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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
4
Immediate sale offers a section of No 1 farming land near town with an excellent town residence valued at 15000 dollars. Ideal location and up to date in every respect. Price 60 dollars per acre, will move quickly. Inquire at the Chronicle office for details.
Partial list of Lake Prairie District Fair prize recipients show awards to individuals and firms. Notables include A-Specials to De Geest and DeCook, Verploegh wins in several divisions, and J A DeCook of Olivet securing the big overcoat prize. Class A and B divisions honor Sam Phillips, K Bruinia, Bert Roelofsen, T J Clark and Sons, among others with cash, goods, and dairy awards.
Advertises a selection of blankets and comforters in a September sale. Includes cotton outing blankets at 70x84 inches for 7 dollars per pair and 72x84 inch pairs at 1.50, plus 70x80 inch outings at 2 dollars, wool blankets at 70x84 inches for 7.50, and homemade satin finish comforters from 2.90 to 4.00 with varied roll counts.
Local notes from Pella list visits for memorial services at Lake Geneva and arrivals of Miss Lucy King and relatives, plus social calls by Dan DeVries and others. Rural and town life include farm sales near Oskaloosa, new stucco houses planned by Tunis Klein, and Perfection Oil Heaters advertised by VanZante Bros as real estate and transit updates unfold.
Weather report by John H. VerSteeg of the Weather Bureau notes weekly temperatures and conditions. Provides a concise overview of temperatures for the period ending September 16 across regional observations and summaries.
Robert Rummel was arrested by Sheriff Gove in Pel la for stealing a twin cylinder Excelsior motorcycle from John Sandberg, a Ralph Miller farm employee. He was arraigned in Newton before Justice Carey with a preliminary hearing set for next Tuesday at 9 am and bond set at $500.
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