Municipal electric debate and letters from 1907 Iowa towns
A collection of circulars and commentary on municipal electric plants. Letters discuss franchise terms, city regulation of rates, and the push for or against public ownership. Included are responses from Ames Eldon Bellevue New Hampton Knoxville and others, plus editorials and excerpts from Ohio and Michigan notices on municipal power, bonds, and private franchise comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Marshall, Minn
Marshall Messenger
Homer E Stewart
Warren, Ohio
ZG. Houck
W. G. Vanper Ploge
Waterloo
Point
Important Notice on July 3 Issued for Forewarning
A fragmented notice indicates an important document will be issued next week on July 3 to provide forewarning or opportunity. The text is garbled but refers to a scheduled issuance and timing tied to early July.
Baseball doubleheader at Athletic Park features CJ Jumpers and Barbers
A second CJ Jumpers versus Barbers game drew under half the crowd of three weeks earlier. De Reus brothers rested. De Haan hurt fingers but finished, while De Wit and Harry De Reus starred for CJ and Barbers respectively. Barbers won the first match, and the second game showed tight defense with few errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Park
Frank
Rex'’ de Reus
Ver Rees Boys
Dave Renaud
de Haan
Dick de Wit
C. J’s
Harry de Reus
Barbers
DeWit
Will. van der Ploeg
Barbers. Clerks
Eee
H.de Reuss
H. Ver Rees
W. Ver Rees
Clerks
Boatsma
Vander Linden
TeVeltrup
Kruger
Bridegroom abducted by playful wedding posse
A group of Will Johnson’s friends, newly arrived with his bride Myri Woods, seized the groom at his home around midnight. They corralled him to a bandstand then Dr. Carpenter’s office, planning a prank that ended with Billis escaping through a window. The stunt, done by unmarried men, ends in light-hearted justice for the first to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Johnson
Myri ‘Woods
Cambria
Johnson
Billis
Dr. Carpenter
Doc
Benedict
Stubenrauch
Johnson Woods wed in Des Moines after Lake Michigan trip
William Johnson of this city married Misa Myrl Woods of Cambria Iowa at the Savery Hotel in Des Moines last Wednesday June 19. The couple left for a bridal trip visiting Chicago Milwaukee and other Lake Michigan points, arriving in Pella yesterday. They will set up housekeeping in the Lautenbach property on North Main Street, recently purchased and furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Johnson
Misa Myrl Woods
Cambria
Iowa
Savery
Des Moines
Chicago
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan Pointe
Pella
Johnson
Lautenbach
North Main Street
Stricken With Apoplexy Stricken At Leighton Home
T C LeCocq of Leighton was stricken with apoplexy at 6 o'clock last evening at his son Frank's Main street home. He was in serious condition but improved today. A 72 year old, he had traveled to Pella yesterday and showed concerning symptoms in his sons F and I LeCocq's store. Dr Bos attended as the attack occurred. Last spring he suffered a paralytic stroke at his Leighton home, contributing to today's episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. LeCocq
Leighton
Frank
Main Street
Mr. LeCocq
Pella
I. LeCocq
Bos
Mr. LeCocqq
Narrow escape at Pella creamery well incident
John Hoxbergen suffered a painful head wound when a heavy iron hook fell from near the top of a 60 foot well at the Pella creamery. Two workers pulling dirt via windlass and rope started lowering the hook to the bottom, about a quarter from the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
John Hoxbergen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Towa
Iowa Cities
Colfax
Ames
A. B
Eldon
Rock
A.flint
Bellevue
Orguce
Albert City
Hampton
Ned
Frank’ Stewart
Knoxville Electric
Council of
South Shores
Michigan
Davison
Porterville
Raterford
Munici
Dunkirk
Joan Tracy
First National Bank
Valley City
N. C
New London
Jamestown
London
London Bridge
Battersea
Souderton
Paris
Harvard
Til
Torivate Company
Joyce & Condon
Municipal Electric Light
East Grand Forks
Minn
Pullman
Wash
City of
J. Bow
Kame
Zeeland, Mich
Seball
Oskaloosa Coons
Pella Boys
Duskies
Brownies
Oskaloosa
Bloem
van Vark
Johnson-Woods
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