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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
5
Arrangements are set for a three day showing of Birth of a Nation in Pella September 16 17 and 18 by the same company that toured Iowa cities. Brought by the Womans Federated Club the event features 25 piece orchestra and private tour cars and is billed as a major attraction likely to boost Opera House audiences and local interest.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes the total Army and Navy appropriation for 1917 at 685 million plus, about evenly split, surpassing all prior world expenditures and second only to Russia in military spending. It argues fear drives rapid militarization, predicts the navy will see use while the army may not, and foresees an era of profound peace after European wars, with severe penalties for anyone calling for new world conflict.
The Yankee Robinson Three Ring Wild Animal Circus this season showcases educated wild animals performing in steel arenas within the big tent along with clowns led by Billy Jamieson Freddy Gay Eddie Dorie Joe Marvello and others. The program features elephants camels a wild animal display and Jim Kinney bucking horse riding with top horses and a wild west act. The show comes to Pella on Friday August 18 1916. A Des Moines woman with a broken hip at Mercy Hospital is improving and cared for at mercy hospital.
Ten Nights in a Bar Room a temperance drama by T B Arthur will appear in this city on August 11 1916. Terry company presents the production with noted actors and elaborate scenery and electrical effects. Terry's cornet band will give two concerts on main street during the engagement.
Arrangements set for the Pella Band to give Thursday evening concerts in the park. The note encourages residents to support the band, praising its role in keeping Pella a lively town and highlighting the value of community musical events.
A Brownsville Daily Sentinel piece from an Iowa guard presence in Texas extols Iowa militiamen. The author counters northern press criticism, lauds meals and climate, notes many bugs and animals nearby for amusement, and quotes a sergeant defending the troops against negative reports.
An annual Farmers Picnic is planned for Tuesday August 22 at John Vroom grove four miles northeast of town. The all day event will feature a music program and sports with planned activities for the whole family. Organizers John VanderVoort and G. Gosselink Jr invite everyone to attend.
Billy Baer, a young man from Pella, injured two fingers in a bulldozer accident at the Garden City Feeder Co plant last week. The fingers are badly crushed with poor blood circulation and turning black. Amputation was once considered, but efforts continue to restore circulation.
A group met at the opera house to discuss a Pella to Howell connection with the Wabash. They consider a north south line and explore financing with Leffler Electric of Chicago, aiming to demonstrate the system on an actual road and secure stock for the project.
A double wedding occurred Tuesday at 10 00 a m at the parsonage of the First Christian Reformed church. Rev C De Leeuw united Jacob VanderVoort and Hattie Miedema and William Williamson and Sara Miedema. Both brides daughters of A Miedema will live in Pella.
Tonight a band concert in the park followed by August 11. Ten Nights in the Bar Room on August 18. Yankee Robinsons Circus visits September 16 to 18. The Birth of a Nation screens September 26 to 28. Pella District Fair rounds out the schedule.
At the Churches Baptist announces 10 45 a m sermon The Church and the Child and in the evening Can a Man be Saved when he is Old If warm the evening service may be held on the lawn Bible school begins at 9 30 Welcome to all services.
A case of mistaken identity causes Ernest Robinson annoyance after a Knoxville livery driver takes him for a man from Pella. Robinson, who was in town Friday, proves he spent the evening in Knoxville, while Pella residents and a liveryman search for the impersonator. The mix up ends with losses in the livery bill unless the right man is found.
Rev Larkin Martin of Olathe Kansas recalls the Thirty third Iowa reunion and invites Co G members attending the national encampment in Kansas City from August 29 to September 1 to stay at his house for cheaper lodging and a Dutch company reunion. He and his wife are preparing to receive visitors from the vicinity.
Ringling Bros circus arrives in Des Moines on Monday August 21 with afternoon and night performances. Cinderella headlines in a tent loaded with 1000 participants and 400 performers plus hundreds of dancing girls and spectacular pageants. The parade opens the day with an all-new street display.
A vintage advertisement for Purian Drug invites customers to come in and enjoy a cool, comfortable interior. The line promises truth about the store’s climate and urges readers to visit to see for themselves.
Melcher swept a key late game against Milo and defeated Prairie City in a rain interrupted tournament at Pella. The Thursday opener was halted by rain after Melcher led with two home runs. Friday's game saw Milo's pitcher struggles, followed by hornaday relief, as Melcher built a late lead before the match ended with tension and a seventh inning scoreless frame.
Washington letter reports the Hughes acceptance speech as a silent, policy-free act that critics called a "block of ice." The New York World and New York Tribune condemn it for lacking constructive policy and for seeming to court un-American votes while Sen. Williams of Mississippi recalls a farmer's joke about an ineffective Attorney General.
Bids for construction of a new church building in Pella Iowa are invited by the Building Committee of the Third Reformed Church. Plans and specs available after August 10 from Jas Verhey Architect with a $10 deposit refundable on return. Bids due by 3 PM August 24 with a $500 certified check. committee may reject all bids.
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