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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1922
Page
2
Local notes report Constable De Cook rounding up men gambling in the fourth ward, payments to city expenses, and a stream of short town notices. Items cover sales at Doedyns & Son, fabric and garment deals, travel and visits, births, illnesses, and social updates from Pella and nearby areas.
A poem recounts a life shaped by worldly comforts and status until one quiet day when the speaker meets the Master. Castles of wealth melt as the Master’s sorrowful eyes are revealed, prompting repentance and a vow to follow the Master’s wounded feet and seek a life for souls.
A large horse and cattle barn along with a hog house on Hobart M. Birks farm near Flagler burned in the early hours Sunday. No stock inside. one hog perished. Discovery around 3 am by William Adams family. Barn 38 by 46 feet, wood-sided, gambrel roof, built recently. hay and harness lost. Hog house 20 by 75 feet. No insurance. Birks family now in Montreal. uncle W. T. Phillips visited from Oskaloosa to assess damage.
Rev. A. C. Droz illness leads Dean H. W. Pietenpol of Central College to speak both forenoon and evening from the Baptist church pulpit.
Mrs Edward O'Dea of Des Moines visited the area with her sister Mrs H J Rhynsburger and family, staying through the latter part of last week and returning home Friday.
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