Commencement Exercises at Pella High School 1907
The Pella High School graduation held Friday evening in the College auditorium featured Prof. Henry E. Gordon of Iowa City delivering the address. The program included invocation, music by the high school chorus, several orations on topics from forestry to astronomy and the Dutch in America, a class history poem, diploma presentations, and a class song. The class of 1907 was the largest to graduate, with 21 members led by Alta Vander Linden who won the Central scholarship for highest grades.
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Pella High School
Henry E. Gordon
Iowa City
Pietenpol
John van de Kieft
James Ver Hey
America
Nicholas van de Kieft
Joe Faassen
E. M. Cole
Dykhuizen
Libbie Cox
Queen Adams
Harriet Rietveld
Teanis Klein
Alta van der Linden
Cornelia Hospers
Jeanette Hospers
Clara Mann
Benj van
Nimwegen
Ella Hynes
Harry de Reus
Besse de Vries
History of the Class of 1907 by Joe Faassen
A nostalgic class history recounts the progression from grade school to high school for the Class of 1907. It notes a freshman group of thirty-five, with twenty-one members remaining by graduation, and highlights Harriet Rietveld and John Vande Kieft as notable seniors.
Class of ’67 Rises to Fame Beyond the Skies
A reflective piece praises James and the class as they overcome trials and rise to prominence. It celebrates his oratory, debating, poetry, and leadership as the group navigates challenges and looks toward a bright future together. The tone is hopeful and commemorative.
Wife Beater Bound Over For Preliminary Trial
Phillip Schell of the Coalport area faced a preliminary trial before Justice Garretson on charges of cruelly maltreating his young wife and allegedly performing an abortion. Evidence, including testimony from the 16 year old wife, led to binding over to the grand jury in $2,000, with the case postponed after the wife could not appear. Reports note severe injuries, a broken rib from a kick amid alleged jealousy, and questions about the marriage since a license was issued Nov 27 and cohabitation began without ceremony.
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Phillip Schell
Ford
Coalport
Garretson
Elias Nichols
Knoxville
Schell
Harvey
Knoaville Journal
Grim Reapers Harvest: John Van Veen Dies of Tuberculosis
John Van Veen died at his home in the city last Tuesday from tuberculosis and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Fourth Reformed Church conducted by Rev. Duykhuizen. He was thirty one years old, leaving a wife and children.
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John van Veen
Oakwood
Fourth Reformed
Duykhuizen
Belt Line railroad eyed to boost Iowa peat coal region
Harvey, Iowa, readers learn Waterloo, Pella, Chariton and Southwestern Railway plans a Belt Line to connect eight Iowa lines and serve peat coal fields in Marion and Lucas counties. Surveyors found route via Pella promising with local funding help. Harvey urged residents to contribute 500 to advance the project.
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E. A. Harris
Waterloo, Pella, Chariton and Southwestern Railway Company
Marion
Lucas
Iowa
Pella
Harvey
Knoxville
W. C. Smith
Attica
Clay Township
Harvey News
Mayor and City Posts Listed in Compact Officials Roster
A terse city memo lists key posts including Mayor Treasurer Clock Chief of Polices Street Commissioner City Solicitor and City Engineer with gaps indicating vacancies or pending appointments. The document signals organizational structure and ongoing appointments within the municipal government.
Knoxville Express Sparks Burglary Mystery at Office Building
A Knoxville Express report describes a Friday night incident near The Express building where a young woman saw a tapping at a basement window and later a figure in the front window. Despite searches by proprietors and police, no culprit was found. the basement door was left open, with locals attributing the event to a boozy visitor.
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Express
Knoxville Express
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Sarah Maasdam
Mars
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Harry DeReus
Madge Vanderly
Ben V
Gertie Renaud
Peter
Jeannette
Cornelia
Marion Gosselink
Ann
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