Lake Prairie District Fair a success despite rain
Over four thousand tickets were sold at the gates as the Lake Prairie District Fair drew crowds from surrounding towns. Weather ruined attendance Tuesday and Wednesday, but Thursday brought a busy scene with fine farm products and livestock exhibits. The races ran as scheduled though track was slow, and notable acts included a bicycle in a giant tub and a renowned dog show. Officials praised fair leadership, noted good finances, and warned against gambling tents at other fairs.
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Lake Prairie District
Dame Nature
Pella
Henry Cox
Jud Smith
Hiawat
Tice
Charles Porter
Porter
Princess Bonnie at Newton Opera House Cast
Newton youths staged Princess Bonnie last Tuesday after a Pella run. The event, under St Stephens Ladies Guild, features 46 local performers with Helen Randolph and Amanda Fisk in principal roles.
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Princess Bonnie
Pella
Newton
the Herald
Ladies Guild
St. Stephens’ Parish
Bonnie
Helen Randolph Kittie Clover
Amanda Fisk
Auntie Crabbe
Donna Pomposo
F. L. Boyden
Harold Gilson
Fred W. Hough
Clyde Meredith
Gene Errett
Lettie Earley
Salvador
Surf
Richards Granted Liberty After Appeal Efforts
W A Richards, convicted and sentenced to eighteen years for the Hamilton robbery, was jailed while seeking bonds for appeal. With his father providing half the bond and a sister in Illinois providing the remainder, Richards is again free pending his appeal.
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W. A. Richards
Hamilton
Richards
Illinois
The Importance of Corn at Missouri World Fair Display
Prizes totaling 6700 dollars will spotlight Missouri corn in county shows and a state display in St. Louis. 114 counties participate with 50 dollar prizes for top white yellow and mixed ears, plus a 1000 dollar state prize for the best 100 ears and 175 dollars for diverse corn types. The exhibit urges learning cultivation, seed selection, and embraces the potential of scientific corn culture.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Maine
South Carolina
Knoxville Miner Dies After Tool Clash
Worth Gregory and J. D. Devore, neighboring miners near Knoxville, quarreled over a crowbar Tuesday evening. Gregory struck Devore on the head, fracturing the skull. physicians say Devore cannot recover. A second dispatch gives the wounded man’s name as Ross Bevore.
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Worth Gregory
J. D. Devore
Knoxville
Greory
Devore
Gregory
Ross Bevore
From the Pen of Sam Sherman in Bussey Banner
Sam Sherman vents a/public critique about an editorial heading abbreviation missteps. The piece mocks the missing letters in building abbreviated as b l d g and notes Casey’s potential discovery, ending with a jab at Sherman's spelling and lower case usage.
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Sam Sherman
Sam
Russell Union
Casey
Bro
Bussey
Banner
Horror of Horrors
Sherm
Another Attempt on Roosevelt Life Ends in Insane Custody
A man named Peter Olson Elliot tried to gain entry to the White House, was restrained by guards, reappeared claiming an invitation to discuss marriage to Miss Alice Roosevelt, and was arrested. Declared insane by police surgeons, he is placed in the government asylum. The incident followed reports of anarchistic ties in Minneapolis. a second portion of the text describes a real estate suit in Marion County, Iowa, with creditors seeking mortgage cancellations and title quieting.
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Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
Alice Roosevelt
Peter Olson Elliot
Government
Minneapolis
P. M
District Court of the State of
Iowa
Marion County
Joseph Ellsworth
Mary i
John Ellsworth
John Elworth
James
Bullington
Izate Giles
Giles Antyde
Giles Awtry
Giles Awiry
Knoxville
G. K. Hant
Cornelis de Jong
Tenns Blom
Susan Russell Et
Susan Russell
John Woodward
Elida Spain
Jacob Swisher
John Swisher
Joseph Swisher
Elizabeth Hess
Susan Cordate
Dar Iletty
Rachel Snow
Freeman Ellsworth
Mary A. Parker
John Richards
Rebecca Woolard
Joseph Richards
George Richards
Charles Richards
David Richards
David Gaston
Effie Morgan
Fredrick Gaston
Edith Gaston
Joseph Gaston
William Gaston
Herman Gaston
Elizabeth Woolard
George E.llsworth
John W. Ellsworth
Jennie Mitchell
Cora 13
Eillsworth
Rozella Ellsworth
Susannah Ellsworth
Mary Ann Hess
Susan Williams
Julia Ann Jenkins
Maud Middleton
Maud
Wm. Woods
Benaye Woods
Christy Ann Darling
Giles Woods
Letitia McLaughlin
John Woods
Margaret Awitry
Joseph Awtry
Maggie Valentine
Mudgent
David Awitry
Dillas Away
Emma Stowellnd
Frank Shutts
Mary Bald We Awtry
Anna Heavlen
Martha Carter
Awtry
Lemuel Awtry
John Awtry
David M. Awtry
Polena Awtry
Rachel Juffington
Martha McMichael
M. A. Awtry
KR. A. Awtry
H. E. Awtry
Lena Awtry
Eile Awtry
O. P. Awtry
Ransom M. Mitchell
Susanna Gartner
Elizabeth M. Shiffs
Emmet Away
Zella Wehrle
Mary M. Burlington
Lyotha McDowell
Eliza Whaling
Giles S. Awtry
David Aw
Priscilla Pollock
Mary Ann Pollock
Freeman Ainlsworth
Mary Ann Hi Susan Williams
Giles Awry
Letitia Away
Ariana M. Woods
Benage Woods
Wm. M, Awtry
Caroline Awtry
Sec
Knight of 98 at Chas Hillis play in Pella
In Chas Hillis new play A Knight of 98 booked at the opera house Monday Oct 12 theatre goers in Pella will see scenery painted from photographs rather than house backdrops. Ellis and Miss Melka headline a carefully looted supporting cast with Gen Wheeler portraying a key cavalry leader linked to the Spanish American War era.
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Chas
Hillis
Opera House
Pella
Ellis
Melka
Wheeler
McKinley
Santiago
Sailor Jean Walks Across States for Book and Funds
Sailor Jean, from Boston, started in Augusta, Maine, April 1 1903, plans to walk to every U S state capital in 3.5 years. He arrived in Pella after leaving Keokuk and Des Moines, selling miniature models of himself to fund travel. Advisor Morton backs the book and offers $5,000 if he completes 22 000 miles in four years and $20 daily for beating the schedule. He is currently nineteen days ahead, having earned $380, and plans to publish his travels.
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Sailor Jean
Pella
Keokuk
Boston
Augusta
Maine
United States
Des Moines
Morton
College Notes Football Highlights And Campus News
College notes recount football chatter and campus events. Mentions of Mr Robinson at Vincennes and M Taylor near Sand Prairie, a new furnace in the main building, and students like Miss Anna Megan showing football interest. References to church visits, prayers, a Costa Rica missionary, and a football game Knoxville versus Central on October 10 with other campus activities and tree removals to expand athletic space.
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M. Taylor
Sand Prairie
Anna Megan
C. Wilson
Vaa
Roy Cummings
Central
Garrison
Tedford
Hopewell Church
O. Catlin
Eldora
Iowa
Pella
Kathryn Ellis
Costa Rica
Y. W. CG. AL
W. R. Yard
The
Baptist Church
Eddyville
Herbert Rudd
China
Knoxville
Kate Keables Beard
Singing Class Organized by Prof Kuyper Next Tuesday
Prof A P Kuyper will organize a singing class next Tuesday evening October 13 at 8 30 at the Reformed church. Those wishing to join should be present at that time. A suitable meeting time will be decided then.
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A. P. Kuyper
The
and Reformed Church
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Skull
Tropics
Pella Fair
College
Mr. Robinson
Vincnenes
Mineer
Athletic Association
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