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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1914
Page
5
The community delivered a landslide in favor of the proposition with 760 votes for and 181 against. Men supported it about three to one, women over nine to one, prompting a celebratory parade, bonfire, and serenades as the town moves toward modern city status.
Church services invite all members to observe the Lord's Supper in remembrance of Christ and attend a 7 30 p m sermon on the nature of saving faith. The Pella Teachers Training Class meets Wednesdays at 8 45 in the Second Reformed Sunday-school room. Several souls have chosen Christ as Saviour and Lord as meetings grow in interest and attendance. Come and help us cooperate to do more good.
Prof Clayton is elected choir director at Second Reformed Church and Prof Sadler leads Baptist Church music. Dean Dodson gave a football talk at chapel. New students have enrolled since Thanksgiving. The Advance society is preparing a play. Miss Haasey coaches. A piano quartet with Tracy Sheehy Yoder and Faassen performed Der Freischutz at chapel. Sadler to Knoxville Monday to present Der Freischatz with Marguerite Tracy assisting. Will DeGooyer and Heine Versteeg begin music studies with Clayton. Male glee club began practice with good turnout. Born a son to Mr and Mrs Jesse Hipsimer on December 18.
In Southeast town a two vehicle mishap on Oska toosa street involved a seven passenger Mi 6 and a Ford. Mr Kelderman’s car suffered a bent front axle and a smashed fender, a wagon load needed to tow it to the shop. VanderLinden’s car had minor damage. Gerrit Snellers, a passenger in Kelderman’s car, suffered a hurt right hand from the windshield impact. others escaped unharmed.
The piece argues Democrats must oppose breweries distilleries and saloons to preserve moral and economic integrity. It condemns liquor ties, claims the president sets a moral standard, and urges young Democrats to reject house politicians aligned with alcohol interests, citing W. J. Bryan in The Commoner.
Miss Nellie Lisk and Mr. John Shorts wed at Rose Hill home of the brides’ parents Wednesday evening at six o’clock. Lisk long connected with Pella, Shorts a Fremont farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. James of Pella attended. the bride is James’s sister. On Thanksgiving day Fred A. VarenKamp and Miss Ethel Benedict married at Odem Texas. They will farm on land near Citrus Grove, Texas.
Mr and Mrs Barney B Brom celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at their Pella home on Friday November 27. They were married in Pella and have lived there for fifty years with Mrs Brom claiming to be the colony’s first child born after the Hollanders settled in Pella. She is now over sixty six, married at sixteen. All children and many relatives neighbors and friends attended. The Chronicle joins in wishes for many more returns of the anniversary. J W Boyd and wife visited their son George at Des Moines over the weekend and attended Sunday meetings.
An executive committee directed subcommittees to cover surrounding counties and report through local newspapers. Committee lists show ward and county assignments, donor names, and amounts totaling 6,283.07 with deductions for printing and stamps, forwarded to the Koninklyk Nationaal Steincomite in The Hague.
The committee notes unequal division of territory among sub committees but commends each for arduous labor and personal contributions. It thanks donors for gifts given in response to the call for aid to victims of the war.
A group of Pella church ministers state they have examined the executive committee's books from the mass meeting held October 20 1914 at the First Reformed Church and found them correct. They also express appreciation for the work done and the subcommittee appointments.
Fragmentary text notes assignments of territory and preservation of accounts, stating the monetary matter was arduous and difficult. It thanks unnamed parties for labor undertaken and successfully accomplished, signed by multiple individuals: J. 1, PLES. WM. BECKHRING, WM. J. COULSTON, JESSE A. MONKMAN, J. WESSELINK, C. DE LEEUW, B. F. BRINKMAN.
Obituary notes the death of Mrs. George Harsin at her Knoxville home on Monday November 30 at 85 years old. Funeral services were held in Knoxville with interment at Eureka cemetery near Weldon. The piece also mentions local farm offerings near Weldon and an Ohio-sourced farm listing, plus a society report on Belgian relief funds and a note about George Heeren’s bank-building preparations in Monroe.
In a bruising morning game at Central field the P. H. 8 Alumni faced the local high school. Both sides showcased forward pass skill but the heavy alumni failed to break through and Brand scored early in the second quarter for P. H. S. Rillahan added a later touchdown for the alumni while Brand and Rillahan were the scoring standouts for their teams.
Pella High defeated Monroe 40 to 22 in the season opener. Buck Buerkens starred at center with nine field goals as Pella built an early, solid lead and maintained it through the game.
The Tigers will start their season on December 4 at home against Colfax. December 10 features Muscatine, J. N. G. Champs, and December 17 brings The Mission team of Des Moines. Other games are planned with top state teams as a long schedule is anticipated. Chicago visitors Mrs. G. M. Gerretse, Mrs. Etta Carpent er, and Mrs. A. DeLand met Brand family members nearby. Miss Marie Verhey visited Oska-Joosa Saturday.
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