Runaway Lad From Evans Caught Near Pella
Clarence Bland a 13 year old left Evans on the west bound Rock Island train for Denver. He hid when the marshal boarded at Pella but was chased and captured near the depot. His father and grandfather retrieved him next day. He previously ran away to Denver and cites coal mine work as the motive. He carried $2.45 and hoped to travel cheaply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Bland
Evans
Rock Island
Denver
Great West
Wm. Bland
Marshal Walls
Pella
Blentema
Howell Depot Reopens With Family Occupying Station
After a long effort the Howell station depot is fixed up and a family led by Mr. Irvin Tanner will live there to keep the waiting room open for travelers. The railroad will cover rent and fuel, as passenger use remains light. Tanner is recovering from surgery and plans to return to railroad work in months. The Wabash timetable shows 7:43 a.m. eastbound and 9:20 p.m. westbound departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Station
Irvin Tanner
Pella
Camp Dodge
Porter Mfg. to Erect New Service Station on Main Street
The Porter Mfg and Sales Co plans a service station on Main Street to handle the International oil and gas line. Construction starts next week, with completion in about a month. The design aims to be modern and enhance the corner formerly occupied by Van Maren's hardware store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Mfg. & Sales Co
Main Street
International Line of Oils and Gas
van Maren
Sweet Corn Planting Failure Impacts Pella Agriculture
Farmers face a chart failure in corn planting, risking a major loss for Pella growers. The missed crop would affect yields, markets, and local food supply, with officials urging rapid adjustment to planting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Banks of Pella Buy Fifth Victory Loan for Local Area
Lake Prairie War Work Council announces allotsment of Fifth Victory Loan for Pella and Lake Prairie Township has been purchased by three local banks. Readers urged to buy bonds from banks, promising 4.34 percent interest, four year maturity, non taxable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Lake Prairie Township
Lake Prairie War Work Council
Church Notes Rev H M Bruina Pastor
Rev H M Bruina presides at 9 30 Sunday school 10 45 morning worship with choir music sermon steward ship 6 30 C BE prayer meeting 7 30 evening worship sermon the deceit fulness of sin Ladies Aid hosts reception Tuesday 7 30 pastor wife officers in receiving line Mrs Lautenbach speaks on Austrian prison camps luncheon by young ladies of the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE
Aid
The
Lautenbach
Methodist Episcopal church services and quarterly conference
The schedule lists 9 30 Class meeting led by J I Franklin 10 Sabbath school led by Geo Cross 11 Sermon by the pastor 7 Epworth League 8 Evening Sermon. Next Wednesday evening April 30 8 o clock district superintendent Rev G L Minear will preach. At service close the quarterly conference and reports will be given. Special music includes Beethoven Andante organ solo Frances Sheehy vocal My Faith in Thee Lucile Cochrane anthem Heavenly Dove Mendelssohn with James Verhey solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Franklin
Geo. Cross
Epworth League
G. L. Minear
Geo. L. Minear
M. E
Frances Sheehy
Lucile Cochrane
Mendelssohn
James Verhey
Easter Baptisms Mark Sun Day School Services
Baptist church reports Easter services with a lively Sunday school promotion in the primary department. Three youths were baptized by Pastor Carroll, who later left for Des Moines for hernia surgery. Rev. F N Byram led services Tuesday afternoon and seven more were baptized on Wednesday evening. No plans for next Sunday announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Des Moines
F. N. Byram
Obituary: Gysbert B Crum Dies at 75 in Polla
Gysbert B Crum died at his home in Polla on Friday April 18 1919 aged 75 years 3 months 18 days He leaves a wife three sons and four daughters Herman Crum Monroe Peter Crum Lovilla Jim Crum Monroe Mrs B J Throckmorton Monroe Mrs G T Van Zante Prairie City Mrs Gerrit Westerhoff Sully and Mrs Rudolph Hooren Pella Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the First Christian Reformed church conducted by Rev Brat Eddyville Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gysbert B. Crum
Polla
Herman Crum
Monroe
Peter Crum
Lovilla
Jim Crum
B. J. Throckmorton
G. T. van Zante
Prairie City
Gerrit Westerhoff
Sully
Rudolph Hooren
Pella
First Christian Reformed Church
Rev
Brat
Eddyville
Oakwood Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Mire. G. B. Crum
The family extends sincere thanks to kind neighbors and friends for their loving assistance during the illness and burial of husband and father Mire. G. B. Crum. Children express gratitude for support from extended family and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mire
G. B. Crum
Central Receives Easter Gifts for Library Expansion
Central College gratefully accepts gifts that enrich its library. Dr. William Elliott Griffis of Ithica sends nineteen recent publications, including works on Indian life, religious topics, and literature. Dr. S. M. Zwemer adds fifty-five mission books forming a Mission Study Library. President Hoffman aims to raise $200 for standard mission titles. Mr. Wm. L. Brower donates five Madonna reproductions for the Ladies Dormitory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
William Elliott Griffis
Ithica
New York
Winifred Barton
John P. Williamson
Bickel
Inland Sea
Charles H. Harrington
Harriet Newell Voyes
Sinim
Leon DePaeuw
D. C. McMurtrie
Abraham Lincoln
Robinson
Iowa
Maeterlinck
Hira Singh
Talbot Mundy
C. W. Hopkins
Christ
Wood
Frederick Shannon
Central
Lfe
Reformed Church
Zwamer
Japan
China
India
America
Zwemer
Hoffman
Wm. L. Brower
New York City
Cornerstone Box Unearthed Revealing Bank Builders
Workmen remove a vault cornerstone at Farmers and Merchants Bank, uncovering a 1893 note for Peoples Savings Bank and the builder Herman Rietveld. The attached list names masons and carpenters. several figures later pursued farming, missionary work, carpentry, or died, illustrating change over 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Peoples Savings Bank
Herman Rietveld
Wm. Vanden Berg
A. Doedyns
Art Vos
Fairfield
Jacob Plonder
W. W. DeBruyn
Winnebago
Nebraska
Vanden Berg
Pella
Omaha
Vos
Sioux County
Income Tax Notice for Pallock at City Office
Mr. Jas L Pallock, the income tax collector, will be at the city office today and tomorrow. If you have questions about income tax reports you should see him. Many have failed to file reports who should. Consulting him may save a penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. L. Pallock
Ford Carburetor Sale Promises 80 Day Trial Offer
Ford owners are offered Stromberg carburetors at 16.50 for a limited time to prove efficiency. Customers may test the carburetor for 80 days, with ordering before supply exhaustion. Star Antena Ford Service in Pella invites test and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromberg
Ford
Star Antena
Flervice
Pella
WEDDINGS Announcement of Fergus Mills and Van Brogen Van Veen
Announcements note the marriage of Miss Reba Fergus of Le Grand Iowa to Dr. Max Mills formerly of Pella. They plan to live in Marshalltown where Mills opened a dental office. Hazel Van Brogen wed Cornelius Van Veen at Justice G Van Viet’s home. Van Veen works for Garden City Feeder Co. They will reside in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Reba Fergus
le Grand
Max Mills
Marshalltown
Mills
Muilenberg and Ritchie Wed in Oskaloosa
Mr Joseph Muilenberg of Pella and Miss Rena Ritchie of Oskaloosa were married Saturday April 19 1919 at the United Presbyterian parsonage by Rev W J Hawk. The couple will reside in Pella Iowa and were attended by Mr and Mrs T J Flanagan of Des Moines and Miss Muilenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Muilenberg
Pella
Rena Ritchie
Oskaloosa
United Presbyterian Parsonage
W. J. Hawk
T. J. Flanagan
Des Moines
Muilenberg
Muflenberg
Iowa
Grundman Ver Steeg Wedding at Pella Home
Miss Margaret Grundman daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Grundman wed Mr George Ver Steeg on April 17 at the bride’s home near Pella. Rev Robert Carroll officiated in a ceremony held among immediate relatives. The groom, a longtime local post office mail carrier, is held in high esteem by the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Grundman
Henry Grundman
Pella
George Ver Steeg
Robert Carroll
the Chronicle
The Cost of Meat After Armistice Signing
The article explains meat prices remain high after the armistice as costs rise for cattle hogs and sheep. February costs to meat packing firms were $12.40 per hundred for cattle, up 23.38 percent from a year ago and 72.70 percent from 1914. Hog costs averaged $17.18 in February, up 4.14 percent from the prior year and 10.36 percent from 1914. Sheep costs rose slightly yet show a five year rise of 130.79 percent.
S. S. Convention Held at Tracy in 1920
Pella hosts the County Sunday School Convention in Tracy with 150 delegates despite poor roads. The event honors county president J. B. Lyman and features state workers Herbrecht and Miss Dean. Plans include sending Lyman or Miss White to Lake Geneva for the International Training School with shared expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Our City
Tracy
J. B. Lyman
Herbrecht
Dean
Lyman
White
Lake Geneva
Newton Twins Nab Bank Robbers After Monday Heists
A trio of Newton men George Johnson 22 John Disponett 26 and Albin Bloom 22 confessed to robbing six Baxter businesses Monday night and additional thefts in Pella and Des Moines. They were captured near Newton after their car got stuck in mud, with loot including clothing jewelry and suitcases. Sentences were handed down for the robberies with Johnson Disponett and Bloom each receiving ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Clothing
Star Auto Co
Y. T. van Niewaal
Newton
Pella
Baxter
H. B. Morgan
Baxter New Era
Todd J. Patton
George Johnson
John Disponett
Albin Bloom
Dick’Den Adel
Frank LeCocq
Johnson
Dispenett
Anamosa
Bloom
Des Moines
den Adel
Charles A. Dewey
Johnson and Dispenett
Ft. Madison
Mr. LeCocq
Johnson, Bloom, Despenett
Bertha Samuel
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Call of the West
Howell
H. M. Bruina
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. E. Ward
Lara
Grundman
Ver Steeg
S. S
Marion County
Pete van Zante
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