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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1901
Page
7
Campaign is on with updates from Ito, L. Allen, Wheeler and Langerak. Local society notes cover rallies, licenses for oyster service, court sessions, visitors to Pella, fair coverage, and upcoming events at the opera house, Rathbone sisters aid, and the Des Moines trip for the Pella Blade readers.
Kramer, long practiced in Prairie City, will open offices in the Van Spanckeren building on North Broadway in Pella. He will live in the new residence built by C ver Steeg, and will rent two front rooms for office and consultation use. The move comes with strong local endorsements. Homeseekers Excursions: Chicago Great Western Railway sells round trip tickets October 13, November 5, 19, and December 3 for one fare plus two dollars. contact any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer CP A Chicago IL.
The Through Tourist car for California will run every Thursday via Chicago Great Western railway and Santa Fe Route to Los Angeles. New Wide Vestibuled Tourist Cars are furnished and these are personally conducted west of Kansas City. For rates, reservation of berths, etc, apply to J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, i, A young farmer, Hollander preferred, to take charge of a farm of 320 acres in Buena Vista county, six miles from Storm Lake and about a mile from new station on Milwaukee railroad from Storm Lake to Spencer. Will make it good thing for farmer. The land is as good as any in Iowa. For further information call on C. N. Cole, Pella, or write direct to the owner, Cyrenus Cole, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dr. G. C. Farmer, osteopathic physician, of Oskaloosa, expects to visit our city three afternoons of each week for the practice of his profession. He desires to rent two furnished rooms near the park for use during each stay. Parties desiring to rent rooms will please notify John G. Thomassen, Real Estate Agent, south side of square.
Correspondents sought across several towns with a plea for names and stamps. Also listed are live stock prices: cattle prime steers six to six fifty five, stockers two to four, cows under two, calves two fifty to six fifty, hogs six to six fifty, sheep and lambs three to four dollars, with regional variations and market ranges.
Prices listed include cattle at 2.50 and 3.00, sheep 3.00, hogs 5.75 and 6.25, chickens spring 7 4c, old hens 5.40, old roosters 2c, ducks 4.5, geese 3.01, butter 30, eggs merchantable candle 15c, potatoes tier per bushel 1.30. Local merchants post ranges reflecting supply and demand.
Community rail notation lists Iowa Central Railway services including GoInatowna No 1 St Paul Mail No 3 St Paul Express No 3 Mason City Mail No 11 Local Freight No 703 Centerville Pass or No 11 Centerville Freight with an unclear time reference. The fragment mentions freight cases and a possible spurt, indicating timetable or service notation but lacks complete details.
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