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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1906
Page
5
A Democratic caucus will be held at the town hall on Friday evening July 20 at 7 30 to select delegates for the county convention in Knoxville on Wednesday July 25. M Porter 18 19 Chairman.
Ed Radomski, a Cleveland State College student, was struck by a Carl Hagenbeck show train around 5:30 AM Tuesday while traveling with two companions Robi Zak and Lester Schulte. He survived with bruises and back pain, taken to the Todd hotel. The three planned to continue west for harvest work and return later.
Report from Knoxville notes a close county convention where Perkins won fifteen delegates by a two vote margin amid Cummins opposition. The stormy session featured a failed amendment to split the delegation, roll call votes, and a pledge of solidarity with the Perkins slate for the Seventh congressional convention. Judge Gamble received a strong, unopposed endorsement for the judicial convention.
Workers remove the old pickle factory building and construct a modern salting station south of the depot. Herman Byros of Omaha supplies the new structure, measuring 756 by 100 feet, to be used for salting and shipping pickles to the factory once finished.
Bells ring at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Doedyns on Franklin street as Leslie Hugh Sadler of Sadler Bros. weds Miss Nella Arnolda Doedyns. The couple will immediately establish a household at the A. N. Kuyper property in Northeast Pella.
Church notices list services at Regular times in Holland and English. First Reformed and others show Sunday school at 9 00 or 3 00 p m with morning and evening services in Dutch or English, youth meetings, evangelistic evenings, and various pastors including Rev Dykhuizen Rev Van Kersen Rev A LeGrand and Rev F C Edwards plus junior and Epworth leagues and class meetings on July 15.
Arm broken in park bicycle accident near the bandstand when Wormhoudt collided with a tree Tuesday evening. Right forearm suffered both bones broken near wrist and elbow, making setting difficult and painful. Doctor reduced fracture and Kamp rests easily.
D. Terpstra Dowe Terpstra of Sully died at home Tuesday after four months of dropsy. He was 65 and well respected. The funeral will be held in Sully tomorrow at noon with burial in the cemetery near Galesburg. He is a brother of Mrs. R. Vander Ploeg of this city.
Mrs T Van Arkle living west of the boarding hall died suddenly Tuesday noon at age 68 while preparing vegetables for dinner. Funeral was held from her home at 2 o'clock and from the Third Reformed Church at 2:30. Burial to take place at the North Cemetery.
Mrs Aart Vander Wnesota long time resident plans a two month Iowa visit to hope for good crops prospects at home. Rev Mr and Mrs Fitzsimmons travel to Fremont for two or three days of business and social visits. Mr H A Amsbury will care for property during absence. Charles Heywood family visited Coal Ridge with relatives Sunday. Henry to ship hogs Wednesday to Ottumwa market. Mr Ghrist traveled to Warren county. he helps with Warren County Farmers Mutual Insurance Co claims. Mrs Ghrist visited by brother Wirt of Pennsylvania. S F Durham improving after illness. Milo carriage trip. Ed Loynachan improves after winter illness. Ladies church quilting in Odd Fellows room. J P Durham and baby visited Sunday. Iola school house nearing completion. Mrs Van Arkel and sanity concerns discussed as health starts to improve. Frank Woody family visited Harvey. Rev J E Beard preached at Eu reka after calling on Clark Hegwood.
Leighton residents recall a joyful Fourth of July as about twenty five people gathered at Mr. H. Baron’s for a picnic. Reports note a newborn daughter to Mr. and Mrs. S. de Cook and several local families engaging in house painting and barn work. Parents and relatives share visits across nearby farms and towns.
Henry Anderson Lafler recounts the San Francisco quake in My Sixty Sleepless Hours. The 28 seconds of shaking are described with tilting roofs roaring walls choking dust and intense human drama for 300000 readers.
The Iowa State Fair at Des Moines attracts farmers from across the state to view premier horses and cattle judged by state and national breeders. Prof. Curtis oversees a horse show aimed at breaking records with substantial premiums and silver cups. Town cattle exhibitions promise a grand event with lucrative prizes, new Dutch Belted entrants, and a cattle catalog close date of August 1. Exhibition cattle return home free of charge.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Fred Shaw living north of Rose Hill died Saturday afternoon June 30 after toppling into a bucket of water. Mrs Shaw heard the baby playing and found it head first in the bucket with only four or five inches of water. The baby could not right itself and suffocated.
The past week saw 4 to 6 degree daily temperature deficits with cool nights and moderate days. Rainfall was mostly below normal, but soil moisture remains ample for current seeds. Spring wheat oats and barley grew well with rust checked, while corn thrived in fine condition.
July 1 crop estimates show corn at 99 percent, wheat 94, oats 84, rye 93, barley 91, flax 92, potatoes 94, hay 75 and pastures 88 with minor crops fair to good. Local items include a cement walk for Donaldson and Brimmer monument works, republican convention at Knoxville, Sunday school picnic prep, First Christian Reformed church day school, and Dr. Frahm's new instrument cabinet. Pella cherries and raspberries praised, and A Ryan’s cattle loss to lightning noted with no insurance.
F Cole moved his drug store Monday from the Dennis building to the Van Spanckeren building formerly Viersen Bros jewelry and music store. Workmen lay cement walk in front of Sybenga bakery and restaurant this week, improving property and district appearance. Mrs. John Wisse had a gasoline burn lighting a stove in the laundry. The 1906 American Newspaper Annual has arrived, listing most newspapers in America. Umbrella repair men were in town last week, rushing business but not arrested during the fair. Rumor cites a new furniture store for Pella on the west square, with two shops needed to satisfy town business. Mr Van Drimmelen of Knoxville reportedly involved.
In Olay township officers aided a motorist, Dr Jai ham ordered a return to the father's home while steps are planned. Caves, starting from Ni Sharon in a new automobile, encountered a stubborn brake that failed on a hill. The car backed into a rut, a bystander wagon hitched behind, and a mobile veterinary was summoned from Oskaloosa at noon. Meanwhile Caves continued with land deals unaffected by the misadventure.
Leighton residents visit Pella and Des Moines while others travel to Oskaloosa Oklahoma and Knoxville. Local families host relatives and friends, attend shows, and plan harvest trips in the latest community round up.
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