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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
7
Des Moines civic leader Hon Frank Morris notes he learned what good eyesight meant after Dr Weber fitted him with specially ground glass lenses. Dr Weber dedicates his practice to eye and ear disorders and does not treat general diseases, unlike family physicians.
A youthful trainee, about sixteen, shows steadiness and willingness to learn at Wormhoudt's Clothing House, beginning a shop-floor apprenticeship.
A collection of short items reports visitors to Oskaloosa, trips to Des Moines and Knoxville, and social calls. People include Mrs. H Rietveld, Miss Maggie Van Zee, Jelsma, J B Roovaart, Atty G G Gaass, Mrs. De Bie, Miss Julia Post, Agnes Bousquet, Mrs J H Soetens, Mrs Ed Porter, and Rev A B Hightshoe. Also notices of a found watch on Washington Street, new coal base burners at the depot, wedding preparations, and various travels for business, health, and family matters in Pella and nearby towns.
Enrollment continues to rise with about a hundred more students than last year. Two new sets of supplemental readers have been added for the fifth grade. A girls physical culture class meets Wednesdays at 4 in the High School gym under Miss Duryee. The boys form a basketball team and seek game dates with nearby towns. Miss Renaud schedules a Visitor's Day in Kindergarten Thursday and Friday, with work at Webster and Lincoln schools. The annual home contest for the state declamatory association will be held next Thursday and Friday, guided by Miss Wilson and twenty contestants. A new fifth grade in the Lincoln building is functioning well with good lighting and modern slate boards. The High School has received a bone cabinet from the State University for physiology, a long-needed and valuable addition. For Sate: A five-room house and large East Pella lot with good well, cellar, outbuildings, and some fruit. inquire at the office or 38th for details.
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