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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1925
Page
5
A Miss America claimant from Atlantic City argues cosmetics are unnecessary and praises natural skin, clean living, and avoiding stimulants. She warns against powders and rouge, stressing internal and external cleanliness as true beauty and rejects artificial aids.
County board meets after adjournment with members present. Claims approved include Hughes 12.00 and printing 135.00. Numerous State vs. Joode and Hord cases listed along with several refunds and bonds approved for county officials and banks. Multiple assessors across townships approved. No further business for Knoxville town.
The board adjourned to meet tomorrow morning at nine o'clock. A Stevenson, Chairman. Fred C. Hall, Auditor.
The Seventh Day records that on January 10 1925 the deputies' salaries were fixed. Deputy Auditor and Deputy Clerk receive 100 dollars per month, Deputy Treasurer 10 dollars per month, Deputy Sheriff 110 dollars per month, Deputy Recorder 90 dollars per month, with all other clerks and help set at 35 cents per hour. The motion by Tysseling and second by Clark carried.
Buck Johnson, a lifer known as the Lifer, slipped his chain and fled a penitentiary. Hearing guards pursuing him, he battled through a swampy forest toward his home twelve miles away with pursuing bloodhounds closing in.
A fugitive named Buck Johnson evades pursuing warden and posse through Big Swamp a mud filled chase ending at his cabin. Lily reveals a pardon from the governor as rifles are lowered and the warden grants Buck time with his child, acknowledging shared human feelings.
A Victorian superstition links the christening to a lucky bag. On the way to the ceremony the nurse carries a small bag of bells and offers it to the first person met. acceptance brings good fortune for the child while refusal promises misfortune.
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