Coal Ridge News Notes From a Turbulent Week
Reports from the Coal Ridge area describe a measles siege in the D. L. Penland family and a small kitchen roof blaze at W. M. Adams that was quickly checked. Church meetings continue, finance pledges secure another year for Pastor Beard, and neighbors relocate as Joe and John Meskmna plan a March move to a farm near Red Rock. Ralph Colclasure and son Ralph recover from grippe with Ed’s return, while Nellie Mitchell’s illness in Harvey prompted a swift trip by A P Dickey, though she improves later.
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H. M. Heywood
Knoxville
Mont
Joe
John Meskmna
Red Rock
Beckwith Seeks Divorce From Jessie Lincoln Beckwith
Warren Beckwith of Mt. Pleasant Iowa has filed for divorce from Jessie Lincoln Beckwith daughter of Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago and granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln. The action alleges desertion after their 1897 elopement following a football game at Iowa Wesleyan. They lived together three years and had one child before separating in 1900.
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Mt. Pleasant
Warren Beckwith
Jessie Lincoln Beckwith
Robert T. Lincoln
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Jessie Lincoln
Beckwith
Iowa Wesleyan
Golden State Limited Narrowly Halts on Bridge
The Golden State Limited with Rock Island cars narrowly escaped a deadly derailment on the Davenport bridge over the Mississippi River. The train buckled onto steel girders as it crossed, several coaches leaning but the girders held, keeping the engine and most cars from leaving the rails. The mishap halted the service, with only the last coach derailed, as the bridge’s integrity prevented a catastrophe.
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Davenport
Golden State Limited
Rock Island
California
Chicago
Mississippi River
High Government Bridge
Journal of the
Train wreck halts line as coaches derail on bridge
Coaches bumped the bridge sides and left the train onto the tires after 16 stops. Bent axles and broken beams of seven derailed coaches hindered wreckers and blocked the track for hours.
Notice of sale of shoe business to new owners
J. P. Klein & Co announces the disposal of their shoe business to Messrs. Dekker and Roorda and extends thanks for past patronage while requesting continued support for the successors.
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Messrs. Dekker and
Roorda
J. P. Klein & Co
Jeanette
John Dekker
Mr. Dekker
Roorda & Dekker
Cordova
Pella Week in Review Highlights Local Moves and Parades
Local residents from Monroy to Des Moines business centers are noted in a flurry of visits and transactions. The town anticipates Mahara's minstrels on February 12 while overcoats, wool blankets, and skirts draw shopper interest at Gaass. Community notes include illness, family events, revival closings, and pending marriages amid weather and social gatherings.
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Ezra Temple
Fairfield
Jasob G. Brouwer
Holland
Michigan
Reformed Church
Otley
Iowa
J. D. Gaass
Pastor Honored With Galway Fur Coat In Surprise Event
The company spent the evening in music and games. To express love and esteem for the pastor, a Galway fur coat was presented as a surprise gift, claimed to defy Old Man Winter.
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Galway
John Dkystra Seeks Tomato Contract Work for Next Season
The notice states John Dkystra is prepared to enter contracts for raising tomatoes for the upcoming season, with reference to the Pella Canning Co. as the context or related party. The item is a brief public contracting notice from the period.
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John Dkystra
Pella Canning Co
Miner Dies in Shaft Accident at Coal Mine
Quince Fergus, a Camina Co worker near Bussey, fell to the shaft bottom on Tuesday last week and was killed. His neck was broken. He was said to be trying to prevent a car from going to the bottom after lowering the cage, misjudging that the top was clear, and was dragged into the shaft while attempting to stop the car.
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Quince Fergus
Bussey
Pella Special Election Proposes Bonds for Water Works Plant
Notice to qualified electors in Pella Marion County Iowa that a special election will be held in March 1907 in all wards. Propositions to issue bonds up to 70000 for erection and maintenance of a water works and electric light and power plant. Names of election judges clerks and police for each ward listed. Election hours from 8 am to 7 pm. Official seal dated February 6 1907.
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Marion County
Palma
Citizens’ National Bank
Knoxville
Pella
Iowa
Council of
P. A. van der Sluis
D. R. Rhynsburger
A. E. Dennis
N. van Maren
C. Rhynsburger
M. A. Clark
Jno
D. S. Hubers
S. F. Cole
W. J. Clark
D. G. van Zanta
Charles Porter
Simon de Haan
Police
H. van Ekeren
H. Wielaard
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Ladies’ Aid Society
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