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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1909

Page

3

Hand County Dakota Land For Sale Auction Notice

Hand County South Dakota land for sale details multiple tracts. 160 acres near railroad with springs at $15.00 per acre. 160 acres smooth prairie at $22.00 with half down and five years remaining. 320 acres at $21.00 with $2,000 held four years at 6 percent. 160 acres improved with house barn water and grove at $5,600 plus $3,700 cash and $1,900 in five payments. 320 acres near county seat Miller with house barn granary artesian well at $46.00 per acre half cash and five years. All money makers. sale before March 1, 1909.

Iowa Young Grove

Public Auction of Schippers Property Listing

Public auction to the highest bidder on Saturday January 30 1909 at 3 oclock. Property described as the East half of lot 5 block 28 known as the Schippers property 24 blocks West of square at J S Jelsma s Real Estate office South side of square. J S Jeusma Agent N Bo Anb Auctioneer.

Schippers J. S. Jelsma J. S. Jeusma Agt N. Bo.Anb, Auct

Wormhoudt Sells Shoes Cheap in Town

Pee Rete FIFIELD Mrs P Kooyman is on the sick list. Kate Verwers spent Sunday with Miss Lena Carpenter. Mr and Mrs Kooyman were passengers for Runnells Saturday night. Miss Jen Gardner spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents at Knox ville. Harlie Carpenter and John Verners were callers at Pella Saturday night. Willie Roush of Cordova was a caller at G W Carpenter Sunday evening. P Vanden Berg and G Carver were passengers for Des Moines Tuesday morning.

Kate Verwers Lena Carpenter Mrs. Kooyman Runnells Jen Gardner Knoxville Harlie Carpenter John Verners Pella Willie Roush Cordova G. W. Carpenter P. Vanden Berg G. Carver Des Moines

Local Notices From Peoria and Surroundings

Peoria community notices report illness for Mrs Will Hunt and W N Hunt with improving conditions. Willie Mandlin shows signs of recovery after a serious illness. Arie de Jong leased a top horse. Rile Smith sold property to Mr Gysbert last Saturday. A stock sale is planned at Jacob Verwers on February 3 with Van Zante and Worth as auctioneers. The Taintor home talent entertainment was a success. Ely Springer near Taintor sold a load of chickens to a merchant last Thursday at 12c per pound. Laurie Dunwoody returned home last Saturday after a week visiting Oskaloosa.

Arie de Jong Rile Smith Gysbert W. N. Hunt Willie Mandlin Jacob Verwers van Zante & Worth Taintor Ely Springer Near Taintor Laurie Dunwoody Oskaloosa

Congregational meeting at Ebenezer church next Tuesday

The Ebenezer church will hold a congregational meeting next Tuesday. G. B. Versteeg's young daughter is seriously ill but recovering. Mrs. Christine van der Zyl arrived Tuesday afternoon to visit her daughter Mrs. L. Verploeg.

The Ebenezer Church G. B. Versteeg Christine van der Zyl L. Verploeg

Bank opening anticipated in Leighton area

Mrs. Steven van der Zy of Pella left Monday after a brief stay with her brother John Visscher. J H Roovaart of Pella, elected cashier of the Farmers bank, was here on business. The Farmers bank will open in a few days. Rev Duiker Sr. of Pella visited with his son Rev W J D Duiker of Ebenezer church. Rev Gerritsen of Leighton preached in Harvey Saturday. Mrs John Visscher died Saturday and was buried at Porterville cemetery Tuesday. Jacob Veenstra, ill with gall stones, sought a Des Moines specialist and returned home much encouraged. The Brak of Pella arrived Tuesday to begin work at Versteeg & Tuyssel. He will fill the vacancy left by John Orven who plans to move to South Dakota around March 1.

Steven van der Zy Pella John Visscher J. H. Roovaart Farmers Bank Leighton Duiker Sr W. J. D. Duiker Ebenezer Church Gerritsen Christian Reformed Church Harvey Porterville Jacob Veenstra Des Moines the Brak of Versteeg & Tyssseling John Orven South Dakota

Free Kidney and Bladder Pills Offered to Readers

A Chicago firm, C. DeWitt & Co., offers each reader a free full box of Kidney and Bladder Pills for trial. Send your name and address to 203 205 LaSalle Ave, Chicago, postpaid, to receive the gift and mention the paper. If you suffer backache or weak kidneys, this advertisement promises relief.

C. DeWitt & Co Chicago Ill E. C. de Witt & Co LaSalla Ave

Groceries Instead of Whiskey Card Circulated in Ohio Town

The Christian Advocate reports that a dozen grocery firms in an Ohio town are circulating a card advocating temperance by urging shoppers to substitute groceries for whiskey. The effort highlights local business involvement in social reform and Prohibition era concerns.

Christian Advocate Ohio

Uncle Hod Gets No Gas Tooth Pulling Laugh

In a county seat dentist visit Uncle Hod Rowdybush refuses gas to save a dollar, insisting on knowing when the tooth is pulled. His groans afterward suggest he got his dollar's worth of satisfaction from the painful extraction.

Uncle Hod Rowdybush Uncle Hod Hod

Ninety and Nine Hymn Story From Sankey Funeral

Rev Dr C H Locke recounts at Ira D Sankey funeral how Ninety and Nine came to be sung. Moody asked for the song after a sermon on The Good Shepherd. Sankey briefly touched an A flat on the organ and the poem “The Lost Sheep” became the memorable hymn.

Ira D. Sankey C. H. Locke Sankey Dr. Locke Brooklyn Beagle Edinburgh Mr. Moody Mr. Sankey

Dying Trees Coincide With Kelvingrove Garden Tale

Glasgow Herald notes rising death of city trees blamed on smoke. A correspondent recounts John Pattison planting five trees in Kelvingrove to mark his five sons. Two sons died early 1800s, three survived to after 1850, leaving three trees. On Matthew’s death night one tree fell. on Frederick and John’s deaths, another tree fell, seen as a singular coincidence.

Glasgow John Pattison Kelvingrove Matthew Frederick John Glasgow Herald

Encouraging the Boy to Hunt Lions and Explore

Mr. Erastus Pink ley tests Pickaninny Jim with homely tasks to shape a young hunter. He jokes about camelback daring and Arctic training by retrieving a cow, then mocks his talk of grand ambitions as winter approaches.

Erastus Pinkley Pickaninny Jim Yassir North Pole

Girl in Spring Costume Pleads at Station Gate

A charming young girl in a delightful spring costume pleads with the station master at the platform gate to let her through. Her request is refused as the man in charge states it cannot be allowed.

Waiting at the Platform for His Return

A gate keeper lets a young woman pass to meet a arriving train. He imagines her married life or a lover, then notes a radiant girl accepts a pug dog from a porter. She exits with a beguiling smile as the gate man jokes he should be at the asylum, not here.

Innatic Asylum

Fled From Threatened Wrath in Cemetery Nut Dispute

A tale from The News recounts two boys picking nuts in a cemetery, dropping two, and debating fair division aloud. A passerby overheard them and told a second man of their joke about the devil and the Lord dividing people, prompting both observers to flee in fear.

Lsten

Comfort Versus Salary In a Stenographer Case

A man argues a stenographer earning seven dollars weekly is worth more to business than pay, valuing comfort and loyalty over higher wages. He notes the worker’s reluctance to move due to contentment and family ties, while contrasting this with money-minded bosses missing life’s sweetness. The piece then discusses fashion cycles and progress, citing Prof. B A Ross on social psychology.

Dlo B. A. Ross

Blanketing Autos in Cold Weather Practice

The article explains winter care for cars kept outdoors, noting motorists cover radiators and bonnets to seal out cold air and protect the engine and water circulation. It emphasizes preventing freezing and maintaining proper engine operation in low temperatures.

The Dancers of Java in East Indies ceremony

In Java and Bali both Dutch possessions guests expect native actors and dancers at weddings. A wedding without such a performance would scandalize guests and shame the parents as inviting misfortune. Such neglect is rare among locals.

Java Bali East Indies

Noted Des Moines Attorney Voices Restored Vision

Prominent Des Moines attorney and G A R member Major Charles McKenzie, a renowned lecturer, praises Dr A H Weber for restoring his eyesight after rapid decline. He recalls fearing loss of ability to practice law at age 76, and credits treatment and specially ground glasses for normal vision.

Des Moines Charles McKenzie A. H. Weber

Also Mentioned on This Page

Hand County Red Valley L. Stegeman Pella, Iowa Stegeman Land Co. Miller, So. Dak Fifield Peoria Mrs Will Hunt John van Nieuwenhuyzen John van Sake van Zante Chas. Porter Gateman Keables
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