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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
4
In a field trial south of town F and I LeCocq showcased an Oliver gang plow easing work with four horses. Despite inexperience, the two 14 inch plows operated smoothly without side draft or deviation. Removing the frame and wheels proved the hitch nearly perfect while plowing.
The May term of court opens in Knoxville on May 5 1914 with J H Applegate as presiding judge. Grand jurors report May 5 at 1 30 pm and trial jurors May 11 at 10 am. Names include Jas Ahn Maryville and many others from Knoxville Pleasantville Tracy Pella and surrounding towns.
An instructional Q&A outlines the fly’s birth in manure piles and filthy sites, its life cycle from egg to adult, and its role in spreading disease. It stresses that flies contaminate food, visit kitchens, and contribute to typhoid and other illnesses, urging prompt removal of filth and waste to curb the problem.
Recommendations cover screening the house and privy, waste container cleanliness, and frequent lime use. Advice includes keeping garbage and slops in tight containers, closing outhouses, tightly binning manure or treating it with kerosene, and using a fly trap emptied regularly.
Pella edged Monroe in the first baseball game of the season on Monroe’s grounds Friday afternoon. Pella led and traded leads until the ninth when two key runs gave them the win. Pitcher Buerkens was a standout, with a strong game behind the mound. Roster featured Renaud, Janigan, Van Vliet, Worth, DenAdel, Wagener, Hetherington, VanGorkum, Sipes, VanderPloeg, Woods, Oldham, Van Rees, and Gailant as sub. Umpire was W. Van Rees of Pella.
B VanOmen of this city reports his son Gerrit near New Sharon suffered total loss of a residence in a Saturday morning fire. A portion of furniture and bedding was saved, but most contents were destroyed. Total loss estimated around $2000 with $1100 insured.
A man splits his estate and time between wealth pursuits and family, sending his son to schooling, clubs, and national life. After misdirected ambition, hunger for real companionship grows, prompting a return where the father seeks forgiveness, but the son laments missed chances and offers of true counsel.
The warm mild winter of 1913-14 was among the driest on record with minimal snowfall. March brought warmth and dryness, but late-month wet weather and early April cold delayed farm work and left fruit buds dormant. Sub-soil remains dry while recent rains moisten the surface, favoring plowing once it warms. Oats seeding just begun. spring wheat area up. potatoes few. grass steady. hogs and cattle in thrifty condition with ample feed. Overall prospects for a bountiful crop year are favorable if warm weather continues.
The speaker laments ruin of spirit and strength, declaring it is too late for help. The sorrowful refrain echoes hopeless defeat and final resignation.
New students Wilma Boland Esther Keabless Marie Reynolds and others began work under Prof Sadler last week. A mixed quartet sang at chapel, several daisy teas were hosted by Marie Synhorst Geraldine Aschenbrenner and Adelaide Clayton, and a cartooning prize was won by Mabel Clayton and Marguerite Yoder. Guests included Mrs Pankhurst Carrie Nation Paderewski Theodore Roosevelt Schuman-Heink Topsy Simple Simon as Easter hats were given. Beulah Stuff Mrs Fred Lankelma and D Freeken visited from Otley for a Great White Way excursion.
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