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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
9
The high school football season closed with a deficit of 133.48 dollars, adding to last year’s shortfall and leaving 121.91 dollars to raise to field a team next year. A fall fundraising drive included a 76.75 dollar play total and about 60 dollars from a subscription campaign.
A late notice reveals Ishmael Woods of Knoxville and Nellie Brack of Pella wed at the Baptist parsonage in Pella on November 20 with Rev. George M Derbyshire officiating. The couple reside with the bride's mother in Pella.
A 1:30 am blaze at Hudler Lumber in Leighton destroyed most of the Hudler property and damaged nearby buildings. Loss estimated at 40 000 to 50 000 with 50 workers fighting the fire for over four hours despite a blizzard. Pella firemen helped after a ten mile trip as lines and water service failed.
Obituary notes the death of Lottie Emma Wier son Benjamin 62 wife of Franklin A Benjamin president of the Benjamin Temple of Music who died after a paralytic stroke in Miller South Dakota. Services by Rev Ralph Hindman at 3 pm Friday with interment at Springhill cemetery. She was born in Pella Iowa May 29 1868 and lived much of her life in Danville before moving to Seattle and returning to Danville. Her husband daughter Louise Pearl and other relatives survive.
Snow fell after rain in Pella causing heavy drifting and road blockages east of town. Rural mail routes halted, farmers skipped town shopping, and eastern trains faced delays with the afternoon service arriving after nine. Bus service failed to pass through all day as darkness set in.
At Buckles Coffee Shop Friday November 28 Miss Jennie Leuty announced the engagement of her sister Camille to Gerald Paardekooper of Pella. The 6 pm dinner featured red and green holiday decor a miniature Christmas tree centerpiece with golden scrolls and poinsettia place cards. Hosts friends from Pleasantville and Pella attended with guests named Misses Maurine Roberts Charlie Scheele Dorothy Teter Madge Stitts worth Lola Renaud Betty Bruinekool and Mesdames Katherine Schakel and Grace Schreiner.
Gerrit Beyer Sr. died at his Orange City home on Sunday morning after a long illness. He was born in 1841 in the Netherlands and came to America as a youth, later living in Pella and Oregon before settling in Sioux County. He and Jane Vande Steeg raised a large family. his wife and three daughters preceded him. He leaves two sons, five daughters, a sister, and eighteen grandchildren.
Mrs Roy Young's mother Mrs Grant died December 1 in Des Moines after a fall from a sixth story window at Iowa Methodist Hospital. The 73 year old was alone in the room before the incident. the cause whether accidental or intentional remains unclear. Mrs Young traveled from Rolfe to Rolfe for the funeral. a separate car accident damaged Roy and a child on the way home.
The Northwestern Banks at Alton and Ireton in Sioux County closed their doors the day after Thanksgiving. H. Giebink was appointed receiver after the unchartered institutions were run by Pitt. A long statement by Pitt reviewed nearly forty years of finances, blaming the 1920 speculative boom collapse as the immediate cause. P. H. Van Gorp attended to business in Des Moines Monday.
Jacob Henry Shull died December 2 at his Sioux City home at 95. He moved with his wife from Pella to Des Moines then Sioux City, served in Company G Thirty Third Iowa, and attended regimental reunions. His grandson Loren C. Shull was killed in France in World War I.
The Catholic church property in Pella was sold at tax sale in Knoxville on Monday. Rev. Mr. O Connell of Knoxville bid $2 613, slightly above the city bid of $2 612 90. The sale covered delinquent taxes for 1920 and 1921 plus nearly $400 interest. The city’s claim was backed by the owners’ prior court contest and a supreme court ruling. Other advertised properties were settled before the sale.
A Farmers' Union meeting will be held at the Legion Hall at 8 P M on Thursday December 17 Bob Moore vice president for Iowa will be the speaker Everyone is welcome to attend.
F A Gilbert has equipped his Pella hat cleaning and blocking shop with the New Way process. The new machine promises to restore hats to a like new condition, impressing readers with its advertised capability to renew hats through his cleaning and blocking method.
Monday evening the annual election of officers for Pella Lodge No. 55 A F and A M was held with no changes to the current lineup. Officers named: T G Fults W M Walter Butt S W H Lankelma J W B H Sack Treasurer W A Young Secretary.
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