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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1904
Page
8
Local notes report the Lake Prairie District Fair set for September 27 to 30 and a planned July fourth celebration in Pella with expected big festivities. Mentions include concerts, commencements, and community events as part of a lively civic season.
Ed. Wile, a 19 year old resident near Oskaloosa, was severely bitten by a stallion last Tuesday in a pasture. He tried to flee through a tight board fence but became wedged and unable to escape. He suffered severe bites and loss of consciousness before medical help arrived. doctors expect a full recovery in a few weeks.
The program lists daily events from June 10 to June 15 including graduations, sermons, debates, addresses by Rev. L A Garrison, Rev. Henry Alford Porter, Judge J J Powell, and an alumni reception. It also notes a season for low shoes with affordable options at 2 Vans.
The Knoxville Journal reports a quiet district court week with one major jury trial, the damage suit of Thomas Davis against the Wabash Railway Co. The jury is out. Other actions include Twogood vs Wabash Ry Co continued with defendant’s demurrer sustained, Taylor vs Wabash settled, State v Homer Gray ( bastardy ) continued, Central University vs Thompson note demurrer overruled, Daubenspeck road case set for today before jury dismissal.
Real estate transfers show H van Nimwegen executor to Henry van Haaften with undivided percent of 135 acres in Lake Prairie township for 1000 dollars. Adam P van Nimwegen and wife to Henry van Haaften 135 acres in Lake Prairie. Herman Rietveld and wife to Henry Brom a percent of a lot in Pella. John Thomassen to Wiggart Rietveld 80 acres in Lake Prairie township for 450 dollars. Other entries include John Colyn to Geertje van Rootselaar and Helen van der Sluis to Nellie de Jong for two lots in Pellaz and Otley respectively for 900 and 90 dollars.
The Pella music scene announces all of its talented singers will join the Haydn Creation production on May 26. The Times Journal notes small-town reporters lack coverage due to printing costs and insists space and typing cost money.
The Chicago Great Western will on the first and third Tuesday through October 18 sell tickets to Alberta Arizona Assiniboia Canadian Northwest Colorado Indian Territory Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Saskatchewan Texas Utah Wyoming. For details contact any Great Western agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago Ill 932.
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