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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1923
Page
7
Reports from Pella and nearby towns recount a surgeon team performing a ruptured appendix removal on a thirteen year old boy near Pella with a promising recovery. Visitors from Otley, Mitchellville, and Des Moines are noted along with seed and feed ads. The column also contains a lengthy religious reflection on the Emmaus story and lessons from scripture.
International Sunday School Lesson notes by J A Lapham discuss the April 1 1923 topic We Walk to Emmaus Luke 24. The text emphasizes reading the Bible itself for insight and notes how scripture references illuminate the teaching on the coming death and resurrection of Jesus. It reflects on unbelief, praise for gospel spread, and the sun like triumphs of civilization and enlightenment.
A speaker describes Jesus guiding two men to express themselves fully and share their stories in eagerness, then imparting a key truth about himself. He urges engaging boys, girls, and young people so they speak sincerely and reach the lesson’s core.
Mrs H J Pietenpol wife of the Otley Reformed church pastor died at Des Moines Methodist Hospital after gall bladder surgery. Born Mattie Brasser in Gibbs ville Wisconsin she married Rev H J Pietenpol in 1883. Survived by husband and three sons Dean Henry W Pietenpol William B Pietenpol Carence J Pietenpol. Funeral in Otley followed by burial in Gibbsville Wisconsin.
Wm Braak died at his East Second Street home at 3 45 a m Wednesday March 28 1923 aged 65 years 8 months after influenza pneumonia prognosis. Survived by his wife five sons five daughters and two sisters. Funeral arrangements were delayed awaiting distant children. Rev H J Pietenpol and children express gratitude to neighbors and friends for sympathy and assistance during illness and death.
Mrs Chas Porter received a card this week notifying the death of her brother Dr W W Kimmell at his home in Lebanon Oregon on March 18. He had lived in Pella until about twenty years ago where he was a practicing physician.
Mrs J H H Van Spanckeren Sr died at the home of A Schip pers on March 27 1923 after breaking her hip in an accident two weeks earlier. Aged 87 years 11 months 12 days she left no children, only nephews and nieces as relatives. Funeral services were held at the home at 2 30 pm Thursday with interment in the First Reformed Cemetery.
Mrs. A W Haines widow of Rev A W Haines of the Iowa M E Conference died at a Rockford Illinois hospital on March 8 1923 at age 71 years 6 months and 19 days She was born Sarah E Wolfe in Georgetown Indiana August 17 1851 and later lived in Attica Newton Knoxville and Pel la She is survived by her husband five children Mrs B V Hill Evanston IL A W Haines Knoxville TN and Mrs C M Hen
Funeral services were conducted at Court Street Methodist Episcopal church by Rev. Jessie S. Duncey for Mrs. G. S. Brown of Rockford Illinois and Mrs. Carl A. Bessey of Evanston Illinois. The body was interred at Greenwood cemetery in Rockford Illinois.
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