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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1910

Page

7

Pella News Notes Amid Home Coming Plans and Local Visits

A flurry of visits and social calls fills Pella and nearby areas as residents meet friends from Monroe Newton and Eddyville. Snippets mention Rev Duiker and Misses Ruth and Emma Sadler visiting Harvey, Marie Smorenburg with Mrs Van der Linden, and families planning Home Coming events October 3 to 8. Local business and shoe ads, farm listings near Prairie City, and a Denver death of Hershel Daily are also noted.

Geo Gezel Edith Porter Harvey Marion Meyers Duiker Leighton City Ruth Emma Sadler Helen Meyers W. G. Vander Ploeg Clyde Dillion Monroe Clyde Pella D. S. Huber Birmingham Stockport Mary Livingston Vans W. S. McNaught Indianola Pete Baer Mrs. Baer Clinton McKinney Newton Iowa Globe Corsica Roy Hi Anna Doedyns Des. Moines Mr. Huise Misa Carrie Cox South Dakota Prairie City E. Hollebranda Ottumwa Sarah Wizenbeck Waupan Wis J. D. Hollebrands Buckingham Dick van Pelt Orange City J. Andeng East Franklin Street John Andeng New Sharon John Herschel John Daily Denver Colorado Omaha Albuquerque N. M Ella Stallard

Local visitors and town notes fill Otley bulletin

Otley residents hosted relatives and guests from Des Moines and nearby towns over the weekend. Edna Verheul, Otley school principal, spent Sunday at home. Numerous locals and visitors were listed as visiting relatives, with several traveling to Ottumwa and Des Moines for family and business matters. A late notice mentions found money with instructions to claim by calling John Pos Jr. and verifying ownership.

Nettie Rouwenhorst J. G. Pol Frank Clark Knoxville Todd-Thomas Jas, Vanderpol Prairie City Frank Pearson Harry S. H. Viersen Pittsburg H. Viersen, Jr Ottumwa J. L. Warren Des Moines Edna Verheul Otley Will Harvey Harvey Franklin John Pos Jr Eugene Dennis Indianola John van Vark Oskaloosa John H. Hawkins Ourberg Paul Renaud Renaud Boys Dakota

Yeo the Hypnotist draws crowds at Pella Opera House

The hypnotist Yeo performs nightly at the Pella Opera House and discusses the powers of hypnotism. Citizens are invited to witness feats and hear about potential good and harm. A reference to the Hypnotic Sleeper seen in Wormhoudt Furniture storefront window is noted.

Yeo Pella Wormhoudt

County Board Actions on Petitions and Pella Water Request

The Marion county board met on September 13 1910 with all members present. They granted refunds to J A J Powers for 39.26 and Thomas Auld for 20.63, and approved Ed R Crozier s 800 road tax refund. A bridge petition from M S Coolley et al was referred for examination. The city of Pella requested permission to lay water mains along the Pella to Knoxville road to Howell station and reservoir, with the county to hold harmless from damages. the board granted permission with conditions and noted subsequent approvals signed September 12 1910 by Allen Anderson D G Van Zante John W Fisher and others.

J. A. J. Powers Thomas Auld Knoxville M.S. Coolley Et al Indiana Township Allen Anderson Ed R. Crozier Board of Supervisors Marion County Iowa City of Pella N. J. Gesman Howell Wabash Railway Howell Station

Insanity fund claims and election board list 1910

Claims allowed on the insanity fund include J T Buckingham J W Finarty R L Welch B Kersbergen and others with amounts noted. The document also lists the general election election board appointments for November 8 1910 across Knoxville Knox County and Red Rock townships with judges clerks and precinct details.

Hammond & Stevens Co Curtis & Gilson J T Buckingham J W Finarty R L Welch Kersbergen Board of Supervisors

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