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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1910
Page
4
In every city and town one maker stands out as bustling and prosperous year after year. Our experience shows a reason: using the best materials and a special formula that cannot be improved. If you are not already a customer, you miss daily pleasure from the most refreshing ice cream soda, served daintily at our fountain.
Residents joined the Van Niewaal Co carnival sale, with many bargains attracting patrons from across the area. Attendees including P. G. Gaass and Geo Gaase visited, while Mrs Clara Waechter traveled from Des Moines for a Sunday stay. Local trips included Mrs H D Wormhoudt returning from Ottumwa and C H Brimmer planning a move to Kirksville Mo. Sunday school plans a multi class entertainment on August 7. Tracy boys began a camping and fishing run, tallying 75 lbs of catch led by Forest Graham Leo Brubaker Glenn Cooper Archie Marsh and T C Press.
Sally Wisgerhof and wife traveled to Newton Saturday and returned Monday to visit their son Henry and family. Miss Loope of Newton visited with her friend Miss Bessie Maines. Rev Danhoff will join the Christian Reformed church in a few weeks, with Rev De Vries of Oskaloosa preaching last Sunday. Miss Gordon, a temperance worker from Des Moines District, to speak at Sully mission Friday evening. Kate Den Adel of Pella visiting Henry Vander Wilt. Will Burgham couple welcomed a ten pound baby boy. Al Cowles of Monroe visited over Sunday with his companion. Pete Lubberden and wife visited Pella Saturday and Sunday. Lynnville defeated Reasoner 17 to 0 in a ball game Saturday.
Otley social notes list Mrs R B Hendershot visiting Prairie City friends, Mrs Rene Lille and baby in Otley, Dirk Van der Ploeg visiting family in Pella, Charles Frazer and family in Galesburg, Mrs Will Bruinekool in Pella, Mrs J B Vriezelaar ill, John Steinman and wife visiting Galesburg, Dirk Van der Ploeg a Prairie City caller, and N Harp and wife entertaining Newton friends last Sunday.
Tracy reports a pleasant Wednesday at the Eastern State with new members welcomed and refreshments served after the social hour. Mr and Mrs Earl Greenland of Albia visited Tracy last Saturday for a fishing trip and called on a brother during their stay. A Masonic building work accident Tuesday left two joints fractured and mortar and bricks dropping twelve feet to the floor below, causing numerous bruises but no broken bones. Hal Moore and family of Ottumwa are visiting friends here, with Graham of Garnett, Kansas, also in town.
Mrs Geo Carpenter left Monday to visit daughter Mrs C Kooyman near Eddyville. Fred Robison and wife visited Percy. Jesse Carpenter, visiting relatives, spent days with Geo Hart near Prairie City. Neal Robus left for the southern part of the state. Tom Karr on sick list. Garret Carver and wife visited Arie De Raad home. Mrs Chas Williams and daughters from Arispe visited here. Neal Sedrel and wife from Tracy visited at Neal Sedrel’s Otley home. Mrs John Mulenburg of Eddyville visiting the Karr home. Calvin Talbot of Shannon City greeted old friends Friday and Saturday.
Mrs Dora Jones visits with her sisters the Misses Kilgore in Newton. Lettie Rhordanz Ina and Blanche Tersostra visited Mrs Lydia McKiney near Newton over Sunday. Miss May Manning Florence Hendricks of Newton visited Mary Butin home. L A Wells and two children of Newton were on the farm west of town last week. Frank Coffey and children Ruth Teddy and Carl visited relatives in Newton returning Thursday. Nettie Kilgore of Newton staying with Dora Jones. Alice Latham returned home. Aid society met at Reece Bond’s Thursday. Threshing machine in at Reasner. Small grain turning out fine Cora looks nice but needs rain. W A Williamson and children returned Tuesday evening after visiting her parents in Thornburg. Ora Randolph of Newton visited Fred Birkenholtz and Owen Randolph over Sunday. Wanda Worth visiting grandma Mrs John Waring in Reasnor. George Pariah attended funeral of George Allen Friday. Mrs Mary Waring and children with sister Alice Sipe were Newton visitors Monday. Mrs John Waring went to Colfax Monday evening to see Clyde Jones who apparently crushed his hand.
A fragment notes a Prairie City resident visiting a Newton home, mentioning a Mrs Vanderzy and Reflections from the Mirror. The text is garbled but implies a 70 year old person connected to Monroe.
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