City Council Hearing Draws Large Crowd and Applause
At the Tuesday meeting a large crowd packed the chamber as the mayor’s annual report drew applause. The council deferred action on paving bids, discussed Sunday work for the north Main street sewer project, and approved a grade ordinance for north Main Street. Bus and depot grounds at Rock Island were slated for improvements including a new walk and surrounding lawn areas.
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To. Vitt
Fire Department
the Chronicle
North Main Street
Johnson
Rock Island
Oskaloosa Street
Okaloosa Street
Pella Nears Completion of New High School Building
A visiting observer tours the nearly finished brick two story high school in Pella noting a spacious basement gymnasium and science rooms, a large auditorium with connected classrooms, a new library, stage, and expanded seating capacity for graduating exercises and future productions.
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Pella
Death Notice for Cornelia Vanwenderen in 1916
Miss Cornelia Vanwenderen aged 59 died at her brother’s home near Bussey at 2 00 a m Thursday April 13 1916 from stomach cancer. Previously a Pella resident she had been a housekeeper for Cornelius DeBruin and earlier worked at Peoples Café. Funeral services were held in Bussey with burial services at the Tlam cemetery southwest of Pella.
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Cornelia Vanwenderen
Bussey
Pella
Cornelius DeBruin
Peoples Cafe
t'Lam
Choir Cantata and Easter Services At Pella Church
The church schedules a cantata The Lord of the Hastertide during the evening service with a special musical program and a Passion story by the choir. A Sunday School primary program and a pastor’s Easter sermon follow. Also listed are a Baptist choir concert, a sewer bid notice, and the Central College catalogue printing at the Chronicle office for May distribution.
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Stainer
the Baptist Choir
Sadler
Mr. Sadler
Coulston
God
Samaria
Bennet Miss Jones
Miss Lautenbach
Allen
McIntire
Beethoven
Beyer
Central College
Chronicle
Campus Notes And College Events At Central
Campus notes report postponement of campus day to next week. Central students urge strong local support for the team, Miss White moves to Cotton Hall to learn cooking and homemaking, and faculty members attend events in Des Moines. Prof Sadler hosts student recitals while others speak on music physiology and Y M C A topics. The ball team departs for Des Moines to face Still College Friday afternoon, with Dean Dodson and Prof Glover delivering talks. Announcements include Puritan and Van derLinden Drug stores’ baseball season incentives and a Burlington suffrage debate noting possible motives.
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Central
Pella
Miss White
Cotton Hall
McIntire
Sadler
Des Moines
Bailey
Dean Dodson
Chapel
L. W. Glover
Philo Alethian Hall
Ruth Gregory
Ruby Schnug
Gordon Lunt
Harold Batley
K. A. Kennedy
Science Hall
Lake Geneva
Puritan
van derLinden
Democratic Conference Endorses Prohibition Ticket For Iowa
The Iowa Democratic state committee met in Des Moines to endorse a slate for June primaries. Governor candidate E T Meredith and Attorney General hopeful Clarkson head a ticket aimed at breaking the saloon influence, with a platform including prohibition and equal suffrage. The conference’s unity may pressure Republicans, while J H Stubenrauch of Pella is named presidential elector from the Seventh district.
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Democratic State Committee
Des Moines
Harmony
Progressive Democrats
J. W. Reynolds
Herman P. Hansen
Manning
John T. Clarkson
Albia
John P. Manatrey
W. B. Martin
Dubuque
Meredith
Clarkson
Iowa
Democratic Party
General Assembly
Pella
J. H. Stubenrauch
Peila
Woodrow Wilson
Stubenrauch
Rummage Sale At Van Stight Building This Weekend
A rummage sale is held at the Van Stight building at the northwest corner of the square on Friday and Saturday April 28 and 29. Residents are invited to supply their needs and browse the sale.
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van Stight
N. W
Penn Rolls to Narrow Win Over Central with Ninth Inning Rally
In a Monday baseball game Penn edged Central 3 to 2 after a late rally. Gillett and Synhorst starred for Penn with key hits and 12 strikeouts by Synhorst. Lowe held Central in check until the eighth, while Rhynsburger delivered the decisive run in the ninth. The lineup featured Horine Macey and Dent for Penn and Baer Boyd Hinton for Central.
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Central
Mae “Penn
Penn
Ee Gillette
Lowe
Tuffy” Muirhead
Pierce
Macey
Gillett
Dent
Synhorst
P. Renaud
Minear
Bogue
syCentral
Miller
C. Muirhead
Baer
Boyd
Hinton
Pella and Monroe clash amid errors in tight game
Pella 11 hits to 5, but nine errors aid Monroe as visitors edge close contest. Renaud and Heatherington ride mound for squads, with Renaud fanning 13 and Heatherington 5. Monroe produces 6 earned runs, Pella suffers infield misplays as Monroe plans to even tally in May at Monroe.
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Monroe
Pella
Renaud
Welle
Rysdam
DeBruyn
van Rees
van derLinden
Sadlers
Abrhpoah Shaw
Heatherington
Sipes
Rutten
DeYoung
Oldham
Buckley
Smith
Sadler
Wormhoudt
Empire
W. van Rees
Coop
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Second Reformed Church
Gounod
Miss Wanamaker
Larehner
Miss Jones
Mr. McIntire
Hossanna
Geiner
Mendelssohn
Mr. Allen
Egypt
Haydn
Bliss Miss Jones
Mr. Beyers
Independence Street
Broadway
West First Street
Council of the City
Towa
College
Burlington
Hiquor
New York
New York State
Mt. Pleasant
Conference OF
Democrates
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