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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
5
Sunday early morning four men reported hearing an attempted post office entry. Marshal Padre fired at a man seen fleeing. no entry found and a candle lay near the door. Probed as prowlers with no clear motive, locals urged a reliable night watch to protect property.
The Pella baseball team competed in the Newton tournament last week. They lost to Newton 14 to 2, with Kettering fanning 11 and Brown solid at the plate with support but hampered by control. Later, Pella defeated Baxter 13 innings, Van Spanckeren earning victory as the Dutchmen rallied from the 6th inning on.
The weather summary notes conditions observed by John H. Ver Steeg, Cooperative Observer for the Weather Bureau. Data covers period from July 80 to August 5 including temperature and precipitation observations for the local area.
Baxter built a tight game with strong fielding and pitching from Boals and the Meier brothers. Aschenbrenner homered and VanCleave delivered a decisive double in the 18th to edge Pella 6 to 5 after a 9th inning stalemate at 5 all. Key plays included Meiers error allowing the final run and VanSpanckeren striking out 13.
Daily papers describe a peat bed fire in Franklin County burning since last Wednesday. A trench around forty acres was dug but the blaze is spreading toward six miles of land and could extend four miles south if the road is crossed. Water has been hauled for three days with fourteen wells and a drainage ditch nearby.
A Friday evening party at Nathan Firths on Independence Street welcomed Miss Pauline Garrison of Grand Island Nebraska. Dr. and Mrs. L A Garrison and their daughter Cecyle hosted a small group of young friends despite the heat and travel to enjoy games and refreshments before Miss Garrison and her father continued a trip to Iowa en route west.
The Rock Island line between Newton and Monroe will no longer carry oil tanks. Conductor B C Bis received orders to route tanks via Altoona, ending constant wrecks blamed on weak track and small rails. No lives lost in recent incidents but damages were paid to settle claims.
The annual farmers picnic will be at A Veldhuizen grove five miles northeast of town on Wednesday August 13. Iowa Farmer editor J W Jarnagin discusses soil conservation and farm topics at two o’clock. Coffee and lemonade provided. Complainers and poetically inclined invites abound with verses urging a restful day from daily toil. Comitee members J H Vroom G B Kolenbrander announce the event.
The third annual Knoxville Chautauqua runs August 10 through 17 1913 featuring Ernest Gamble Concert Party Kaffir Boys Choir and lectures by Dr Russell Conwell William Henry Lewis Ex Congressman F M Nye and Rev J Whitcomb Brougher. Season tickets are 200 or 150 if bought before opening day single admissions 25 and 35 cents. Burr Phelps Knoxville Iowa offers full information.
Report from Adair notes ten thousand motorists visited Pella Iowa last Thursday and none sensed any problem, all praising the event and local preparations.
Dave VerDuft purchases a Ford touring car from the Star Auto Company. The deal reflects a local transaction in the auto market, highlighting VerDuft as the buyer and Star Auto Co as the seller.
William A. Vriezelaar of Otley Iowa, a Beery student for five years, trains diverse horses and will showcase Beery methods at the Dayton reunion August 12 to 16. The event gathers 9 000 to 10 000 attendees for demonstrations based on Prof Jesse Beerys system, already taught to over 30 000 students in the United States and Canada.
On Tuesday evening the Puk-wud-jen-ne camp fire held its initial meeting led by Mrs. G. F. Sadler. About seventeen girls gathered near town, learned the Camp Fire law, and four girls—May Cole, Helen Kuyper, Estelle Kuyper, and Fay Lankelma—joined as Wood Gatherers after promising to follow the law of Wohelo.
A large crowd gathered for an outdoor union service led by Rev. S. Van derWerf of the First Reformed church. He preached on John 14 about a heavenly home with the Savior. a brief prayer service asked for rain for parched fields. Next Sunday Rev. A. TePaske of Bethel is expected to preach.
Today at 6 PM in Des Moines the marriage of Miss Hazel VerHey to Mr. Joseph Faassen of Pella will take place at the home of the brides' parents. Faassen is a secretary of the local commercial club and a notable young businessman. The bride, formerly a teacher near here, is well known in Pella and has frequent ties to the Verley family. Congratulations are extended.
Miss Ella Watt teacher at Pella High School married Bert E McCulloch of Yankton South Dakota at the Watt home near Amanosa on July 30. The ceremony included I Love You Truly sung by Bessie B Vass and was followed by a two course buffet for about 35 guests. The bride, a Monticello High School class of 1909 alumna, later attended Highland Park College and Drake University before teaching history and mathematics at Pella High. The groom, a Highland Park College electrical engineering graduate, will teach manual training in Yankton High. Out of town guests included Mrs Duncan McArthur of Manitoba and Miss May McCulloch of Grand Forks N D. They plan to reside in Yankton after Sept 10.
The library announces a July 1913 collection addition from Mr. J F LeCocq Jr. comprising Holland books formerly belonging to the late J F LeCocq Sr Readers of Dutch literature are invited to use the new acquisitions Cornelia DeGeus Librarian.
The Pella club hosted a Saturday evening picnic at Greenwood Park in honor of Mrs. Vander Meulen of Los Angeles and Senator J. L. Warren and family. Guests included Edith Mabel and Helen Warren of Pella and Mrs. C. B. Page of Buffalo. A. P. Heald and Senator Warren spoke, Warren introducing Mrs. Vander Meulen as Pella Register and Leader’s first baby girl.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Workman formerly of Delta Iowa now reside in Red Lake Falls Minnesota where he serves as superintendent of schools. They visited the D S Huber home last week and Mr Workman is a nephew of Mr Huber.
The editorial argues business dullness comes from stopping advertising not from seasons. It compares a carpenter sharpening a dull saw to a businessperson pursuing customers year round, noting people still need goods in summer and urging continued effort and honesty to maintain trade.
The Iowa Equal Suffrage Association arranged a two week tour along White Pole and River-to-River roads. Miss Flora Dunlap, head worker of Roadside Settlement and Des Moines school board member, joins the party to speak. They appear in Pella on Friday September 12 at 8:00 p.m.
A Newton Journal reprint from Pella Chronicle warns that houseflies carry disease dangerous to infants. Mrs Carter urges protective measures like nets or cheesecloth, air, and carbolic acid mixtures. It calls for community action, trapping, and listing supporters in a Clean List to combat flies.
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