Public Library Report For Year At Carnegie Viersen
The librarian presents the Carnegie Viersen public library annual financial report and circulation statement. Total receipts 3 047.17, balance 1 075.61. Expenditures include books 362.67, utilities 156.54, repairs 28.95, librarian 1 019.00, janitor 205.00. Net gain 133 books, 22 472 total circulations, 41 percent children, 61 percent fiction among adults. Borrowers cards total 2 338 with 305 open days.
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General Fe
Evangelistic Meeting to Close Sunday at Baptist Church
The evangelistic meeting led by Rev. Wm. Pfeffer of Columbus Ohio ends this Sunday with three services at 10 45 a m 2 30 p m and 7 30 p m The afternoon service will be for men and all men are urged to attend along with the public for the other Sunday and nightly services Many were turned away last Sunday evening for lack of space.
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The
Baptist Church
Wm. Pfeffer
Columbus
Ohio
Dog Tax Due With January Penalty Imposed
The dog tax is due this month and a fifty cent penalty will be added if not paid by January 31st. Signed by H. J. Vanden Berg, Mayor.
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H. J. Vanden Berg
Marshal charges a man to city jail for insanity
A young man, picked up by the marshal on the street Monday evening, showed mania possibly from liquor. He was jailed, began to wreck the place, attendants kept him quiet through the night, and he faced an insanity committee the next day. He was kept under observation rather than sent for treatment.
Pella Area Hears Talks of New Building and Local Ventures
Central College discusses a new building and band support. Local business notes include Bakker shaving necks for five cents, a new railroad company with L McMillan as president, and a 3 percent tax proposal. City aims for railway operation within twenty months. Various projects: bowling alley in opera house basement, Otley lumber yard, G Gosselink building east Pella home, Rathbone Sisters installation, and a 71st birthday for H Veenstra. A boiler explosion injures two Vogelaar men. S J Jelsma kills a large garter snake. Dieleman sues Rogers over a coal mine. Harper Whiskey ad claims physician approval.
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Central College
T. T. Bakker
L. McMillan
B. F. Keables
Herman Rietveld
H. Rhynsburger
Pella
Vogelaar Brothers
Jake Cornelius
Ben Vogelaar
S. J. Jelsma
R. Dieleman
Wm. Rogers
Rogers
Harper
Red Cross explains public health nursing expense
Officers clarify a 1121.86 line item in last week’s Red Cross expenditures report. The amount covers public relief and charity costs for the year in Pella, including food, fuel, supplies, and nurse services for needy families, beyond salary for the school nurse.
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The
Red Cross
Pella
WEDDINGS Ray Stureman and Miss Sara Lang
Ray Stureman and Miss Sara Lang straat both of Pella were married at three o'clock Monday afternoon at Oskaloosa by Rev Purdy of that city. They departed on the evening train for Pasadena California where they will likely settle. Ray is a cigar maker and a member of the American Legion and a musician. Sara Lang straat is the daughter of L Lang straat. The Chronicle extends best wishes to the couple.
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Ray Stureman
Sara Langstraat
Pella
Oskaloosa
L. Langstraat
the Chronicle
Harness theft linked to Greentop robbery case
A harness stolen from Dick Over near Albion Iowa tied to the Greentop Mo robbery is found in OsKaloosa. Malloy’s relative sold it for 35 dollars and surrendered it to Over. Warrants searched Farr Malloy grocery at 801 High Ave West. Other goods marked Whinery store found and turned over as evidence in Malloy larceny case.
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Dick Over
Albion
Iowa
Greentop
Carl J. Farr
Ernest Malloy
Malloy
Farr
Over
John
C. R. Whinery
Bangor
L. M. Bacon
I. O. Thomas
Farr & Malloy
High Avenue West
Whinery
Young Whinery
Justice Bacon
BE. P. Woods
Mahaska Grand Jury
Oskaloosa
Pella Names on Jury List for February Marion County Term
The February term of Marion county district court will convene February 6 at Knoxville Court House with Judge W. S. Cooper presiding. Grand jurors are summoned for 1:30 p.m. the first day. petit jurors report February 12 at 1:30 p.m. Names include Herman Fennema Pella and J. S. Van Vark Pella among others.
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District Court
Marion County
Court House
Knoxville
W. 8. Cooper
Winterset
Presid
Anspach
Win
Brubaker
Tom Frye
Itelche
Herman Fennema
Pella
W. H. Goodspeed
W. B. Gullion
Hamilton
Amos R. Jones
John Kennedy
Nels Larson
C. McVay
Harvey
W. F. Mathews
Maurice Proffitt
Pleasantville
Etta Baker
Ora. Beem
Myrtle Bane
Minne Cormany
Irene Grandia
Pearl Griges
Bussey
Louie Hanks
Minnie Locker
Mary Vander Ploeg
Monroe
Mamie Waddell
Pete Burr
Melcher
J. W. Courtney
R. A. Hill
A. T. Kain
Percy
Frank Loynacan
R. W. Livingston
Earl Sarver
Tracy
W. A. Schnack
John van Hilton
Swan
P. Vanden Berg
Arie G. van Zee
A. Vaughn
No. 2
Liquor raid at Howell station nets three men and liquor
Sheriff John J. Clark and deputy Pierre Bousquet raided Howell station on the Wabash near the Des Moines river and seized three men and four gallons of white mule. J. B. Miner Harvey Thomas and Clarence Thomas faced Justice A. B. Brobst, bound over to the grand jury with $500 bonds each. The suspects were picked up after a tip led them to Howell where liquor was found in an auto. Harvey and Clarence Thomas claim ignorance of the liquor’s presence. no motive for their Howell visit was explained.
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John J. Clark
Pierre Bousquet
Howell Station
Wabash
Des Moines River
Knoxville
J. B. Miner
Harvey Thomas
Des Moines
Clarence Thomas
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Brobst
Grand Jury
Clark
Howell
Harvey
Knoxville Express
Slogan Contest Promises Iowa Advertising Prize
The Des Moines Register offers a $25 000 annual advertising drive with a $1 000 prize for the best Iowa slogan and a grand sweepstakes of $500, inviting Chronicle readers to participate in selecting a state slogan as part of the campaign.
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Des Moines Register
Chronicle
Register
Iowa
Sunday Register
Towa
the Chronicle
Dr Marie Verhey in Des Moines Hospital
Dr Marie C Verhey an osteopath with rooms in the Odd Fellows building has been in Des Moines General hospital for about a week suffering from gall duct troubles thought to be gallstones A surgical operation last Thursday revealed gall duct adhesions and the appendix causing trouble was removed Friends visiting last Sunday report the doctor gradually improving and likely to return home in the first week of February
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Marie C. Verhey
Des Moines General Hospital
Knoxville
Mrs Mary Todd Entertained at Harvey in Marion County
Mrs Mellah Nossaman hosted a small dinner for friends in honor of Mrs Mary Todd of Pella last Wednesday. Todd, a long-time Marion County resident since 1843, is noted for her knowledge of early local history. Her Civil War veteran husband Jacob Todd is deceased.
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Mellah Nossaman
Mary Todd
Pella
Harvey
Knoxville Express
Near Death From Accident At Coal Chute
John Robus, a Wabash railroad worker at Fifield, fell about twenty feet from the coal chute. He was taken to Miners Hospital in Albia with a broken back and severed spinal cord. Despite some signs of improvement, doctors doubt he will survive long.
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John Robus
Wabash
Fifield
Crew
Albia
Farmers Co-Op Stockholders Meeting in Pella 1923
The Farmers Co-Operative Association will hold a stockholders meeting at the old City Hall in Pella at 10:00 a m on Tuesday January 30 1923. Business includes election of two directors and payment of a dividend before noon followed by a business report and any other matters. Stock certificates held by owners will be called for by the secretary Jacob de Haan.
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Farmers’ Co-Operative Association
Old City Hall
Pella
Jacob DE Haan
Bridging the Gap for Dutch Immigrant Family
A reader notes lifelong language barriers for non English speaking Dutch immigrant parents in their community. They seek a Dutch English phrasebook of common phrases and short sentences, ideally with Teutonic heritage vocabulary, to aid daily conversation and integration. They offer to assist in creating such a work if none exists.
Second Reformed Church Notes Sermon Series Begins
Morning service features sermons on The Man of Faith with Senior choir special music. Evening service includes pastor preaching while Junior Choir sings. Young People's Service at 6 30 led by S B Baron on The Claims of the Church.
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Second Reformed Church
S. B. Baron
County Teachers Meet On Saturday at Pella High School
A large study center event drew county teachers to Pella High School for the Extension Department program from Cedar Falls. Sessions covered education history nature study and rural education with instructors C E Germane W H Bender John R Slacks.
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Pella
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
C. E. Germane
W. H. Bender
John R. Slacks
New County Agent Is Warren Co Man
Wallace McKee of Scotch Ridge was elected county agent of Marion county by the Farm Bureau directors in Knoxville. He will assume duties in February and brings experience from judging teams and the International Livestock Show. McKee, son of J. F. McKee, recently worked on his father’s farm near Summerset.
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Indianola Record
Wallace McKee
J. F. McKee
Scotch Ridge
Marion County
Farm Bureau
Knoxville
McKee
Etdite
Chicago
Cardinal Guild
Ames
Summerset
Knoxville Journal
Pioneer Diary of Mrs. Nossaman in Our Columns
Readers are urged to save and scrapbook the full diary of Mrs. Sarah Nossaman, a pioneer memoir from seventy five to a hundred years ago. The piece recalls early community life and notes that her daughters Mrs. Mary Todd and Mrs. John De Cook still live in Pella, with other relatives known to readers.
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Sarah Nossaman
Pella
the Chronicle
Four Pella Men Injured In Wreck Near Hawk Eye Mine
Four men from Pella were in a bad auto wreck at the Bybee hill corner near the old Hawk Eye mine early Sunday. They drove at about fifty miles an hour, the car overturned, and the occupants were badly bruised but not seriously hurt. Names were not disclosed, Cecil Jeffers towed the car, and all were taken to a physician for treatment. The badly damaged car was towed to Pella yesterday afternoon.
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Pella
Hawkeye
Bybee Hill
Cecil Jeffers
Knoxville Express
City Assessor Schedules Saturday Office Hours
Notice to taxpayers says the City Assessor will be at his office in the Chamber of Commerce building on Saturdays, informing residents when to seek property tax help and inquiries.
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Chamber of Commerce
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Stockholders’ Meeting OF Farmers’ Co-Op Assn
First Christian Reformed Church
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English
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George Croll
S. S
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