Drowning of Ruben Adams Near Town
Ruben Adams, about fourteen or fifteen, drowned while swimming in Vander Zyl's pond, half a mile northeast of town. He attempted to cross mid pond and cramps or exhaustion struck. Lyman Smith and Louis Thomassen tried to help, others alerted town, body recovered after 5 pm from six feet of water. Drs Viersen and Carpenter attended unsuccessfully. funeral set for Friday at 10 am from the Baptist church conducted by Rev. J A Lapham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruben Adams
Vander Zyl
Lyman Smith
Louis Thomassen
Adams
Smith
Thomassen
Viersen
Carpenter
Baptist Church
J. A. Lapham
Try Pete Baer’s new Commercial cigar promotion
An advertisement promotes Pete Baer’s Commercial cigar as a home product inviting readers to try the new brand and emphasizing its suitability for personal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Baer
May Musical Festival at Central College in Petia
Central College hosts the first May Musical Festival May 28 and 29 by Central Musical Union Ladies Glee Club and YWCA. Opening program features the oratorio The Seven Last Words of Christ. May pole drill by YWCA girls, luncheon served, Fisher Maidens finale by Ladies Glee Club. Tickets 50 cents for both events, 35 cents single. Seats reserved May 25 and 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Central Musical Union
Ladies’ Glee Club
Petia
Rol. Shure
Y. Ww. Gyay
Christ
May Music Festival to Feature World's Largest Orchestra
Des Moines hosts the May Music Festival at Ingersoll Park on the 25th and 26th with 667 performers led by Frederic Stock and the Theodore Thomas Orchestra in a program including orchestral works, Benoit opera, and Elijah. Tickets range from 25 cents to 1.50, seats reserved by draft. Apollo Club manager provides details at Wellington Hotel Box 143.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ohio
Ingersoll Park
Des Moines
Theodore ‘Thomas
Frederic Stock
Theodore Thomas
Benoit
Elijah
Thomas
Wellington Hotel
Apollo Club
Sheriff Sale To Begin At Marion Court House June First
A sheriff sale of record real estate in Marion County Iowa will be held at the Knoxville court house on June 1 1908 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. The property is Lot 4 in Block 7 in the southeast part of Pella Iowa and is owned by P H Bruinekool as security for a Peoples Trust Company execution. W J Wilson Sheriff Marion County dated May 13 1908. The item also notes Weyerse Kuyper real estate renting an office on Main street and former candidate F D Everett a Republican seeking the Senate nomination visiting Pella in early June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Marion County
Iowa
Court House
Knoxville
Pella
P. H. Bruinekool
Peoples ‘Trust Company
W. J. Wilson
F. D. Everett
Albia
Everett
Monroe County
Company D
Philippines
Memorial Day Arrangements For Decoration Day
Memorial Day plans include a march by the G A R Post the Relief Corps the Sons of Veterans the College and the High School with all citizens invited. The College Slab cemetery graves and unknown dead monument in the park will be decorated. Rev H J Everly named memorial speaker. music prepared. effort to ensure a unanimous appropriate observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Post
Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans
College
High School
H. J. Everly
Memorial Sunday Memorial meeting at City Hall and church
The G A R Post the Relief Corps and the Sons of Veterans are requested to meet at City Hall on Sunday morning at to o'clock and march to the First Reformed Church for the Memorial sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Post
Relief Corps
The
Sons of Veterans
City Hall
First Reformed Church
Memorial service set at first Reformed Church Sunday
The memorial service will be held at the first Reformed Church next Sunday at 10 45 AM with Rev W J Van Kersen of the Second Reformed Church preaching. English speaking churches will dismiss morning services for the occasion while evening services resume as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Church
W. J. van Kersen
Second Reformed Church
Honest BP S Paint Claims Honest Formula
An advertisement proclaims BP S Paint as an honest mixture of high grade ingredients. It argues that machine mixing yields better results than hand mixing and asserts superior covering power durability and fair pricing.
Political meeting and high school commencement at Pella
Hon S F Prouty of Des Moines and Rev E M Cathcart will speak in the public park at 2 pm on Saturday May 23 1908. The Pella High School baccalaureate at First Reformed Church May 31 and related events follow with diplomas, readings, music, and the junior senior reception. Alumni banquet planned. graduates listed. Baseball game report notes New Sharon win 18 to 10 amid waterlogged field. local officials cite conditions. Rev W J Van Kersen and wife visited Des Moines for a mission-linked reunion with Rev A J Warnhuis and wife en route to Holland, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. LeGrand
First Reformed Church
Kate Johnson
Helene Bootsma
Henriette Brunia
Letitia Brunia
Marie A. Vander Busse
Willina Catlin
E . Lucile Gaass
A. Louise Gaass
Dorothy Hynes
Lottie Koopman
Laura L Kramer
Bernard Vander Jinden
Minnie van Niewaal
David Vander Ploeg
Freda Reuvers
Teresa A. Sheehy
Henry van Spanckeren
Carl Ver Steeg
Fred Vander Zyl
Pella
New Sharon
W. J. van Kersen
Des Moines
Change in Millinery Business in Pella
A deal this week makes Mrs. Frank De Reus the owner of Mrs. M Thomassen’s millinery store. She buys the building and stock, will take possession June 1, and combine stocks with Mrs. Thomassen’s. De Reus previously bought Mrs. J Van Maren’s stock and must move to allow LeCocc Bros. to erect a new building. Thomassen has operated in Pella for 66 years and is highly regarded by customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank de Reus
M. ‘Thomassen
de Reus
Thomassen
Pella
Dieleman Van Rees Tie The knot in West Pella nuptials
On Thursday evening May 14 Dieleman Van Rees united Miss Lilie Dieleman and Mr Henry A Van Rees at the bride’s parents home in West Pella. Rev Van den Berge officiated before about eighty guests. The couple will begin housekeeping this week. both are prominent locals with the groom long employed in Frank De Reus’s barber shop. Friends extend best wishes for a happy life. Alfred Leland, of Dixon, visited the Van Spanckerent home in this city last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilie Dieleman
Henry A. van Rees
R. Dieleman
van den Berge
West Pella
Frank de Reus
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Vander Zyl's Pond
Malta
Kiabbeg
M ‘Ti Aassen
the Palace Restaurant
Johnson
Lak
Econom
Ical
Sheriff's Sale
Weyerse & Kuyper
J. L. Warren
Main Street
H. J. Shutts
Dau
Kansas City
Minnie Ellyson
Ellis Island
Wheeler
J. G. Maasham
Fairfield
Lille
France
Miss Graham
Clara Jackson
Marshalltown
Miss Jackson
Ine
F. D. Stubenrauch
M.D. S
S. F. Prouty
Congress
E. M. Cathcart
Pella High School
William IL. Taft
Henry Panckeren
Seago
Teresa A. Shachy
Freda Keuvers
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ise Keossais
Dorothy Tyn
Carmena
Louise Gaass
Toitie Koopman
Leia Brunia
Henry van Spanc
David Vander
Ed Vander Zyl
van Niewaal
Bernard Vander Linden
Henriette Brunin
Kramer
H. J. Vanden Berg
Board of Education
Dieleman-Van Rees
Alfred Leland
Dixon
Th van Spanckerent
Velvet
Langerak’s Brug Store
Miabley
Chicago
J. M. Cox
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