14 Mar 1907
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1907
Page
1
The special election in Pella ended with 173 votes for and 60 against the water works bond plan. Women led the opposition to municipal ownership citing debt, while officials hoped to secure soft water for washdays through city funds.
Citizens urged to beautify their own property first then extend efforts to streets. Officials promote friendliness to strangers and civic pride to improve the city environment.
W L Lemon sold his property to Charley Russell of Pleasantville and will depart soon for Stockton California. Lemon served as a carpenter in the Tri County Press office when the paper began twelve years ago, a note from Bussey Press. A comment on his missing retained services follows. Representative Teter has introduced two bills in Awonee on railroad bulletins and free transportation disclosures, both meeting favorable reception.
A proposed Iowa legislature measure would penalize doctors who advertise or solicit practice, aiming to curb aggressive recruitment by agents collecting signatures for questionable promissory notes. The write up warns the bill could expand into private guardianship matters and urges amendments to cover broader, dubious activities.
The Burlington in Nebraska accepted the two cent fare with little opposition though last year it averaged below two cents per passenger mile. The Union Pacific also fell short by twelve hundredths. The piece suggests universal cash payment practices would boost revenue, even from religious and editorial contributors, under lower fares.
A local notice states the maximum annual salary for the letter carrier is now fixed, with the starting point set to begin in July. The ruling specifies a cap on annual pay and outlines the effective date for the new salary level.
Washington dispatch quotes Secretary Taft criticizing opponents who say the Philippines require consent of the governed for U S sovereignty. He asserts Republicans differ from that view and uphold Lincoln as a party patron saint.
Criminology students lament the bias toward expert testimony in murder trials. Noted cases include the Thaw trial with contested mental state, the Strother brothers in Bywaters murder, and the Bloomington case where alienists deemed Thomas Baldwin insane after a series of killings.
Ottumwa Courier quotes debate over Thaw and Strothers trials arguing acquittal beliefs rested on justice and defense of home integrity rather than mental state. It notes juries ignored temporary insanity and cites judge Harrison on Virginia precedent protecting home sanctity.
A collage of quick humor and light items from era papers. Snippets laugh at misprints, wordplay, and domestic mishaps with quips about a man seeking work, a comet scare, theft of a lantern and car orders, plus a fox terrier digging feats and a pun filled retort about couples and pies.
Dowie, famed organizer of a new religion, has died. Critics labeled him a pretender who used emotional religion to control followers and amass wealth, though he possessed strong mental power. His decline as he aged left his church to crumble, with many calling him an impostor.
The Experiment Station at Iowa State College releases Bulletin 86 on commercial feeds sold in Iowa and Bulletin 87 on condimental stock foods and tonics. Prepared from farmer samples, the reports assess composition, adulteration, and relation to animal rations, with cost comparisons and manufacturing methods. Requests for the bulletins are addressed to C. F. Curtiss, Director, Ames Iowa.
District Court clerk B Kersbergen certifies the will of Jan Wal raven deceased was filed March 4 1907 and set for probate April 36 1907 at Knoxville Iowa with publication for three weeks in the Pella Chronicle. Support includes testimonial ad copy for Ko dol medical product from Lang erek's Drug Store and Vander Linden's Bazar.
Arrival of E. P. Reed & Co. shoes noted with promotions at L Stegeman’s. Dr Luella Shaw-Dean offers women and children care with hours 1 to 5 pm and phone 186. Kodol digest aids indigestion under a relief guarantee sold at Langerak’s and Vander Linden’s. Stegeman’s china line from Germany now available with cash-purchase premiums. DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve advertised at Langerak’s and Vander Linden’s.
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