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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1905
Page
3
Practice in all courts with special attention to writing and probating wills. Collections handled. Office on south side of Park, residence 21, phone 28. Iowa.
Today we present a 64 page illustrated catalogue free to readers. It features school room views groups of students and examples of penmanship as well as lists of books hardware and miscellany for bookkeepers. It promises a primer on student forms and class organization with a focus on educational materials and products.
District Court of Iowa Marion County. David Dykstra sues Emily Honnold Scott and J L Scott plus unknown heirs to secure quieting title to Northwest quarter of Southwest quarter, Section 13 Township 77 Range 19, alleging ten years of possession and lost deeds. Plaintiffs claim unrecorded conveyance and seek decree confirming title.
On October 3, 1905, in Knoxville Marion County Iowa the District Court hears a petition in equity by Geo G Gaass attorney for plaintiff seeking a decree quieting title to the SWSW 4 Sec 13 T7N R19W Marion County Iowa. Defendants including R J Tilma Scott and others are notified that unless they answer before October 2 1905 a default will be entered and a decree rendered as prayed for.
A French visitor described Tetuila islanders using cocoa palm branches to form a living sieve offshore. About 200 villagers stand in a half circle, plunging in with branches, driving fish toward shore where they are gathered, cooked over coals, and served with bananas and coconut milk. The scene is noted for vivid costumes and chalked hair, red powdered war paint, and hibiscus wreaths.
A Kansas City lawyer recalls using expert lying testimony in 1881. Buffalo Jones testified that the witness lied, claiming special expertise in detecting deception, persuading the judge to allow the defense to dismiss the horse thief. The anecdote questions the legitimacy of expert opinion on truthfulness.
Knoxville News reports Sheriff Bybee and his wife returned from a mountain trip. The Board of Control visited the city and closed a deal with W Daugherty making the state owner of twenty four acres across from the state building. Constable Christofel, with a search warrant, seized seventy one bottles of beer from Sarah Sullivan's restaurant in Marve y. The beer will face trial September 11 before Justice Brobst. Henry Bonifield’s wagon collided with Jenkins Bros traction engine near Gosport. boiler blow off caused a runaway team and a broken right arm, Dr Brann provided surgical aid.
Albert IL Rolls recalls the North Cape Norway as a stark cliff perched above the sea. A rough path leads to the edge where wind and ice scour the landscape and life is scarce, making the place feel like the world’s end.
In Tyrol a bride receives a handkerchief called a tearkerchief just before leaving for church. Made of newborn linen, the handkerchief helps her dry tears on departure. It is never used after the wedding day and is stored away until the owner dies, when it is laid over her face in death.
The text asserts that most people need constant bracing and reassurance and that a successful leader must master self-knowledge and use encouragement carefully. It draws a contrast with flattery, noting its differing effects on women, and frames this as part of understanding mind and influence.
A fragmentary interview excerpt shows a girl asking about stage hissings and the performer’s reply. The garbled text suggests playful banter and public reaction to his performance.
For sale a few Buff Cochin and Rosecomb Brown Leghorn cockerels. Each bird described as nice and suitable for flock improvement. Apply at Chronicle office. 24 tf.
Mrs Maggie Webb, 35, a Buxton resident, was found dead near the Northwestern rail line after a brutal night attack. The body showed multiple stab wounds and a throat cut from ear to ear, then dragged and crushed by an engine. Sheriff pursues two suspects seen with the woman hours before.
An advertisement claims rheumatism gout backache and acid poison stem from kidney trouble. It asserts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea goes to the seat of the disease and cures when all else fails. A 35 cent bottle is offered by FF D Stubenrauch.
The Chicago Record-Herald claims its readers enjoy a news service without parallel, offering independent facilities plus the complete services of the New York Herald, New York World, and Associated Press. It notes supplementary popular special features, placing the paper among the nation’s great newspapers.
Passenger service times listed for North and South routes with connections to Moines St. Louis and Kansas City. Contact C. S. Crang G. P. & T. A. St. Louis and L. R. Davis T. P. A. Des Moines for further information and inquiries.
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