Otley Chick Fr y Frys Spur Curious Tale
Mrs Tuinstra near Otley raises 600 chicks and reports a four legged freak chick. The unusual bird promises extra drumsticks for a lucky youngster as the flock develops.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1927
Page
1
Mrs Tuinstra near Otley raises 600 chicks and reports a four legged freak chick. The unusual bird promises extra drumsticks for a lucky youngster as the flock develops.
Mrs S Poortinga remains in hospital and cannot yet be moved home while Delight Kaar and Blanche Kaar in Cordova and Pella suffer measles. Gerrit Saandstra returns home improved after two weeks in hospital. Several from the community attended Mrs Vander Linden funeral in Pella. Margaret Klein returns to New Sharon after helping with housework and moving. Mrs Rob Kaldenberg visited Mrs Yelle Witzenberg. Mr and Mrs R V McKeever visited Lorin Rickabaugh at Prairie City.
An instrument purported to be the last will and testament of A Van Stigt, deceased, is on file in the Clerk of the District Court in Marion County Iowa and will come on for hearing in the February term.
The notice states that on March 14 1927 at a session of the district court in Knoxville Iowa all interested persons must appear. The document is signed by Walter Kester Clerk of District Court and dated March 5 1927.
Notice for the March 28 1927 city election in Pella Iowa asks voters to decide whether the city water works and electric light and power plants should be managed by a three member board of trustees under the 1924 Iowa code. The Mayor T G Fultz and Clerk A C Kuyper announce the council order.
Leonard Simmer of Wapello county will introduce in the Iowa House a bill offering five years without tax to industries building in the state before 1932. He argues such exemptions attract factories, boost state prosperity, grow Iowa employment, and offset lost general taxes by higher use of Iowa products.
Independence Iowa reports being debt free due to its municipal light and water plant. Mayor A T O'Brien credits the system for financial health, noting a year start balance around 100000, net clear on December 1 at 68630, and last fiscal year income 65308 against expenses 45000.
The officer cites a highway widening action 66 feet wide begun at the center line of highway 1125 along the east right of way of highway 1126 and proceeds eastward along the south line of the north half of the northeast quarter of section 8 township 77 north range 18 to the west right of way line of highway 468 and related proceedings.
An oak library table with three oak chairs is offered for sale. Contact Red at 132 or call at 804 East Second Street for more details.
A notice states that a distance of approximately 130 rods is terminable with the vacation approved for Vacation. All objections or claims for damages must be filed in the auditor's office in the county on or before noon May 2, 1927, or the highway will be vacated without reference. Dated February 19, 1927, Fred O. Li, County Auditor.
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