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Fragmented OCR describes seating and accommodation counts for GOING EAST 162-Passenger 04-Passenger 7 Accommodation and GOING west 61-Passenger 63-Passenger 53 Accommodation 1 Accommodation.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1901
Page
5
Fragmented OCR describes seating and accommodation counts for GOING EAST 162-Passenger 04-Passenger 7 Accommodation and GOING west 61-Passenger 63-Passenger 53 Accommodation 1 Accommodation.
The document lists officials including President Ruyper Secretary D. Roovaart Treasurer v. Cook and Superintendent, with members Rietveld E. M. Cole H. J. Vander W. M. Kruger Abraham VerPloegh.
The notice invites attendees to a weekly house gathering with W. Riddle and N. G. Rimmels. Services begin at 9 a.m. and a brief sermon will be delivered. Pastor L. Dykstra is named in connection with the event. The text also references a public discussion about a Cosmopolitan article by Mord Wyke and remarks on articles about women.
Republicans of Pella and Lake Prairie township schedule a Wednesday evening rally on October 9 at 7 30 p m in the Opera house. Hon F F Lacy of Oskaloosa will address the crowd with music by the Pella Band. Ladies are especially invited to attend and hear Mr Lacy.
The Osage Journal and Sioux Rapids Press quote debates over farm er and merchant patronage of fake advertising schemes. A grocer asked about 5 000 counter slips and cut ads from his slips after payers were warned it was a sham. The editor argues two sides exist in problems of patronizing fakers and foreign workers.
Miss Stella Mabel Steckle, second daughter of Amos Ade Steckle, wed in Norfolk Ohio with W J Steckle as groom. The ceremony, performed by Rev Charles Aves, featured eight bridesmaids, matron Mary C Taylor, best man Henry C Taylor, and ushers. The bride, well known in Burlington and Pella, embarked on matrimony with cordial civic wishes.
The court opens Tuesday October 1 with Hon. J. H. Applegate of Guthrie Center on the bench. The trial jury will appear Monday October 7 and the first week will focus on probate and equity cases. Eleven divorce cases await action, some contested. Five criminal cases concern liquor nuisance. Christ forgery and bankruptcy matters add legal points. Many cases total, none involving a large sum. The Hardin B. Cloud estate in probate attracts attention for its vast personal property and numerous claims.
The Thesta Temple Rathbone sisters in this place gave a banquet Tuesday evening to the members and their husbands after the confession of work. Tables were laden with good things and the evening was pleasant for those present. The society ladies are noted for their entertaining abilities and upheld their reputation on this occasion.
A singing class will be organized soon by Prof. A. P. Kuyper. Those wishing to join should submit their names to the director. Time and place to be announced later.
A busy night for solons with polling places located and peace officers appointed. Marshal Moas dam is re installed and the council outlines upcoming business for the month.
The regular session chaired by Mayor Stubenrauch granted sidewalk from D R Rhynsburger to W W Kimmell and ordered a cemetery entrance walk. It referred an electric light petition and set ward voting places for November elections while reappointing Marshal Maascam under conditions.
An inexpensive 13 volume Shakespeare set in gilt top limp cloth with silk box is offered by John B Alden New York. Sample volume price 25 with money back guarantee. Also notices millinery openings by Mrs E S Stonaker Mrs M Thssen and Mrs J van Maren and a cafe offering fine oyster stew at Bauman's cafe.
In a call to action residents urge passage of a special act to allow framing and appraisal of the dam. Owners refuse reconstruc tion and fish passage, while supporters propose buying the dam with donations from five cents upward. The effort aims to clear the path for new industry and locate a plant in Pella, viewing the town as a growing factory hub.
Marion county Democrats met in a large convention to select a county ticket for November. M J Duncan presided as temporary chair with Frank Frush as secretary and G A Stout as assistant. Committees on organization credentials and resolutions were formed and nominations for treasurer sheriff auditor coroner and board of supervisors advanced amid tension with populists and charges of fusion.
Mrs. Gyshert van Louweling, 26, died at her parents Wat and family residence after consumption. She leaves a husband and a small child, along with her parents and many friends. Funeral held at Fourth Reformed Church with Rev. Zigeler officiating, burial in the North Cemetery.
The Garden City Gun Club hosted its regular silver cup shoot at the fair grounds last Tuesday afternoon with many marksmen present. H de Gooyer won 15 of 20, Ben Renaud took the leather medal, and John Koopmans earned the silver medal. Scores were modest, but interest and club prosperity remain strong.
Large audience at the Pella opera house enjoyed the Romance of Coon Hollow company last Thursday. The show received full marks for talent with the colored quartet delivering plantation songs and dances. Miss da Pomeroy in Georgia impressed, while Miss Cecil Jefferson as the crafty plotter drew strong audience disapproval. The management has curated strong acts for the season, delivering premier road entertainment. Also noted is the death of A F Dicks in Des Moines from a paralysis stroke at 47, with condolences offered to his family and friends.
The death of Jacob van Gorp, an esteemed Lake Prairie township resident, occurred last Wednesday at his son M. van Gorp’s home just east of the city. He was 8 years old. Funeral services were held this afternoon with Rev. Keizer officiating, and interment followed in the local cemetery.
The Griffin Orchestra will present a classical program at the Opera House on October 16 featuring first violin, bass violin, violin cello, Italian harp and flute. Miss Helen Bick, a humorous reader, is billed as a top stage talent. Prices 25 and 50 cents. Seats go on sale after October 3, 1901 at the reserved seat stand.
A promotional prospectus claims President McKinley’s life and death inspired a book to fund a monument. The ad urges subscribers to join, promising wide sales and monthly earnings, with an outfit for 122 cent stamps and a guaranteed contract for managers in Washington, D. C.
About forty Knights of Pella lodge met last Sunday to observe memorial services for President William McKinley. The program included an opening ode, an address by Prof. W. W. Cook, another by Dr. A. J. Nossaman, and hymns with Herman Rietveld and H. F. Johnson participating. The tribute was paid by every lodge of Pythians in America.
The brothers who addressed the assembly expressed sorrow in losing a noble brother and condemned anarchy in bitter terms. They mourned a man who was not only a brother to thousands of Knights but the ruler of our country who lived by the order’s principles of Friendship, Charity and Benevolence.
A notice alerts readers to a forthcoming Christian Endeavor supper and social scheduled for Thursday October 17, 1901. Details remain to be announced.
The notice promotes Fall Festivities in Kansas City Missouri from October 7 to 12 1901 with a fare deal. a low round trip price offered October 5 to 13 by the Chicago Great Western Railway return by October 14 informants include Great Western agents and J P Elmer G P A Chicago. A separate item mentions a local editorial backing General Charles H Grosvenor over book proceeds and a crowded anecdote about a Clear Lake girl falling from a buggy near Mason City with a humorous response from onlookers.
Advertises available locations in Iowa Illinois Minnesota and Missouri on the Chicago Great Western Railway as a prime agricultural region with prosperous farmers and merchants. Seeks competent men with capital for creamery and mill operations plus sites for general merchandise hardware harness hotels banks and stockbuyers. Correspondence invited with maps and maple leaflets from W J Reap industrial agent at 604 Endicott Building St Paul Minnesota.
Your paper marks due notices warn readers they will be dropped from delivery after this issue if arrearages are not paid and subscriptions renewed. The notice emphasizes payment to restore service and avoid interruption.
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