Pella Local News Roundup of Visits and Events
This week in Pella covers visitors and travels including Mrs C W Sipe going to Newton and Mr Mrs John Visser visiting Leighton Olivet and Albia Gus Vander Linden in Pella for 16 days, and many others visiting relatives in Oskaloosa Des Moines Knoxville and Omaha. The community notes college opens tomorrow with students arriving and locals attending conventions and sermons while footwear price cuts at Vander Linden draw shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Sipe
Newton
John Visser
Leighton, Olivet and
Albia
Gus. Vander Linden
Pella
L. Popma
Baptist Church
Coalridge
Dan Kruidenier
Bernie Buwalda
Martin de Witt
Oskaloosa
Nina Elliot
Omaha
Hubert Kuyper
John Hesselink
Margaret Johnson
J. Elliot
Knoxville
John Sybenga
W. C. Vander Meulen
Des Moines
Zigler
Eddyville
J. van Gorp
New Sharon
J. D. Ritchie and Son
Brom
D. Dilley
Albert Hess
Ida van Steenis
D. Munting
D. Gosselink
Monroe
Bessie Bousquet
Reece Survives Plank Fall from 70 Feet in Billings
C W Reece foreman for Iowa Construction narrowly escaped instant death when a 12 foot plank fell from a 70 foot smoke stack being erected for Mutual Hot Water Heating. The line of viewers gasped as the plank struck ground. Reece leap to safety and then displayed a rabbit’s hind foot he carries as luck. The incident occurred Christmas day and contractor Hall coordinated the stack placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Reece
Iowa Construction Company
Mutual Hot Water Heating Company
Hall
Reece
Billings
Mont
Daily Gezette
Public Sale of Mitten House and Lot Near Methodist Church
A public sale will offer the 144 story frame dwelling and one half lot occupied by Dr. Mitten. Located third house north of the Methodist church and third in the block south of Buerken's wagon factory. Sale at residence at p.m. on Saturday December 28. Terms made known at sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitten
Buerken
Change in Trains Time Card For Sunday Effect
A new time card will take effect Sunday and the 204 AM eastbound and 905 PM westbound trains are expected to be dropped. Other trains will have schedule changes and travelers are warned to watch for the updates. The note expresses dissatisfaction with reduced accommodations and urges a protest coordinated by the Commercial Association, praising the Rock Island line and asking for reasonable accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Public Health Notice From Dr Frahm Office
The health officer certifies the office of Dr Frahm has been disinfected and is safe for the public to enter. Dr Kramer issues the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frahm
Kramer
Blind student returns to Vinton college for the blind
Peter Kuiken a 12 year old blind boy returns to the State College for the Blind at Vinton Iowa after Christmas. He travels home with his mother and impresses with his knowledge across subjects. The school offers a college level course and trades training enabling independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kuiken
Jacob Kuiken
State College For the Blind
Vinton
Peter
Central College
Firth
Simple Kidney Tonic Promoted In Daily New York Paper
A homemade mix advertised by an eminent kidney expert promises relief from back pain urinary symptoms and may stave off Bright’s disease. Ingredients include Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with directions to take after meals and at night. A local druggist confirms ingredients are harmless and easy to mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bright
Blood disorders and cure through kidney cleansing note
A fragmented medical blurb describes flushing the kidneys to treat blood disorders. It mentions uric acid and decomposed waste causing afflictions and urges readers to try the prescription if not well, implying a home remedy approach.
Pleasantville Horse Thief Case Stuns Local Farmers
W C Harden, a respected farmer in the Pleasantville area, pursues two prized horses stolen from his pasture Friday night. A black mare about three, a bay mare around five, valued at $206 each, vanished after grazing in a field. Police assisted as farmers reported the loss and speculated the pair may have been driven toward Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasantville
W. C. Harden
Des Moines
Des Moines Daily News
Public school vaccination notice issued by mayor
Citizens are notified that all children attending public schools after January 6, 1908 must present a physician certificate showing vaccination within four years prior to that date. Frusu, superintendent, notes the vaccination requirement. Miss Bertha Smorenburg of St. Paul Minn is spending holidays with her parents and will return today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Frusu
Bertha Smorenburg
St. Paul, Minn
T. Smoren’berg
St. Paul
Notice to trespassers on premises forbids entry
The undersigned forbids any person from trespassing on their premises under any pretence. Gacon Van Gorp and Peter Stor are named in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
gAcon van Gorp
Peter Stor
Reward Offered for Dr George W Jones Missing in Iowa
A $300 reward is offered for information leading to the discovery of Dr George W Jones or his body. Disappeared in Burlington Iowa December 25 1997 at 9 p m. He is a prominent surgeon expert in genito ur inary diseases and of a fine family. He may be traveling and stop at good hotels and could seem sane to strangers. Police departments asked to take him into custody and hold him. Described as 31 with 6 feet height and 185 pounds. Overcoat brown stripe suit and tailor labels Lowitz & Sons Keokuk Iowa. He is an Elk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Jones
Burlington
Iowa
John M. Kenny
W. Clyde Jones
Keokuk
Lowitz & Sons
Tree Doctors at Hatch Experimental Station Offer Shade Tree Study
Prof. George B. Stone leads a unique course at Massachusetts Agricultural College Amherst titled the Physiology and Pathology of Shade Trees. Seven seniors are enrolled, aiming to train city foresters and park helpers. Many graduates have started tree care firms, some employing up to two hundred workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Stone
Hatch Experimental Station
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst
Mass
Woman Clara McAlpine Acts as New Hartford Town Clerk
Miss Clara McAlpine serves as acting town clerk of New Hartford Connecticut while regular clerk Mr Jewell is away indefinitely. McAlpine, related to the family name, becomes the sole woman in the state to hold the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara McAlpine
New Hartford
Conn
Jewell
Miga McAlpine
Marble Heart of Rameses Examined Vases
A fragment from a historical page describes examining four vases labeled with internal parts and mobilia, focusing on the heart of Rameses and the artifacts’ construction. The readable text hints at scholarly analysis of ancient objects and their inner components.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. D. Gaass
John Eysink
Mrs. Hall
Bertha
Rose Smorenburg
Will Kuyper
Orange City
Iowa City
A. N. Vander Linden
Cecil Hess
Tainter
Drake University
Ziegler
First Reformed Church
Vander Werl
Oklahoma
Damp Wormhoudt
A. J. Kuyper
Kahoka
Pella Stacker Co
P. H. van Gorp
P. H
Josie van Drimmelen
Roy Bridgham
Harvey
M. S. Quam
Sams
Dakota
C. A
B. H. van Spanckeren
H. O. Seifert
John Nollen
Henry
Hanna
Gerard
Fleury
Bankers Life Insurance
D. W. Gaass
Gaass
H. D. Wormhoudt,s
Garrison
Apham
Moulton
State Teachers’ Association
Luella Fisk
R. LE. Patterson
Washington
Methodist Church
Mary Steenwyk
Mitchellville
John Blommers
S. Weyerse
West Franklin Street
Dora Bruinsma
Jennie van Mersbergen
Valley Junction
Elizabeth Kempkes
Everett
Bert
Ic. W. Reece
Herman Rietveld
College For the Blind
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