Mayor Hunter Speaks at C. C. Chamber Meeting in Pella
The Pella Chamber of Commerce meeting drew Des Moines guests as Mayor Fred Hunter of Des Moines shared anecdotes from his tenure. Miss Myrtle Williams and Sara Frank performed, and treasurer’s report showed receipts over 38 900 dollars with expenditures over 2 300. A plan to celebrate new local factories was kept alive, with a potential banquet and a public Halloween event discussed for October 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Bloom
Miss Williams
Bloom
Pella
Fred Hunter
Des Moines
Hunter
Black Hills
Custer Battlefield
Rapid City
S. Dak
Iowa
President Coolidge
Yates
Des Moines Register
Buld
Southern Rice Growers’ Association
Joel Tuttle
Union
Texas
Ows
Woodrow Washing Machine Company
Woodrow Company
Flush
Board of Directors
American Legion Auxiliary
Sheriff Sale Of Sioux Center Church Set For Friday
The Orange City sheriff will sell the Christian Reformed church of Sioux Center at the courthouse front door next Friday October 14 to satisfy a judgment of 13,500 dollars plus 341.85 costs. The outcome and plans for the church post sale remain to be determined by the purchasing party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Orange City
Synhorst
Christian Reformed Church of
Sioux Center
Journa
Rev J C Kendrick Letter Praises Pella Chronicle
Pasadena writer praises the city of Pella Iowa and its Chronicle in a personal Oct 3 1927 letter. He commends William Young and his paper, noting the town’s clean streets parks and well ordered culture, and sends best wishes for continued success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Kendrick
Chronicle
Pasadena
Calif
Wm. Young
Pella
Thirty-Third Regiment
Miner Hurt Cleaning Pershing Mine Opening
Bob Kissinger, the first worker injured at the Pershing mine, was struck by a four foot slate fragment while cleaning. He suffered a severe scalp wound and a deep forehead cut but expects to return to work in one to two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob” Kissinger
Pershing
Bob
Eighty Head Hogs Sell at Good Prices
Mr C Dielman of the Farmers Union Shipping Association consigned eighty hogs belonging to Gradus Ver Ploeg to the Chicago market. The sale by Farmers Union Live Stock Commission Monday saw the herd sell at steady to 15 cents higher with tops at 11.90 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Dielman
Farmers’ Union Shipping Association
Gradus Ver Ploeg
Chicago
Farmers’ Union Live Stock Commission
Stockards
Former Citizen Holds Record At Rock Island Banquet
Roll of Honor guests at a Rock Island luncheon included Conductor Tom Riley noted for longest continuous service. The item recounts pensioned employees at Stevens hotel and the 75th anniversary of the Rock Island lines. Oliver M Peaslee, age 94, attended, having ridden in 1852 when the railroad began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Riley
Riley
Pella
Rock Island
A. M
Rock Island Lines
Stevens Hotel
Carl Nyquist
Board of Pensions
Chicago
Oliver M Peaslee
Peoria Street
Joliet
Mgr
Peaslee
Pella Hostesses and Clubs Share Autumn Banquet
A Second Reformed Church Sunday School class held its annual banquet with fifty attendees and an autumn themed table display. A mothers served a full menu while an orchestra provided music and a toastmaster led songs and skits. Other items include a birthday party at Lincoln building kindergarten and a bridge gathering at North Main with eleven members and a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. F. Dykstra
Second Reformed Church
Bernice Blommers
Edward Vander Ploeg
Earl van Rees
Ruth Dykstra
Willard Langerak
Elva Mae van Houweling
Orville Dykstra
Les Phillips
Laurel Boot
Jean Kuyper
Anthony Tysseling
Reuben Boot
D. de Winter
Anna Tysseling
Miss Bailey
M. Vander Linden
Mr. Jacobs
Wednesday Club Hosts Ladies At Mrs Meyer Langerak Home
Twenty women attended the Wednesday club gathering at Mrs Meyer Langerak home with three visitors including Mrs Frances Cole of Washington DC A delicious lunch was served The Reading Circle met with Mrs R R Beard on Friday afternoon October 7 Nora Scholte presented a paper on What the Women of Today are Doing to Better Our Social Conditions Continued on page 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington Club
Meyer Langerak
Frances Cole
Washington, D. C
Reading
R. R. Beard
Nora Scholte
Farm House Burned to Ground Near Pella
The William Schakel farm dwelling two and a half miles southwest of Pella on the Knoxville road was totally destroyed by a noon fire. The Pella fire department tried with its small chemical truck but could not save the building. The origin is uncertain but appeared near the kitchen stove. Most furniture clothing and bedding were saved. nothing from the cellar where canned goods and vegetables were stored. There was some insurance on the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schakel
Pella
Knoxville
Graveling Completed This Year in Prairie City
The city expects two more car loads of gravel this week, totaling fifty six loads for the summer and fall and concluding the graveling program for the year. It will finish the routes carrying the heaviest traffic, resurface the street north of the square, and may continue next summer on the same plan. Property owners received notices of gravel used in front of their property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie City News
Miss Frances Sheehy Pupils Give Recital
A recital was given Saturday at 1:00 by five pupils of Frances Sheehy. Performances included Polish Dance Scharmenka Hungarian Dance Brahms Tena Van Oostrum The Bluebird Schiller Gertrude Laschuit Among the Roses Field Adonis Galop Stresbogg Helene Hesselink Flying Doves Heins Henrietta Beyers Elfin Dance Pennington Morceau De Salon Bohn Alma Grundman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Sheehy
Scharmenka
Brahms Tena van Oostrum
Schiller
Gertrude Laschuit
Stresbogg
Helene Hesselink
Heins Henrietta Beyers Elfin
Pennington Morceau de
Number 6 Road Contract Let
The Iowa state highway commission at Ames awarded 111,679 in contracts for grading bridges and culverts on Primary road No. 6 from Attica to the Monroe county line. Grading went to J. H. Miller & Son for 51,007.60 with completion by September 1, 1928. Bridge and culvert work totaled 60,672 distributed to Snyder & Johnson, Wicks Engineering and Construction Co, and Frank E Shackelton for culverts. Completion date June 1, 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Ames
Attica
J. H. Miller & Son
Dumont
Snyder & Johnson
Humboldt
Wicks Engineering and Construction Company
Des Moines
Frank E. Shackelton
Perry
Monroe County
Veterans Hold Annual Meeting in Knoxville
Ten Civil War veterans from Marion County gathered in Knoxville for the annual reunion despite rain and mud. Wreaths and music accompanied a noon dinner at the M E Church after a court house salute and a high school program. W. H. Barker was named president with S. H. Mears as vice president and Mrs. Ella Ghrist as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County. Veterans Association
Knoxville
Boys In Blue
Court House
H. H. Barker
Harvey
Women’s Relief Corps
Daughters of
C. C. Sharon
H. D. McCoy
A. B. Brobst
Ci L
9Th Iowa Cavalry
S. H. Mears
Illinois Infantry
L. \ pkerson
40Th
Iowa Infantry
George W. Crozier
7Th
Iows’ Cavalry
W. F. Putnam
21St
John Bush
Ohio Artillery
W. H. H. Barker
3Rd
Iowa Cavalry
James Wolf
15Th
S. D. Terry
C. A. Pratt
Baty-Tucker Legion
M. EF
A. J. Steffey
Neely
Des Moines
Ella Ghrist
Marion County Veterans Association
John C. Ferguson Post
Daughters of the Veterans, Baty-Tucker Legion Band
Steffey
Baptist Young People Reorganize Society
The Young People’s society of the Baptist church reorganized after a vacancy period. Elected officers include President Louise Gladstone, Vice President Paul Blommers, Secretary Marion Frush, and Treasurer Esther Kuyper. Read the Chronicle want ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Society of the Baptist Church
Louise Gladstone
Paul Blommers
Marion Frush
Esther Kuyper
Hold Up Near Prairie City
A motorcycle bandit robbed J. E. Neuen of Colfax near Prairie City Sunday night. He took a check book and punctured Neuen’s rear tires with gunfire. Neuen fled but began shooting and then surrendered. This is the first highwayman report on No. 63 since last winter. Motorists warned to beware as winter advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Neuen
Colfax
Prairie City
Neuen
Des Moines
Monroe Mirror
Court notes from Jasper Court News
Mrs Electa Morris convicted for operating a house of ill fame and to be sentenced Monday. Garner Mills pleads guilty to pig larceny and receives four months more. he already spent two months. Joe Caulkins pleads guilty to maintaining a liquor nuisance and gets four months plus $400 fine. W F Brown fails to appear. bond forfeited. H J Garrett bond forfeited for liquor nuisance. L V Edling pleads guilty to liquor charge, three months and $300 fine. Orville Guessford found guilty on two counts, three months and $300, plus one year in Anamosa for driving intoxicated. Pearl Minor, 14, sent to Mitchellville in juvenile court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electa Morris
Dan Hamilton
Garner Mills
Mills
Joe Caulkins
W. F. Brown
H. J. Garrett
L. V. Edling
Col Sy
Orville Guessford
Anamosa
Pearl Minor
Prairie City
Mitchellville
Hamilton
Jasper County
Embarrassing Moment in Dining Car Joke
J. L. Collins recalls a Denver trip mishap where a sock ended up in his coat pocket, mistaken for a handkerchief at breakfast with a distinguished table companion and his wife and daughter. Laughter followed as the gag turned into a lighthearted moment aboard the train, noted by the Knoxville Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Collins
Jay
Denver
Pacnenaes
Knoxville Journal
Marion Thomas Loses Eye in Baseball Accident
Mr and Mrs D O Thomas and their twin boys of Valley Junction were visiting in Pella Friday when Marion Thomas lost sight of his left eye after a nail struck him during a game. The wound shows no current inflammation and doctors hope the other eye remains uninfected. The family recently moved from Pella to Valley Junction for work reasons with Mr Thomas employed by the Rock Island railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. O. Thomas
Valley Junction
Pella
Marion
Thomas
Rock Island Railroad
Patents Issued to Iowans in Past Week 1927
The week ending October 8 1927 saw Iowa residents awarded patents from Barr Freeman Des Moines. Recipients include Owen R Dailey Davenport for a Toy Top Fred M Hargrave Cedar Rapids for a Surface breaking and loosening machine William L Howland Mason City for a Golfbag John H Madison Burlington for a Brake Shoe Henry Petersen Mount Auburn for a Cutivator Lesliesen Mount Auburn for a Cultivator Leslie Simon E Schroeder Newton Wringer construction Fred Spick Jefferson for a Button anchor Clarence F Walsh Dickens for a Farrowing house for sows
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Barr & Freeman
Equitable Bldg
Des Moines
Owen R. Dailey
Davenport
Fred M. Hargrave
Cedar Rapids
William L. Howland
Mason City
John H. Madison
Burlington
Henry Petersen
Mount Auburn
Lesliesen
Leslie Simon E. Schroeder
Newton
Wringer Construction
Fred Spick
Jefferson
Clarence F. Walsh
Dickens
Des Moines boy’s 60 mile trek ends with local shelter
A little boy named Albert Quarton, from Oska loosa, walked nearly sixty miles toward Des Moines after his mother left him with relatives in Oskaloosa. He was found cold and wet at D W Van Gorp’s dairy near town and placed in care at the Oskaloosa police station while authorities traced his family. The case drew sympathy and raised questions about the mother's judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Hemert
D. W. van Gorp
van Gorp
Justice of the Peace
Jacob van der Syde
Albert Quarton
Oskalososa
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Mahaska
Byde
Mr. van Gorp
Mr. van der Syde
Vamder Syde
iJat Oska
Toosa
Vander Syde
Pella
Pella Lamb Shipper Strikes Dull Market
Mr. C. Dieleman of the Farmers' Union Shipping association shipped a car of lambs from near town to the Chicago market. The stock, owned by Ver Meer Brothers Dykstra Brothers John Van Hemert Ed Vander Ploeg John Tucker A H Boat and T D Van Zemeren, was sold Wednesday by the Farmers' Union Live Stock Commission as the Lamb market was dull and mostly 25¢ lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Dieleman
Farmers’ Union Shipping’ Association
Chicago
Farmers’ Union Live Stock Commission
Ver Meer Brothers
Dykstra Brothers
John van Hemert
Ed Vander Ploeg
John Tucker
A. H. Boat
T. D. van Zemeren
Rummage Sale By Central College Ladies Auxiliary
The annual rummage sale of the Ladies Auxiliary of Central College will be held Saturday October 22 starting at 10 a.m. in the building on the south side of the square recently vacated by the Pella Furniture Co. Donors may bring packages Friday October 21 at 2:00 p.m. Ladies Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Central College
Pella Furniture Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mayor Hunter
C. C
Business Men's Meeting
Sioux Center Church
Rev
J.C. Kendrick
Vetreran
Reunion
Thomas F. Riley
Keokuf
Chas. Sipkema
Mr. Sipkema
Chas
F. Dykstra
Orville
Don
John Dykstra
Ruth
Harriet Schilder
Lincoln Building
Harriet
L. A. Kuyper
Bridge Club
North Main
Karl Rene
Marinus Vander Linden
Reading Circle
Seni
Frances Sheehy
Marion County
Pres
Baptist
Jasper
Marion Thomas
Pella Township
Des. Moines
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