Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-14
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
PELLA.

january ii, 1870.
The cold weather OF Friday aud Sat
urday put an embargo on business OF
all kinds, and our merchants enjoyed
season of rest, roasting their shins
around the hot stoves in their places
of business. Trains on the railroad
| were all more or less behind time.
The mail train from Des Moines Sat
urday morning jumped the track at
Mitchellville, and did not get in until
in the evening. The water-tanks all
| along the line were more or less affect
ed by the sudden change, some OF
them freezing up entirely, SO that
| most OF the freight trains came in with
nothing but the caboose.
Rev. e. Winter, Pastor Of the First
Reformed Church, was made the re-
cipient OF handsome present, in the
shape OF AL elegant Estey organ, from
members of the Second reformed
Church one evening last week. They
took him by surprise. N. j. GesmaH,
one OF the Elders of the Second Church
made the presentation speech, which
was responded to in feeling manner
by the reverend gentleman. Since
Rev. A. Thomson resigned the pastor
ship OF the Second Church, they have
been without a Pastor. Rev. Winter
has been preaching for them OCCASION
ally, and they presented him with the
organ as a slight token of their esteem
and appreciation of his services.
Several individuals around town are
carrying their ears and noses in sings
since the advent of the I" cold snap"
The trade in corn was not so brisk
the latter part of the week as IL had
been, OH account of the severe cold.
The price is down to al cents bushel.
We hear considerable talk about
building here the coming season. The
Pella Manufacturing Company will
commence work on their large brick
foundry and machine shop as early in
the spring as the weather will permit.
The material Is mostly on the ground
now. There Is also talk Of several
brick business blocks going up. Pella
needs more dwelling houses. There
is not all empty house in town. except
the calabOose, and that is occasionally
occupied by weary traveller from
Knoxville.
We learn that Mr.. Maasdam is go
ing to convert his hall into dwelling.
He thinks hall don't pay This will
icdFC clIu WltHOuL u bu1LhDlc pldCc
for burnt-cork artists and third-rate
theatrical troupes to give their enter
tainments.
The M. DIS in our place complain
that it IL 80 distresslngly healthy here
abouts that they find 1t difficult to
make both ends meet. One has
already gone to Knoxville. where he
hopes to find a more profitable field
for the practice OF his profession. We
refer to DIR. Shinpick, who Ia a good
citizen and an honor to the medical
fraternity.
Mrs. Lydia G. Evans, daughter of
r. +. Crate, Esq, and wife of Harry
Evans, is up from st. Louis on visit
to friends.
We hear rumorsof wedding to talk Q
place at the NJ. +. Church on Thurs
day evening next, in which two of our
best young people are to be the chief
actors.
Operations at the Wagon Factory of
ShubriDg Il Co. have ceased for short
season. The proprietors are getting
verything in readiness for more act
i've operations early in the spring,
when they will run their shop to its
fullest capacity.
A little child of q. Thomassen, aged
about four years, fell into cistern one
day last week, but it's cries attracted
the attention of Mr.. Thomassen, who
happened to be near, and it was res
cued before drowning.
Maze Post has returned from his
trip to Colorado, bringing with him a
fine lot of venison hams and u fine lot
of mountain trout. He thinks Colo
radoiis poor country for agricultural
purposes, and that it Is not healthier
than Iowa.
Tom Houck has sold his blacksmith
and carriage business, to Frank Pease
and VIM. Lee. who take possession
the. first.of April.
jim Sexton and VIM. Drake, the
two men who were so seriously burn
ed by the explosion of hot metal at the
Pella Manufacturing Co.'s foundry
some time since, have so far recovered
us to be able to resume their duties.
We hear that Chester Miller has
sold his property on the south side of
| the square, recently purchased of Ed.
| Cassat. to s, II. Niersen, and bought
an interest in the hardware store of j.
T.. White d. Go.
The ice crop ia being harvested.
some of our saieon men already hav-
irg their supply safely housed.
KnoXvillians who come to PeIla for
their : peppermint will be glad to
know this.
The cold snap has made the coal
trade quite lively, and tesnsters con-
template raising the price of this arti-
Gle.
The dwelling Of r.. van der ploep.
near Obey. caught fire during the
storm isst Friday. and was only ex-
tinguished hy Che almost superhuman
efforts ~ Mr.. van der Ploeg, who was
so feaffnIly burned that his life III In
danger. KATE KINNEY.