Pella to Host Next Annual Methodist Conference
Rev Monkman returns to Pella work as the Iowa M E Conference selects Pella over Centerville and Knoxville for the next Annual Conference by a large vote. The article notes Pella’s hospitality, location on major rail lines, and mayor Gesman’s telegram aiding the bid. Also listed are Oskaloosa district appointments and a call for subscriptions and piano contest entries.
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Iowa
Winfield
Monkman
Pella
Centerville
Knoxville
Bloomfield
John Wormhoudt
Otumwa
Perdew
M Beck
C A. Pace
First Methodist, Episcopal Church of
Baptist College of
Des Moines
Keokuk
Oskaloosa
C. L. Stafford
Attica
C. W. Cochrane
Barnes
City
Beacon
I. C. Kemble
Brooklyn
W. L. Clapp
Bussey
C. R. Shook
Cedar
L. A. “@cull
Montezuma
H. F. Gilbert
New Sharon
J. F. Barnett
Newton
W. H Perdew
E. Allen
Ollie
Albert W. Gray
Packwood
C. F. Bobn
G. Monkman
Reasner
H. C. Millice
Richland
J. C. Caughlan
Rose Hill
J. E. Decker
Sigourney
N. A. Swigard
Sonora
A. W. McClain
Tainter
W. D. Gates
Thornburg
W. A. Smith
What Cheer
C. W. Wilson
Webster
R. V. Pike
Free Pianos Offered by Chronicle for Township Submissions
Chronicle announces a lottery style piano giveaway. One Lom bard Piano will be awarded to a deserving woman in each township who helps secure newspaper subscribers, plus a piano for a church or society. Readers nominate ladies with a public vote process to determine the winners based on township support.
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Chronicle
Marriage License Issued to Five Local Couples
Welcome B. Long and Lenna F. Jones are listed with others including Ben Acklin and Anna Ver Beek as new marriage license holders in a local civil records note.
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Welcome B. Long
Lenna F. Jones
Ben Acklin
Anna Ver Beek
Real Estate Transfers of 1909 township parcels and lots
A weekly report lists multiple real estate transfers including Herber Van Ven Ven ux to Theodore Haldenburg Pt Lot 13 Sec 3 Twp 76 R18 for 700, Peter Van Vark ux to Paul Lynhorst Pt Lot 5 Block 58 for 65, John A Vander Wilt ux to C Smolenberg W 4 L6 B50 for 800, Udell Hendricks ux to N Brand 63A in E S W 4 Sec 4 Twp 76 R18 for 2900, C H Brimmer ux to G B De Bruyn Pt Lot and 2 B59 for 2900, Herman Bogaards to Cornelia Hessel ing S 80 ft Lot 8 Bk 84 for 2650, Fred A Calhoon to Herman Rietveld Lot 1 and 2 Blk 11 for 500, plus notes on two other transfers. The segment also includes a weather report for the week ending Sept 14, 1909 by John H Ver Steeg from the Weather Bureau.
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Herber van Ven
Theodore Haldenburg
Charles Lautenbach
Richard Meyer
Peter van Vark
Paul Lynhorst
John A. Vander Wilt
C. Smolenberg
Udell Hendricks
N. Brand
L. Kruidenier
C. H. Brimmer
Lotrand
G. B. de Bruyn
Herman Bogaards
Cornelia Hesseling
Fred A. Calhoon
Herman Rietveld
Character Building Address by Dr Conley at Central College
Rev J W Conley of Omaha Nebraska will deliver a character building address at the Central College auditorium on Tuesday evening September 21 at 7 30. The talk opens the school year and is open to the public free of charge. Conley, a leading Baptist church figure, spoke at the Portland convention last June. Public welcome.
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J W. Conley
First Baptist Church of
Omaha
Nebraska
Central College
Dr. Conley
Who Knew Conley Mystery in Warren County
A Warren County man on his deathbed claims sixteen years ago he murdered a man named Conley in Marion County and buried him in a cornfield at night. The tip asks local readers to contact The Express for fuller details about Conley’s disappearance and whether any known witness can confirm the crime.
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Pleasantville
Warren County
Conley
Marion County
Businesses to close at 6 30 PM on weekdays
Beginning October 4 the following business houses will close at 6 30 P M except Saturdays Vander Lindens Bazar Stubenrauchs Drug Store Langeraks Drug Store Keables Drug Store
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Vander Linden’s
Stubenrauch
Langerak
Keables
Papa was good, but whiskey did it
A man condemned for murder, driven by drink, confesses his crime to his pastor visitor. The next day his children mourn over his body as the pastor questions whether a revenue driven liquor trade spawns such scenes. The tale ends with a prayer for change.
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Mr. Hoagland
Freddie Brown
Papa
Fragmented Evangelical remark on national ruin and oligarchy
A quoted Episcopal style protest laments wrecked families and home destruction, claiming insufficient revenue from traffic to justify the scene. The speaker vows to protect the country from oligarchic ruin, invoking God and duty.
Baby girl born to Ry Edwards family in Des Moines
A daughter named Mariam Louise was born Wednesday September 8 at M E Hospital in Des Moines to Ry and Mrs Fred E Edwards. Both mother and baby are doing well and the father is expected to recover. Rev Edwards formerly pastored the Pella M E Church.
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Fred E Edwards
M E
Des Moines
Mariam
Louise
Rev. Edwards
Pella
A Good Melon by Mr Woods Melon Grower
Marion County melon raiser Mr Woods sent a fine watermelon to the Chronicle office. After sampling the fruit we confirm the praise for his melons. Many thanks, Friend Woods. the melon was excellent.
Public sale of old Pella Knoxville Bridge material
Auction set for Tuesday September 21 1909 at 1 pm at the Pella Bridge across the Des Moines River. Old bridge materials to be sold to the highest bidder for cash by order of Marion County Iowa Board of Supervisors.
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Pella Bridge
Des Moines River
Pella
Knoxville
Board of Supervisors
Marion County
Arrival of baby girl at Ed Porter home
We failed to announce the birth of a girl at the Ed Porter home last week and pledge to improve our duty in the future.
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Ed Porter
Farm For Sale Near Okaloosa And Lakonta
209 acre well improved farm for sale twelve miles from Okaloosa and three miles west of Lakonta. Includes two barns double corn crib five room house and young bearing fruit trees with abundant spring and well water. Suited for stock farming or grain. Asking price 100 dollars per acre with % cash and balance to suit purchaser. Address W D Taylor Oskaloosa Ia 3740.
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Okaloosa
Lakonta
W. D. Taylor
Oskaloosa
Morning and Evening Sermons at Local Baptist Church
Local Baptist services feature morning theme God is a Spirit and evening Into the Regions of Gold a special sermon for youth. Several community notices follow including visits by A N Kuyper, J H Reuvers, Udell Hendricks, Walla Fowler, and Bert Van Vark. Minor travel and social plans announced with calls for eye and ear care at Knables.
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Gold
A.N. Kuyper
Des Moines
J. H. Reuvers
Capitol City
Udell Hendricks
Monroe
Walla Fowler
Big Horse Sale in Oskaloosa Set for Thursday
A large horse sale is planned for September 30 at the Sale Pavilion on Corner A Avenue and Second Street in Oskaloosa. The event opens at 1 o clock with first listed horses sold first. Draft horses and southerners of 800 to 1100 pounds show strong demand as the market remains brisk.
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Pavillion Corner
Avenue
Second St
Oskaloosa
Worthy Spices Worthy Spices Canning Advice
A vintage advertisement urges home canners to choose superior spices for best preserves and pickles. It promises superb quality, claiming these spices deliver delicate appetizing flavor, cost no more than poor options, and invites readers to buy from the advertiser, Mick leg.
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Mick Leg
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the Chronicle
John H. Ver Steeg
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Boland’s
D. Boland
Bert van Vark
Prairie City
Warner
John Robertus
Oskaloosa Foundry
Dr. Weber
Vanderpol's
R. R. Sadler
Chariton
S J. Wattiar
Mer
A P. Mason
Langerak’s
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