Democratic County Convention to Nominate County Officers
Marion County Iowa Democrats meet in Knox ville on Oct 2 1901 at 11 am to nominate county officers including superintendent representative sheriff board of supervisors surveyor coroner and to handle related business The convention uses a 1 delegate per precinct plus one for every ten votes over ten cast for W J Bryan in 1900 Precinct caucuses expected by Sept 28 with reading of representation totals and rules. The Chronicle notes a large production A Romance of Coon Hollow by C E Callahan coming Oct 3 with Iola Pomeroy leading the company seats vary by type and price.
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Marion County
Iowa
Knoxville
W. J. Bryan
Two Hundred Red Coats Captured
London reports from Pretoria dated September 17 state the Boers ambushed three mounted infantry companies near Scheepers Nek. Major Gough escaped, two officers and fourteen men were killed, five officers and twenty-five men wounded, and five officers and 150 men taken prisoner. The capture followed heavy fighting and loss of British guns and breech blocks. General Botha was said to command the Boer force.
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London
Scheeper’s Nek
Kitchener
Pretoria
Igunis
Gough
Scheeper’s: Nek
Xough
Eports
Botha
County Central Committee Names J C Suter Chairman
Readable fragment notes J C Suter chosen as chairman of the county central committee with the county party organization, indicating leadership selection and political duties within the local structure.
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J. C. Suter
County Central Com
A Romance of Coon Hollow at Pella Opera House
A standard comedy from 1894 titled A Romance of Coon Hollow appears at the Pella Opera House on Thursday Oct 3 with Iola Pomeroy as star. The show features new electrical effects, a singers quartet and dancers, praised scenic staging and strong New York reviews. Also advertised are a Killduff store for lease or sale and interior remodeling at the Second Reformed church.
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C. E. Callahan
Coon Hollow
Chicago
New York
Fourteenth Street Theatre
Boston
New Orleans
San Francisco
Iola Pomeroy
Pella Opera House
New York Herald
Tennessee
Poultry Market Notice Sets Fixed Prices at Eyer House
A public notice announces a September market for poultry with fixed prices valid from September 20 to 28. Old hens pay five and a quarter cents per pound, spring chickens seven cents, old roosters two cents, ducks four and a half cents, plus cheese prices noted. Cash or city store orders accepted. emphasize strong market conditions.
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Eyer House
Cities
Shankland Sells Den tal Parlors to Des Moines Doctor
Dr J W Shankland sold his dental parlors this week to Dr Rule of Des Moines. Dr Rule's father was a minister in Pella. Shankland will move to St Louis to complete medical studies. A nearby farm east of Pella, 3 1/2 miles away, has 30 acres cultivated and rest timber, with a three-wire fence, a three-room house, a large cave, and a barn for four horses. Price 55.00 per acre. Apply to T VAN DE GOOR.
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J. W. Shankland
Rule
Des Moines
Pella
Dr. Shankland
St. Louis
T. van DE Goor
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