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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
4
The Ready-to-Wear section offers a wide range of garments with special fabrics and designs. Prices are low, including an all-wool suit at 5 dollars, rain and moth proof, strong stitching, and knickerbocker pant lining. Children’s skirts feature bleached muslin, multiple ruffles, and embroidery at 9.5 cents to 35 cents.
School notes report a chapel talk on Will Power by Mr Frush and a week of school work ahead. Monroe high school baseball defeated our team 16 to 4 last Friday. Miss Lana Conger visited her sister Miss Carol Conger. The Junior English class started a new classic Monday. A big baseball game is Friday and all are urged to come out and root.
Grand blowout held last Thursday at Miss Edna Ver Ploeg home with Dutch decor and stories. Bernie Vander Linden surprised with honors. Frank Den Adel won a portrait prize, a wooden shoes prize, and Reube Brand ate his cake amid Dutch foods and speeches.
Vander Linden received a gold signet ring from the team as thanks for his work. Miss Lucile Donai aided in organizing events while the group toasted, sang, and departed late. The issue notes improving roads, promotes the Road Maker journal, and announces the Iowa photographers convention at Ottumwa May 7 to 9 with J. H. Reuvers on the program.
U. H. Kaldenberg advertises eggs for hatching including Barred Rocks, White Wyandottes, Orpingtons, and ducks. Prices start at $2.50 per 100. Contact phone 92 Green for details.
Bert Richards Allen Anderson and D G Van Zante county supervisors visited the district on Wednesday to oversee road improvements. Richards announced his candidacy to succeed himself as a board member, with details to appear in the paper next week.
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