Pella Tigers open basketball season with win over Colfax
Pella defeats Colfax Commercial 41 to 20 at home. Rhynsburger scores seven baskets, Sack adds five, Keables leads with four field goals. For Colfax, VerSteeg and Trevethan stand out in a tough second half comeback. Referee Warren officiated.
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Pella Tigers
Colfax
Rhynsburger
Pella
Sack
Tigers
Colfax L. F
Keables
Forsythe R. F
Payer
Sack Trevethan Li G
VerSteeg
James R. G
DenAdel Evans
Welle
Baer
Wheeler
Evans
DenAdel
Forsythe
Payne
Trevether
James
Warren, Pella
A Mighty Good Town of Pella Shines in Civic Pride
Local reflections praise Pella for clean streets with graded walks, uniform sidewalks, shade trees, and absence of slums. Visitors note financial prudence with cash-based living, strong home values, and a ready bond market for public improvements. Returnees express gratitude for coming back to a wholesome, sensible community.
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Pella
Senwend
Pople
College Notes Birthday Piano Gift and City Visit
Wednesday marked Marguerite Tracy's birthday as her mother presented a beautiful new piano. Prof. and Mrs. Sadler and Miss Tracy visited Knoxville Monday evening with hosts Mr. and Mrs. Will Van der Ploeg. Dr. Bailey spoke at chapel and on music topics while Miss Tracy and Miss Yoder performed. U V A students hosted a banquet for the football team at Cotton Hall. the event was well received.
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Marguerite Tracy
Sadler
Miss Tracy
Knoxville
Will van der Ploeg
Mr. Sadler
K. P. Hall
Yoder
Mr. Clayton
Tracy
Dr. Bailey
Older Boys Conference Delegation Traveled to Cedar Falls
A 19 member delegation attended the Older Boys Conference at Cedar Falls December 4 to 6. The group traveled by train via Des Moines and Marshalltown, totaling 117 delegates on the same train from 19 towns. Highlights included the State Teachers College and multiple sessions, a grand parade, recreation, and a mass meeting where 132 delegates made a profession of faith.
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Cedar Falls
Des’Moines
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Marshalltown
Des Moines
State Teachers College
Norvies Severs
Vonue
Christ
Waterloo
R.N. Cotton
New York
H. Brigham
Wis
Pella
Special Election Notice in Pella Iowa 1915
Voters of Pella Iowa Marion county are warned of a special election on January 12 1915 to decide if the city should issue bonds of 10000 for extending water mains.polls open 8 a m close 7 p m all residents over 21 and U S citizens eligible. Mayor H F Johnson signs.
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Pella
Marion County
Iowa
United States
H. F. Johnson
Miss Kate Johnson and Mrs Vander Linden Visit Capital City
Miss Kate Johnson and Mrs Lelia Vander Linden were capital city visitors on Friday offering a social glimpse into their brief trip.
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Kate Johnson
Lelia Vander Linden
Capital City
City Council Considers Light, Water Bond Election
Regular session notes a street light request on Liberty street behind Second Reformed Church and an election on January 12, 1915 for bonds to extend water mains totaling 10,000. Officials discuss flood-prevention gear costs 225, street light costs 348, bills totaling 2,208.68, and jail blankets while reports show 19,570.38 balance and 270.10 warrants.
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van der Ploeg
Second Reformed Church
Liberty Street
Schreiner
Wirth
Independence
Family religion and church membership topics at AY the Croaches
A church note urges reflection on whether Sunday School alone builds faith or worship services are essential. It contrasts childlike faith with adult indifference, questions Jesus words on entry to Heaven, and previews Sunday morning topic family religion, evening message on church membership, plus B Y P U at 6:30 and two youth talks by a talking pencil.
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Baptist Church
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Special church meetings yield 21 new converts
The M. E. Church reports ongoing meetings with 21 souls choosing Christ as Lord. The pastor predicts more conversions before the meetings end and announces a public reception for all new members next Lord's Day morning. Come with, and we will do thee good.
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M. E. Church
Christ
Pella Teachers Hold Evening Class on Patriotism and Faith
The class meets every Wednesday at 8:45 in the Second Reform Church Sunday-school room. Attendees are invited to study Christian Patriotism in the morning and Resisting the Son of God in the evening. Orchestra provides special music.
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Pella
Second Reformed Church
Son of God
Masons Elect Officers At Pella Lodge Meeting
At the regular monthly gathering of Pella Lodge No. 65 A F and A M officers for the coming year were elected WM A Ratt S W Udell Hendricks J W H Westerhoff secretary B H Sack treasurer H J Rhynsburger S D L F Bousquet JD Tone Schippers fell while carrying coal and broke two ribs
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Masons
Pella Lodge No. 65
A. F
A. M
J. A. Young
S. W. Udell Hendricks
J. W. H. Westerhoff
B. H. Sack
H. J. Rhynsburger
S. D
L. F. Bousquet
J.D
Tone Schippers
School notes highlight declamatory winners and plans
New song books for the high school accompany notes on the annual declamatory contest. Grace VanGorp won first overall and will represent the school at the sub-district contest to be held in Albia or Montezuma, with the district contest at Corydon on March 26. The report lauds community support for the new school proposition and lists November enrollment figures and the Older Boys Conference at Cedar Falls, noting Pella’s leading delegation and 32 conversions.
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Hdnar Ploeg
Grace van Gorp
Grace VanGorp
Albia
Montezuma
Corydon
Webster
Wormhoudt
Cedar Falls
Pella
Wm. Rhynsburger
M. van derLinden
Carl DeVries
Walter VanDorninck
Edward VanderLinden
Harry Awtry
Louis Kuyper
Clarence Buerkens
Harry VanHemert
David Ver Rees
Arthur Ren
Cotton
New York
Bringham
Wisconsin
Walcot
Sioux City
Wilson
Burlington
Steiner
Grinnell
Stein
Hanson
Des Moines
Waterloo
Nayphe Lecture At Central College On Palestine Life
Julaus Caesar Nayphe, a Greek speaker who grew up in Palestine, lectured at the Pella Lecture Course in the Central College auditorium. His English pronunciation troubled some, but his stories of language learning entertained. the talk offered an interesting evening despite uneven delivery and a note on punctuality.
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Pella
Central College Auditorium
Palestine
Nayphe
Demosthenes
Lysias
Plato
Nayplie
Wedding Bells in Newton and Pella Rural Marriages
Names Gerrit Miedema and Margaret Brat wed by Justice G. Van Vlieet at the officiating home of the couple in Newton. Coder and Hise unite in Monroe and Pella with vows by Rev. C. F. Lusk at the groom’s sister’s Newton home. Henry J. Longstraat of Gilby marries Ethel Hopper at L Hopper’s Park Rapids residence with plans to live on a Gilby farm after January 1, 1915. The notices record multiple 1914 nuptials and farm home plans across Iowa communities.
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Fred’ Coder
Monroe
Anna Hise
Pella
C. F. Lusk
The
Baptist Church of
Newton
John Chaplin
Coder
Newton News
G. van Vlieet
Gerrit Miedema
Margaret Brat
John Langstraat
Eddyville Tribune
Letter to State Pharmacy Board Over Rat Biskit Fine
Pella Iowa December 3 1914 letter from M Vander Lindenden to the State Pharmacy Board recounts a drug inspector approving existing stock of Rat Biskit marked Poison then fining the store $25 for selling it. He protests the penalty noting long practice since 1886 and records ten years back, asks for remission and describes verifying witnesses.
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State Pharmacy Board
Des Moines
Iowa
Geo. W. Newcomb
J. W. Hdgerty & Co
F. D. Stubenrauch
H. S. Keables
M. Vander Lindenden
Pella
Citizens National Bank Holds Annual Shareholders Meeting in Pella
Annual meeting of Citizens National Bank in Pella Iowa to elect six directors will be held at the banking house on January 12 1915 between 1:00 and 3:00 pm. H D Wormhoudt president. Mrs Dora Klein of Monroe visited over Sunday with Mrs Jacob Mol.
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Citizens National Bank
Pella
Iowa
H. D. Wormhoudt
Dora Klein of
Monroe
Jacob Mol
Conquering Hog Cholera Through Cooperative Farm Sanitation
An Iowa Corn column argues hog cholera can be reduced by cooperative sanitary measures on all farms and strict reporting, noting high costs of serum and virus. It warns of limited serum production and urges two or more county efforts to improve housing, water, forage, and parasite control to stamp out outbreaks in a few years.
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Iowa
Kansas
United States
Prairie City Defeats School House Bond Vote
Prairie City independent district voters approved a bond plan earlier this week for 25000 to build and equip a new school building but failed by 214 to 204 overall. Men backed 105 113 and women 99 101, with 420 total votes and two blanks. The measure likely returns for a clearer explanation of costs and taxpayer shares.
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Prairie City
McIntire Reunion At Thanksgiving In Eddyville
EddyvilleTribune reports a McIntire family reunion held Thanksgiving at John McIntire's home. R M McIntire of Pella attended with two dozen relatives spanning children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. The oldest great grandchild is 15. the couple's ages are 81 and due to turn 80. The reunion began two years ago as a Thanksgiving tradition.
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Eddyville
McIntire
R. M. McIntire
Pella
John McIntire
Referee Sells 120 Acre McDaniela Farm Near Monroe Iowa
Referee Harry Worth announces the sale of the Sam McDaniela farm a 120 acre property located six miles southwest of Monroe and three miles east of Percy. R. R. Beard traveled to Omaha on a business trip Monday.
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Monroe
Percy
Sam McDaniela
Harry Worth
Iowa
R. R. Beard
Omaha
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Cotton Hall
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Julaus Caesar Nayphe
Suse
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