Diary of John S. Morgan in 1863 Iowa diary records
The Annals of Iowa prints the Diary of John S. Morgan of Company G Thirty third Iowa Infantry covering February 24 to December 31 1863. It notes his enlistment from Pella 1862 promotion dates discharge 1865 and postwar life. The piece lists comrades letters subscribers and mentions headstones and a college tablet."
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Annals of Iowa
Historical Quarterly
Historical Department of Iowa
John S. Morgan
Thirty-third
Iowa Infantry
Morgan
Pella
New Orleans
Central College
Iowa Law School
Des Moines
Mr. Morgan
A. F. Sperry
L. P. Cary
L. Martin
W. V. Griffith
Wm. McCullough
J. K. Fidler
J. Lemons
J. Taylor
W. C. Downes
Luke Stallard
N. Schippers
W. H. H. Downing
H. J. Vanderna
T. Williams Son
D. Ulsh
H. Bowman
Jacob Miller
J. T. Bowman
W. Sylster
S. A. Baldwin
M. Englesma
H. Herbert
G. van de Kamp
John McLeod
Thos. Vineyard
Lieut. Sharman
D. W. Croll
S. Vorhies
Lucien Reynolds
J. W. Dungan
K. de Bruin
John Hanen
Remembering a Pella Man in New York Letters
A reader sends a letter from 195 Broadway New York on Western Union stationery by the General Superintendent of Traffic. The writer recalls Western Union service between New York and Amsterdam, praising speed and enclosures for J H Stubenrauch of Pella Iowa and local friends.
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Pella
Broadway
New York City
Western Union Telegraph Company
J. H. Stubenrauch
Iowa
J. H
Amsterdam
Beenhouwer
New York
Murray Cox
Boy Electrocuted In Algona Sparks Aerial Warning
Des Moines reports the electrical industry warns of risks in stringing radio aerials after a 16 year old boy in Algona was electrocuted when his wire touched an electric light line. The incident highlights dangers of placing aerials near power wires as homes increase indoor radio use in winter.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Algona
Marion County Sunday School Conference Set for Knoxville
The fourth annual Marion County Older Boys and Girls Sunday School Conference will be held in Knoxville on November 24 and 25. Delegates aged 16 to 22, with 50 50 gender split, will attend a weekend program featuring Prof. M A Honline, Mrs Walter Hutton, and 0 G Herbrecht, with a noon lunch, fellowship banquet, free entertainment for delegates, and a $2 registration. About 30 teams plan a county drive on November 11 if roads permit, with a conference cap of 250 delegates.
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Marion County
Knoxville
M. A. Honline
Pasadena
California
Walter Hutton
Des Moines
Joseph Porter
Vesta Roberts
Wm. John
Armistice Day Observance Noted By Local Chamber
Armistice Day will be observed in most cities on Monday November 12. Pella has no definite program this year but will observe the holiday with business houses closing at noon. Pres Chamber of Commerce.
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Pella
Pres
Chamber of Commer
Prominent Chiropractor Attends Convention in Des Moines
Dr. A. P. Fankhauser returned to Pella Tuesday after attending the state convention of Chiropractors in Des Moines. About three hundred in attendance at the Savery Hotel included speakers Palmer of Davenport and J. N. Firth. Fankhauser plans to spend more time in Pella due to a combined business item announced during the meeting.
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A. P. Fankhauser
Pella
Des Moines
Savery Hotel
Palmer
Davenport
J. N. Firth
Palmer School
Fankhauser
H R Young Sells His Idaho Paper
The editor notes H R Young, longtime Independent publisher, has sold the Idaho paper due to failing eyesight and a wish for outdoor work. He formerly lived in Pella and worked on local papers, later publishing in North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho, and may move to a North Dakota landholding.
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Chronicle
Payette
Idaho
H. R. Young
The
Independent
Pella
Henry
North Dakota
Montana
Candy Sale by Amsterdam Ladies at Puritan Drug Store
The Amsterdam neighborhood women hold a candy sale at Puritan Drug Store on Saturday November 10 to raise funds for cemetery improvements. Proceeds support the local burial ground initiative and community outreach.
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Amsterdam
Puritan Drug Store
Minstrel Maids to Appear Soon in Pella
The Women's Federated Club promotes the Merry Minstrel Maids in a city show at the high school auditorium on November 15. Forty-five prominent matrons and maids will perform in disguises with fictitious names, featuring songs, stories, dances, cake walk, and burlesques to raise funds for the playground.
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Pella
Lillian E. Hall
Gloriana Dockstader
Cynthia Primrose
Dr A P Fankhauser Married Monday
The Des Moines marriage of Dr A P Fankhauser was performed at St Ambrose church at 6 30 pm on Monday. The bride Amanda Kaley formerly of Pella and now employed in Des Moines will reside in Pella with the doctor and join local friends and American Legion members in welcoming her to the community.
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A. P. Fankhauser
Des Moines
St. Ambrose Church
Mondy
de Reus
Pella
Amanda Kaley
Shakopee
Minn
The
Chronicle
Fankhauser
American Legion
Civil War Veteran in Failing Health
Rev W J Fowler of Brooklyn Iowa and his sister Mrs E Carson of Iowa City visited their father W P Fowler in Pella Monday. The 80 year old veteran suffers throat trouble and is declining. his son will take him home for the winter. He served in Co D First Illinois Cavalry and was wounded in action. He has lived in Pella since after the war and long served as Tyler of Pella Lodge No 55 A F and A M.
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W. J. Fowler
Brooklyn
Iowa
E. Carson
Iowa City
Pella
W. P. Fowler
Fowler
Co. D
First Illinois Cavalry
A. F
A. M
Tyler
Bazaar at Second Reformed church women society
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Second Reformed church will hold a bazaar next Saturday November 10 in the Gauss building opposite the Chronicle office. The sale opens at 1 30 PM and runs into the evening with fancy and useful articles imported Japanese novelties a fish pond for the children and a lunch served. Come get unusual Christmas gifts.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the Second Reformed Church
Gauss
Chronicle
Pella Red Cross Nearing End of Local Chapter
The Pella Red Cross faces possible dissolution as few volunteers attend annual meetings and no quorum is reached. Officials urge a public turnout Friday afternoon at Security State Bank basement to elect officers or decide on the chapter’s future. The piece notes bitter limits on county relief funding and stresses local need for coal and aid, urging community action to sustain relief efforts.
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Pella
Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Security State Bank
Lowa
Red Grass
Board of County Commissioners
Smeone
The
Chronicle
Turkey
Red 85
the Chronicle
Big corn crop in Minnesota finds early husking pace
A letter from Neal Bauman of Ren ville Minnesota reports a fine fall with corn husking starting October 4 and finishing October 26. He shelled and delivered 1 056 bushels on October 29 and notes corn yields of 50 bushels per acre in parts of Minnesota. Oats were also a big crop.
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Chronicle
Neal Bauman
Renville
Minn
Pella
Mr. Bauman
Minnesota
Gasoline Tanks Burn At Cambridge Iowa
A blaze at Cambridge Iowa involved five gasoline cars derailed from the line, destroying seven other cars and a farmers elevator. Two grain cars burned with the elevator, ignited by sparks from the freight car. The wreck damaged track for about a quarter mile, with losses around ten thousand dollars.
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Cambridge
Is Halloween Frolic Sinful in Pella Chronicle
A reader questions the October 25 summons for ghosts to roam on Halloween, decrying the event as a contradiction to Christian teaching. The letter urges conscience over public frolic, cites Romans and Corinthians, and laments townfolk joining the spirits while claiming to seek peace and brotherly love.
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Pella
God
Paul
Weekend Guests at J. A. Edmund Home
N Eldridge and daughter Miss L Maude Eldridge of Des Moines were weekend guests at the J A Edmund home. On Sunday afternoon a few friends were invited to the Edmund home where Miss Eldridge, Des Moines musician, sang several vocal selections. Miss Eldridge performed a solo at the Baptist church Sunday evening.
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N. Eldridge
L. Maude Eldridge
Des Moines
J. A. Edmund
Edmand
Miss Eldridge
Brooms for Sale Across Local Stores
A list invites friends to buy brooms from War n Vander Ploeg Gambell's Platte's Farmers' Co op Slob Bros Co Sanitary Grocery Jaarsma's and J Van Dusseldorp's BE i King amid a shared note on past usage and availability.
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Warn Vander Ploeg
Gambell’s
Platte's Farmers’ Co-op
Slob Bros. & Co
Sanitary Grocery
Jaarsma’s
J. van Dusseldorp
BE. i, King
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Boy
Candy Sale
Women’s Federated Club
Satan
J. A. Edmund Home
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