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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1901
Page
6
Rover the Newfoundland develops a bond with a cow while living on a farm. The dog and cow roam the pasture together, travel the town on occasion, and form an unlikely trio with John’s mother. The pair cause comic mishaps and delight the household with their playful adventures.
Instructions describe making a target with concentric blue red blue rings on a board, using nails and washers as scoring rings. Teams of girls throw rings from fifteen feet, aiming for the red center nail for five points, then four, three, and one for outer rings, first side to reach twenty five or more points wins if recess ends.
In the higher Cordilleras refuge huts shelter postmen who traverse the winter mountains. Despite the shelter, some fall prey to protracted storms and perish during severe winters.
Des Moines reports Adjutant General Byers will visit Washington within two months to seek settlement of Iowa's Spanish-American War claims. About 55,000 is owed from the federal government, including 40,000 under war department review and 15,000 disallowed. He aims to press for final cabinet action and then seek congressional approval.
A step by step guide explains crafting a leather belt and strap climber to scale large nut trees. It warns to use sound belts and teaches a method to grip the trunk and ascend by sliding the strap upward with controlled movements. The author asserts safety hinges on equipment condition.
A wordplay riddle clues letters present in certain words but not in others to spell the name of a poet. Each line indicates a letter by its presence in the first word and absence in the second, forming a poet's name.
General Baden-Powell told an American officer last week that during the siege of Mafeking he used blankets to hide his guns and fire through them. He said the tactic “played blue blazes with the blankets” but outside observers could never locate the weapons.
The Harvard library has received the second largest Slovak language book collection through L. Wiener. About 1,000 volumes form the present total, with Wiener planning to use them for a history of Slovak. Assistant Prof. Collidge and the library provided the funding. Mrs. J. H. Kimberly of Neenah Wisconsin pledges $5,000 to endow Downer college's chair of domestic science in Milwaukee, contingent on a $10,000 raise by the state Federation of Women's clubs.
In Muscatine on October 17 factories operate at half capacity as labor shortages prevent hiring. No housing available for rent keeps unemployed workers from outside towns. The Commercial club will study remedies while managers threaten migration of plants if help isn’t found. Creston reports I O F and Rebekah assembly meet. Des Moines to host Sovereign Grand Lodge next September with a large influx of visitors.
An epidemic of blood poisoning seems to be prevailing in Hudson. Physicians cannot account for the condition. Current sufferers include W. J. Smith, George Depp, Nate Mastain, Charles Cassiday, and George Mastain.
Town Patents from Washington dated Oct 17 list Iowa recipients and their patented items. Names include W S Armstrong Ruthven with a wrench, A Benkert Davenport with bill or tongue support, L B Bickelberg Waterloo with bucksaw frame, A A Hamilton Ohhevedan with draft equalizer, W T Hodson Hull with fly trap, W E Morse Algona with a combination lock, A A Pratt Dayton with storm front for buggies, C R Price Des Moines with fence post, E Robinson Newton with railway rail chair and rail joint, Grant Ross Des Moines with flexible metal door mat, W B Sherman Sioux City with adjustable straight edge and foot rest for roofers.
In Waterloo on October 16 two people, F. M. Brooks and his niece Rosa Brooks of LaPorte City, were found to have smallpox and were placed under quarantine by health physician Dr. Sumner. Rosa recently returned from LaPorte City where she had the disease but was cured. Children in the home show symptoms and may become infected. Rosa was employed at the Meade restaurant on Fourth Street which has been fumigated.
Des Moines reports 646 smallpox cases in 1899 1900 and 4148 cases in 1900 1901 1961 per Secretary J F Kennedy state board of health. The data were filed with Governor Shaw.
In the first period there were deaths in 12 cases and 18 deaths in the last period. Altogether there were 4,794 cases and 25 deaths. Secretary Kennedy believes this winter's smallpox will not be more extensive or deadly than the previous four years.
Sioux City Oct 16 The district court is asked to decide if borrowed funds used in a bucket shop operation can be recovered by the lender. C G McNeil of McNeil Grain filed a claim against the estate of the late J B Willis noting the defense that the money backed the bucket shop business of J B Wills & Co which was not a legal enterprise.
Walter Be. Rawins, 17, was instantly killed when a shotgun he laid with the muzzle toward him discharged as he picked it up. His mother is a widow. A separate notice from Franklin County on October 18 reports a petition drive to move a saloon into the county requiring 2,200 bona fide residents signers, but anticontention remains strong.
A report from Eldora Junction to Alden indicates the Chicago Great Western may be absorbed by the Northwestern road. The C I & D stockholders at their annual meeting reportedly approved actions leading to this acquisition. If completed, the C N W would extend from Alden to connect with Northwestern Iowa lines at Eagle Grove.
A buggy accident near Columbus City ends in the death of Miss Mattie Rush, a popular local young woman. Her sister Minnie and two men, James Trotter and Charles Laird, were with her when the team ran away, with Miss Rush killed instantly.
J C Mull’ Dubee, a 53 year old well known resident of Palo Alto county, fell ill while smoking a pipe on the road between Ruthven and Aryshire. A spark from the pipe set his clothing ablaze, leaving him badly burned. He died a few hours after being found by passersby.
Humboldt October 17 The district court finished a week long session with two key cases Pawnee Bill owner of the wild west show faced $50000 damages from four Fairmount Minnesota women who fell from seats. No witnesses appeared and judgments awarded $1000 $1000 $5000 and $5000 to the four women.
Humboldt Oct 16 Julius Metzner pled guilty to murder in the second degree and was sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary. He killed Marshal A G McMillan on July 7 when the marshal attempted his arrest.
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