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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
5
Knoxville defeated Pella 63 to 0 on Knoxvilles field after a rough surface hindered the visiting team. Fans note Knoxville players were also rough at times. This followed a 73 to 0 loss to Albia a week earlier, suggesting Pella is improving with effort.
Central College beat Ellsworth College of Iowa Falls 7 to 0 in a drizzle plagued game. Westervelt started at quarterback but left with a lame ankle. Byram filled in. Ellsworth used the forward pass eight of seventeen tries while Central relied on line plays and defense. Attendance was light due to rain.
A practical January course for farmers and families highlights grain and stock judging and domestic science. A carload of prize stock from Iowa State College will join the local best varieties for demonstrations. Evening lectures cover home making and concrete farm problems. season tickets free lectures with a small course fee. Knoxville January 19 to 24.
Regular session notes funding bonds of 17000 at five percent to cover warrants. Parks receives two new fountains from G A R Ladies with relocations to Main Franklin and Broadway Washington corners. City hall roof repair at 30 approved. tile company inquiry. treasurer reports 13622.29 balance. warrants 1011.48. pol tax list and refunds. boiler repairs ordered. water mains costs 707.78 approved. crossing repairs on Clark E Second ordered. Halloween reflections. canning company notice to repair crossings. engineer Schreiner chosen to supervise spring paving.
Morning service topics include Losing to win or Dsing to Live and The Character and Work of the Holy Spirit. Evening will begin a Discipleship series. Second Reformed also outlines sermons on the Life of Christ and unspoken objections to Christ inviting all to attend.
City Sunday schools unite for a teacher training program using Training the Teacher. The 1913 14 course covers The Bible The Pupil The Teacher and The School with 60 lessons. Meetings at Second Reformed Church Friday evenings 8 15 with instructors R R Beard and F M Frush.
Beurkens Manufacturing Company of Pella Iowa seeks Timothy hay based preferred. Buyer requests purchase of high quality forage for livestock use and invites supplier contact with hay details and pricing.
William J VanVark and Miss Marie Roovart, both of Pella, married in Oskaloosa on Saturday evening November 8. The couple will reside here where VanVark is employed by the VerSteeg company. Chronicle offers its congratulations.
Tuesday November 11 marked the golden wedding as Mr C DeGeus and his wife celebrated fifty years of marriage with a family reunion of 64 people and 113 in total attendance. The only sorrow was the absence of Cornelia who died in the Lake Geneva drowning in August. The First Reformed Church consistory, of which DeGeus is treasurer, visited in the evening for conversation readings and psalm singing before refreshments and well wishes for many more anniversaries.
Burt Worthington Clayton, Central College voice professor, led a recital at the Auditorium last Tuesday to enthusiastic applause. Miss Livingston, Miss Mincks, and Miss Barnwell shared piano and vocal numbers, with Clayton delivering Handel Verdi and Irish dialect songs. Professor Sadler accompanied, and the Ladies Auxiliary staged the event, praised by Central and Pella for strong prospects in the voice department.
The Indies of the First Reformed Sunday school plan an exchange on Saturday November 15 at Klyn DeWinter’s meat market. Bread cake pie doughnuts sausages candy and other delicacies will be sold.
A mass mob in Oskaloosa stormed street cars, attacked operators, and burned a car amid four hours of downtown rioting Saturday night. Police and fire crews struggled to quell the violence until early Sunday, after unions and wage disputes over pay.
Freshmen and sophomores clashed on campus over a flag marked 17, with sophomores briefly roping several freshmen. A second wave used a saw to topple the pole, giving the 1917 flag to the sophomores, while the freshmen gained timing and experience.
A historic reel depicts a Puritan tale with a witch scare and a daring rescue. Arthur Cartwright and Ruth Joyce wed in old England and flee to America as Indians massacre nearby. Alice Cartwright survives and proves heiress status with a seal ring. Tow a Weselyn meets Central Friday at 3 15 promising plan to attend.
Obituary notices from Pella region report Rev J W Poot death in Milledgeville Illinois at 62. infant Gerrit Sneller dies of bowel trouble near Pella. Mrs Joseph Nunikhooven dies in Pella aged 29 years 9 months 23 days. Funerals held at Third Reformed church and Oakwood cemetery.
A Chicago Tribune inspired anecdote from Missouri humorously describes an old village blacksmith who is mayor preacher and JP. He hosts a guest and family, then quietly directs him to a bedroom where a girl jokes that he warms his back like Pan before bed. The tale blends local color with risqué innuendo.
The A V A Club led a Friday pep gathering with three freshmen speakers all starting with This is so sudden. The Kensington held a Saturday doll crafting session for Crow Indian children with Mrs Aschenbrenner. Freshmen raised flags while sophomores stayed home. Y M Y W week of prayer plans for Penn Thanksgiving and the big game. Haboush had a good stretch on Tuesday. The practice organ balked Monday but Lane fixed it to run.
A Pella Commercial Association meeting at K P hall featured J G Vanderpol presiding in President Fowler's absence. A banquet was proposed with H P Van Gorp Dick Den Adel and H H Sadler to organize. date to be decided. Francis Cole remains treasurer temporarily as officers are elected next year. A dues committee including J H Reuvers F C Warner and H H Sadler will assist. Next meeting set for Friday Nov 21 with a call for more members.
An Iowa letter argues about the town squirrel problem. It says squirrels raid bird nests, raise insect pests, and damage winter clothing by the buffalo moth. The piece endorses selective feeding of eggs and calls for reform, favoring squirrels that target pigeons and English sparrows while urging removal of those that prey on robins, wrens, martins, and woodpeckers.
J S Kelly undertook a business trip to Ft Madison on Thursday afternoon, traveling for professional engagements and meetings with local partners.
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