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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
7
The Toledo Blade marks its eighty year milestone as a national weekly with wide reach across all states. It stresses a family friendly, wholesome format featuring news, serial stories, household pages, Question Bureau, Farmstead columns, and current affairs, offered at one dollar yearly with free sample copies.
Bearsboro residents P. Kleinhorst and children return from visit with P. VanderBeek. Casey Van Rees becomes telegraph office messenger. Tommy Green aids at American House. Lena Vos visits Prairie City sister. Spectacles lost at fairgrounds. De Hoed, Stegeman head to Lamont for teaching at Graceland College. Nettle De Gooyer visits from Prairie City. VanderHeiden family visit Monroe. Pella Classis meets at Prairie City with regional church figures. Puritan Drug Co. traps pests at store. Martha Firth returns to Grand Island after visit. Aschenbrenners from Covina head to Dysart then back to Pella. Mrs. Wilson and daughter visit S. F. Dickey. Leona Reuvers visits Otley. Ray VanMaren leaves Rock Island freight job. Jay Kempkes returns to college. A T Klein buys Main street lot. Will Van Waardhuizen visitors become readers. Andrew VanderWal to South Dakota after death. Glenn Grundman to Evanston for oratory school. Dr J J Sybenga and wife visit from Leighton for fair. rain delays Thursday plans.
The notes describe visits by Van Houweling to Pella, Henry Rovaart from Paonta Colorado with his father A Rovaart, and Irma VanderLinden attending a house party with Agnes Meador Luna Kane Nelle Baird Helen Nickson and Hisse Kane. A class reunion for 1913 graduates included Ernest Dowden Harold Blodgett Mason Martin Loren Jenks Clarence Jones Ivan Shearer John Jennings with a lawn picnic and a medal presentation for John Jennings for the highest batting average.
Otley reports a new principal for Otley school Miss Mae McDonald of Monroe and primary teacher Miss Maude Hughes from near Attica after a one week delay. Herman VanZante hosts a hunt with A T Van Houweling’s auto. An Uncle Tom Cabin show crowd causes a racing accident injuring a horse and prompting a court matter. A baby boy arrives to Conrad Lille, and travels involve the Hulleman and Brain families. The death of Mr. F Portinga is noted along with condolences to his family. Construction work on a grain elevator and stock yards proceeds amid hot dry weather. Crop reports warn of drought damage with corn, potatoes, and orchard yields declining. 1909 apple crop outlook trimmed. frost risk, rainfall dependence, and regional variations outlined. Jonathan drought tolerance noted for a few varieties. May include anniversary greetings for Mr. and Mrs. Marinus Alberts.
G. Y. Churchill of Central College visited on Friday. Miss Sarah VanZee of Pella came to see her aunt Mrs. J. A. Roorda. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Buwalda visited Wm. VanZee. Louis VanToorn was in Pella on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. L. Jabaai spent Thursday with his parents. Jacob Mol returned to Pella. Laura Kramer returned to Des Moines after a short visit. The VanderLindenes attended a funeral in Pella. Mrs. J. G. Van Pilsum and Bessie went to Pella for a missionary festival. Inda Klootwyk returned to Pella after visiting Jess Mildred Brown.
For the week ending September 7 the state endured an unprecedented heat spell. Daily highs exceeded 90 across most areas, with southern counties averaging 100 to 108 degrees. The sky remained largely clear, intensifying crop stress from the heat.
George Foster Kent of Troy Kansas will clear over $1,500 this year from five acres of Jonathan apples. He inherited a neglected orchard three years ago and, through careful pruning and spraying, rebuilt its productivity. Kent sold Jonathans to Gridley Maxon Co of Chicago at $3.25 per barrel, with seven hundred barrels expected from 180 trees. He also has 1,200 Ben Davis trees sold Tuesday to Stacy Brothers of Lincoln at $2.25 per barrel with barrels provided.
Promotes a four month trial subscription to the Register and Leader for $1.00 from now until January 1, 1914. Encourages readers to subscribe via telegraph through their postmaster or directly to the Des Moines paper.
The Chronicle announces a clubbing arrangement with the Toledo Blade offering new Chronicle subscribers one year of the Blade free for 1.50 in advance. Renewing subscribers paying arrears and up to date can add the Blade for 25 cents. The Blade is a $1.00 paper and widely known.
The article describes native Hawaiian fishermen wading into coral shoals to net fish using long bristle brushes and shallow nets, aided by candle nut oil to survey waters. It also notes a Belgian coast practice of shrimping on horseback with trawling nets dragged by ponies or donkeys into the sea.
The London Standard notes that the Bible elevates the right hand, yet highlights the Benjamin tribe with 700 left handed slingers who could hurl stones with unmatched accuracy. It also mentions David’s mighty men who could sling with both hands in ancient warfare.
A humorous old timer speaks of his nephew Oliver Tolli Ver, noting his knack for trouble and silly excuses. He recalls the nephew’s self-deprecating line about his own fool picture and lacking sense, as reported by the Kaxigas City Star.
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