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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1905
Page
1
A Grundy Democrat editorial urges residents to view the town as improvable and to act rather than complain. It argues responsible citizens should move if needed or invest effort to enhance local conditions, noting productive effort reduces discontent.
President Cleveland asserted the federal government must defend interstate commerce by sending troops to Chicago to protect mail trains from strikers. President Roosevelt expanded that duty to safeguard telegraph lines used in interstate business, noting rail commerce cannot run without telegraphs. The attorney general directed district attorneys to report how telegraph strikes affect interstate commerce.
Artists and architects hail Minnesota’s capitol in St Paul as a peer to Washington’s national capitol. The American Institute of Architects secretary and Kenyon Cox laud its imposing modern classic design, white marble dome, and the western growth it signifies.
In Bedfordshire two skeletons were found near Luton and hailed as early British Celtic remains by antiquaries. The coroner refused an inquest and suggested burial. The bones were interred with a date inscribed on the coffin, science protesting the hasty disposal and the police seeking the recovered ornament found with them.
In February 1094 the People’s Bank of Pejla was declared insolvent. Hundreds of depositors, including poor families, stood to lose all. Herman Rietveld faced charges alleging mismanagement caused the failure, while his supporters argued the bank could still pay out with time and effort.
In Pella, residents praise Mr. Rietveld for honesty and energetic service, noting his strong hold in many hearts and imagining what Marion County would be like with several men like him, a sentiment echoed by the Knoxville Journal.
The essay notes a steady shift from ownership to renting since 1850 with more than half of sixteen and a half million American families now renting. It predicts continued decline of the old home and argues the passing is a profound social change, though future compensations may emerge.
The Knoxville Journal admits errors in last week’s Maddy reunion report. It notes J M Maddy of Oklahoma was misstated as living in Oskaloosa Iowa and Jacob Maddy was reportedly present though he has been in the far west for two weeks. The Journal blames faulty proofreading and misinformation and defends its ethics while criticizing its rival The Express for copying mistakes.
A newspaper note reports a cabbage snake brought to the office this week described as twelve to fourteen inches long, coiled and thread-sized, matching the cabbage color, with speculation about its identity and eating cabbage, from the Enterprise.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a labor riot, mob attack, and injuries with references to people and places. Details are unclear, but the text indicates violence and a chaotic scene in a Chicago area context with individuals named in partial form.
Fragmented OCR text references a landlord lease, Uncle Sati, and dates in December. It mentions an apartment unit and governmental context but is garbled and unreadable. The readable items include a leasing action and references to United States regulations without coherent specifics.
A tract of about 380,000 acres across Caddo Kiowa and Comanche counties offers valuable farming land with cotton, wheat, alfalfa, and Kaffir corn easily grown. Pasture reserves are well watered with riverside and creek bottom locations. Rain in the year has exceeded average. Chattanooga on the Rock Island System is the nearest railway point. John Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, Rock Island System, Chicago, can provide more details.
A medical advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as a quick and certain cure for headache and constipation. It claims the product restores health after digestive troubles and notes the price of 25 cents at Henry M. Langerak's drug store with a guarantee.
The County Auditor announces a proposed highway vacation petition by Jacob Bayless and others. Notice requires objections be filed before noon November 15, 1905, or the highway will be vacated.
John G. Bisher of Gillam Indiana reports a complete recovery from a fifteen year lame back using Chamberlains Pain Balm. The remedy is praised for sprains and bruises and offered for sale by D Stubenrauch.
The clerk granted licenses to marry for Rush W Wydenkoff and Clara J Akey both 31 and 30 respectively, Charles Cohn 24 to Antonette Kaufman 21, F B Silvey 23 to Eva Welshaus 18, Levi de Geest 25 to Susanna McCombs 18, George L Burt 10 to Flora A Klays 16, Grover Co Benson 19 to Mary Bell Wright 16.
State Center correspondent questions if hogs fed skim or puttermilk have higher tuberculosis risk than those fed no milk. He notes growing concern over swine losses to tuberculosis, with packers and farmers facing mounting financial impacts as markets drop.
The Register and Leader reports that Denmark faced tuberculosis in swine but passed a law requiring all creameries to pasteurize skim milk. Government veterinarians claim the measure reduced infection so that pigs are now rarely tuberculous. The writer wonders if Iowa could see similar results, noting no local statistics yet.
Plaintiffs Siebrigje J Viersen David S Huber and Robert R Beard seek cancellation of two long outstanding mortgages on property in Pella Marion County Iowa. They claim full title to South 40 and part north lot in Church Square Block 27 and allege mortgages from Mary J Savage and John Walker to K A D Morgan and to Walker were not cancelled. Defendants Henry J Morgan Martha M Paschal B F Morgan Teda Earle Guy Morgan Marie Morgan Samuel Walker John Nichols Jasper Nichols Lucile Nichols Benton Perfect Charles Perfect are heirs. Deadline to answer noon October 2 1905 with case to begin October 3 1905 in Knoxville Iowa.
Legal notice from Marion County Iowa stating an instrument purporting to be the last will of Lambertus Overbergen, deceased, on file with the Clerk of the District Court. It will come for hearing at the October term beginning October 3, 1905, in Knoxville, inviting all interested parties to be heard.
The Chicago Great Western Railway announces monthly on the first and third Tuesdays through December a sale of round trip tickets to points in Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Indian Territory Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mexico Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Tennessee Texas and other listed areas for a single fare plus $2.00.
A medicine claims to aid nature by reducing coughing, easing the lungs, aiding expectoration and restoring health. Sold by FE D Stubeprauch.
An advertisement touts $100-Dr. E Decthan Anti-Dimotic as a remedy for children who soil bedding due to nighttime incontinence. It claims to arrest the trouble at once and appeals to all ages. Sold by B F Keables, druggists, with partial names listed.
Arie den Hartog files with Marion County District Court a verified petition claiming ownership and title to Lot 8 Block 86 in Pella. He asserts ten years of peaceable possession and cites a lost warranty deed from Peter Hoogewooning to Tennis Tysseling prior to 1883, seeking a decree quieting title against all named defendants. The petition states no personal judgment is sought unless defendants appear and defend. The record date appears incomplete.
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