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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
3
A brief, lyrical meditation on perception and faith from Emily Sargent Lewis. The poem compares a blind child’s sense of mothers and fathers with the unseen God, likening him to familiar comforts and dreams while surpassing them all.
Jenny Lind faced Grisi’s scorn at a London court concert. Lind sang a childhood prayer piece after inviting the accompanist to rise. The performance moved the audience to silence as a teardrop glistened on Grisi’s eye and she kissed Lind, ending the moment with harmony between rivals.
Allégro was asked if he knew the meaning of procrastination and he quipped that Presbyterians believe in it. His remark was offered as a humorous illustration of his daily conduct during the discussion.
County board met in adjourned session with D G van Zante John W Fisher and Alien Anderson present Minutes of April 12 read and approved Claims allowed on the poor fund including Western Supply Co LeGrand Way & Co Munsell Co Competing Coal Co American Home-Funding Assoc Bowery LeGrand Bros Hollingshead & Snow W P Martin and others County fund claims listed with many names and amounts Court expense fund items recorded Petition approvals include refund of 1000 value for Herman Toom consent highway in section 20 township 74 range 18 refund of 11 55 for J B Elliott refund approved over seer bond for Pella city poor and tax redemption petitions. board adjourned to May 24 1911.
Marion County Iowa board meets May 24 1911 with D G van Zante and Allen Anderson present. John W Fisher absent. Grants consent highway in Franklin and Red Rock townships upon travel condition, approves Cedar creek east side highway as laid out, and awards damages to petitioners. Also grants refunds to several claimants and quiets title to west quarter block 52 Knoxville for Rosa E Smith after unrecorded deed. Meeting adjourned sine die.
Warrant roll covering April 1 to June 1 1911 lists Amos C W J C Amsberry A W Adams W J Butcher Osa J W Browne W L Bassett H L Bond Trios Ball Isaiah Bittenbender N H Black Thornton Brady J W Bilby W S Cronkhite S E Cass W L Cronkhite S E Cox J M Conway Pat Crusse Rocco Cronkhite S E Chambers J I Cratty J F Cronkhite S E Dunner Marys ville Dykstra Levi G Dykstra A L DeCook J P Fashier J E Jr Flanagan B H Marys ville Pleasant Grove Swan ols Union Lake Prairie Harvey Pleasantville Jones Ruth Jones Walter Jordan GW Iddings RO Johnson AL Jones Levi Johnson Chet Johnson Walter Jones Thomas Kuyper Lumber Co Kester Walter Leonard L B Langerak Meyer Long Ed.
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