City Council Ends Long Session with Tax and Ordinance Debates
The Pella Iowa city council held a prolonged meeting with all members present. They discussed sidewalk line changes on East Third Street and Franklin Street, considered fire alarm system bids, and reviewed annual reports. An ordinance failed for lack of majority, funds were tight, a $700 loan was authorized, and election and tax matters were set for future action.
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Porter Et al
East Third Street
Union Street
South Street
Franklin Street
Fire Department
Ther Street
A. P. van der Meide
Huber
Finance Committee
Fowler
Pella
Iowa
A. P. de Reus
Veenman
Kaldenburg
H. Rhynsburger
Wm. Langerak
Peter Vander Sluis
C. Rhynsburger
Jno
B. Bruinsma
Wm. Fowler
M. ©. Slob
J. Sybenga
H. P. Neyenesh
P. van Sittert
G. A. de Tloed
T. Sents
K. van Disseldorp
M. Veenstra
G. van der
John Carson
A. C. Kuyper
Pella National Bank
Corporation Fund
Water Works Fund
College Orchestra to Furnish Music for Advance Society Play
To avoid confusion and correct reports the college orchestra will provide music for the Advance society play in the Bear-future.
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Advance Society
Ten Hagen Stock Sold by Receiver Klein
J. P. Klein acting as receiver conducted a public sale of the Ten Hagen hardware stock last Saturday afternoon. At least six bidders competed, Herman Rietveld winning the largest lot for 730 dollars. The doors have reopened and P. Ten Hagen & Son are selling the remaining stock, which resembles an ordinary hardware store and may yield bargains to purchasers.
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J. P. Klein
Ten Hagen
Herman Rietveld
P. Ten Hagen & Son
A O C A Contest Awards At Auditorium Evening
The Academic Oratorical Contest Association held a contest last Thursday evening in the auditorium. Seven contestants, four young ladies and three young men, impressed judges with high quality readings. First prize went to J E Clifford for The Last Blow, Hazel Eberick took second with Jack, and Sylvia Noffsinger earned third with Engineer Connor's Son. Awards were five, three, and two dollars in value, presented as books.
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Auditorum
Ethel Reed
Louis A. Coffin
W. B. Tade
Mazel Berick
Alice Kinsley
Sylvia Noffsinger
Prof
Severn
Mr. Clifford
Hazel Eberick
Jack
Miss Nollsinger
Connor
Pella Creamery opens cream receiving stations
The Pella Creamery Company announces new cream receiving stations at Van der Zyl Bros in Leighton C. Woodard in Prairie City H deVries in Galesburg Iowa Thomassen and Starkenburg in Peoria and at the home form Readers are urged to write call or phone with details and more locations will be announced Ta ter
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van der Zyl Bros
Leighton
Where Will He Light Sam Sherman Ends His Banner
Central Iowa towns tremble as Sam Sherman reportedly furled his Barnum Banner after a three wave. He has departed with his household goods and newspapers paraphernalia for Des Moines. The Knoxville Express notes the danger of a flagstall being set up and the Banner waved anew in any town.
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Sam Sherman
Des Moines
Iowa
Sam
Knoxville Express
Montgomery Ward Ads Stir Trade Fight in Local Press
Montgomery Ward and Co of Chicago advertised in the Tri County Press at Bussey and drew home merchants’ ire for courting rural customers. The Chronicle received a Chicago inquiry letters proposing a six 30 inch ad campaign, signaling aggressive national advertising effort into small town markets and stressing local rates.
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Chicago
Tri-County Press
Bussey
Montomery Ward & Co
Oskaloosa
Albia
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chronicle
Electros
Uass
Montgomery Ward Ads Rejected by Pella Chronicle
A historic exchange shows Montgomery Ward & Co seeking weekly and per proof ad space with six thirty inch spots and ten sixteen inch spots. The Pella Chronicle replies, promising to prioritize home trade, declining department store advertising.
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Montgomery Ward & Co
Chronicle
East
Pella
Iowa
Mareh
Pella Chronicle
Central College Athletic Banquet Shows Spirit
The vestry of the Baptist church hosted Central College's athletic banquet honoring the basketball teams. The room glowed in red and white with a T shaped table as guests enjoyed courses and toasts from Rev. J B Smith President L A Garrison and others. The event inspired students to embrace athletics with renewed vigor and goodwill toward alumni.
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The
Baptist Church
Central
J. B. Smith
Webster City
Garrison
Pres. L. A
Van der Wilt not Dead Message Mix Causes Confusion
Telegram dispatch to Mr N Van Vilet claimed Van der Wilt who killed his wife in Orange City was dead but prove false. Van der Wilt’s brother is alive and in Cherokee asylum. Misread words caused the error with partial quote Wm. Van der Wilt dead likely misread as Mrs. alone.
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N. van Vilet
van der Wilt
Orange City
Cherokee
van Viet
Wm. van der Wilt
Gerrit
Pud) van der Wilt
City
Insane Brother Ends Filial Strife in Farm Family
The insensible man and his wife owned about a half section of fine farmland with stock and property. He struck his wife with a chair, then claimed if she had stopped him earlier all would have been well. She pleaded with him not to strike again while the hired man and girl fled. He had shown signs of mental collapse days before the incident.
Central College Normal Department Recognized
The state legislature approves private and denominational schools for teacher training like state normals. An inspector visited Central College at Pella, reviewed classes, library, and equipment, and reported favorably. The State Board of Examiners accepted Central College’s work as on par with the normal schools. The college and city celebrate this recognition.
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State Board of Examiners
Pella
Central College
State Normal
State Normal School
Uncle Billy Coleman letter from Me Cook Neb about early 1900s farming
A letter from Uncle Billy Coleman of Me Cook Nebraska describes Cold winter in Red Willow county Nebraska and a return to spring farming. He recounts long tenure in town, wheat and corn yields, fruit crops, and remarks on weather conditions, soil, and farming history across Indiana Iowa and Nebraska.
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Billy Coleman
Iowa
Nebraska
Red Willow County
Colorado
Indiana
Monroe visitors and travel notes in brief
Mrs. H Rietveld spent Sunday visiting in Monroe. Miss Beasle Scholte visited over Sunday in Monroe with Miss Alice McDonald. Justice G Van Vilet was a Monroe visitor the latter part of last week. John A Pos Sr accompanied A W de Bruyn to Ottumwa yesterday morning where he probably went to, ase at, My, de Bruyn in selecting.
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H. Rietveld
Monroe
Beasle Scholte
Alice McDonald
Justice G. van Vilet
John A. Pos, Sr
A.W. de Bruyn
Ottumwa
de ‘Bruyn
Democrats of Pella City Meet to Nominate Candidates
The democrats of Pella City will meet at the opera house on Friday evening March 17 1905 at seven o clock p m for the purpose of nominating candidates for mayor city treasurer city assessor city solicitor and one alderman for each of the four wards by order of the committee.
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Pella City
Opera House
Against County Uniformity Letter Urges No Change in Textbooks
A March 3 letter from A H Crosby of Fifield to the Knox ville Express argues against a county textbook uniformity law. He cites decades of experience across districts, warns of periodic book changes and concentrated power in a five member board, and urges Marion County voters to reject the proposal at the March 13 school election.
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A. H. Crosby
Fifield
Knoxville
Crosby
Board of Education
Board of Supervisors
Marion County
Liberty and Education
Vander Zyl Bros Acquire Leighton Store and Lumber Yard
Vander Zyl Bros purchase the Pethoven general merchandise store at Leighton along with the lumber yard and related real estate for 9200 dollars. The business remains open and will be run by George and John Van der Zyl, with a forthcoming Chronicle notice expected.
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van der Zyl Bros
Pethoven General Merchandise
Leighton
George
John van der Zyl
Chronicle
W C s U oratorical contest program preview
The coming W C s U oratorical contest will award a silver medal to the winner and details on location will be posted on hand bills. A. W. de Bruyn visited Ottumwa yesterday likely to buy hardware for a new store in his old saloon building. A Missouri town bachelor tease by a girls club ended when each member voted for herself, dissolving the group. Rev Dr Mac Minn of First Baptist Burlington spoke at chapel and addressed students.
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W. C
A. W. de Bruyn
Ottumwa
Mac Minn
First Baptist Church
Burlington
Cen Bates
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van der Horst
College
Bousquet
F. D. Stubenrauch Drug Store
Kruger
American Tioues
Keshberger
Der
A, P, van der Melde
Hook & Ladder
Hose Co
Montgomery Ward & Co. Advertising
Bowen
Wm. R. Strickland
J. C. Clark
Elva M. Forncrook
W. W. Carris
Mamie Cherry
Jl, B
Central College Normal Department
Vander Zyl Bros
Missouri
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