Diamond Dicks Pella stay recalled in old notes
The piece recounts Diamond Dick as Dr Richard J. Tanner of Norfolk Nebraska visiting Pella years ago. He drew crowds by tossing silver dollars from his medicine show wagon and hosted an Indians at Fourth of July celebrations. He faced arrest for intoxication and reckless driving after a chaotic hotel dash while transporting the troupe, then paid his fine and vanished from the sensational life.
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Pella
Diamond Dick
Richard J. Tanner
Norfolk
Nebr
Diamondick
W. L. Allen
Tama
East Market Square
Grimes
John Kendrick
Pella M. E
Satan Himslf
Brother Kendrick
Doc Allen
Nebraska
Baptist Bake Sale at Holland Meat Market
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church will hold a bake sale at the Holland Meat Market building on Saturday September 26. Coffee and doughnuts will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Holland Meat Market
List of Teachers in Rural Schools in Marion County
Rural schools in Marion County began the year with a meeting on August 29 in the courthouse assembly room. County Superintendent Sadie Batten and Deputy Nora White distributed supplies to 112 teachers serving 2211 pupils across one room, small town, consolidated, and approved town schools.
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Marion County
Court House
Sadie Batten
Nora White
Lake Prairie Township
East Amsterdam
Harriet Toom
West Amsterdam
Nellie Brack
Battle Ridge
Rosetta Walraven
Bunker Hill
Alma Rietveld
Dena Ver Steeg
Cornelia Gosselink
Jane van der Linden
North Porterville
Jennie Harrisen
South Porterville
Elizabeth van Zante
Pleasant Grove
Maria Adrian
Plain View
Agnes van der Haart
Rock Island
Meret Wynia
Sand Ridge
Jeanette de Jong
W. Silver Grove
Jeanette Dekker
Valley
Helen Brooks
Polk Town
Bend
Grace Toom
Fairview
Cartelia Ridpath
Mt. Vernon
Carrol M. Hollingshead
W. River Ridge
Ruth Linscott
E. River Ridge
Marjorie Avery
White Breast
Gertrude Passmore
Rains Boost Winter Wheat Outlook in Iowa Report
A recent report by the State and Federal crop reporting service to the Iowa Department of Agriculture says rains have aided plowing and seeding preparations for winter wheat, with acreage rising. Hessian flies show early emergence, potentially prompting a fly free date adjustment by the State Entomologist based on neighboring states’ observations and Iowa losses.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Pastor speaks to business men at Pella Chamber meeting
After months’ intermission the Pella Chamber of Commerce met Thursday with fair attendance and little business. W H Fowler discussed a Billings highway convention trip, while Rev. Derbyshire addressed crime trends, blaming lax law enforcement and moral decline rather than war, and noting many youths lack moral instruction.
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Pella
George M. Derbyshire
Pella Residents Tax Payments Listed in Des Moines Register
The Des Moines Register prints Pella tax payments for 1924 with numerous names and amounts. Several spellings appear inconsistent. the list includes Brinkhoff T. and many residents such as Kuyper L. A. Annie, Langerak Andrew, Van Nimwegen Ben, and Van Zante Russell among others with varied incomes.
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Des Moines Register
Iowa
Pella
Homer
Brinkhoff
Butt
Walter B
Dahm
Henry
Jacob, Jr
de Cock
Jno
de Kock
Pec
Houweling
Lee
George Frat
Smorenberg
Cornie
van Denberg
Henry J
van Niwenhuizen
van Nimwegen
Ben
van Vliet
Bauman
C. H
J. E
Cochrane
J. H
Dingeman
Verrosee
Graham
Elizabeth
Huyser
Young
W.A
Black
B. F
Jennetta
Mrs
Bailor
Jennie
Benson
N. M
Bower
Frank
Carpenter
Challands
Bert
George
George G
Gaass
P. G
Halbert
Carrie
Frans
Constantine
Tom
de Bruin
de Reus
H. E
Gezel
Hattie
Plette
Edw
Pella Vote on Telephone Franchise Today
Voters in Pella decide on granting a telephone franchise to W H Fowler with public meetings used to persuade. Langerak opposed the Fowler plan, arguing Pella should keep regulatory power and receive compensation. Ly on spoke for Langerak at the high school after outdoor criticism, with turnout described as large and largely non voters.
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Pella
Chronicle
W. H. Fowler
W. H Fowler
Memorial Building
Fowler
the Chronicle
Langerak
Mr. Langerak
Pella High School
Mr. Lyon
Langeral
J. H. Stubenrauch
Lyon
Orange City’s Severe Drought Triggers Water Shortages
The Orange City Journal reports widespread dry wells and restricted drinking water with pumps kept locked to save scarce supply. Neighbors lend water when possible while warnings grow about future shortages. The Rock Island railroad adds drinking fountains at the passenger depot to aid travelers.
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Orange City
Orange City Journal
Old-Time Schoolmates Hold Reunion Here
Mrs. Laura Thomas hosted six Hamilton schoolhouse alumni for dinner in Pella. Veterans Rev. Larkin Martin Oklahoma City 81 Theodore F. Thomas Colorado Springs 81 Mrs Mary Todd Pella 82 Mrs Laura Thomas Pella 77 Mrs Louisa Richardson Pella 76 and Mrs T J Clark Knoxville shared memories of a Thirty-Third Town Infantry unit and visiting comrade Martin Engelsam who could not attend.
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Laura Thomas
Thirty-Third Town Infantry
Oskaloosa
Hamilton
Pella
Larkin Martin
Oklahoma City
Theodore F. Thomas
Colorado Springs
Mary Todd
Louisa Richardson
T. J. Clark
Knoxville
Autumn Arrived On Schedule In This Section
Hicks' Almanac marks the equinox on Tuesday September 22 signaling autumn. Temps dipped to 46 Monday, rain Tuesday aiding wells while crops mostly past peak moisture needs. Corn yields strong after prior losses, some replanting and silage wetting. plowing continues as moisture allows. clover with small grain poor. stubble plowed and some fall wheat to be seeded.
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Hicks
Promise Gravel on White Way Projected
Mahaska county supervisors secured a promise from the Iowa State highway commission of 50 000 dollars toward surfacing the White Way west from Oskaloosa to the Marion county line next spring. The commission will extend gravel west through Marion to the Jasper county line and bring Jasper gravel to state standards. The aid follows a conference in Ames where officials presented the county’s case, signaling year-round roads and moving the project under the new primary road system on November 30.
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Oskaloosa
Polk County
Prairie City
Mahaska
Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa
Marion County
Highway Commission
Jasper County
Ames
Oskeloosa Herald
Des Moines Business Men Tour Des Moines Area
A party of Des Moines business men will travel through southeast Iowa next week, stopping in Pella at 10 05 a m on Thursday for twenty minutes. The trip extends to Oskaloosa Grinnell and Marshalltown and Perry before returning to Des Moines. Attendees include factory, wholesale, bank and college reps with Bankers Life Cornsugar Orchestra and Drake University band providing music at each stop.
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Des Moines
Pella
Oskaloosa
Grinnell
Marshalltown
Perry
Bankers’ Life Cornsugar Orchestra
Drake University
Women workers in conference praise mission effort and sacrifice
The Missionary Conference at Third Church, under the Missionary Union, highlighted wide church work and a fund over 1600 dollars supporting Home and foreign missions. Speakers urged greater sacrifice, including Miss Borgman's memory, and noted efforts in China, Arabia, Japan, and among American Indians.
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the Reformed Church
Missionary Union
Pello
Veenschoten
Winnebago
Bergman
Amoy
China
DeWitt Knox
Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions
Cynthia Boreman
Jean Nienhuis
America
George Gosselink
Arabia
Dr. van Ess
van Ess
Gosselink
Rev
Ohori
New York City
Japan
Mary Roe
Secretary of the Interior
Americas
Alaska
Cape
United States
Roe
Central and
South America
Drinking fountains installed at Knoxville courthouse yard
Workmen installed four fountains in the Knoxville courthouse yard with two flowing-water models and two single-spout units. Two fountains are operational now and the other two will be ready later this week, praised as a boon to county residents and traveling automobile parties.
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Courthouse
Knoxville
Express
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Baptist Bake Sale
Red Rock Township
Brush Creek
Ruby Richerd
Hezel Neff
Hickory Grove
Oak Ridge
Elizabeth Kane
Pleasant Valley
Violet Smith
Summit Township
Cincinnati
Edna Jack
Fair Oake
Roy Karr
Liberty
Mabel Morris
Pleasant View
Frances Marshal
Gertrude Hoksbergen
Richland
Lena Bogaard
Summit
Grayce Pannekoek
Carolyn Brummel
Chamber OF Commerce
Rock Island Railroad
Mr. Thomas
Martin
Co. G
R. Sipkema
Alton
Martin Engelsam
Oskaloosa West
van Zante Bros
Women Workers IN Conference
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