Pella Overalls Company Holds Stockholders Meeting
The stockholders met Monday at 8 PM with John D. Gaass presiding. H J Shutts named secretary. Seven directors elected: H D Wermhoudt Y T Van Niewaal B H Van Spanckeren Jr B Groos C W Woolam. A 30 percent stock payment was urged. Arie Ver Steeg to aid manager Groos in Chicago with machinery. Wittenburg store building bought. Directors planned rapid factory equipment and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Overalls Company
John D. Gaass
H. J. Shutts
H. D. Wermhoudt
Y. T. van Niewaal
B. H. van Spanckeren, Jr
B. Groos
C. W. Woolam
Arie Ver Steeg
Chicago
Groos
Geo. G. Gaass
Wittenburg
Pella
Roosevelt in Canton Attends McKinley Memorial Dedication
President Roosevelt and party arrived in Canton Monday afternoon for the dedication ceremony at Central High School. The crowd gathered as the former president stood in his carriage, waved to spectators, and the press praised McKinley’s memory and character, noting his wartime service and family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Canton
Central High School
William McKinley
Lincoln
Divorce petition in Marion County Iowa 1907
Alicia Reese seeks a divorce from Charles Reese alleging cruel treatment drunkenness and adultery with grounds for temporary and permanent alimony of one thousand dollars and other relief. The petition will be filed in Marion County District Court Knoxville and a decree will be entered if no defense is made by December 3 1907. J L Warren attorney for plaintiff. We have items including high back and shell back combs and plain CY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reese
District Court of
Towa
Marion County
Alicia Reese
Knoxville
Iowa
J. L. Warren
City issues fire escape notices citywide
Notices are served across the city demanding proper fire escapes. The council states the duty is to protect lives and the common good through these orders, and some residents may receive none or two notices depending on compliance.
Matrimonial Matters at Cambria Iowa Wedding
Edith Barnett and Charley Dicks wed in Cambria Iowa on Sunday September 22. Barnett is a popular Cambria girl noted for her sweet spirit at Central College. Dicks is the son of Cambria’s principal physician, and the couple plan rural life on the old Cambria farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria
Iowa
Edith Barnett
Charley Dicks
Miss Barnett
Central College
Grim Reaper Harvest Claims Mrs Van Roekel in Sioux County
Mrs. W. Van Roekel died suddenly at her east Sioux County home on Monday after noon. She was 1833 born in Nunsport Netherlands and came to the United States at nineteen settling at Pella before moving to Sioux county. Seven children survived from her first marriage to Kraay and one daughter from the later union to Van Roekel. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at First Reformed church with Rev. J. F. Heemstra presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. van Roekel
J. Wassenaar
Jantje van den Brink
Nunsport
Netherlands
Pella
Evert Kraay
Hannes van den Brake
James
Hannes
Evert
Jacob
Peter
T. Salie
Sioux County
Kraay
Schalekamp
First Reformed Church
J. F. Heemstra
Local ads and notices crowd Pella shop listings
Wanted Thirty girls to work at the Pella Overalls Factory. Applications to H D Wormhoudt Y T Van Niewaal or Ver Steeg Bros Overcoats. Large assortment for little boys from 198 dollars at Gaass. H Rietveld to Eddyville farm return Thursday. Vander Pol offers blankets home comforts and comforting material. Seed corn harvest underway. Flannelettes and velours at Gauss with new patterns. Italy emigrants 240000 in six months 207000 to US. Limited stock of sheep lined duck coats at 375 dollars. Rain delays corn cutting but farmers aim to finish before frost. Furs are premium stock at Gaass. Geo G Gaass traveled to Knoxville via Oskaloosa Tuesday. Court in session. Gaass represents interests there. Dark grey Kersey overcoats 51 inches satin lined 12 1/2 dollars. Mrs Samuel Hess visited the big press at the Chronicle. Ben Bloomers and Ben Kuyk left for Billings Montana for work. Five dollar bank note at Pella National Bank with writing Heh9 lags, of million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Pol
Gauss
Italy
United States
Gaass
Geo. G. Gaass
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Samuel Hess
Chronicle
Ben Bloomers
Ben Kuyk
Billings
Montana
Pella National Bank
President in Iowa Addresses Keokuk Area Farmers
The speaker praises Iowa as a thriving agricultural state with strong manufacturing and farming, urging continued farm life and ownership of medium-sized farms. He warns against peasant-like poverty and large absentee estates, and stresses improved transport to markets to keep farmers productive and motivated to stay in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Oskaloosa
Ioowa
Iowa
White House Snakes Playful Visit at Washington Event
Washington report recounts Quentin Roosevelt’s snake encounter at the White House drawing a mix of amusement and concern among visitors including Rep Hepburn and Rep Lacey. The episode features a large snake sliding from the boy’s coat and the awkward removal with officials assisting. Also noted are local notices about Van Spanckeren store closure and family health matters, plus a funeral visit by Grundy Center residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hepburn
Lacey
Iowa
Mr. Hepburn
Pete
Quentin
Reappointment of Wu Tingfang Praised in Washington
The American minister Wu Tingfang and his wife are described as genial and affiliable to American ideas. His influence with Yuan Shih Kai helped establish communication with besieged legations during the Boxer rebellion in 1900, easing weeks of anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Yuan Shih Kai
Taotai
Shanghai
Dunbar Company entertains with lively acts
The Dunbar Company delivered a strong Tuesday program with an English clergyman impersonation, a comic opera burlesque, and a well received London bells bit. Boston Ladies Quartette announced for Nov 15 07 as the next act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dunbar
Boston Ladies Quartette
Pestalozzi Principles Shape School Life At Central Hall
Visiting Mrs. Bess Brooks' room reveals lively activity as children study fruits through hands on learning. The piece cites Pestalozzi on liberty, self discovery, and action over words, noting educators applying his methods and praising improved facilities and orderly discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Brooks
Pestalozzi
Napoleon
France
Germany
Dean Severn
Adjustment of loss payment by wind storm cited
September 28, 1907, Mr. S. J. Jelsma acknowledges satisfaction with the settlement of a loss. The claim covered barn hay and implements totaling $825. G. Vanderwaal and M. Kaldenberg note receipt and full payment for damages to silk caused by the wind storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Jelsma
G. Vanderwaal
M. Kaldenberg
The Railroad Forever in Lake Prairie Township Drive for Tax Aid
The Business News Association signs for a special election to fund a new railway line. Notices will publish next week. The project includes 13 miles of Main Line in Lake Prairie township with General Offices, machine shops, roundhouses, and turntables. Supporters say the road will bring growth, jobs, and added services to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Business Mews Association
Lake Prairie
Ketman Welcomes New Visitor and Local Brick Company Upgrade
Dr and Mrs T L Ketman of 8 Bryant Ave Chicago report a visitor, Erminie Lynn Ketman, arriving Sept 24 1907. The Pella Drain Tile and Brick Co installs a stone brick and tile crushing machine to produce gravel substitute for cement sidewalk and crossing foundations, promising lower costs and improved quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Ketman
Bryant Ave
Chicago
Erminie Lynn Ketman
Pella Drain Tile and Brick Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
McKinley
Alida Reese
Mrs. W. van Roekel
H. D. Wormhoudt
Ver Steeg Bros
H. Rietveld
Eddyville
John F. Lacey
Peter Hepburn
van Spanckeren
Bernhardt van Spanckeren
Alberta
Canada
the Dunbar Company
Sarah Todd
Thomasville
Georgia
Winefred Anderson
P. H. Bousquet
Washington, In
Frank E. Baer
Rock Island
Peter Baer
Mr. Baer
DeWitt
Langerak
Vander Linden
Bazar
Prof
Jay A. Lapham
Lane
Garrison
Cedar Valley Baptist Association
Hampton
Wilson
Waterloo, Pella and
Southwestern
China
Méihy
Langerak’s Drug Store
Royal
M.vander Linden
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