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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1911
Page
4
The Falls community bids farewell as Clair Ludwick plans to move to Canada with his wife. He will settle near Frank White’s former home and expects to load a car within days. Canada’s heavy snow and anticipated crop for the year are noted as context for the move.
J Klein and son plan a visit to Pella next Monday. A baby boy born last Saturday to Mr and Mrs W Hoekstra. Land deals: A Schuller and J Vander Wilt buy near Boyden at 115 per acre. Creamery Association buys J Kramer lot for 500 and plans buildings. Multiple marriages: Misa Hattie Vanden Berg wed James Van Zyl with Rev Douwstra. Misa Kate Walburg weds D Dykstra. Mary Hofland to George Wiersma. Jennie Hofmeyer to Herman Jacobs with Rev Timmerman. Surnames: Vanden Berg, Van Zyl, Walburg, Dykstra, Hofland, Wiersma, Hofmeyer, Jacobs. Mrs S Livingston to visit April. Mr Livingston to return in June. Mrs John Vander Meer dies at 39 in Cherokee after long illness. born in the Netherlands. married 1899. funeral led by Rev Engelsman.
Leighton P Van Ryanyk family moves to Pella while others relocate to nearby farms. Weddings and visits highlight social ties with Carl Newell, Kate Van Zante, and Mabel Dunn. Illness and funerals touch Sully Newton area. pneumonia and heart trouble claim William Baarda. Christian Reformed services mark two services in Sully. Local residents travel to Maple Lake and Grinnell for business and family events.
Pleasant remedy used by mothers for feverishness stomach teething disorders and to regulate bowels. Trusted for 22 years with claimed success. Sold by druggists 25 cents sample free Ad by A S Olmstead LeRoy New York.
Doctor Thompson treats numerous patients while Mrs McCombs and Beulah Wilson recover from illness. Eva Cory vacations with relatives in Knoxville. William Heezen moves to Armour South Dakota with family to follow. Albert De Koning will reside on the Heezen farm. New births and several visits among De Geest Van Zante Nossaman and De Cook households. Measles and bronchitis appear among local children.
Mrs M Van Haaften hosted a Boozeboom call. Miss Bertilda Muller left for Holland Michigan. Jennie and Jeanette Boertje visited Blom's. Maggie Van visited Rev Manson in Eddyville returning Monday. John De Cook and Artie Eeling wed at Bethany parsonage Feb 23. Etta Vander Hart visiting sister in Tainter. Nella Vos Christine Ter Louw visited Swank home. Klyn family visited Anne Klyn's. Frank Maudlin moved to New Sharon. Vander Hart family from Prairie City visited.
Sally J B Lawson and family purchased a home in Newton as neighbors note the event occurred last Saturday.
Keokuk Iowa March 1 The Southeastern Iowa Teachers Association plans April 6 to 8 with over a thousand educators to inspect the world’s largest irrigation dam project under construction on the Mississippi River The visit includes discussions on pedagogy and features talks by noted educational leaders from Wisconsin Ohio and Boston on April 6 8 and 9 with Frank L Smart Davenport as president delivering the opening address John E Gunckel Toledo Ohio speaks on The History of Newboys in Toledo A M DeXoe Iowa State Superintendent is scheduled to speak later in the program
A fragment lists talks at a Keokuk schools concert and State University of Wisconsin event. Prof Wilcox of Iowa City speaks on The New Home and the New School. Prof Graham and Dr Winship also present. Dr O Shea from Wisconsin delivers The Trend of the Teens.
Seventy five Town Wholesale Butter and Egg Dealers met at the Y M C A auditorium for their annual gathering. Henry Rhynsburger of Pella, president, cited that members have not fixed prices or cornered markets. He urged fair storage practices to avoid depressing prices while ensuring producer value and consumer access.
The Central Glee Club made its second trip of the season last week with concerts at Beacon and Ottumwa. Crowded houses praised their singing, profits were noted, and an informal reception at Ottumwa added warmth. The group plans a spring tour through northwestern Iowa and South Dakota.
February financials show fines on books and charges to nonresidents. Total receipts reported as $910. Julia Van Zante serves as Librarian.
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