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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1904
Page
7
Local notes list residents and visitors in Pella during the week, including J G Ballenger and Leighton, A W Fish in town, James Visser near Bussey, McCowan lectures at the auditorium, and various social calls. The Pella Library hours and a sermon at the Baptist church are noted, plus local travel and commerce updates.
Following is a list of jurors for the coming term of court which will convene at Knoxville February and
Mrs Wm Van Howeling of Pella visits Harvey this week. Mrs J B Roovart returns home after a week in Pella. J B Roovart of Leighton, father of J B Roovart, visits here. John Dykstra of Vandermeulen Co., Pella, was in town on business. Joe Silverman recently spent days in Des Moines with frequent capital trips.
The Tri County Press runs with a new editor J W Johnson and job manager L E Johnson. Potter, former advertising manager, leaves for a post at Farmers Tribune and Successful Farming published in Des Moines, marking a shift in the paper's leadership and advertising team.
Newton city council sold fifteen thousand dollar water main extension bonds at fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars. The city paid an additional sixteen dollars as a bonus to secure a low interest rate of four and three quarters percent. Only two bidders participated, a sign of favorable market conditions.
A telephone operator received a call from Pella for the Renaud brothers but confusion arose among several Renauds. She eventually connected Rev. Charles Renaud, who was asked to play at a Saturday night dance, and the error was promptly discovered and corrected.
Knoxville area records show numerous transfers including Wm J Wilson estate to Levi M Willson for 230.75 acres in Dallas township by quit claim and H van de Kieft plus Henry van Ginkel to J C Wilson on 80 acres in Red Rock township. Other entries list deeds for Kellogg and Pella areas, Lake Prairie, Harvey and Polk townships with prices ranging from 1 to 2100 dollars and splits of parcels in Knoxville, Pella, and Indiana townships.
Harvey visitors from Pella include J B Roovart and wife and Joe Silverman’s family. A Business Men’s Association meeting adjourned with praise as the best yet. Marion county candidates Ines Black and Marie Stegeman failed to win enrolling clerk posts. A Holland Christian Reformed Church and M E union service featured Rev Kole’s Jeremiah sermon on fire and hammer, with collection for the Reformed church parsonage and praise for unified church relations and ministers Kole and Orcutt.
Notice announces the formation of the Pella Creamery Co a Iowa corporation to operate butter milk products and dairy supplies with 10000 capital stock and a five member board of directors elected in December 1904. Initial directors named H Rhynsburger J J Bousquet A N Kuyper C N Cole J S Rhynsburger.
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