Pleads Guilty To Hog Theft In Perry Township
Frank Dulling, jailed after failing to post a 500 cash bond, pleaded guilty to stealing hogs from A F McCoy's farm in Perry township. Officers say hog thefts have been widespread. a moonshine find may lead to charges. Sheriff Clarke urged farmers to defend property with shotguns, as horses and chickens were also reported stolen in the wider county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dulling
A. F. McCoy
Perry Township
John J. Clarke
Mr. Clarke
Dulling
McCoy
MecCoy
A. B. Brobst
Pleasantville
Roy Shivvers
Warren County
Knoxville Journal
De Jong Floral Co Adopts Mechanical Stoker
The De Jong Floral and Seed Company of Pella adds a mechanical stoker to its greenhouse heating plant. It feeds fuel as needed, producing almost no smoke or soot. Neighbors benefit from cleaner air and the owners save on fuel by using cheaper coal with less daily attention to fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Jong Floral and Seed Company
Pella
Mrs. S. F. Prouty Dies Sudden in Des Moines
Mrs. S F Prouty died at her home 1600 Oakland Ave Des Moines early Monday Sept 13 after heart trouble. Funeral at home Wednesday afternoon by Rev E M Evans. Interment Glendale Cemetery Des Moines. Survived by husband three daughters four grandchildren sister and three brothers. The Proutys moved from Pella to Des Moines thirty five years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. F. Prouty
Oakland Ave
Des Moines
E. M. Evans
Trinity Methodist Church of
Glendale Cemetery
J. L. Warren
Proutys
Pella
McGregor Bros offer easy terms for Scholte Heights lots
State Historical Society notes a McGregor Bros selling campaign for Scholte Heights in Pella. From September 21 for ten days forty nine lots will transfer to as many buyers with monthly payments likened to purchasing merchandise. The ad hints a building proposition may accompany lot sales, inviting buyers who pay as they go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor Bros
Pella
Scholte Heights
Marion Jabaai Falls Ninety Feet to Death
Marion Jabaai a Prairie City coal mine worker falls ninety feet in shaft while adjusting cage mechanism. He died instantly. Survived by wife and child. grandmother and relatives in Pella. Parents Leonard and [Mrs.] Jabaai reside in Prairie City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Jabaai
Prairie City
Pella
Leonard Jabaai
Mother of Pella man burned to death
A. R. Dunbar, manager of the Pella canning plant, was called to Grimes by news that his mother, who lived there, had been badly burned by a gasoline stove explosion. The injured woman died within two or three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Dunbar
Pella
Grimes
Mission Meeting Next Tuesday in Pella Second Reformed Church
A missionary meeting for Reformed church members will be held at the Second Reformed Church in Pella on Tuesday September 21 with English and Dutch programs. The day features devotions greetings from W B F M and Kentucky and Japan, several addresses by Rev H Kuyper Miss Agnes Erskine and Eliza Cobb, luncheon, reports, and evening sessions led by Rev H M Bruins and Mrs Tabor Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Baron
Eliza Cobb Lec'y
Tabor Knox
H. Kuyper
Oita
Japan
Kentucky
Agnes Erskine
Ladies of the Second Church
S. B. Baron
Tabor Knox W. B
Annville
H. M. Bruins
Farmers Attend Vaccination School in Pella
A group of fifteen farmers from Marion and Mahaska counties attended a Vaccination School at the Legion Hall in Pella on September 13 and 14. The event, organized by the Farm Bureau, offered examinations for permits to vaccinate their own hogs and shared extensive guidance on hog diseases and immunization, highlighting veterinary work and the role of medical science in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Mahaska County
Legion Hall
Pella
Farm Bureau
Sunita
State Revises Iowa Auto License Plate Numbers
Iowa distributes over a million 1927 plates with blue and gold numerals, adopting a new county numbering scheme. Eleven counties keep letter designations A to M, while remaining counties are numbered 1 through 88. D G I letters are omitted to avoid confusion with similar characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
A—Polk
Henry B
Woodbury
Howard C—Linn
Humboldt
E—Scott
Ida F—Pottawattamie
H—Black Hawk
Jackson J
Louisa
Allamakee
Lucas
Appanoose
Lyon
Audubon
Madison
Benton
Mahaska
Boone
Marion
Bremer
Marshall
Buchanan
Mills
Buena Vista
Mitchell
Butler
Monona
Calhoun
Montgomery
Carroll
Monroe
Cass
Muscatine
Cedar
O'Brien
Cherokee
Osceola
Chickasaw
Page
Clarke
Palo Alto
Clay
Plymouth
Clayton
Pocahontas
Crawford
Poweshiek
Dallas
Ringgold
Davis
Sae
Decatur
Shelby
Delaware
Sioux
Dickinson
Story
Emmet
Tama
Fayette
Taylor
Floyd
Union
Franklin
van Buren
Fremont
Wapello
Greene
Warren
Grundy
Washington
Guthrie
Wayne
Hamilton
Winnebago
Hancock
Winneshiek
Hardin
Worth
Harrison
Wright
Death of Gerritt DeGeus at Veterans hospital
Gerritt DeGeus a 44 year old second cook at the Veterans hospital died in his room from acute gastritis or indigestion after being seen ill and drinking Coca Colas. Coroner and doctors found the stomach lining inflamed with no poison detected in organs. DeGeus of Pella moved to town in 1925 and weighed over 200 pounds. Funeral held in Pella after post mortem and return of body. Surviving relatives not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerritt DeGeus
Veterans Hospital
Paul R. Hays
DeGeus
Pella
Paul N. Little
Clyde Milner
Paul Hays
Hays
L. C. Elledge
C. S. Cornell
W. J. Teeter
College of Pharmacy
Iowa City
Knoxville Journal
Hessian Fly Safe Seeding Date for 1926 Marion County
Information from the Experiment Station outlines the fly free date for Marion County as September 26 1926. It notes minimal Hessian Fly infestation in Iowa and Nebraska the prior year and advises sowing two to three days before the safe date only if large seedings are needed to take advantage of favorable weather. It credits past years' Fly Free Date adherence and urges continued caution to avoid trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Towa
Iowa
Nebraska
Anamosa Reformatory Plates Help Iowa Car Registration
About 200000 more plates will be made at the state Reformatory at Anamosa before the 1927 consignment is completed. By July 1, over 599000 cars had been registered in Iowa, reflecting the program’s reach and cost efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Iowa
Iowa corn crop tops four hundred million bushels in 1926
The September Government Crop Report indicates Iowa corn at about 403,806,000 bushels, with potential final yield surpassing all but eight crops in seventeen years. Weather aided growth in August though some areas are spotted, and heavy September rains damaged bottom lands while uplands remain strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
New Road Signs for Marion Co
Marion County undergoes major highway renumbering with seven hundred fifty three signs to be erected this month. Primary routes No 17 becomes No 6 and No 2 becomes Federal Highway No 63 while Nos 24 and 14 stay. Signs will vary from round Iowa No 14 6 24 to shield style for No 63 and four other routes. Posts already up. nationwide uniform system under federal guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Robert Johnson
Iowa No
Iowa
United States
Knoxville Journal
Blommers Flour Wins Prizes At Two Fairs
Mrs. C. T. Van Lint, living southwest of Pella, won first honors with bread at the Oskaloosa fair and earlier at Knoxville. She used On Top flour from Blommers Mill in Pella, aiding sweepstakes success amid competition with high priced flours. The wins showcase both her skill and the mill’s product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. van Lint
Pella
Knoxville
van Lint
Oskaloosa
Land of the Honeymoon musical set for next week
The Women’s Club stages a new modern musical comedy The Land of the Honeymoon at the High School Auditorium next Thursday and Friday. Forty local performers, large chorus, lavish costumes, and a Pennsylvanian factory plot promise a standout show with tickets available at Vans Shoe Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Club
Pennsylvania
Jasper Budd
Indiana
Rock Island
Illinois
Florence Ensey
Land of the Honeymoor
Harvey Brown
F. A. Gilbert
Will van Litteret
Walter Harvey
Misty
Helen Gaass
Egbert
Fred Dekker
Terry Tucker
Geo. Ver Steeg
Mathilda Doolittle
Gradus de Kock
Mary
Frances Ver Steg
Shirley
Jasper
Louise Gladstone
Ann
Vexna Liter
Gardner
Alfred Johnson
Janet
Garold Paardekooper
Vans Shoe Store
Notice of Removal Proof of Will Tysseling Hearing October 1926
Notice filed in Marion County Iowa District Court that Teunis Albertus Tysseling's last will and testament exists. Hearing set for October 5 1926 at the first day of the October term. Walter Kester Clerk and Fred F Carpenter M D provide details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Teunis Albertus Tysseling
Pella
Walter Kester
Franklin St
Fred F. Carpenter
Knoxville
Also Mentioned on This Page
DE Jong Floral CO
State Historical Society
Twentieth Conference Womens Missionary Union
Eliza Cobb Lee
Beene
Sec’y W. B. F. M
Wee
Tal
Jones
Marion CO
Blommers
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