Fire Destroys Old Hotel Building in Pella
The southeast town residence of J W Todd was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Fire started in a coal shed with no clear ignition source. Neighbors helped move belongings as the blaze consumed the structure, once a well known hotel built in 1875 by W W Nossaman. Todd carried $1000 building and $500 contents insurance. Nowell had none.
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J. W. Todd
Mr. Nowell
Todd
Nowell
DeWitt
Pella
W. W. Nossaman
Marion County
New Rock Island
Mr. Todd
Three Came as Daniel Boone Trail Party Reaches Bloomfield
The Daniel Boone Trail caravan arrived in Bloomfield on Tuesday morning en route to St Louis. The party includes Mr and Mrs J B McHose of Boone and H F Holman, Missouri trail vice president from Moberly. A large Ottumwa crowd met them, Iowa highway commission members among them, then left the group to be filled by Missourians.
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Moberly
Lankelma
Rochester
Minn
J. V. Lankelma
Sheldon
Pella
Bloomfield
St. Louis
J. B. McHose
Boone
H. F. Holman
Missouri
Trail
Ottumwa
Iowa Highway Commission
McHose
Van Gorp Named To Local Federal Fuel Committee
P H Van Gorp joins C C Gamble of Knoxville and R Newton of Dallas as Marion county’s local Federal Fuel Committee members appointed by Charles Webster Federal Fuel Administrator The panel will investigate price complaints and coal access and report justified cases for relief Dealers may charge the prior year’s average gross profit plus 30 percent but not exceed July 1917 levels If coal sold at six dollars per ton the extra allowed would be forty five cents with a minimum July 1047 profit to qualify
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P. H. van Gorp
C. C. Gamble
Knoxville
R. Newton
Dallas
Chas. Webster
Town
Marion County
Deal
Washington
Funeral notice for Henry Hooper nephew of Mrs Tankelms
Mr and Mrs John Lankelma and family attend the funeral of Henry Hoopers, nephew of Mrs Tankelms, at Sheldon this week. Hoopers, a traveling salesman, died Friday from injuries sustained earlier in the week.
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John Lankelma
James
George
F. D. Stubenrauch
Sheldon
Henry Hoopers
Wallace Cub Tractor Demonstration At Grandman Farm
A plowing demonstration of the Wallace Cub Tractor will be held Saturday afternoon October 20 on the Grandman farm one mile north of town. Farmers in the area are invited to attend and see how the tractor performs under typical field conditions. T D Tice.
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T. D. Tice
College notes and social calendar from faculty gathering
Dean and Mrs Pietenpol hosted faculty notes and piano recital participants Grace Van Ryswyk Verda Hendricks Violet Colyn Fern Smith Wilma Van Doorninck Beulah Veenstra Helene Slob Mabel Van Donselaar Elsie Franklin Freda Hesselink. President Hoffman urges Friday and Saturday social events and Friday literary society meetings.
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Pietenpol
Grace van Ryswyk
Verda Hendricks
Violet Colyn
Fern Smith
Wilma van Doorninck
Beulah Veenstra
Helene Slob
Mabel van Donselaar
Elsie Franklin
Freda Hesselink
Pres. Hoffman
Miss Williams
Sadler
Hoffman
van Zee
Liggett
Graham
Miss Stow
Death of Mrs Kaldenberg at Otley aged 62
Mrs John Kaldenberg died at Otley at 9 a m Saturday October 13 1917 after a stroke of paralysis. She was 62 and had been an invalid for some time. She leaves a husband and several children. Funeral services were held at the Christian Reformed church Otley Tuesday afternoon. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery Pella.
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Kaldenberg
John Kaldenberg
Otley
Christian Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Pella
Accommodating Uncle by Ezra Weed Vigilantes
A verse by Ezra Weed portrays Uncle’s demand for money to help a friend. The narrator hints at fear and uncertainty while predicting a climactic final shot that will reveal Uncle’s true nature and resolve.
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Ezra Weed
the Vigilantes
County Teachers Examination Dates Set in 1917
The next regular teachers' examination will be held in the office of the county superintendent October 24 25 and 26 1917 beginning at eight o'clock. Mah Goldizen 40-28 County Superintendent.
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Mah Goldizen
Electric rates bring increase at city council meeting
At the regular council session all members attended. The Pella Cemetery Association sought to move dirt from West Fifth Street to improve drainage in the cemetery, which would raise its levy to 11 cents. Engineer Stoddard explained. committee on streets and alleys to act. The electric department report for September showed receipts of 1865.24 and expenses 1585.78 with nine new customers. Under the new current rates the light charge rose by 101.48 and power by 47.73 compared to old rates. The clerk noted interest of 275 due November 1 for payment. John Ulrich won permission to tap a sewer on Franklin Street for 20 toppage. The Red Cross may use the municipal basement while vacant. Health officer Dr. Aschenbrenner reported on a recent convention at Town City.
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Pella
John Ulrich
Franklin Sr
Red Cross Society
Aschenbrenner
Town City
Pastor Henry M Bruins Accepts Call at Pella Church
Rev Henry M Bruins of Milwaukee has accepted the call to lead the Second Reformed Church of Pella and will begin November 11. The acceptance was read during Sunday service to the satisfaction of the congregation, following the resignation of Rev B F Brinkman who left to become financial secretary at Central College.
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Henry M. Bruins
Milwaukee
Second Reformed Church of
Pella
B. F. Brinkman
Central College
Disloyal Circular Reported Then Divulged by Mayor
A young man named Jacob Heida from Platte South Dakota faced the mayor while authorities investigated a rumor of pro German literature distribution. The Dutch language circular signed by Rev B D Dijkstra from Platte bore the title Thirty Seven Reasons Against War and opposed the conscription law though not clearly pro German.
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Jacob Heida
Platte
S. D
B. D. Dijkstra
Disloyal Circular Linked to Local Mayor’s Inquiry
Mr. Heide of Vriesland, after two years in America, said he shared a religiously tinged circular with a few Pella residents who condemned it. The mayor’s search found no treasonable items beyond the circular, and he was dismissed. The circular will be turned over to U S officials for action against the author.
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Germany
Heide
Vriesland
America
Pella
U. S
Safe and Sane Halloween Planned for Community Night
A local committee proposes a safe Halloween on Wednesday evening at October sist with a parade of costumes and park events. Homes in Pella will open to visitors after the park activities as part of a joint effort by city college and schools to foster a fun, cooperative event for all ages.
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Hallowe'en
Pella
H. J. Vanden Berg
G. F. Sadler
F. M. Frush
Marion county boys at Camp Dodge roster noted
The passage lists most Marion county youths at Camp Dodge with several assigned to special work. Captain Roe is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Chronicle secured the cut through Geo. W. Ries, formerly with the Chronicle and now Company Clerk of I Company.
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Marion County
Camp Dodge
Captain Roe
Minneapolis
Minn
Chronicle
Chronicle Force
I Company
Proclamation for Halloween Parade by Grand Chief Spook of Ali
A whimsical proclamation calls all myths and story figures to appear in Pella Iowa on the last Wednesday in October 1917. It directs costumes, lighting, and a nighttime gathering at GYM and PARK with bands and a formal procession, urging orderly behavior and community celebration led by the Grand Chief Spook.
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Jack-The
Jack Sprat
Jack
Jill
Pella
Marion
State of
Iowa
United States of America
Earth
Ali
Pella and Lake Prairie Day Spurred Prohibition Victory
Pella and Lake Prairie Township backed the prohibition amendment with a strong showing in the four wards, aided by church pastors and local committees. State totals lagged behind, but Mahaska and Jasper counties reported solid dry majorities, signaling a community-wide push for wet versus dry.
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Pella
Lake Prairie Township
Aquor
Lake Prairie
Holland
Mahaska
Jasper
Camp Dodge letter from Geo W Ries to Bill Young
Soldier write up from Camp Dodge Iowa dated Oct 10 1917 describes daily routine, housing, meals, vaccinations, comforts, and events. Ries notes barracks, interurban noise, hospital care, YMCA amusements, church services, moving picture shows, Bryan address, and plans to visit Pella readers with camp news. He mentions weight gain, half-holiday trips to Des Moines, train fare, and eagerness to receive the local paper weekly.
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Camp Dodge
Iowa
W. A. Young
Bill
Eugene Dennis
Dennis
William Jennings Bryan
Pella
Des Moines
Des Moines. and the Crowds, Well the Interurban
Ries
The Slacker at Pella Opera House Soon
The Slacker, a top film of the day, will show at the Pella opera house with additional announcements to follow in the Chronicle.
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Pella Opera House
Trusler and Breuklander Wedding Near Thornburg
Nellie Breuklander daughter of Mr and Mrs H B Breuklander of Pella wed Amos E Trusler of Thornburg Indiana in Oskaloosa on October 11. The bride visited relatives there before the surprise ceremony. The couple, with Trusler a young farmer, will reside on a Thornburg area farm. The Chronicle offers best wishes and congratulations.
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Trusler-Breuklander
Nellie Breuklander
H. B. Breuklander
Pella
Amos E. Trusler
Thornburg
Oskaloosa
Truster
Music and Sermons at Second Reformed Church
Morning Anthem Break Forth into Joy followed by sermon The Shepherd Psalm. Evening service features If Ye Love Me Keep My Commandment and a sermon Christ the Shepherd and Christians the Sheep by Geo. D. Media. Baptist. The subject discusses pastoral imagery and Christian conduct.
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Second Reformed
Sinter
Geo. D. Media
Baptist
Christ the
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P. He. van Gorp
College
Pres
R. E. Nowell
Rev
Bruins
Alberi A. Roe
Pella and Lake Prairie
King
The
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