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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
3
Local notes report visits among Eddyville residents including Mr. and Mrs. Moomaw and family, Mrs. Van Roekel and Mrs. Baer. Several residents relocate or travel, births noted, and community events cited including a meat market opening by Neil Ver Heul and a Red Cross handkerchief project by the Woman’s Club.
Mrs. Oliver Werner of Des Moines is visiting at the parental home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Livingston. Mrs. Chas. Sipe left Saturday morning.
J H Young displays a colossal white corn ear grown in Indiana, nearly 13 inches long and perfect in form, explaining it owes its size to the same soil as his upbringing. Local society notes follow, including travels of Mrs Grootveld and family, educators Harsin and Ver Meer kinfolk, and a Y M C A war bureau assignment for Miss Helen Reitveld in New York City.
Miss Nelie Vrelzelaar of Pella and Mrs SIM plus baby from Monroe attended Mrs Eva Cooper’s funeral. Emma Price returned to Leighton after visiting Tom Newell and John Van Dusseldorp. Clarence Rouwenhorst went home to Pella after a relatives visit. Wm Totten of Omaha visited Prairie City for the first time in twenty years. his father Albert Totten lived here until his death. Auto thieves stole John Ritter’s five passenger Buick touring car. New ton sheriff notified. D R Schakel sold his adjoining farm to Morgan and Korf of Newton for 300 per acre and will buy a larger farm, planning Prairie City residence for now.
NEW SHARON residents plan visits to Peabody and Los Angeles while a car crash near Oskaloosa caused extensive damage. A Porter Miller sale drew a large crowd with high prices for livestock and implements. Fire at the Watland home damaged the roof but was controlled with little furniture loss. Insurance covers the logs and repairs. residents anticipate future moves to Chicago and guidance on recovery.
A gray haired reporter recalls Judge Six-Months a stern Scotch magistrate known for curt sentences. In a drunken disorderly case an old vag flatters the bench with a risqué extenuation then jokes about freedom. The judge stays noncommittal, ultimately calling Archibald Allison McGregor to the bench for sentencing as the room erupts.
A Patterson New Jersey woman visiting in Dorchester Massachusetts befriends an elder who promises a small gift. The elder leaves $38,000 with a simple stipulation that the beneficiary must not marry before twenty five. The recipient views the legacy as a spiritual, fortunate trust and plans to fulfill the easy conditions. An apostle advises generous, moral use of wealth.
A short Christian Herald excerpt urges believers to lay up a good foundation for the time to come, that they may hold on to eternal life, citing I Timothy 6 19 as guidance. The piece emphasizes moral striving and spiritual readiness.
An at home income pitch promises easy, pleasant and permanent profit with no risk. It urges readers to send a self addressed reference and sample to Rown at 66 Murray St New York City for details on starting a home business.
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