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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
4
A parable warns that prosperity rests on unified effort. When towns split over issues like street paving or bridge placement, progress stalls and communities fracture into half towns. The piece cautions against pulling against local interests to preserve economic growth.
Tone Van Houwelingy and family visited Pella yesterday while Mrs. Dirk Van der Ploeg visited her mother in Pella earlier this week. The Otley school commencement was held last Thursday with an excellent program by the larger pupils.
Students gathered at the school building for an O. P. S. graduation program led by teacher Miss Edna Verheul. Prof. F. E. Burroughs entertained for almost two hours while solos and accompaniments by Mrs Rawson Ruisaard and Miss Cassie Frazer entertained. Lowa De Moss sang a lullaby at six years old, earning praise. Verheul handed merit awards and diplomas, with news that Verheul and McReynolds will return next year.
Mr and Mrs John Rillihan and sons attended the funeral of Mrs Butts in Pella Monday. Miss Jeanette Van Heukelem spent Sunday with friends near Harvey. Mrs Tone Van Roekel of Prairieview Kan visited the Henry Van Roekel home Tuesday. Misses Julia and Irena Van Zee spent Sunday with relatives in Pella. Rev and Mrs W J Duiker attended graduating exercises at the Academy in Pella Monday. Relatives visited Mrs Van Pilsum Friday in honor of Mrs Overing of Red Cloud Nebraska. A well attended lecture by Mrs Hattie Moore Mitchell Wednesday evening. Miss Gesiena Van Pilsum teaches near Sully and visited her parents with Miss Van Roekel. A Chronicle reporter quizzed Mr P Kuyper about business. he said Kuyper Lumber Co has supplied material for several residences and remodels and noted other new buildings under consideration. Peter Kuyper implied others are in planning but details were not revealed.
Public auction at the display room in Pella offers two high grade auto seats and buggies. The seller A. T. Brom invites bidders to purchase at their own price, urging attendance to seize opportunity. Event details appear as a local notice with a prompt sale intention.
Sheriff Cronkhite jailed two youths ages ten and twelve from Des Moines after they stole Dr Schriver s horse and buggy and drove toward Knoxville. Relatives tipped off authorities and Des Moines police recovered the horse and returned the boys. They were kept at the sheriff s home until transfer.
The attorney general clarifies that the one mill road dragging levy must be set by township trustees before the 1912 general levy. Townships must form permanent dragging districts this year and appoint a road superintendent. The dragging fund is independent of regular road maintenance, and 1911 dragging costs may be paid from the regular road levy. Township clerks should convene trustees to set the drag levy ahead of the supervisors’ annual levy.
Rev. C. L. Stafford will preach at the M. E. Church next Sunday morning with the Lord's Supper observed. The quarterly conference is scheduled for Saturday evening at the church.
The services next Sunday evening will be in English and the pastor will occupy the pulpit at this service. All are invited.
A. Van Duren bought his second Overland automobile in a year from Star Auto Co. The move signals his strong preference for the Overland as a valuable auto choice and reflects his satisfaction with the model.
John Hollebrands closed deals totaling 340000 last week and followed with an even 100000 this week. The pace sets a record in local real estate, with Hollebrands promising to push further as soon as he recovers his breath.
Jennie Van Dolen born November 4 1885 in Sioux County Iowa died May 18 1911 at her home in Java Iowa aged 25 years 9 months 14 days. She joined Reform church at Galesburg Iowa in 1904 and married Henry Vander Martin March 10 1908. They had one child Albert Wesley born January 17 1909. Funeral services were held at Bethel M E church conducted by Rev F Pfoutz with Rev Courtney assisting. Interment Bethel cemetery. Her husband child parents and six brothers and three sisters survive and attended the service when health allowed.
After weeks of suffering Mrs. M A Butts aged 68 years and 4 months died last Friday in Pella Iowa. One of the town's first settlers she arrived with her parents as an infant and helped raise Marion County's first white babies. She mothered seven children and was known for warm hospitality and kindly disposition. The funeral was held Monday at 9:80 am at the Catholic church with Father Lofties officiating. Burial followed in the Catholic cemetery north of the city. Attendees included several out of town visitors from St Charles Churchville Oskaloosa Leighton Knoxville Tracy Harvey and Kansas City.
Mr. C. H. Brimmer sells the Fairfield monument business to J. H. McCreery who arrives with his wife and plans to operate a first class marble and granite works in Pella. Brimmer retires to join a Winfield manufacturing firm and will live in Pella through year end.
Jim Hamilton surprised family and friends with a Sunday visit bringing a wife he introduced as Mrs Jas Hamilton of Des Moines. The Des Moines wedding occurred last Wednesday, and reporters were fooled by the sly timing. Best wishes to Mr and Mrs Hamilton.
A regular examination for teacher certificate will be given at Pella on June 28 29 and 30 conducted by Dean H H Severn of Central College Nora E Wurtz County Superintendent 8 24 For Sale Cheap Good waddle Inquire Chronicle office
A Des Moines traveler writes that after six months of treatment by Dr. O A Young he passed numerous gallstones within days, then remained symptom free, regained weight, and felt as good as ever. The note highlights his early relief and a claim of frequent gallstone misattribution to indigestion.
The piece notes German railroad electrification progress, new street lighting in cities, Cuban telephones adoption, and Sweden completing 21 hydro plants. It reports clocks on Brooklyn Bridge, 250000 electric flatirons sold in U S and Canada, New York Denver long distance telephone, and a proposed St Lawrence dam delivering 62000 horsepower. It cites electric immersion for orange ripening, torch lighting at New York harbor, compulsory electric lighting in dry cleaners, a Leavenworth Kansas telephone near the pulpit for sermons, and odd experiments with electric bread.
300 acre farm in southern Iowa with excellent soil and nearly all cultivated. 40 acre fenced fields, extensive improvements including a 10 room house, horse barn, cattle barn, hog and buggy houses, implement shed, wind mills, wells, and fruit trees. Prices cited per acre with terms. multiple parcels offered near Mount Ayr Kellerton and Pelila IA. Owner H H Sadler seeks retirement.
In Pittsfield Massachusetts General Electric donates a thousand loaves of bread to charity using an electrolytical apparatus for sewage purification. Hydrogen and oxygen bubbles form on iron plates attacking organics and killing bacteria. Contracts awarded for about eighteen miles more of New York City tri borough rapid transit at roughly 60 million dollars. overall subway length reaches 442 miles with costs near 100 million.
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