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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
8
A visitor describes Pella's Electric Palace as a top local venue with a 200 seat room using its own electric light plant. Owner Mr. DeGooyer added two 66 inch ceiling fans and an exhaust fan to improve comfort. Programs rotate on Monday Wednesday and Friday nights featuring pleasing and instructive pictures.
Testimony from Mrs. C. R. Frank reveals volatile marriage in which she details eight years in Pella from Des Moines, two children with one miscarriage, husband’s cement business, periods without a home, and money sent by Mr. Frank from Missouri and Kentucky to pay board. Cross examinations probe finances, housing, and threats, culminating in potential courtroom exposure next day.
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