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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1923
Page
6
A month after Pella’s first Trades Day, merchants again invite crowds this Saturday. Offers are wider, prizes adapted to avoid duplications, and winners must claim at the Chronicle office. Purchasers should fill blanks at each store to help determine prizes for multiple shops and purchase sizes.
The piece rebuts criticism of Trades Day prizes offered by Pella merchants. It argues the event centers on bargains and community standing, not prize size, noting a $5 merchandise prize is worthwhile and urging participation to fill in a prize blank. It suggests prudent spending now foresees future value.
The city opened bids for a new storm sewer project and awarded the contract to Boyer-Craig Company of Des Moines as the lowest responsible bidder. The work must be completed by September 1 at a cost of 6,088 dollars. Other bidders listed include Paul V. Reilley of Des Moines and M. A. Camery of Harlan.
H. E. Weber a 43 year old Kellogg area farmer and civic leader was killed Monday at 6 50 am while repairing an electric machine in his basement. Initially believed electrocution, later reports cite heart failure as the cause with 110 volts noted. Weber survived by a wife and four sisters plus a brother and additional relatives, with the Brailey children in the family care.
Arthur K. Verrips pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud an insurance company over a car he insured and moved out of state. The case involves the vehicle’s route through Minnesota and Iowa and the Mann Act probe linked to a companion, with Verrips to serve time at the Anamosa state reformatory.
The sixth annual Durham family reunion gathered July 8 at the J. P. Durham home southwest of Pella. Fourteen counties were represented with 104 attendees, mostly descendants from the David Durham line who migrated from Belfast, Maine, in Iowa’s early days. The group planned a similar gathering at D. C. Miller's Liberty Center home in 1924.
General John J. Pershing plans a nationwide tour to inspect summer Military Training Camps. He will visit Fort Leavenworth Kansas on August 17 and Fort Des Moines Iowa on August 20. Camps run August 1 to 30 for youths 17 to 24 with government provision of rail fare food uniforms equipment and medical care.
A Monday Chamber of Commerce meeting approved a $1200 start for a tourist camp at West Market Square in Pella. Plans by Lautenbach and Sons call for two structures with toilets showers and a central shelter plus a four furnace cooking area to serve auto travelers.
At a Tuesday city council meeting the purchase of two 600 GPM centrifugal pumps and 100 horsepower motors was approved to move water from the Howell station to the southwest storage tank. The larger pumps meet rising water demand.
War veterans, farmers, students and other groups will be honored on designated fair days from August 22 to 31 with events such as World War Veterans day, Public school day, Farm Bureau day and more. Admission stays at 50 cents with free entry for children on August 24 and veterans on August 25. Civil and Mexican War veterans and spouses free daily. J T De Bruin buys Johnson farm near Pella for 275 per acre.
The Chronicle held a city name contest with twelve cities needing state identifiers. Top prizes went to Tunis Kempkes, M. P. Wormhoudt, and Mrs. A. T. Vander Beck for correct, timely entries. several others also provided correct lists but missed the state names or were late.
Ed Rayborn, a Des Moines taxi driver, was slugged by two bandits near Knoxville on Friday night. They hired him to drive them out of Des Moines and robbed him of $50 before escaping in his taxi. Rayborn was found semi-conscious by passing motorists.
Nick Gesman and Paul Boertje fished the Skunk River Monday morning and returned before noon with 29 catfish, including several weighing two pounds or more.
Grady Wacechter enjoyed a birthday Friday evening with friends who toasted him by giving a cigarette shower. The party featured plenty of fun for Grady and his company.
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