Des Moines Defeats Central in Hard Fought Football on Central Field
Friday afternoon Des Moines defeated Central University on Central's athletic field in Pella in a hard fought game. Des Moines took an early lead with a 45 yard drive and a first touchdown failed conversion, while Central rallied with steady bucking and a fumble recovery near Des Moines' goal line. Both teams showed strong line play and backfield work as the game wore on, with Des Moines ultimately holding to their advantage as time expired.
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Central University
Pella
Des Moines
Central
Barnett
Jaderstrom
Cook
Mills
Barton
R. E
van Cleave
R. T
R. G
William F. Spence Dies at 54 After Illness
William Franklin Spence of Iowa died September 18 1906 at his home six miles north of Pella after five days of paralysis. Born March 8 1851 in Louisville Kentucky he moved to Iowa with his parents in 1856. He leaves four children Bertha Belle Harold Ray and Bessie with several siblings and three brothers and two sisters. Funeral at his home conducted by Rev Renaud and burial in Marshal County.
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Pella
William Franklin Spence
Louisville
Kentucky
Iowa
Marshall County
Laura ‘Stage
Bertha
Walter Nutting
Zearing
Belle
William Strohmeir
New Sharon
Harold Ray J
Bessie Hazel
Spence
Santa Rosa
California
Marshall
Jasper
Marion County
Joseph D. and
Albert Spence
Robert A. Spence
Dakota
Mary Deal
Story County
Ellen Herman
Popular excursion to St Louis by Wabash from Howell
Cheap round trip fare of four dollars from Howell to St Louis with return by October 1. Train departs Howell at 7 56 p m Sunday September 29. Also offers to Oregon and California and farm listings in Washington county Iowa priced at 50 to 85 per acre. Correspondence solicited by W H Barber Brighton Iowa 30 31.
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St. Louis
Wabash
Howell
Oregon
California
Washington County
Iowa
W. H. Barber
Brighton
Humbug and Lace Schemes Spark Reader Outrage
A tirade denounces local hustlers selling handmade lace at inflated prices and a traveling storyteller claiming slave life hardships. The piece mocks the tales as falsehoods and warns readers about swindles, followed by a list of marriage licenses issued and a brief ad for Crown Pile Cure by Van der Linden's Bazar.
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van der Linden
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Spécial Bargins
Versteeg Bros
D. M. Baldwin Co
Baldwin
Ellington
Hamilton
Valley Gem
Howard Pianos
Queen
Panama
McCall Bazar
Jaderstrom, R. H
Cook, F. B
Barnett and
Humbuggery
South Land
Charles Clark
Alice K. Bittenbender
Charles Catlin
Ora Carter
C. G. Birkenhory
Clara E. Love
James T. Briggs
Mary E. Masterson
Thomas Dalton
Mary Anderson
J. A. Speed
Maymie Stubbs
Oscar O. Bress
Letha
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