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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
4
John Van Ginkle and wife attended the funeral of the Steinhook child. Several locals visited relatives in Prairie City, Pella, Monroe, Knoxville, and Otley. Others traveled for visits or weddings while some residents recovered from minor injuries.
Mrs Ben Van Vliet of Cordova visited sister Mrs John Van Vliet. Arch Fletcher went to Glenwood Missouri to visit relatives. Tunis Kooyman and Neal Robust visited friends. Mia Saville left for Eddyville. G W Carpenter shipped hogs to Albia and offered a mule team for sale. Various calls and social visits noted among local families including De Lein Percy, Hase Whyn, and Weaver family.
Mr J W Binns delivered hogs at Fosterdale on Monday. He and his son Wesley were visitors in Oskaloosa on Tuesday. The Olivet Grange met Wednesday evening and admitted twenty four new members. Mr and Mrs Jno Den peg 2 from Polina visited their daughter Mrs Hoemetra.
Last Thursday's big snowstorm blocked roads making mail delivery impossible. Olivet Grange received and unloaded a carload of salt on Friday to aid the cleanup. In Oskaloosa, J W Binns and Shirley visited Saturday. Chas Voss and the Van Maanens also called in town. Frank Bartlow, and Mr and Mrs Oswandie visited in Oskaloosa and with Mrs Johnson Sunday.
The Prairie City News reports two local weddings. Misa Gertie Van Zante wed Anie Bensink at the Van Zante home with a six member wedding party and reception, while Emma Van Heukelem married James R. Timmins at the groom’s mother’s house with a larger family supper. Postlude and music were provided by relatives. The notices praise the couples and note plans to reside near Pella and in the town, with well wishes for a long married life. A letter from the Greater Des Moines Committee warns farmers near Pella to test seed corn, citing a study of 100 ears showing 50 dead kernels and urging proactive testing to protect crops.
City council and township trustees were invited to Monmouth Alabama to view new steel culverts. The manufacturer will cover expenses and demonstrate the product. Chae Porter Frank Hugens and N A De Reus left Monday for the factory and street committee members may follow. The cen tral goal is better drainage at street intersections without open ditches.
The state mining department urges citizens to stockpile coal before the first of the coming month to endure a potential sixty to ninety day suspension period. A worldwide coal strike and looming shortages drive the warning to prevent scarcity and price spikes.
Miss Bessie Berg who won first place in the high school oratorical contest will travel to Brooklyn Friday morning with Miss Lively to compete in the Sub Division contest. Sub Division winners advance to the state contest at Montezuma and Berg is expected to perform well and contend for first place.
At a recent meeting of the Pella fire department officers were elected for the ensuing year Chief Teunis Smorenburg First Assistant Bas Andeweg President A. P. Vander Meide Vice President Bert Baron Secretary Charlie Porter was listed in the roll with duties assigned
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