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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
5
The Woman's Federated Club opens seven days of entertainment with Travers Wick Chautauqua. They praise the effort and urge residents to support, enjoy, and be constructive. The club urges fair expectations, asks residents to seek the good, and invites attendance to help make it a success.
The annual census of all district schools will be taken this month to provide a basis for semi annual apportionment among state school corporations. Secretary Gosselink will collect heads of families and ages for those aged five to twenty one, between June 1 and July 1. After schools begin in September the list will be checked to identify children ages five to sixteen not attending school, and to spot delinquents for training officers to review.
The outlook for next year's football season is favorable with Coach McWilliams returning. Returning veterans include Captain Hites ex captain Byers Lowe Hillyer Baer TerLouw Pothovan Den Adel and Van derPloeg. New players expected are Hamilton who pitches for the Pella Meteors this season Kenneth Byram from the Central squad two years ago and Dutch Brewer from Kalona a heavy 200 pound lineman. More players will come from the school roster and a fighting team is anticipated next fall.
A rare family re reunion brings Wm B Payne of Leavenworth Kansas Edward P Payne of Georgetown Delaware to Pella to visit with brother Robert C Payne. It is the first meeting of two in 45 years and 65 years since all three were together. The trio, sons of Geo Payne, are among eight siblings and two served in the union army. They will stay in Pella for a few days.
Gerrit Verros and his brother Will were driving a team when the neck yoke center broke. The buggy ran onto the horses on Howell road near the stone house, and the tongue dropped. Gerrit was thrown and left ankle bones broken. Will escaped unharmed. J S Jelsma in an automobile aided the injured man who was taken to a doctor and was reported to be improving.
The Central College Ladies Auxiliary met in Jordan Hall with strong attendance. Treasurer reports, committee progress, and elections followed. Officers elected include President Mrs J Braam and Prof H Pietenpol as President, with other officers named. Alumni transfer questions were discussed amid a warm reception and a Garden supper held indoors due to weather.
GREELY Health is generally good. Frank Bartlow sells hay to Mr. Thomas the road master. Farmers still plowing corn. Mrs. Lizzie Bartlow stays in Oskaloosa caring for her father. Mr. Gilbert and Effie VanMannen visited Miss Katie VanMannen at Abbotts Hospital. John Moody lost a three year old colt with lockjaw. Frank Bartlow a Friday Oskaloosa caller. Miss Emily Moody an Oska loosa caller Saturday. Frank Bartlow spent Sunday with a family.
The Male Choral Club plans an elaborate musical contest during the Pella Fair for mixed choruses with $150 in prizes. First $75, second $50, third $25 for the best rendition of a contest number by Professor Groet and a number chosen by each club. Local organizations may be barred from participation.
The City of Pella invites bids to furnish coal for the Electric Light Plant for one year. Bids for lump mine run and steam coal delivered to the plant bin must be filed with the City Clerk by July 15 1916. The council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. A C Kuyper City Clerk. Pella Iowa June 14 1916.
The Iowa electorate rejected a broad move to grant voting rights to all adult women, maintaining a fifty year pattern of opposition. The piece notes cross-party resistance and calls the outcome a temporary set back, contrasting with neighboring states advancing suffrage. It frames reform history and predicts eventual enfranchisement.
A gas lighting system leak caused a massive explosion at the McMillan store in Durham Tuesday evening. The blast blew out a wall and tore up the floor, injuring several customers while many more were evacuated calmly from the Odd Fellows Hall above where about seventy five people gathered.
At Second Reformed and M E Churchs a day of varied sermons is planned. Rev Grooters of Otley preaches morning, Rev TePaske in evening, with John TerLouw and Dr Bailey also speaking. Our Children’s Day program begins at 7:30 pm, and a Baptists business address is noted.
A Friday picnic on June 9 in Ed Sheesley’s woods brought Sheesley School, parents, and friends together to celebrate the year’s end. About 75 attended a dinner of ham, chicken, sandwiches, eggs, salads, fruit, cake, and ice cream, followed by games, kodaking, and music at H A Sheesley’s home. Several out of district guests joined in the pleasant event, and a quote attributed to E H Harriman appears at the close.
A 129 person gathering in the church vestry followed an upstairs meeting with a fine dinner by the Baptist Ladies Aid. Toasts and speeches included George Jewett of Des Moines on Central as it was, Lewis Kruger on The Present Generation, Rev. Wesselink on Progress, Frank W. Padelford on Preparedness, and Dr. Bailey. The group sang the C. U. I. song and issued the C. U. I. yell to close the 63rd annual commencement.
The Puritan Drug Co. offered trophies and A P Deens a shaving set. Joe Boyd finished first and Jim Lowe second to win the prizes.
On June 11 the district marked Sunday school day with W D Stern, General Secretary of the State Sunday School Association, visiting six local schools from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. A 4 to 5 p.m. conference at the Baptist Church covered Five Factors in the Sunday school and adopted the state aim to bring the open Bible to every person through trained teachers. Delegates from Sand Ridge and Otley Reform School attended, and an evening meeting in the Second Reformed Church featured Stern’s engaging illustrations and observations on cradle rolls and adult classes. District reports, officer elections, and a fund of 49.05 dollars per state and county work were noted.
Friday evening began the Central College Commencement with a Jubilee Program of literary and musical pieces instead of a prior year’s farce. The audience, including visiting alumni, enjoyed the varied program with notable soprano Miss Eleanor Thompson. lantern views of athletic teams complemented the show. Miss Ida Donal will resign from the public library July 1, and Miss Gosselink will stay until August 1.
Farmers with county engineer dig a drainage ditch to outlet Prairie Lake to the river. Once about 100 acres, the lake has spread due to outlets filling and a nearby creek change, now covering hundreds of acres and flooding fields. Beneficiaries include John Adair Gerrit Hoekstra Will Monster Jacob Bogaards Abr Goema t Geo Vanden Berg Govert Kamerick and Mrs Dewart.
Tim Dykstra, a local farmer near Leighton and son of H. Dykstra, fell from a chair on Sunday and broke his arm. He was chatting with friends about his cousin Gerrit Verros, who had his leg broken in a runaway the night before, when the chair slipped and caused the injury.
Miss Delia Rietveld aged 50 died at her Pella home last Sunday after years of cancer. Funeral at First Reformed Church led by Dr. J. W. Bailey, burial in T'Lam cemetery. Mrs L VanGorp aged 47 died at home in Pella Monday. Funeral at home conducted by A. VanStigt.
A sensational Sunday morning blaze destroyed the quarter block east of Trotter's feed shed in Newton. The C. P. Axtell building, recently used for storage, burned with little insurance while Trotter's shed carried $2000 coverage. Alva Baker oil storage fed the flames. winds and burning oil created dramatic heat and smoke seen across several blocks, drawing onlookers from Colfax Kellogg Monroe and Reasner.
The June Teachers Examination will be held in the office of the County Superintendent in Knoxville, Iowa on June 28 29 and 30 1916. Examinations start at eight oclock with daily schedules covering Didactics Orthography Reading Geography History Domestic Science or Manual Training Oral Reading Arithmetic Physiology Agriculture Music Grammar Penmanship Algebra Economics Civics Physics Mae Goldizen County Supt. 24-26.
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