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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
5
A barn owned by George Gezel north of the Blommers mill burned Saturday between nine and ten pm. The cause is unknown as the fire was large before discovery. Four tons of hay, a wagon, and implements were destroyed. Gezel had about two tons of hay inside. An insurance note is mentioned.
The Electric Palace will show the new serial The Broken Coin starring Grace Cunard and Francis Ford with Mina Cunard and Jack Ford in supporting roles. The Chronicle prints the story in weekly installments and will announce future details next week.
Knoxville Iowa John A Crozier sold his twenty five acre farm at the northwest edge of Knoxville to Mr Sutherland. The land changed hands twice in fifteen years at under one hundred dollars an acre. Sutherland plans to remove all fruit trees before freezing with a tree puller and is moving from Donley to Knoxville. Crozier takes Sutherlands city property in the deal.
Iowa politicians and suffragists debate the June 5 referendum on women’s suffrage. Optimistic leaders expect a large outcome, with estimates from 25 000 to 75 000 votes. Efforts focus on mobilizing voters as primary campaigns draw participation. Women workers will be stationed at polling sites to ensure the favorable vote, aided by seasoned campaigners from other states.
Iowa suffrage supporters plan to mobilize for a big victory as primaries draw near. Carrie Chapman Catt funds an organizer, Eleanor Coen will be secretary, and Horace M. Towner backs the cause, arguing a woman’s ballot upholds republican principles.
The Pella group joined 762 delegates from 89 towns at Grinnell for the Older Boys Conference November 26 to 28. Leaders and 82 youths committed to Christ at a Sunday meeting led by Mr Wolcott, with Senator W S Kenyon speaking at a banquet for about 800.
Miss Hazel Calhoun resumed duties at the Fowler telephone exchange yesterday after a three month absence due to typhoid fever.
The Board of Trustees meeting in the Baptist Church voted to transfer the college property name and charter to the Reformed Church of America. Endowment funds will move to the American Baptist Education Society for Baptist Education in Iowa. A new Baptist college with a new name and charter will be established in Iowa by the society if conditions are met. The school continues through the current year, with Central University’s name and charter remaining a perpetual heritage to Pella.
The piece questions which nation the U.S. would face after Europe. It weighs Japan’s limited budget and Pacific plans, England’s sea power and steel control claims, and British peace incentives, urging readiness while challenging the idea of Britain attacking America.
The Cedar Rapids Republican argues that fears of a victorious Germany in Europe sparked a modern scare, but predicts no likely German triumph and says peace will follow these wars. It notes Russia’s apparent collapse and Allied stagnation in the Dardanelles, framing future militarism as unfounded.
A church notice invites men and boys to a gathering at the Baptist Church next Sunday afternoon at 3:00. Refers to a successful previous meeting at the Methodist Church and hopes for an even more profitable event. Encourages bringing unsaved friends to attend.
The Baptist church holds Bible class at 9 30 with L H J VandenBerg. Morning worship and Lord's Supper at 10 45 on Our Divine Lord. At 6 30 two people meet. gospel meeting at 7 30 with sermon Our selves and Others in Relation to Temptation. A special offering to Ministers Benefit Fund requested. Miss Antoinette Neels and Muriel Sterrenburg visited OsKaloosa relatives Saturday.
Central claims newspaper accounts of the Penn game are accurate. The Des Moines Register and Oskaloosa Herald describe Penn scoring via a fumble and dash by Hillyer, with Central overcoming tough Penn defense to win the field and kick goal. The Pella field hosts rain and a rapid Penn attack testing the Dutch defense.
The Federated club held its Tuesday regu lar meeting and heard Mrs Mowe discuss The Playground with hopeful ideas for child play. Mrs R D McDonald spoke on adult responsibility for youth health and happiness, citing government stats showing twenty million school children with widespread health deficits.
The article reflects on mothers guiding moderation in children’s habits and diet, emphasizing balanced meals and proper body care. It stresses teaching reading well to grasp literary beauty and story, describing reading as a storehouse of pleasure that shapes morals and happiness, followed by a light lunch after a meeting.
Elva May VanHouweling of Pella won grand honors and championship in the Baby Health contest held Wednesday. Second place went to Charles VanVliet of Leighton, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. VanVliet. Officials expect full class results next week.
Tennis player J Brom and Miss Minnie Lovering of Pella wed at the First Christian Reformed Church parsonage with Rev. C DeLeeuw officiating at 10 a m on Thanksgiving Thursday November 25 1915 They plan to reside in Pellax Glover-Haines marriage of Prof L W Glover and Miss Bessie Judith Haines occurred at the bride s home on Thanksgiving day The couple arrived back in Pella the following Saturday and word spread among Glover s friends.
Professor F E Horack outlines the Absent Voter’s Ballot act from the thirty sixth General Assembly. The long fourteen section law allows qualified electors away on business to vote by applying to the county auditor or clerk for an official ballot. The voter marks the ballot in the presence of an officer, then seals and mails it to the county auditor for counting.
Will Waechter of Rose Hill noted Clarence Fowler of Rose Hill won the Mahaska County prize for best acre of corn earning a free trip to the San Francisco and San Diego expositions. Forty four county contest prize winners travel to the exposition under Agricultural College supervision. Marion County is not represented. The Mahaska acre yielded 111.7 bushels, a strong season for Iowa.
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