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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
7
In a country town the Dalton editor returns after a four day absence to find life unchanged. Old residents, familiar routines, and the same social circle persist at the station, the joint, barber shops, and gossip circles. Yet the town’s pride remains intact.
Coal Ridge notes birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Black on Friday February 8. Rev. Ezra Temple visited church and stayed overnight Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jones attended a Knoxville funeral for Mrs. J’s Aunt, Mrs. T. Smith. B. Reynolds bought a strip of the old river bed for a road and the Reynold’s coal bank crew cleared another state fall without injuries.
The McComber service pension bill moves toward law after passage in both houses and a presidential signature. It sets monthly pensions at 32 dollars for those 62 and older, 15 dollars at 70, and 20 dollars at 75, with adjustments for those already below those amounts. Soldiers earning over 2000 are excluded, and many Civil War veterans over 60 could benefit, though those already above 60 and drawing existing pensions may be unaffected.
A fragmented report describes a 12 year old girl in a grove during the dead of night wandering a mile and a half, her eyes open and unresponsive to questions. She appeared awake by morning, revealing a puzzling episode of somnambulism and confusion.
The aurora borealis appeared at dusk with a sixty degree arc of green light over a cloud bank thirty degrees above the horizon. By 7:30 the glow faded but a constant play of sharp green shafts remained, dancing above the clouds and occasionally shooting toward the zenith, a sight memorable to behold.
Hart Parker and family move to Pella from Fifield joining a mix of local notes. The piece reviews Iowa Supreme Court calm, Des Moines legislators and anti-pass law, Pleasantville death of J M Watkins, a Britt humor line, a Hollister Tea promotion, a prize definition of success, and a detailed public sale notice in Marion County outlining estate Lots 1 2 11 and 12 with railroad rights.
Klaw and Erlanger present The Prince of India at the auditorium the week of February 18 with meticulous scenic accuracy. Thomas E Ryan and Henry Emden of London lead design, supported by Ernest Albert and Richard Marsden, as they craft thirteen great sets reflecting 1453 A.D. era amid a dramatic love story and racial religious tension.
A persuasive notice encourages readers to invest in land bought through L Stegeman, claiming profits from 20 to 60 percent. It touts cheap farm lands in a well settled area, promises easy hardships and regular excursions, and invites inquiries to L Stegeman in Pella, Iowa.
The Des Moines house approved a two cent passenger fare bill by a 106 to none, with two members absent. The measure cuts Class A rates to 2 cents per mile and Class B to 2 1/2 cents, Class C to 3 cents, effective July 4 after removing a publication clause.
A list of railways including Des Moines Iowa Falls and Northern, Iowa Central and Western, Manchester and Oneida, Muscatine North and South, Newton and Northwestern, Tabor and Northern, and Wisconsin Minnesota and Pacific is cataloged as part of regional transportation references. The compilation notes multiple lines serving various Midwest routes and destinations.
Nye Hopking’s team near Dallas broke loose at the Rock Island depot just before 11 o clock. The horses ran a block south, circled the Q depot, and fell on an ivy patch where the Bray mare crushed the other horse and broke her hind leg. The mare was killed within ten minutes to end her suffering. Eyewitnesses valued the mare between 100 and 125 dollars. Hopkins reportedly set a lower estimate. Knoxyville Journal report.
Marion County treasurer will be at Citizens National Bank in Pella on February 20 21 and 22 to collect taxes. This notice advises all concerned to take note and plan accordingly.
Ladies welcome the new spring styles of footwear by the renowned Reed&Co makers of up-to-date shoes now available at L Stegeman's in Tt.
A notice announces sale of Thommassen s Woods farm about four miles south of Pell near the Wabash railroad bridge in Perry. Referee warns against misreadings and invites attention to a handy well improved small farm option.
In Saint Petersburg a nobleman to save his estate borrows money and marries by proxy, selling his name to a buyer. He meets Miss Mikhalof, who reveals she too bought a title after learning love was blocked. Both confess past deceptions as they confront their double barriers of ceremony and circumstance. The tale unfolds with social ethics, identity, and the price of status.
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