Warfield Pratt Howell Co Purchases Pella Canning Factory
Des Moines based Warfield Pratt Howell Co buys Pella Canning Factory, with Adam Stirling representing the sellers. H W Rogers of Dubuque named manager, Ver Ploeg retained, and plans call for expanded output including tomatoes and pumpkins this season. Future growth expected with added corn and peas. contracts to growers to be honored under new owners.
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Warfield Pratt Howell Co
Des Moines
Pella
Adam Stirling
H. W. “Rogers
Dubuque
Ver Ploeg
Pella Canning Co
Stirling
The
Chronicle
Hurt in buggy accident near Chronicle office
M Schippers driving north of town at eleven this morning when bolts holding a buggy sapling broke and the front wheels collapsed. The box struck the ground injuring Mrs Schippers face head and left arm while the baby was scratched. Mr Schippers escaped injury. Mrs Schippers was taken to her mother Burgraff’s home after Dr Carpenter treated her injuries. The team stopped in front of the People’s Trust Co building.
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M. Schippers
Main Street
Chronicle
Schippers
Unclear fragmentary report from creek township incident
Fragmentary OCR reads like a scrambled local report from Creek township in Jasper county mentioning Mrs Eva Warrell and a man described as troubled. Details are unreadable with missing words and garbled phrases about a man and halting actions.
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Creek Township
Jasper
Eva
Warrell
Col
Oring
Letter from Ida Baker on Washington forest homesteads
Ida Baker describes a year of leave from Washington State Normal College to live in a forest reserve cabin ten miles from civilization. She and Miss Montgomery homestead 160 acres each, cook by fire, live on beans and oatmeal, and detail rugged life among hemlocks and mossy trunks while sharing insights into education and writing.
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Ida Baker
State
Jocal
Washington
Farmers Roast Targeted by Local Paper Over Trade Practices
A Pella reader from Lake Prairie defends mail order sourcing in a lengthy letter to the Chronicle. He argues local merchants fail to advertise prices, forcing farmers to travel or rely on distant catalogs, and urges merchants to promote their goods to keep trade local.
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Pella
Chicago
Lake Prairie
Razorback hogs and Texan variety described in letter
Will Cunningham reports raising Texan hogs praised for toughness and peculiar traits. The piece quotes an enthusiastic writer claiming Texas hogs dwarf others in variety and weight, able to outrun dogs, jump fences, climb, and survive on grass roots and rabbit, with vivid gun-like shape imagery.
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Will Cunningham
Texas
Union
Chariton Leaders Push Toward New Pella Railroad
Enthusiasm runs high in Chariton as The Leader urges action on an east northeast railroad from Pella, arguing it could transform the 10 000 acre coal belt and make Chariton a supply hub while warning against rumors that bypassing the city would hurt property values and growth.
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Metimes
Chariton
Pella
Fight to the death in Pleasantville store stabbing
In Pileville Friday evening a quarrel between Swan to Babe Agard led Agard to stab the other man twice in the chest with a large pocket knife. Both men are over 30 and married. Agard was arrested and taken to Knoxville that night. Bowers died the next afternoon at four. Pleasantville’s three day celebration ended abruptly by the murder.
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Babe’ Agard
Pileville
Agard
Knoxville
Bowers
Pleasantville
Auto Crash on Hill near Monroe Leaves One Hurt
On July 3 a Newton couple H. B. Alltree and wife with baby rode with W. A. Williamson couple from Reasner and two children. The car lost control on a steep Monroe hill and rolled back to the foot, pinning Mr Alltree. Mrs Alltree and the child were thrown clear, Williamson family saved their children. Alltree lightly injured, taken home to recover. others unhurt. Vehicle heavily damaged.
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H. B. Alltree
Newton
W. A. Williamson
Reasner
Mr. Alltree
Monroe
Celebrated Golden Wedding At East Market Street
A large family gathering marked the s ixth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs A B Vanderwaal at their East Market Street home. Children and grandchildren from Prairie City Denison and Pella joined in the celebration with gifts and happy memories.
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A. B. Vanderwaal
East Market Street
J. A. Vanderwaal
Roy
Robert
Prairie City
Fred Vanderwaal
Denison
Andrew Vanderwaal
Pella
How to Soften Hard Water in Milk and Cookware
A brief guide offers tips to soften hard water when cooking with milk. It suggests using softened or distilled water for diluting, preheating, and adding small amounts of lemon juice or vinegar to reduce mineral impact. Emphasizes gradual adjustments and safety.
Two Killed by Train Near Keosauqua on July Night
Westbound Rock Island train 475, late by more than an hour, struck and killed Daniel Boerstler and his wife an elderly Van Buren County couple two miles west of Keosauqua. The couple had come from Keosauqua to buy Fourth of July goods and were returning home when the accident occurred. The engineer said the couple halted but the husband urged the horse across as the engine neared, fearing the horse would bolt. The pair died before the trainmen reached them. the horse died and the phaeton was ruined.
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Rock Island
Pella
Daniel Boerstler
van Buren County
Keosauqua
Keosaqua
Grim Reaper Harvest: Mrs Wilhelmina Van Vliet Dies
Mrs. Wilhelmina Van Vliet died after a long illness from lung trouble and heart disease. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at the home in Oskaloosa and the train to Pella, where she will be laid to rest in North Cemetery. Rev W J Van Kersen of the Second Reformed church will conduct a short prayer. A long-time Pella resident, she moved to Oskaloosa where her husband died seven years ago last November. Deceased was the mother of Henry J Van Vliet of this city and leaves three sons and two daughters.
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Wilhelmina van Vliet
Askaloosa
Pella
W. J. van Kersen
Summer Shop Doings At Educational Center
Enrollment continues to grow with fifty five entered to date. Prof. Lapham preached in Brighton last Sunday and chapel services Monday morning were led by Prof. Cox. An educational table will be installed this week for teachers and others to view a selection of educational helps. Miss Carrie Cox spent the week in Town City and in her absence music work was led by her sister Hattie Cox.
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Lapham
Brighton
Cox
Carrie Cox
Hattie Cox
Lost cattle report from Samuel Hess near town
Samuel Hess reports two head of fine cattle lost near Our lost two head near town. The fragmentary notice notes a steer sighting or theft but lacks clear details or dates. Further clarification from Hess is needed to identify location and timeframe.
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Samuel Hess
Lightel ‘Niemandeverdriet
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Chazy Man
Ormar
Central
West
Epitor Chronicle
Thave
Oskaloosa
Lyonville
Texas Parker
Grim- Reaper
Harvest
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