School Notes Reflect lively high school events and changes
Evangelist Pettit gave a chapel talk on controlling physical moral and mental wellbeing. Miss Thomas, last year's English teacher, visited with about fifty students and the High School brass band. Debating class plans a hot time while juniors and seniors hosted a masquerade with Miss Lively as Mother Goose. A reception honored Miss Thomas with organized student attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelist Pettit
Miss Lively
Lincoln
J. R. Dieleman
Stabling Electric Vehicles Adapts Livery to Modern Power
In a small New England city the livery trade shifts from horse drawn to electric wagons and trucks. A leading liveryman converts by installing a battery charging setup and a caretaker, growing business from two to eleven vehicles. The system automates charging, cuts costs, and positions the stable for the electric era. Also: sale notice for two fresh cows near Kuyper residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Hible
Raffles Must Stop in Iowa Gambling Crackdown
George Cosson attorney urges a statewide campaign to end candy raffles and all forms of gambling in Iowa. Officials urged to indict merchants hosting raffles or slot machines as running gambling houses, with city and county leaders enforcing a broad suppression of all chance-based schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Pella
George Cosson
Cosson
Mrs Keables Patient Improves After Illness
R. R. Beard and wife visited Mrs. Dr Keables who was dangerously ill with pneumonia. On the eve of their departure she suddenly rallied, showing vigor of a sixteen year old despite being 78. Physicians say a full recovery is assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Beard
Muscatine
Dr. Keables
Mr. Beard
Colleges of Iowa target degree faker in Oskaloosa
Authorities probe a scammer in Oskaloosa selling fake college degrees for 35 dollars each. The bogus operation has no signed names, operating from an office in a business block. Officials warn buyers against shortcuts and the sting risk of fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colleges of
Iowa
Oskaloosa
The Boy Who Wanted Good Roads in Hartford Valley
J H Hale known as the Peach King grew up amid a mortgage on his mother's home. He bought peach trees and paid off the debt with his first crop. At town meetings he pressed for road improvements between Glastonbury and Hartford and later led a committee to build ten rods of road. He chose a distant, worst section, creating a notable road improvement in the Connecticut valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. I. Farrington
J. H. Hale
Glastonbury
Hartford
Young Hale
Hale
Connecticut Valley
Dr Crew Opens Practice In Pella After move
Dr W F Crew former Lorimer Iowa pharmacist and Central College alum marries into local ties. He bought the Dr B F Keables home and offices and plans a well equipped office with electro therapeutic training. He will treat ear eye nose throat and fit glasses and has four years as Marion county superintendent. Chronicle welcomes him to a successful medical career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Crew
Lorimer
Towa
Valparaiso College
Indiana
Pella
B. F. Keables
Square
Crew
Mariona County
Central College
John Stuart
Marion County
Our City
Electric powered home featured in Lindsay California
A modern house near Lindsay California will be heated and cooled entirely by electricity. The home includes electric radiators in mantels, a basement refrigerating machine, an electric range, fireless cooker, and concealed switches for lighting. Projections note benefits to plants and a trend of wired houses nationwide favoring convenient, centralized power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay
Calif
California
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Paris
Manhattan
Kansas
Dutch and Iowa social notes highlight visits and events
Rev Bouma of Pella and Rev Dui ker of Leighton traveled to Grand Rapids Michigan with Dominic Duiker Sr to spend winter with relatives. A George Verhey gathering honored Mr and Mrs James Doedyns of Omahs as Doedyns wife visited before returning home. Soetens and Kool installed a feed grinder for daily use. Mrs Fannie Vanderzyl Waldeck moved to Pagosa Springs after two weeks with S G Vanderzyl. Dutch Choral Club hosted at Dirk Versteeg’s with a social evening. 160 acres in Clay Township offered for sale by W K Rouze estate at 75 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouma
Pella
Rev. Duiker
Leighton
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Dominic Duiker
Itke
Geo. Verhey
James Doedyns
Omahs
Doedyns
Fannie Vanderzyl Waldeck
Pagoga Springs
S.G. Vanderzyl
Dirk Versteeg
Clay Township
W. K. Rouze -Estate
W. N. Hall
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Among the Churches Baptist Meeting Sermon Emphasis
The evangelist denounces both church and lodge members as unsaved if they lack faith in Jesus Christ. He warns against reliance on morality or ritual and urges full belief in the blood of Christ for salvation. Nightly meetings continue this week and Sunday with strong exhortations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Hell
First Reformed Morning and Evening Services
Regular services are held in the morning with Rev Bouma conducting the afternoon service The pastor will occupy the pulpit in the evening and the service will be in English
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouma
Pastor Vander Werf Stays In Pella Church
The Rev Vander Werf told his congregation he would reject the call from First Church Holland Michigan and remain in Pella. In gratitude the church sent two pieces of furniture to the parsonage for him and his wife as a token of appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Werf
First
Holland
Michigan
Pella
Editor's Appeal for Local News and Gossip
An informal plea invites readers to submit all manner of local happenings from social teas and baby arrivals to family troubles and celebrations. The editor promises vivid, praiseworthy coverage and asks for gossip, scars, and commonplace news to fill the sanctum with 24 karat wisdom.
Surprised shopper finds local deal beats mail order
A local resident comparing a Circassian walnut four piece bedroom set learned the Indiana factory price was 108.75 but a nearby dealer offered a five piece set of the same grade with no freight charges for 18 dollars less and included an extra piece. The item suggests Chicago mail order buyers check local merchants first to avoid higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Focal Furniture
Chicago
Pacific Monthly Special Rates Promote West Industry
The Pacific Monthly of Portland Oregon announces a series of authoritative articles on Western industries. September covered Success with Cherries, October featured Success in Growing Apples, with future pieces on Live Stock walnuts and Fodder Crops. Subscriptions offered at 60 cents for six months when this paper is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pacific Monthly
Portland
Oregon
Fifth Season For Tigers Opens Basketball Campaign
The Tigers launch their fifth season Friday at the auditorium facing Indianola. Last year the team won 10 of 14 and improved each year. The club seeks local support to finance travel and equipment, asking fans to attend and contribute 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiger
Indianola
Tigers
Audi
Pella
Noble Tigers
Electical contractor J F Burns opens supply house in Opera House block
Announcement welcomes J F Burns a practical electrician and contractor to Pella He opens an electrical supply house in the Opera House block and offers electrical work and supplies Burns has years of experience and previously worked in Boone and Des Moines He and his family plan to settle in Pella and Mrs Burns will seek a house in the city welcoming them to the community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Burns
Opera House
Burns
Boone
Des Moines
George Ade Tends Hazelden Farm In Hoosier Arcady
The famed dramatist George Ade maintains 1800 acres in western Indiana near Kentland on Hazelden farm, living as a bachelor in a Hoosier Arcady. He summers there hosting guests, writing in the mornings, and staging ball games between nearby towns to pass the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Fred C. Kelly
Indiana
Hazelden
Ade
Europe
California
Bermudas
Kentland
Hazelden Farm
Brook
India
Arcady
Goodland
Long Island
Lake George
Chicago
Chicago Athletic Club
City considers using cement roller on streets after freeze
A reader suggests the city roll the streets with the heavy cement roller as freezing and mud slow traffic. P D Wagaman visited Tuesday to attend to business interests.
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P. D. Wagaman
New Arrivals At Local Homes With Newborns
A baby boy welcomed at the Henry De Geest home last Thursday. On Sunday November 10 a son arrived to G J Van Roekel. Tuesday this week a baby girl born to Peter Olivier and wife. Henry Van Noord family reports a bouncing baby boy born Tuesday. All families note the newborns and well being of mother and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry de Geest
The
Stork
G. J. van Roekel
Peter Olivier
Henry van Noord
Among the sick and recovering in the community
The doctor reports Mrs Nunhoven's condition hopeful and fever leaving others improving. Typhoid and tonsillitis cases ease. several residents recover from scarlet fever after quarantine. A wagon accident injures a hand but shows no serious result. Several others show improvement or ongoing illness.
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Mra. Nunhoven
Saya
Mra
Chas. Schwidde
Miss Minnie
HAND OF DEATH CLAIMS CORNELIUS PETCOME
Cornelius Petcome aged 45 years six months and twelve days died at his east Pella home on Monday November 18 after a ten day illness from typhoid fever. He was born in the Netherlands and moved to Pella with his wife and two children less than two years ago, working at Ulrich meat market. The funeral was held yesterday at 2 PM at the home conducted by Rev. Brinkman of the Second Reformed Church, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Petcome
East Pella
Lue
Netherlands
Pella
Ulrich
Brinkman
Second Reformed Church
Oskwood Cemetery
Miss Ada Den Hartog Dies After Illness
Ada Den Hartog died last Friday at her sister Mrs Dieleman home after a three week illness. Heart failure caused death. Funeral services were held Monday at the Second True Christian Reformed Church led by Pastor Rev Flea. She is survived by three brothers Gerrit Anne and John and four sisters Mrs Dieleman Mrs H Zwank Mrs Jacob Andeweg and Mrs D Van Pelt of Orange City.
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Ada den Hartog
R.dieleman
Second True Christian Reformed Church
Flea
Miss den Hartog
Gerrit
Anne
John
Mra
R. Dieleman
Mre. H. Zwank
Jacob Andeweg
D. van Pelt
Orange City
Van der Linden Couple Move to Oskaloosa
Mr and Mrs W W Van der Linden relocated to Oskaloosa last Friday and plan to make it their future home, settling in after the move.
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Mra. W. W. van der Linden
Oskaloona
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Uneeda Biscuits Toothpicke
Helen Thomas
John R. Kuyper
Raffles
Mrs. Keables
DR. Crew
Kronicle Kow
Kronicle
Soetens
Kool
West
Hoosier
H. E. Grandin
Henry Bruinekool
Johanna van Vark
Dick Reitveld
Yougest
Wm. Schippers
Neal de Goey
Marion Porter
W. Caughlan
Hand OF Death
Petcome
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