Knoxville Paving Row Divides City Officials and Voters
Knoxville alders consider a $214000 to $292000 paving plan for streets with concrete and curb and gutter costs. Lafe Collins argues remonstrants claim 123 lots cannot bear assessments and city funds must cover deficits, while others propose private experiments and focus on major streets. The meeting draws strong public reaction as debate continues.
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Knoxville
Board of Aldermen
Journal
Express
Lafe Collins
Pella
Liberty Loans
The
Knoxville City
Ee Nena
Matata
van Hart
Pella News Highlights Of Local Events And Changes
Twenty years ago Fred Calhoun received a birthday surprise with a chair two pictures and a daughter followed by Mrs Calhoun. Cattle in northern Montana suffer from sleet. Dieleman coal mine planned near town to create at least 20000 dollars monthly payroll for Pella. Dennis and Stonaker wed. Roorda and Dykstra dissolve partnership with Dykstra leaving. Fin land food aid appeal by Rev Van Kersen. Annexation petition to city council for north Pella. Irish Aristocrat slated for February ninth at Pella Opera House. Jake Van Dalen homebound with rheumatism. Jansma buys H Jaarsma lot for 200 dollars. Monroe ladies stranded by snow storm in Pella. Chop house to open in opera house room after interior fixes. H De Bie buys Kaldenberg half lot for 600 dollars for residence. Smorenburg moves back to Pella from Taintor. Maggie De Bie attends Will De Bie and Mattie Karr wedding in Oskaloosa. Kempkes buys De Bie property on West Washington Street for 715 dollars. Ice gorge at Bonaparte dam boosts Des Moines River fish prospects. A male quartet formed by Bousquet Cox Rhynsburger Fowler. City council orders fire escapes for unsafe buildings.
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Fred Calhoun
Montana
Phillips
Dieleman
Pella
A. E. Dennis
E. S. Stonaker
G. E. Peck
the Baptist Church
Roorda and Dykstra
P. B. Dykstra
E. R. Roorda
W. J. van Kersen
Finland
North
H. S. Rhynsburger
Jake van Dalen
Jas
Jansma
H. Jaarsma
Monroe
H. de Bie
A. Kaldenberg
G. Smorenburg
Taintor
Maggie de Bie
Oskaloosa
Will
Mattie Karr
Jake Kempkes
de Bie
Washington
Bonaparte Dam
Des Moines
Louis Bousquet
H. G. Cox
Henry Rhynsburger
W. H. Fowler
Baptist Evangelist Pfeffer Closes Columbus Meeting Weekends
Evangelist Wm Pfeffer of Columbus Ohio concluded a three service Baptist revival at the local church on Sunday evening. The afternoon men’s service drew strong attendance while all public services were well attended. About twenty to twenty five converts began the Christian life and a number are expected to join the church. The collection Sunday raised just over $500 for his remuneration before he departed for Chicago.
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The
Baptist Church
Wm. Pfeffer
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago
BERT DURHAM KILLED IN TRAIN CROSSING NEAR PELLA
Bert Durham a well known Pella resident from Milo Warren county died in a crossing collision Saturday morning while en route to work with an electric company. He and a companion were struck by a passenger train. both were killed instantly. Durham, 36, leaves a wife, a daughter aged 13, and a two year old son. Funeral services were held Monday at the Durham church near his former home.
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Bert Durham
Pella
Milo
Warren County
Mr. Durham
Sylvester Durham
Marion County
Durham
Henry van Oostrum
Good Ears at Boys Corn Show in Pella High Gym
The annual boys corn show at Pella high school centered in the gym with exhibits filling the floor. J. H. Ver Steeg, County Agent J. J. Wilson, and Ames expert Prof. B. E. Heitzman judged the entries, which featured many yellow ears. Prizes, funded by the Pella chamber of commerce and other merchants, honored various classes and counts of ears. a prize list was being prepared but had not arrived.
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J. H. Ver Steeg
Pella High School
Ver Steeg
J. J. Wilson
Ames
B. E. Heitzman
Pella Chamber of Commerce
Farm Bureau
Wilson
Miss Bess Van Spanckenren to Be Married Tomorrow
Miss Bess Van Spanckeren of Pella and Mr Marquis McLeod Smith of Winterset plan to wed in Moravia Iowa where he teaches at the public high school. She taught domestic science in Nashua Iowa for two years returning home recently. a bridal shower by her former students recalled Nashua days with kitchen tea towels a Pyrex teapot and rhymed verses.
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Bess van Spanckeren
Pella
Marquis McLeod Smith
Winterset
Moraviajlowa
Smith
Miss van Spanckeren
Nashua
Iowa
Andrew Troutner
Nashua High
M. M. Smith
Birthday Party for Miss Henriet ta Plette
A surprise party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Adrian De Young on Thursday January 25 in honor of Miss Henriet ta Plette s birthday. About fifteen friends attended the gathering with games and a two course luncheon served at a late hour. Miss Plette teaches at the Silver Grove school west of town and is highly esteemed locally.
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Henrietta Plette
Adrian de Young
Miss Plette
Report Cards Signal Student Achievement At Public Schools
The first semester has closed and report cards will reach parents this week. Teachers need cooperation as grades reflect four and a half months of work. Cigarettes and late hours hurt results while sleep, good parental guidance, and strong material support improve outcomes. the commercial course grows popular and enrollments rise with the year’s end.
Wesleyan Basketball Schedule Changes to 7 PM
Town Wesleyan will play here Saturday evening at seven o clock in the local gymnasium instead of eight o clock as originally scheduled. The change was made at Wesleyan managements request to catch the eastbound train. The juniors versus sophomores class game will follow the college game.
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Town Wesleyan
Wesleyan
Pella Supply Co Adds To Its Force
Paul Grandin began work this week as truck driver for the Pella Supply Co. Louis Van Roekel, as salesman, will canvass the farmers of the vicinity learning their needs in farm machinery and explaining the saving to them of buying on the New Moline Plan.
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Paul Grandin
Pella Supply Co
Louis van Roekel
De Kocks Celebrate Silver Wedding in Family Gathering
Mr and Mrs S S De Kock near Leighton marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary on a Saturday January 27 with a large family gathering of about sixty relatives. A bountiful dinner followed, and the couple enjoyed a day of cheerful festivities. Mr De Kock is a son of Stephen De Kock of Pella and Mrs De Kock is a daughter of Mr and Mrs T A Tyeselnig.
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S. S. de Kock
Leighton
Mr. de Kock
Stephen de Kock
Pella
de Kock
T. A. Tyeselnig
Farmers Co op Assn Holds Annual Meeting
The Farmers Co operative Shipping Association held its annual meeting Tuesday at Pella city hall. Reports showed strong business with a ten percent dividend paid for two years. Directors elected were Jacob De Haan to a new term and A B Van Domselaar for his first term.
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Farmers Co-operative Shipping Association
Pella
de Haan
First Reformed Church
Jacob de Haan
A. B. van Domselaar
Iowa Missionary Abby Gunn Baker Dies in Washington
Abby Gunn Baker, noted writer of history and missionary worker, has died after a long illness in Washington. A Pella, Iowa native and presumed daughter of Rev. Elihu Gunn, she lived in Pella during childhood, though local memory is uncertain.
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Washington
Abby Gunn Baker
Pella
Des Moines
Elihu Gunn
Central College
Home Made Candies Sale By Central College Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central College will hold a sale of home made candies at the Holland Meat Market on Saturday in February.
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Central College
Holland
Pella Druggist Named Marion County Chairman
John Heerema of Pella was appointed county chairman of Marion County for the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association. The group will hold its annual convention at the Savery Hotel in Des Moines on February 6 and 7 with county attendance planned. The meeting will discuss drug business issues, legislative matters, and tax red tape, with a banquet to close the event attended by legislators and prominent Iowa figures.
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John Heerema
Pella
Marion County
Lowa Pharmaceutical Association
Savery Hotel
Des Moines
Iowa
Legion Votes to Buy Building for Post Activities
The Van Veen Van Hemert Post No. 89 American Legion decided to purchase a building for post activities. They accepted the Gambell property for 9000 dollars, with possession of upper floors March 1 and full ownership June 1, planning to rent space to cover maintenance and debt while creating club rooms and meeting halls for veterans and the Legion Auxiliary.
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van Veen-Van Hemert
American Legion
Carl Byers
F. R. Gambell
Gambell
Post
Legion Post
Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Pell
Ne braska letter on chicken thieves prompts harsh stand
Seth Vander Kolk of Octavia writes from Pella about widespread chicken thefts. He condemns thieves, urges farmers to defend poultry with force, and calls for severe punishment up to five years in prison if caught stealing fowl.
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Neaska
Seth Vander Kolk
Octavia
Pella
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H. Johnson
Scott
Ashley Welsher
A. W. Core
Robinson Street
M. D. Flanders
Shive
Alderman Bybee
Baptist Special Meeting
Miss Henrietta Plette
John B. Useless, Esq
Harkness
Dexter
Reed
Williams
Mrs. S. S. DE Kock
Farmers Co-Op Assn
Pella Druggist
Gambell Building
West Side
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