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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1918

Page

2

Iowa News Items of Interest Summarized for Busy Readers

A long list of Iowa notices covers farm land sales including John Fell selling sixty acres at $300 per acre to James Sheppard near Fenton Illinois after a year of ownership. Other items report Red Cross enrollment in tanhope and Reinbeck, a high school protest against Kaiser praise, a $507 sale of a fifty pound pig for Missouri Valley soldier aid, and Mrs. W. S. Mayne the first white child born in Iowa passing away in Council Bluffs.

John Fell DeWitt James Sheppard Fenton Ill Mr. Fell Tanhope Webeter City Red Cross H. C. Price Inwood Lyon County Grinnell College Frank John Henrick Cambridge John Oklahoma Cherokee A. A Missouri Valley W. N. Tupper W. S. Mayne Iowa Council Bluffs A. W. Mangum Fred Harold Harvey Lohrville Camp Dodge Washington Sherif Wilson W. A. Starck Fred Tenneykelt Audubon Amen Reinbeck Falls United States Osage Masonic Lodge Griffith Des Moines H. J. Hafselden Chicago Haiselden Department of Agriculture W. W. Dimock Veterinary Division Iowa State College Cornell College Home Economicc Department Mount Vernon Iowa Ht Heat and Power Company LeMare Daniel H. Wallace Davenport Fort Leavenworth L. B. Armstrong Fort Dodge Nevada Greene U. S France Walter Schafer John M. Schafer Ottumwa Charles Webster Mason City Algona Tilnois Central Alden J. G. Shipman Germany Austria Newton The Commercial Association Sioux City Army North English High School Florence Johnson Lumber Company America Mike Johnson National Lumberman Sutherland Peterson Power Company Peterson Oxford Township Town City Grandma” Klump Monona Lester Shepherd Ames Bronx City Chad

Seeadler Raider Exploits Summary Revealed by Navy

Navy records recount the Seeadler raider episode from its capture of 17 ships to its Pacific exploits. Capt. Haldor Smith, the R. S. Slade crewman, and others landed at Tutuila after being marooned on Mopeha island. The Seeadler, once the Pass of Balmaha, operated under Felix Graf von Luckner, using a Norwegian disguise and swift strikes in the Atlantic and Pacific.

Atlantic Bremen Highland Scout Smith Pacific Stade Sydney Whey Felix Graf von Luckner A. B. Johnson San Francisco Manila Nila Mopeha Cook Islands Fiji Islands Count von Luckner Mapeha Island Papeete Kling Lutece Tahiti Pago Pago Mopeha Island

Home town helps screens cost and longevity

Dr J D Walters Kansas State Agricultural College advises against cheap row screens for valuable buildings noting two dozen openings in a typical two story house should be screened with durable materials. He endorses white pine sash with copper wire or fir with white metal while warning concrete alternatives rust quickly.

J. D. Walters Kansas State Agricultural College Doctor Walters

Kansas Plans First Four Year City Management Course

Kansas will establish at its state university a four year city management program. It aims to train graduates to oversee city operations across departments except politics, combining classroom and lab work to study real municipal needs. Professor F W Blackmar leads the curriculum planning, likening the training to other professional education.

Kansas F. W. Blackmar

Pretty Exterior Finish Effecta with Mixed Materials

Beveled siding shingles and brick finish many houses now creating a harmonious exterior. Brick runs from foundation to sills and in the porch railing wall. Beveled siding covers the sides to the second floor while shingles extend to the roof. Dark stained shingles and light siding produce a pleasing contrast.

Trade Development Profitable in City Commerce

Trade development efforts by chambers of commerce involve promoting package car service, expediting merchandise, expanding trade areas, and coordinating shipments. Field secretaries, trade magazines and trips drive new accounts and orders, with funds yielding substantial returns.

Chambers of Commerce

Retail Interests Benefited by Chamber of Commerce Work

Through chamber of commerce efforts the local retail interests unite to improve merchandising methods, eliminate fly-by-night advertisers, and uphold truthful advertising. Credit bureaus are maintained and universal trading conditions are pursued to protect both retailers and customers.

Chamber of Commerce

Pasadena curb numbering scheme described

House numbers in Pasadena Qal are set on white rectangles in front of homes. Street names are painted on curbs at street crossings for clear navigation.

Pasadena Qal

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