Des Moines College Edges Central In Low-Scoring Duel
Des Moines College rallied in the final minute to beat Central 23 to 18. Rhynsburger led with six field goals and two free throws, while DeCook limited Armstrong to no points. Des Moines improved after halftime as Turner’s squad pressed and passed with pace.
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Des Moines College
Central
DeCook
Armstrong
F. Rhynsburger
Warren
Des Moines
Des Moines Central
Burnett
R.F. Rhynsburger
L. F
Rhynsburger
Jones c. VanderLinden
Earle
R.G. DeCook
Risser
L. G
van der Linden
Pease
J. Rhynsburger
Register
Philomathian Society Valentine Social Honored Alethians
The Philomathian Society hosted a February 12 Valentine party for its sister Alethians. Highlights included singing, a hander chief game, military tactic demonstrations, heart and mitten bidding, prize wins by Joe Rhynsburger and Harry Phillips, plus a supper of flapjacks syrup and sausage and later ice cream and wafers.
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Philomathian Society
Philos and
Alethians
McIntire
Philos
Phillips and
Kempkes
Joe Rhynsburger
Harry Phillips
Centr Ray
Shoe store closes in Pella after short tenure
The Clark Shoe Store announces its closure on February 21 after a brief stay in Pella. The owners thank local residents for liberal patronage and advertise deep discounts on high quality footwear, inviting everyone to visit before closing time Saturday night.
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Pella
L. Clark Shoe Store
House For Sale by Mrs Benjamin Gardner
Property on W First Street offered for sale with inquiry at the Hub Shoe Store. Listing notes ownership by Mrs Benjamin Gardner and location in town. Sale details appear in a brief community notice from a local newspaper.
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Benjamin Gardner
W. First Street
Hub
Bankers Rally for Federal Reserve Law Support at Oskaloosa
Bankers in south central Iowa endorse the new federal reserve law at a meeting in Oskaloosa on Lincoln's birthday. Group Ten plans to push legislation to allow state and savings banks in the federal system and match reserve requirements with federal rules while urging broader state law amendments. Henry S. Nollen of Des Moines delivered the day’s address on The Income Tax Law, clarifying provisions and affirming the law’s stay and fairness.
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Iowa
Oskaloosa
Lincoln
Iowa Bankers, Association
Reserve Association
Auditor of State
Attorney General
Federal Reserve System
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa Bankers’ Association
General Assembly
Federal Reserve Association
Herald
Henry
Nolen
H. S. Nollen
Equitable Life Insurance Co
Des Moines
Nollen
College Notes Recital and Campus Events At Sadler Studio
Students appeared in recital at Prof. Sadler's studio including Faassen Reenink Van Spanckeren Grundman Fradenburgh Fifield Glantz and Horn. Students with Grand Opera seats are invited to Saturday studio. Chapels and reunions, Philo Alethian events, and revival meetings are noted along with a Washington banquet on Friday night and late arrivals at Cotton Hall.
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Sadler's Studio
Fred Faassen
Dora Reenink
Werner van Spanckeren
Margaret Grundman
Florelle Fradenburgh
Florence Fifield
Esther Glantz
Edna Horn
Grand Opera
Sadler
Coleman
Philos
Harry Phillips
Cotton Hall
Washington
Pleasant Surprise for Leighton Sunday School Leader
Herman Meppelink’s Sunday school class at Leighton gathered Monday evening to honor him with a large easy chair. About forty attendees, led by a faithful teacher beloved by the young folks, arrived with refreshments for a cheerful, well organized social evening.
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Herman Meppelink
Leighton
Mr. Meppelink
VanderPloeg Wittmer Wedding in Des Moines
Rev Albert VanderPloeg officiated the Des Moines ceremony uniting David VanderPloeg and Christine Wittmer of Monroe. The couple's home is planned on a farm near Leighton after their February 18 nuptials.
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VanderPloeg
Aalbers and Poortinga Wed in Otley Home Ceremony
On Wednesday Feb 18 at 5:00 p.m. G Aalbers and Maggie Poortinga wed at the bride’s Otley home officiated by Rev M Ruissaard. A large circle of relatives attended and the couple will reside on a nearby farm. Pella guests included Mr and Mrs H Jaarsma Henry Meinders and family P Dingaman and family and Wm Dingeman and family.
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VanNiewendorp—Vroom
Charles VanNiewendorp
Carrie Vroom
Leighton
Rev
A. Rozendahl
John Vroom
Isaac van Niewendorp
The
Chronicle
Nellie Cruzen and Roy Fleck wed in stormy 1914 Madison ceremony
Nellie Ioa Cruzen married Roy Fleck on February 12 1914 at the Cruzen home in Madison township. About eighty guests attended despite a blizzard while forty could not brave the storm. The couple will reside on the Fleck farm near Leighton Iowa with Fleck a nephew of Mrs. Clark of Oskaloosa and local relatives hosting a reception earlier in Leighton.
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Fleck
Cruzen
William Cruzen
Madison Township
Madison Church
Nellie Ioa Cruzen
Roy Fleck
Leighton
Iowa
William
Ella Cruzen
Oskaloosa
A. H. Clark
Rogers Grilley Entertainment At Pella Lecture Course
The Rogers Grilley entertainers performed Friday evening at the college auditorium before a full house. Harpist VenVeachton Rogers delighted music lovers with Fisher's Hornpipe and Yankee Doodle sung together. Charles T. Rogers offered reader and impersonator acts, though relying on old jokes. one impersonation of an old man was notably excellent. Management praised for punctual start, aiding public gathering etiquette and reducing late arrivals.
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Rogers-Grilley
Pella
College Auditorium
VenVeachton Rogers
Fisher
Charles T. Rogers
Washtella Cigar Factory Workers Host Home Social
Washtella factory workers enjoyed an evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Jacob VanDyk. The VanDys recently married hosted fellow workmen for a hearty social gathering. The men praised the gathering and mused about starting a home of their own.
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Washtella Cigar Factory
Jacob VanDyk
Mrs. VanDyk
Jim DeWit Visited Des Moines on Monday Afternoon
Business visitor Jim DeWit traveled to Des Moines Monday afternoon for meetings with local firms and to discuss potential partnerships. Strong local presence and engagement noted with area businesses.
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Jim DeWit
Des Moines
Anti-Saloon League to press temperance stand in Iowa races
Des Moines reports say the Iowa Anti-Saloon League will force every candidate for national state and city office to state their temperance position. Candidates must declare support or opposition to the constitutional prohibition, repeal of the miglct law, and the prohibition amendment. A state automobile tour will target enemies of temperance in the primaries. The campaign will interview district political influencers and print records in a weekly publication.
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Des Moines
Anti-Saloon League
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Iowa
W. C. Barger
M.C. A
League
W. C. Barber
Fox
Temperance
Church Notes Teacher Training Class Plan Update
Church notes outline training for next Friday with two stormy evenings causing skipping of lessons 2 and 3. Beginners aged 3 to 6 will study pages 143 to 150. Mr Frush will present an extra non textbook lesson worth while. Rev Wesseling will drill on The Gist of the Books pages 129 to 126 for an additional 15 minutes.
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Frush
Wesseling
Second Reformed Church Seeks Mission Support
The Second Reformed Church announced Sunday sermons on The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven and The Claims of the City with special orchestra music. A Tuesday church social preceded a weeklong every member canvass for missions and benevolences, supporting Leona VanderLinden in China and Mrs. Stanley Mylrea in Arabia to meet the General Synod quota.
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Second Reformed Church
Ladies Aid
Leona VanderLinden
China
Stanley Mylrea
Arabia
General Synod of the R. C. A
T. J. Riley’s $21,000 Stock Sale Sets Record
The Chronicle notes a Monday sale totaling about $21,000, one of the largest in the area. Riley arranged trains to bring buyers, and most purchases were settled by checks rather than cash, highlighting farm banking use.
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T. J. Riley
The
Chronicle
Riley
Ice harvest fuels Des Moines river crews of Creamery Co
Ice men have been busy for ten days harvesting their crop. The Creamery Company reports about thirty teams hauling ice from Des Moines rivers at the start of the week.
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The
Creamery Co
Des Moines
Edmands Celebrate Twenty Fifth Anniversary and Birthday
Mr and Mrs J A Edmand observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary on February 14 celebrated with a family feast. The Chronicle extends congratulations and best wishes as they next reach their golden anniversary.
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J. A. Edmand
Mr. Edmand
the Chronicle
McCall's Magazine Ad Promotion Through Chronicle Offer
The Chronicle partners with McCall Co to offer a clubbing deal delivering McCall's Magazine at half price. Subscriptions run via Chronicle at 1.75 for one year including any 15 cent McCall pattern, with 25 cents added for the magazine and a free pattern from the first issue.
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McCall’s Magazine
McCall's
McCall’s
McCall
McCall's Magazine
The
Chronicle
McCall Co
Post Office Holiday Observed Feb Twenty Third
Washingtons birthday falls on Sunday this year so Monday February twenty third is observed as a holiday. There will be no rural or city delivery on that day. Office hours at the post office will be from 8 00 to 9 00 am and 2 30 to 3 30 pm.
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Washington
Oyster Supper Held Saturday by G A R Ladies
The Ladies of the G A R moved their oyster supper to Saturday February 21 at the old Candy Kitchen in the Dennis building. Oysters sandwiches coffee and doughnuts will be served.
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Candy Kitchen
Dennis
Leighton Couple Visited Pella Monday
Mr and Mrs Jacob Veenstra of Leighton visited in Pella on Monday, enjoyed a brief stop and local sights during their trip.
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Jacob Veenstra of
Leighton
Pella
Rock Island Agent Dykstra Transferred to Pella Office
The Keosauqua Independent notes Agent Dykstra of Rock Island is moved from Keosauqua to Pella, with local regret and praise for his diligence. The change fills the long occupied Cox retirement post, expected near end of March, as Mr and Mrs Dykstra are welcomed back home by Pella.
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Keosuqua
Dykstra
Rock Island
Pella
Chas
Fadder-Land
J. M. Cox
Wild Oats and Youth Promise in Pella Poem
A devotional Vermont style verse from Pella Iowa warns youth about sowing wild oats and choosing sin, contrasting worldly pleasure with divine reward. It urges perseverance toward higher aims, ending with the promise of seeing God face to face at life’s end.
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Pella
Iowa
Pella Local News Highlights Health, Reunions, and Visitors
Mrs H Roeffel recovering well after Mercy Hospital operation in Des Moines. Jim Grover’s family released from five week smallpox quarantine. Roy Nowell home expected to be released this week ending Pella’s smallpox cases. High school class of 1913 enjoyed a reunion at Miss Mabel Van Donselaar’s home near the county line. Mrs Jane VanWyngarden visiting relatives in Pella and Wyoming, renewing Chronicle subscription. Edw Everhard, Holland Michigan business traveler and DePree Co. rep, visited Pella, connecting with local merchants. DePree family known for fumigator and San Tax remedies. laboratories in Holland, Michigan.
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Mabel van Donselaar
Jane VanWyngarden
Pella
Chugwater
Wyo
Martin
Wm. Visser
W. J. VanKersen
Holland
Mich
Everhard
DePree Chemical Co
Chicago
DePree
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Washtella
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New Rock Island
N. J. Gesman
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