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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
7
City ledgers detail payrolls for electric and fire departments, water service costs, and repairs across pumping stations, sewers, and city hall. Entries include bonds, interest, and ongoing maintenance from April 1918, with a final note correcting a publication typo about a columnist wife.
A reflective young voice recalls childhood crushes in Pella and maps a route from the east side to a small schoolhouse, naming local families and places such as Snow Huber's Warehouse Grandmans Thomases Granny Liter Simpkins Townes Olneys Coles and the Morgans while seeking Sallie Miller's old residence. The piece blends whimsy with local memory and a shy confession.
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