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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
4
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Sally and family return from Warren county illinois to find a sick relative. Numerous local visits include Mrs Lafe Meredith, Mrs Warenkamp, Jim O'Brien and Will Talbot. Iowa towns feature travel to Hampshire Texas, Pella, Knoxville and Des Moines with birthdays, home moves, a new barn, twin births, and booster parades.
240 acre farm for sale located nine miles west of Prairie City and ten miles east of Des Moines. 160 acres are prime farmland with the remaining 80 slightly rolling. Priced at $135 per acre. If not sold by October 12, it will be offered for rent. Address provided on inquiry.
The new Progressive Congressional campaign chairman Hinebaugh of Illinois faces trouble as several Congress members who rely on the Progressive banner for support engage in district level trades with Republicans to avoid three cornered races. Copley, Chandler, Lafferty and other California members are hinted in these negotiations, signaling potential intraparty bargaining and a looming mixup among bedfellows at the next election.
The first page highlights Uncle Joe Cannon with headlines while ex-President Taft occupies side columns during their National Capital visit for the Lincoln Memorial Committee meeting. Taft’s note is his fifty plus pounds weight loss from golf since last March.
An advertisement for cancer and skin condition treatment promises success with a special non surgical method. Dr D W Finlayson offers free consultation and advice, claiming 32 years of practical experience in Des Moines and inviting correspondence from potential patients.
Court in Marion County Iowa holds hearing on the purported last will and testament of Paules Banstra deceased. The instrument is on file with the Clerk of the District Court. All interested parties may appear at the December term hearing on December 2 1913.
The National Conservation Congress announces plans to create state organizations under its direction, aiming to energize national work ahead of its November Washington session. The move broadens conservation efforts beyond annual meetings by building state structures and coordinating with state commissions and national groups.
President Charles Lathrop Pack urges broader scope as state vice presidents and secretaries take charge. Iowa vice president is Prof. P. G. Holden of Ames with secretary Mrs. Harriet W. Ashby, Des Moines. Bloomfield notes oiling streets for fair improving conditions and reducing dust. rains show oiled streets dry quickly. Mrs. N. E. Tice and daughter Lottie of Newton visited in Pella.
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