowa county superintendent case where funds were allegedly misused, urging monthly audits and public reports.
The piece argues that county boards and public school funds should be openly published at frequent intervals. It calls for certified copies of all proceedings to be public and notes complaints about favoritism in contracts and hiring, stressing that the public deserves official reports of votes and decisions since they pay the bills.
A London Sketch letter from Southampton describes a calm well kept docks and orderly departure. The Malay servant is praised for cheerfulness willingness to help and patient pantomime during a multilingual voyage. The writer notes the diverse passenger list and the servant's sympathetic understanding as more valuable than language ability.
A plasterer on a Kansas City construction floor orders his tender to fetch money from his pocket book. The tender warns the boss that if the money is missing he will be blamed. The tender then returns, claiming there was no money in the clothes, proving the scare correct.
Fragment from the Buffalo Enquirer features a playful exchange about love and a shopping request listing roast mutton at 60 cents, potatoes at 16 cents, totaling 65 cents, in a bustling, humorous vignette.
A tale of a wooing mistaken for nobility as a man in a uniform serves as his own disguise. In a September park scene he fatigues after serving roast mutton and boiled beef, while his lady love remains hopeful of a noble lineage.
A New Yorker visiting San Francisco dismisses local motor buses as quaint next to a Golden Gate fleet. He describes an Sacramento Folsom auto stage line carrying 24 passengers, traveling 90 miles daily on rural roads at 20 mph, attracting riders over rail.
More than two thousand active employees have been on an eastern railroad payroll more than forty years and over one thousand five hundred who served forty years or more are now on pensions. The railroad has more than four thousand active employees aged sixty to seventy. Around five hundred men on the payroll or pension list have served over fifty years.
The District Court of Marion County Iowa has appointed E W Henry as Administrator of the estate of David T Dixon. Creditors should come forward with debts and claimants present verified claims for allowance in accordance with the law.
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