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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1938
Page
13
The report notes that many individuals are fluent in both languages, highlighting widespread bilingual ability. It underscores how fluency enhances communication across communities and supports cultural exchange. The piece reflects a norms of bilingual competence in everyday life.
A reminiscence by George Ver Steeg recalling a late 1800s to 1900s Pella pond outing. Boys from town gathered at Vander Zyl’s pond, swam all day, faced pranks, cousinly scuffles, and chases.carried by details of names, siblings, locals, and the communal summers at the big muddy pool.
Miss Anna Mae Langerak, a local girl, attempts a plunge in the new municipal swimming pool on the old tile mill south site. The event highlights community demonstrations and marks her first time mastering the dive before summer ends.
In a colorful reminiscence, Ward Dillon recalls his grandfather’s horse dying last night as he and two city men Bert Kanders of Salt Lake City and Lewis Russell of Kansas City visit to teach locals the latest strokes and smooth dives.
In a sweltering morning, Rube Adams drowns at the town pond as youths and adults rush to aid. The old swimming spot loses its place in memory and a new sanitary pool replaces it, changing local tradition as later generations wonder where the big pond was and if the pool is better.
Oldtimers recall days Indians roamed this section and left relics on nearby farms. At the Van Hilten farm six miles north, Tom Dieleman and family preserve tomahawks and arrowheads from an Indian camping ground. The Iowa Historical Society offered $5 for a curio, but the family declined. On Mrs. Ethel Andrews’s farm, artifacts include rock formations, petrified bark and wood, arrows, and other items once used by Indians.
On the Andrews farm investigators uncovered bones believed to be human remains. Some artifacts, including pipes, were found suggesting Native American burials at the site, a discovery prompting further examination.
An aged account recalls Dutch immigrants learning English in the United States. It notes older generations struggled to converse with American neighbors and farmers, while some descendants retain Dutch speech at home though less common. Mrs. Eb Tysse Ling recalls the language barrier and adaptation.
Galesburg 13 miles north of Pella once promised to be a regional city, serving as a mail distribution hub via a Marshalltown route. It thrived as a shopping center until railroads bypassed it, slowing growth while nearby towns flourished. The region shifted from Dutch roots to a Holland-descended population, tracing to Jacob Zwank and successors.
The Dirk De Bruin House south of the elevator is noted for weddings. Ancestry records show Dirk De Bruin married in 1892, followed by Al De Wild, Julius Ustermarkt, John Van Haaften, Peter Dykstra, John C. De Bruin, and others in this notable family venue.
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