Boy Killed In Bicycle Car Collision In South Pella
A 14 year old boy Van Ee died hours after being struck by an automobile while riding with two friends on Main Street near the post office in south Pella. The driver from Des Moines was not blamed. Funeral held at First Christian Reformed Church with interment at Oakwood Cemetery. The article notes road safety and city-imposed rules to keep to the right.
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Bernard ‘van He
Carpenter
Sybenga
Bos
Wis Eaid
South Pella
Wm. van Ee
Holland
Bernard
L. Wielaard and Co
First Christian Reformed Church
C. de Leeuw
J. A. Monkman
Oakwood Cemetery
Kate
Louilia
Edmond
Louilla
Hamilton
Marysville
Liberty Township
Everist
Evérist
Attica
Iowa
Knoxville
Pella
Lovilla
Olivet
Tracy
Bellefontaine
Bussey
Hawkeye
Flagler
Marion
Mahaska
Monroe
Seeing the Elephant In A Ford With Chicken Roosters
A country-road adventure narrates a sober misadventure with a loose elephant and fried chicken craving. The writer and a Methodist class leader, while chasing roosters owned by the editor’s aunt, set out in a Ford on Friday morning to sample the birds, joking about their lack of self control and the town’s humorous gaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bussey
Jim
Orton Bros. Circus
Orton Brothers
Hamilton
Louisla
Goodfellow
Peter
Jim Edmand
Chronicle
Halloween Pranks Light Up City Weekend Festivities
Halloween celebrations drew crowds Friday to Monday with masked revelers and painted storefront signs. A park display featured a farm wagon, buggies, a corn shock, straw, a horse, and a pair of mules. the scene remained intact through Sunday with no serious damage reported.
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Hallowe'en
Federated Club Meeting at New Opera House Club Room
The Women’s Federated Club met in their new club room at the opera house on Tuesday afternoon with Professor Anne J. Sorensen of Central College giving an address on House Furnishing. The talk was filled with facts and humor, the audience overflowed into the opera house audience room, and attendance may outgrow the new space.
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Federated Club
Opera House
the Chronicle
Anne J. Sorensen
Central College
Opera
For Sale Seven Room House With Garage
Seven room house with garage on Main street north of Pella National Bank. Furnace and city water. Mrs H J Bensink and daughter were Oskaloosa visitors Friday.
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Pella National Bank
H.J. Bensink
Oskaloosa
Wonderful Musical Treat At Des Moines Test
Miss Christine Miller Grand Opera singer gave private recital at University Church of Christ in Des Moines. Hobson Diamond Disc Phonograph state agents attended as Edison records played back her voice with perfect fidelity, audience of over 2,500 unable to distinguish singer from machine. The test used eight to ten records, described as a remarkable Edison Company achievement.
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Christine Miller
Uniqsity Church of Christ
Des Moinés
Harger & Eilish
Hobson Diamond Disc Phonograph
H. Keables
Pella
Edison Phonograph
Edison’ Company
Adv
Tourists Fight Car Fire Near City Hall After Oil Fire
Last Friday a group of tourists found their car on fire near City Hall. Oil leaks under the engine fed the blaze, but water buckets and several fire extinguishers kept the flames from spreading. The owners quickly left, continuing their journey after the incident.
Golden Wedding for Mr and Mrs Wm Langerak
Mr and Mrs Wm Langerak celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their West First Street home on Tuesday November 2. Their children led by Dick of Burke South Dakota attended a family reunion and neighbors offered warm congratulations on fifty years of married life.
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Wm. Langerak
West First Street
Burke, S. D
City Council Receives Sewer and Tax Reports
The council met Tuesday with mayor, clerk and all aldermen. The Women's Federated Club sought sewer connection to the Vander Wal Bros. project, granted if Vander Wal agrees. September and October licenses netted 159.22 and fines 116. Treasurer reports 27,480.38 on hand. warrants outstanding 120.50. Delinquent poll tax names turned to county. Bills 1742.59 approved for warrants. Installation of 18 plates ordered for broken street crossings. Water main requested on Oskaloosa between Main and Broadway. referred. Engineering bid accepted for sewer work at 3.5 percent if completed by April 1, 1916. later duration adds 125 per month. Tapping fee payment installments denied. Wiring conflicts noted. maps and city works records plan presented. Ordinance committee to draft traffic regulations.
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Women’s Federated Club
Opera House
Vander Wal Bros
Schreiner
van Dusseldorp
L. D. Schakel
Oskaloosa Street
Main
Broadway
H. Carson
I. J. Stoddard
P. Groet
Wedding Bells Klein Van Gent Marries in Adams Neb
A letter from Adams Nebraska recounts William G Klein marrying Miss Maria Van Gent last Thursday October 28 at her father's home five miles north of Adams. The couple plans to stay nearby and the note asks that the Pasadena paper be sent to Adams for now.
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Adams
William G. Klein
Willem
Mrs. Klein
Auto Turns Turtle On White Way Near Otley Monroe
A Sunday night crash on the White Way between Otley and Monroe involved a Phillips party from Oskaloosa. A car with blinding lights veered off a culvert, turning over. three women were inside, two escaped with scratches while one was unconscious about an hour. the driver was unhurt beyond a severe shake-up. The article urges stricter headlamp laws outside cities.
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White Way
Otley
Monroe
Phillips
Oskaloosa
Community Revival Plans Highlight Church Activities
Cottage prayer meetings are set for Friday at multiple homes including Mrs. Vander Linden and Prof. Geo F. Sadler. Baptist Church hosts Bible school at 9 30, public worship at 10 45 with sermon The Coronation of Jesus and Lord's Supper. revival meetings begin Monday in Holland and English services nightly at 7 30. Mrs Freeken of Prairie City visited friends in Pella and Hardyville.
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H. Kuyper
G. H. Hospers
A. van Houweling
Ver Steeg
A. H. Clark
M. Post
G. H. Wormhoudt
Geo. F. Sadler
J. Braam
Chas
van Doren
A. P. Kuyper
Baptist Church Bible School
F. M. Frush
Jesus
Alma Stringham
Third Reformed Church
John Freeken
Prairie City
Pella
Holdyville
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Mahaska County
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DES Moines Central
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Roach Gillette
Woody Scott
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Allen Hammond
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Terlouw
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Corrie
D. M
Umbarger
Yale
Graham
Michigan
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East High
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