Pella City Ordinance Fixes Speed Limit and Fines
The ordinance establishes a maximum speed limit of one mile per six minutes on streets and public grounds within Pella Iowa penalties include fines from five to twenty five dollars for the first offense and twenty five to fifty dollars for subsequent offenses with jail time until fines are paid repeals conflicting ordinances and takes effect after adoption and publication Mayor N J Gesman signs with City Clerk A C Kuyrmr note dated June 21 1910.
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Corncil
Pella
County
Iowa
Costa
N. J. Gesman
A. C. Kuyrmr
Pella City Ordinance Regulating Motor Vehicles 1910
An ordinance in Pella Iowa limits motor vehicle operation within city limits to those with functioning brakes and a bell or horn and lamps visible at night. It requires proper vehicle control at crossings and intersections, mandates signaling, bans operation under intoxication or by unskilled drivers, and sets fines from five to twenty five dollars with jail until fines are paid. Adopted June 21 1910.
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Pella
City of
Dinanéehall
Serious Accidents Cause Multiple Broken Shoulders and Hip
Mrs R Dieleman suffers a broken shoulder after a sidewalk fall. Mrs Wm Klein also breaks a shoulder from a cellar door misstep. Mrs Wm Vander Linden dislocates a hip and breaks the bone after stepping on her dress in warm weather. doctors Dray Carpenter and Bos attend. The cases are reported as improving despite the heat and difficulties.
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R. Dieleman
Wm. Klein
Wm. Vander Linden
Dray Carpenter
Bos
Democratic State Convention Otumwa July 27 1910 nominates judges
The democrats of the state will meet in state convention at Ottumwa at eleven o'clock A. M. on Wednesday July 27 1910 for the purpose of placing in nomination two candidates for Judge of the Supreme Court and for other business. Marion County is entitled to 14 delegates.
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Ottumwa
Supreme Court
Marion County
Ed Van Gorp Recovering From Appendicitis Attack
Ed Van Gorp manager of the Pella Autos Co suffered a severe attack of appendicitis last Sunday. An operation was feared but he improved yesterday and his temperature was normal today. His mother came from Des Moines to help care for him and his friends hope he will be out with his Rev. again within a week.
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Ed van Gorp
Pella Autos Co
O. K
Des Moines
Forgot His Coat On the Train to Oskaloosa
A dry fellow from Pella sought joy juice in Mahaska and became so intoxicated he forgot his coat on a train. He halted the moving coach four blocks from the Oskaloosa depot, then returned next morning after searching for his missing garment and realizing the train would not wait.
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Pella
Mahaska
Oskaloosa
Post Office Nears Occupancy With July First Delivery
The Visser brothers completed carpentry and painters continue work at the new post office building. Fixtures are on hand and awaiting the safe. once the postal inspector approves and Q K's the job, mail delivery through the new window should begin by July first.
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Visser
Uncle Sam
P. O
Q. K
Bousquet
Stores Close Almost All Pella Businesses July Fourth
Nearly every business house in Pella will be closed all day Monday July fourth. Citizens should bear this in mind and lay in supply of eatables etc on Saturday the second.
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Pella
Mrs Force Visit Notice Appears in Local Column
A fragment reports Mrs Force visiting at his home with unclear context. The short item notes social activity and references names within a community column, hinting at a personal update rather than a full event.
Thankful note from Mrs Otte and family for support
Mrs J A Otte of Grand Rapids Michigan expresses sincere gratitude to friends for words deeds sympathetic letters and prayers during a time of great bereavement dated June 20 1910
Death of James L. Reid Originator of Reid's Yellow Dent Corn
Thousands of corn growers in the central West mourn the death of James L. Reid, the breeder behind Reid's Yellow Dent. Beginning in 1846 he moved from Brown County Ohio to Tazewell County Illinois with a Gordon Hopkins reddish corn, which he steadily improved into a landmark yellow dent variety. The piece urges agricultural leaders to honor his memory with a monument.
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Central West
James L. Reid
Reid
Brown County
Ohio
Tazewell County
Ill
Great Central West
Grove Meeting Plans Joint Summer Church Services
At a Baptist church meeting on June 23 the Sunday evening services were ordered to be joint with the church and young people and held on the college campus at seven o'clock for the rest of the summer. Dr Beyl Dean Severn and W G Vander Ploeg form the program committee. Dean Severn will supply the pulpit next Sunday morning.
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The
Baptist Church
Dr. Beyl
Dean Severn
Farewell Reception for Van Kersen at Second Reformed
The Second Reformed Church held a farewell prayer meeting and reception for Rev. Van Kersen and his family as they depart after eight years of service. He urged the congregation to pursue righteous standards in law enforcement and governance. The Van Kersen family left today at 1:12 for their new home in Holland Michigan.
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Vankersen
Second Reformed Church
van Kersen
Pella
Joses
Holland Midh
the Chronicle
Dominic
Overland trip to Des Moines beats time estimates
Mr Aart Van Houweling led N J Gesman and land seekers by Overland to Des Moines yesterday morning. The party, with two hours to connect with the M and St L northbound trains, completed the trip in 1 hour and 85 minutes, a remarkable display of speed.
The K P Goat Meeting Announced for Tuesday Night
A local K P group calls all members to attend a Tuesday night meeting. Three degrees will be practiced by the Newton team Monroe will handle the second and Knoxville the third with several candidates to be initiated into knighthood. The goat is said to have been fed on scrap iron and dynamite.
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Newton
Monroe
Knoxville
Wedding Bells Bousquet Wills Quiet Nuptials In Nevada
The marriage of Miss Marie Bousquet to Mr. George Wills occurred Tuesday evening at the late P H Bousquet home. Relatives and a few intimate friends attended. Rev W J Van Kersen officiated as the couple departed for their home in Goldfield Nevada where Mr Wills works in electrical engineering.
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Juse Zint
P. H. Bousquet
Marie Bousquet
George Wills
W. B. la Force
B. H. Langerak
W. J. van Kersen
Goldfield
Nevada
Mr. Wills
Wives and home care tips and local medical note
Wives of great men is a bouncy ad style piece urging spring cleaning with Chi Namel Varnish for floors and doors, touting its low absorbency due to Chinese Oil. A local note reports Dr Paul Edmand returning home, planning to remodel and repaint his office to create a top notch facility in Southern Iowa, with local friends backing him.
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Stubenrauch
Paul Edmand
Frahm
Dr. Eamand
Iowa
Pella
The
Chronicle
What a Good Musician Says About the Adam Schaaf Piano
A grateful buyer praises the Adam Schaaf piano purchased last January. The instrument’s rich mellow tone, quick response, and broad appeal are highlighted, with thanks for courteous service and a recommendation against other brands. The speaker endorses Schaaf as best value for price and invites further praise.
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Adam Schaaf
Schaaf
Local health update mentions Mrs Van Maren illness
Mrs M Van Maren has been quite sick in the latter part of last week with Vander Zyl of Prairie City acting in business in our city today. Mrs Garrett and Leah left Monday morning for a three weeks visit with relatives in Guernsey What Cheer and Delt Yobn Vander Linden of Des Moines.
County Seat Happenings From The Journal
Austin Hayes, recently returned from Des Moines hospital, rapidly recovers from appendectomy. Walter Cooper had neck gland removed. Oliver Frazier sent to Eldora reform school after killing Earl Hoard. Bankers Convention attendees in Des Moines include Elliott, Wright, Collins and spouses. Mail boxes to rise to 25 in Knoxville with eight more planned. Insanity adjudged for Peter Van der Lune, Mt Pleasant hospital. Leo Scott injured by dynamite cap accident. Lt Earl Welsher to four days military instruction. Knoxville to light streets with eight 2000 candle power lamps, more on Business Row. James Logan visits from Bardolph. Stroud buys Logan’s farm. Marguerite Bellamy marks 18th birthday. Mrs. W. S. Bilby at Iowa City for university exercises. Violet Bellamy starts stenography course. Mrs. Hill undergoes breast tumor operation in Des Moines. Hiram Bennett aiding sister near town. 98 recovery tale cut short.
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Journal
Austin Hayes
Knoxville
Des Moines
Walter Cooper
Oliver Frazier
Earl
Hoard
Hawkeye
Reform School
Eldora
J. B. Elliott
O. L
Court House
Second
Marion Streets
Main
Robinson
Roche
Kent
Pleasant
Third
Jones
George Williams
Iowa
Montgomery
Brabat
Fremont
South
First
Jefferson
Pine
Mentzer
Peter van der Lune
Lake Prairie Township
Pella
Insanity Commission
Mt Pleasant Hospital
Leo
J. W. Scott
Earl Welsher
Court House Park
Electric
Allen
James Logan
Marion County
Bardolph
Ill
Willis Stroud
Stroud
Mr. Logan
Marguerite Bellamy
W. S. Bilby
Iowa City
State University
Violet
Walter Bane
Capital City Commercial College
Local Entertainment Noted Amid Illness in City
A pleasant community event featured Amanda Elliott and M L Co leading refreshments. Mrs John Mendenhall and two children were sick with pneumonia and measles respectively, while Mr Mendenhall stayed with his family most of the week.
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Amanda’ Elliott
Political probabilities in Iowa progressives seek convention control
Des Moines reports reveal a plan by Iowa progressives to contest delegates and bolt the August 3 state Republican convention. They aim to capture or derail the convention to oust standpatters, install Cummins as temporary chair, and back progressive senators Dolliver and Cummins against Taft. A Democratic victory could follow if progressives secure control of key committees and delegates, altering state outcomes.
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Des Moines
State Central Committee
A. B. Cummins
Congress
Carroll
Smith
Towner
Cummins
Taft
Wisconsin
Dolliver
Iowa
Washington
Senate
The Kind of a Girl to Marry
A vintage verse extols a prudent wife, praising a girl who helps her mother, shares household duties, keeps a neat home, and values sensible gentleness. It offers advice on choosing a proper sweetheart and emphasizes good character over looks.
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Sune
N. J
Grsman
Mrs. Force
Grove Meeting
Bousquet—Wills
Vander Linden
Des Moles
Thei
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