Christian Endeavor Society Holds Monthly Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Christian Endeavor society was held at Miss Alice Thomassen's home last Friday. After a business session planning new work, the evening transitioned to social intercourse with Miss Mae Thomassen entertaining. The event marked the first such gathering since the new pastor and his family arrived, and both hostesses were praised for their hospitality.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Alice Thomassen
Mae Thomassen
Miss Alice Thomassen
Miss Mae Thomassen
Postal Card Shower Thanks For Sixty One Cards
Mrs Martin VandEHaar of Linneus Missouri expresses sincere thanks to relatives and friends for many beautiful birthday cards received. Sixty one cards were received and she was surprised by the kindness.
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Martin Vandehaar
Linneus
Learning to Ride
Henry Roorda bought a horse for his family surprising his habit of favoring a mule. His 14 year old son John eagerly learned to ride, fell, and injured two ribs but escaped serious harm. He will not ride again until spring.
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Henry Roorda
Henry
John
Will Go To Chicago Tomorrow Jim Verhey
Jim Verhey son of contractor Verhey leaves for Chicago to enroll in architecture and building at Chicago Technical College. He already has substantial experience in his trade and months of study will prepare him to open a first class architect and builder business. Chronicle will visit weekly during his stay in the Windy City to keep him posted on home news.
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Jim Verhey
Verhey
Chicago
Chicago Technical College
Verhey Jr
Ben Professional
Schods
Jim
The
Chronicle
Windy City
Pella
F. Heeren
Chroncle
Weekblad
Mr. Heeren
Holland
Land of
Sleepy Hollow
Heeren
Brother Heeren
Netherlands
Chronicle of the 9Th
Oura
Quite a Change Will Vandermeulen Returns Home
Will Vandermeulen, after months in Texas, arrived home last Friday evening. He notes Iowa’s climate feels harsh by contrast with Mission where the weather had been warm and pleasant.
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Will Vandermeulen
Texas
Will
Iowa
Mission
Man Uses Own Name in Jewelry Business Despite Copyright Claim
Seth Thomas of Oskaloosa opened a jewelry business last week and attracted attention after receiving a letter from the Western Manager of the Seth Thomas Clock Company in Chicago warning that the name was copyrighted. He replied that he would continue to use his own name and proceed regardless of the company's stance.
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Seth Thomas
Oskaloosa
Pella Council Addresses Sewers and Pole Dispute
The Pella Iowa city council met in regular session with most officials present except Waechter and Gangs. They discussed sewer connections for the American House, ordered proper replacement of Liberty street crossing, tackled pole removal on Main Street, and reviewed Mayor Gesman’s notice against conflicting contracts. A new city treasurer, Jacob Roovaart, was elected after five ballots, Des Moines Iron and Bridge Works received 1500 dollars for services, and the meeting adjourned.
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Waechter
de Bruin
Liberty Street
First Reformed Church
City of
Pella
W. H. Fowler
Iowa
N. J. Gelman
Fowler
N. J. Gesman
Ver Hey
Wm. Kruger
Kruger
Jacob Roovaart
Des Moines Iron and Bridge Works
Nimrod trio claim rabbit field tally in grim hunt
A. W. De Bruin, Dick Ver Dught, and Dave Ver Dught hunted rabbits yesterday and killed thirty-two of the buck-doclers. They carried the pelts home at dusk, amid boasting of a successful day. Miss Mary Veen visits Des Moines this week.
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A. W. de Bruin
Dave Ver Dught
Mary Veen
Des Moines
Weather Report from Medan by U S Weather Bureau Observer
John H Ver Steeg reports weather data from Medan as part of Cooperative Weather Bureau observations for the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau program.
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Dan
Medan
John H. Ver Steeg
Cooperative Observer
The
Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Make This a Day for Today’s Clear Purpose
The piece urges turning focus to the present with resolve. It stresses that yesterday’s work is finished, and the future remains mute, so embrace today as a fresh dawn. It advocates action and acceptance of whatever comes, without brooding.
Missionary to the Navajos
A letter to Editor Chronicle explains Conrad Van Zee is not tied to any single denomination but affiliates with the Gospel Missionary Union of Kansas City. He works with Navajo Indians near Tuba City, Arizona, supported by gifts. The writer urges prayers and donations, offers to send funds free of charge, and promotes subscriptions to The Gospel Message.
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Conrad van Zee
Engle van Zee
Coon
van Zee
Gospel Missionary Union of
Kansas City
Geo. S. Fisher
Gospel Message
Lord Jesus Christ
Arizona
Tuba
Pella
Above Missionary Association
Grocery ads boost sales and banish Larkin clubs in Knoxville
The Sigourney Review applauds Knoxville grocers for using newspaper ads, noting a firm doubled its business last year thanks to page and half-page ads. It argues advertising attracts trade, while non ad firms lose customers, and predicts Larkin clubs will fade as prices rise and ads promote value.
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Knoxville Express
Sigourney Review
Express
Knoxville
Thomases
Sigourney
Larkin
Sunday School Work Lessons for City Library
Teachers and scholars will find valuable help in our city library for the year’s lessons. Notable books include Never Old Stories Lettice Bell Kings of Israel and Judah Rawlinson Dictionary of the Bible Bible Handbook Walter Scott The Analyzed Bible Morgan Jeremiah and The History and Travel Books. Periodicals with weekly lesson notes are also available.
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Lettice Bell
Rawlingon
Smith
Walter Scott
Morgan
Jeremiah
F. B. Meyer
Concrete Paving Gains Interest In Iowa Towns
Sioux City opens bids for first class concrete pavements at 1.18 per sq yd and faces patent threats from R S Blome & Co. Past trials in Bozeman Fond du Lac and Marshalltown show unpatented concrete costs as low as 85 cents in Ann Arbor, with many Iowa towns ready to lay five inch bases and two inch tops using cement sand and crushed stone.
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Sioux City
R. S. Blome & Company
Bozeman
Montana
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin
Marshalltown
Times Republican
Washington
Osage
Iowa
Eldora
Mason City
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Andless
Times-Republican
Preacher’s Assistant Receives Threatening Subscriber Letter
Lon Hardin of the Ames Times was away when a subscriber sent a threatening note about payment. The minister in charge replied he has fought off the editor for ten years and offered to have twenty church members operate on the subscriber.
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Lon Hardin
Ames ‘Times
Ames
County cuts gopher bounty to lower rate
County supervisors at the January 4 meeting reduced the bounty on gopher pairs from 10 cents to a lower amount per pair, forecasting savings of several hundred dollars for the county during the year.
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County Board of Supervisors
Kannitverstaan dispute stirs Pella Chronicle letters
A Raleigh-like clash erupts as F Heeren of Chicago attacks the Chronicle editor over a Holland story. The paper defends its stance, notes past edits, and questions Heeren’s motives while defending editorial rights and readership trust.
Wound Healed Slightly by Recent Fold Discussion
The text notes partial healing of a wound over the past week and states no desire for further discussion. Readers are referred to the December 15 issue for judgment and context.
College Notes Recap of Campus Events and Contests
The column lists a week of campus happenings including chapels, a gospel talk by Prof Hoffman, a death in the Yaw family, spring semester registration beginning February second, and exam periods January 31 and February 1. It notes a lively Pelican Board, a piano study by Zietnes des Plantes, chafing dish dinner at Valhalla for Mr Hillyer, revival progress in Monroe, and a junior Kodak-picture club gathering. A basketball win over Ottumwa affects scheduling, and the Oratory Dept plans a Tuesday recital featuring Maude Tucker, Ednah Webster, and other students with pieces by R Gilsore, Glenere Grundman, and Lathrop.
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Cotton Hall
Hoffman
Chapel
Elizabeth Yaw
Willis
Kans
Advance Literary Society
Pelican Board
Zietnes Des
Ottumway
College Auditorum
Maude Tucker
R. R. Gilsore
Ednah Webster
Sermon on Joseph Themes at Baptist Church
Rev J W Bailey delivered the second sermon in a three part series on Joseph. He cited a physician’s claim that 50 percent of local men fall in life’s temptation, but warned the figure may be overstated while praising Joseph’s restraint and integrity.
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J. W. Bailey
Joseph
Baptist Church
House of Potiphar
Going Some Clarence Van Vark and John Rabbit Robertus
Clarence Van Vark and John Rabbit Robertus slaughtered 68 rabbits yesterday. The feat triggers concern about a future shortage in the rabbit crop, as the pair push the numbers high.
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Clarence van Vark
John
Robertus
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Mayor's Report
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the Weather Report
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Lee
Glenere Grundman
Guida
Evans Jathrop Lathrop
Ann Werner
Helen Hunt
Patsy
Kate D. Wiggin
Julia Dume
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