Camp Dodge Correspondence from a Detention Camp Soldier
A Camp Dodge correspondent, Rube Brand of Company 62, details daily life in detention including drills, pay, humor, and requests to see home as about 6,000 soldiers live in tents. He notes interactions with Swedes, Russians, and local staff, hints at transfer to a band, and mentions family visitors and friends at camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.m
Dad
Rex
Uncle Dell
A. m
Bundh
Co. 61
Iowa
Leutenant
Plano
Bill
Hoge
Jim
Chronicle Force
Barber
Rube
Brand
Rox
Open Season on Sugar Hoarders Declared by Food Admin
The Iowa Food Administration announces an open season on sugar hoarders starting August 11. Field agents will enforce strict accounting, with penalties up to $5,000 fine or two years in prison. Over 15,000 pounds have already been returned, and Alex Baumgartner paid $200 to the Red Cross for hoarding sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
J. F. Deems
Food Administration
Red Cross
Federal
Grand Jury
Alex Baumgartner
Clayton County
U. S. Food Administration
Abounding Love and Service Sermons Pray for Renewal
Methodist Episcopal Church and Second Reformed announce morning and evening services with Rev C E Hillis and pastor Robert Carroll. Special music includes quartettes and solos. Bible School at 10:30, Junior Union 5, Senior BYP at 7, with an invitation to all attending and a note of evangelistic revival emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
House and lot for sale on North Main Street Des Moines
Property notice from Joe Rhynsburger offering a modern house with a large barn and 50 by 200 foot lot on North Main Street one block north of the square. Describes location as desirable and instructs to call phone 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Pella City Council Proceedings August 6 1918
City council met with all members present except Alderman Wormhoudt. Proceedings cover sewer taps for lots 8 and 7, block 40, crossing for Pella Canning Co. along South Street, curb and gutter plans for Independence Street, issuance of 15000 funding bonds, treasurer and department reports, sewer topage fee set at 40 per house, appointment of deputy marshal A L Stoler, library board appointments, and finance committee payroll and warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Pella
Vanden Berg
Wormhoudt
Pella Canning Co
South Street
Carson Street
Independence Street
Main
East Second Streets
North Main Street
Light and Power
A. L. Stoler
A. B. van Houweling
Peter Vander Ploeg
S11 ON CAMP DODGE TRIP
The S P L group of eighteen traveled from Des Moines to Camp Dodge on Monday August 5 for a full day of sightseeing and recreation. They viewed the Ringling Bros parade on Grand avenue, relaxed at the Y swimming pool and Greenwood Park for lunch, toured Camp Dodge facilities including the base hospital and drill area, enjoyed Riverview Park's rides, and returned to Pella by 10 30 p m after a busy outing.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Capitol
Ringling Bros
Grand Avenue
Greenwood Park
Riverview Park
Pella
Farm soil acidity tests at Iowa State Fair
Iowa State College agricultural extension workers will offer free soil acidity tests at the Iowa State Fair this fall. A pre-fair collection guide urges farmers to bring two or more samples, clean fields of vegetation, collect from five or more spots, mix, and submit about a pint for testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Ames
Old Papers Wanted For Market By Pella Club
The Ladies Federated Club of Pella asks residents to gather old paper and magazines for the market. They plan to collect Friday morning August 9 by bundling on porches and also request country donations to Rest Room during the week. Mrs J C Mitten president. Also notes a band concert Thursday evening, with members away in the army and replacements filling in as they keep up the high standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Club of
Pella
J. C. Mitten
Kempkes
Rube Brand
Missionary Meet Next Week At Central College
The annual mission meeting of Reformed churches in the area is set for Thursday August 15 on Central College campus. Anticipated crowd runs into the thousands for a full day of services with multiple speakers including Rev H Kuyper from Japan and Dr S M Zwemer from Cairo. The Second Reformed church of Pella will run the canteen at noon with proceeds for missions and Prof A P Kuyper oversees the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton G. Hoffman
Central College
H. Kuyper
Japan
G. Flikkema
A. van Arendonk
Grand Haven
Mich
America
Rev
J. Ossenaarde
H. M. Bruins
S. M. Zwemer
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Second Reformed Church of
Pella
A. P. Kuyper
Late sowing wheat yields best in Iowa tests
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station reports late October to early November sowings of winter wheat produced poor stands, while seedings from November 21 to 27 gave near perfect stands. Three varieties, rates, depths, and methods were tested across weeks, showing late seeding reduces Hessian fly risk and allows post corn planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
H. D. Hughes
Farm Crops Department
Local Bankster’s Tale Reveals Cautionary Check
A local woman entered a bank to deposit her husband’s check but learned it would cover an overdraft. She left hurriedly, and the next day the check returned via a merchant who had cashed it. The banker, noting the twist, reflects on insight into women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Andrew Huyser Writes From Camp Cody 1918
Camp Cody July 29, 1918 Andrew Huyser writes to the Pella Chronicle updating his unit address Co A now Co C changes from four companies to D Co becoming A and B, notes weather rain and sand storms, guards duty every other night since May 26 with six new men per post, expects 5,000 new recruits, and sends regards to the Pella community and John Slot who remains in the same company and healthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Cody
The
Pella
Batallion
127Th M. G
D Co
Coly
Andrew Huyser
P. S
John Slot
Marion County Club Fair Schedule for Livestock Exhibit
County boys from the Corn Pig and Baby Beet clubs meet Tuesday at nine to judge livestock and grain. Free admission for club members. Canning demos and exhibits run Wednesday to Friday with Ames expert Miss Bard3 Whe from Ames aiding. Friday free for members and under fiftee n-year-olds. parade at 1 30 from school tent. Public address by T J Newbill Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fair Association
Marion County
T. J. Newbill
Soldiers in France Need More Books
The Pella public library received a request from the American Library Association for more books to send to soldiers overseas. Popular authors include Zane Grey and Rex Beach. Over 600,000 books have already been sent, with several hundred thousand more needed, packed in sturdy cases and distributed through Y M C A, Red Cross, Salvation Army huts, hospitals, chapels, and canteens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Washington
France
Lkrarian
American Library Association
Y. M. C. A. Red Cross
Salvation Army
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Dear Chronicle and Friends
Heine Ver Steeg
Rube Brand. Co
Bat
Depot
Brig. C.dbd.l
Mrs. Winifred
Elizabeth de Reus
Ankeny
Mia
Jacob van Dyke
Baptist
Council
Engin
Hatton Fund
Salarias
Alc Kuyper
Reformed Churches of
Pella and Vicinity
P. Brank
P. Grooters
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