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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
5
Review of Gray-Shevine company from Norfolk Va performing on the College Lecture Course in Pella. Mrs Shevine on violin and speaking. husband on piano and accompaniment. Mixed reception noted with humor and mild criticisms. petition to send the troupe abroad cited. proceeds from two pieces benefiting Red Cross. next act John B. Ratto slated for January 24.
Pella High lost to Prairie City High on the road in a rough bossed gym, a small venue that challenged Pella’s team play. Monroe had earlier beaten Prairie City, and Pella seeks a return win at home next Friday against Eddyville, hoping their new lineup grows with coaching.
The legal advisory board assists registrants with questionnaires and exemptions. Many seek exemptions, with the largest class being class four, while about 175 have been placed in class 1-A for potential call pending physicals. A partial list shows numerous names across many cities and districts.
Mr and Mrs Sadler hosted the First Reformed choir for supper Tuesday evening. Each guest received a dollar pasteboard money and meals were cafeteria style with high wartime prices. The group enjoyed Roosevelt punch as the bartender neared overload and the gathering was a lively, jovial social event.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to Dra Carpenter and Sybenga must settle their accounts before February 1st. 28 Dr F F Carpenter.
Owners of dogs are notified that dog tax is due now. Delaying until February adds fifty cents to the fee. Authorized by Mayor H. J. Vanden Berg.
Charley Brand a 35 year old cigar maker in Pella was found dead in his father's garage, hanging with a shawl strap. He had worked that day and shown no clear signs of distress. Justice declined an inquest. funeral services set for Friday at home and Second Reformed Church with interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
An appeal from destitute French orphans to Pella seeks warm clothing and help for war refugees in northern France and Flanders. Residents are urged to donate clean garments, with attic and trunk stock room ready to clothe a village. The drive aims to place one hundred orphans in Pella, with $36.50 funding one child per year.
The regular teachers' examination will be held at the office of the County Superintendent in Knoxville Iowa on Wednesday Thursday and Friday January 28 24 and 26 1018 beginning at eight oclock Mae Goldisen County Superintendent notes the schedule for aspiring educators.
The First Reformed church hosted the third Artist Course recital amid 10 below zero. Antonio Lala impressed as a premier cello artist performing a Lala concerto, a Valentine sonata, and a Pupper rhapsody, with strong pianissimo and encores. Co-workers Madame Gertrude Hale and Edith Henry complemented the program, Hale’s aria from Isabeau drawing special permission for the first time on an American stage. The next concert on February 6 features Salvi the Italian tenor and Mr. Richardson, promising a large audience.
A state conference committee allowed a larger Pella Sunday schools delegation to Ottumwa this year. Eighteen fellows will attend, representing all but one Sunday school. Delegation includes Andrew Roorda George Gosselink Harold Klein Elmore Houk Reuben Schakel Harold Versteeg Will De Bruine Gerald Dykstra Martin Vander Heiden Fred Van Rheenen Marion Kuiken Fred Lautenbach Freeman Lankelma Louis Van Roekel Gradus De Kock John Vander Linden J M Hinton M Vander Linden.
In a tight gym contest Pella Tigers beat Eddyville Bear Cats 31 to 30 with a seesaw battle. Ver Steeg led Pella scoring ten goals while Eddyville’s Secress added nine. Free throws and late shots defined a game that stayed within five points of each other throughout. Referee Van Zante oversaw the match.
The Town Children's Home fund for Des Moines received 4 dollars 17 cents from contributions by Slob Bros. & Co store Vander Ploeg Bakery Citizen's Bank The Rest Room and 60 kindly helpers. Mrs Henry Robynsburger Beo'y Local Board thanks supporters and hopes the effort grows to send more next month.
The city council met in regular session hearing reports on water and electric matters. A committee recommended the city pay an $18.75 substitute bill for the light plant. Water main extensions on Broadway may cost about $395, material prices could rise. Meter readings to be simplified were discussed but not decided. December electric receipts were $2402.89 with $1665.95 in expenditures and three new light customers added. An electric motor bill of $249.76 was to be paid only after trial under guarantee. An ordinance revised water rates, raising the minimum quarterly charge by 25 cents, and was passed under suspension of rules.
A regional Knitting Club reports thanks from soldiers in camps and France for helmets sweaters wristlets and socks. Readers are urged to donate yarn and funds to cover unpaid bills, with a list of recipients and a note of Otley supporters and future needs.
The Pella markets report price corrections by Van derZy Bros and Pella Produce Go. Adjustments cover stock and grain ranges from minus six to eleven dollars per owt and twelve to fifteen point seven five per owt, plus minor bits and produce units.
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