Prairie City Notes Include Birth and Local Incidents
PRAIRIE CITY A J J M and Anna Lee Portes visited Pella Saturday. Mr and Mrs Geo Jarigan are parents of a baby girl born last Friday. Joe Freeman bought a five passenger Ford, arriving soon. Mrs N A VanHaften and children returned to Pella Monday after visiting her parents the Zaagers. Miss Marie Shearer remains in Des Moines with measles. Guy Roberts’ buggy overturned after his horse ran away. he has scratches and bruises and the buggy damaged. Another accident at Ed Crosse’s involved a field harrow and three horses. two horses badly hurt, one may die.
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Prairie City A. J
J M
Anna Lee Portes
Pella
Geo Jarigan
Joe Freeman
N A VanHaften
Mon
Ed. Crosse
District Contest Attendees Visit from Pella and Prairie City
Mrs T H Kaldenberg visited as a Pella guest last Saturday. Attendees from the area include A T Van Houweling and family Edna and Mable Frazer Claude Calhoun J Milley from Seevers visiting at Longden and Harp. Gerrit Fenema and R Scheffers visited Prairie City and Pella respectively. Neill Bruinekool Lottie visited with local friends. Henrietta Van Ginkle of Prairie City visited her sister Mrs T H Kaldenberg. Mrs De Rawson and Mrs I N Harp were Monroe visitors. Mrs Rhinehart of Monroe visited at the home of her daughter Mrs Ralph Hendersh ta few days last week.
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A.T. van Houweling
Edna
Mable Frazer
Claude Calhoun
J. Milley
Seevers
Longden
Harp
Henrietta van Ginkle
Prairie City
Mes
T.H. Kaldenberg
de., Rawson
I. N. Harp
Monroe
Mrs. Rhinehart
Homme
Ralph. Hendersh
Mule Fatality During Field Run Near Hayden Chapel
In a field incident Monday Acie Odem suffered a runaway that damaged a mule and caused its death that night. He had an offer of 509 dollars for a span of mules. The 80 acre Andrew Anderson farm near Hayden Chapel sold Saturday to Henry De Yoode and Jake Yoda of Pella for about 85 dollars per acre, via Beamer and Bauman. Rev F N Eldridge, Albia Daily Tribune editor, preached at the Baptist church and was hired as pastor to alternate Sundays with Elder Wallace R Bacon of Des Moines at the Christian church.
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Acie Odem
Andrew Anderson
Hayden ‘Chapel
Henry de Yoode
Jake Yoda
Pella
Beamer & Bauman
Albia Daily Tribune
Eldredge
Wallace R. Bacon
Des Moines
Christian Church
Tribune
Local notes from Sully and surrounding area
Sully Mrs. Gainsley from Tainter visited with Mr and Mrs A Ormiston. Sully Mission choir held a social at F G Sherman’s with about forty attendees. Several residents traveled for work or visits, including Milton Haines to Des Moines and Harry Awtry to Newton. Various locals planned gardening and purchases, while others visited Newton, Grinnell, Pella, Kellogg, and Des Moines. Community updates on health and school preparations conclude the district news.
Rev Reed of Bussey Holds Regular Sunday Services
Reverend Reed from Bussey conducted his regular Sunday services at the local church, delivering the customary sermon and morning prayers for parishioners.
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Reed
Bussey
This Place
Local visitors and social happenings in Oskaloosa area
Wesley Binns and John Van Maanen called in Oskaloosa on Monday and Thursday respectively while Richard Thompson also visited Harvey. Henry Van den Noordt bought a horse from George Harris on Tuesday. Olivet Sunday school held a Red and Blue button social at Ham Barnes with Blue side serving ice cream and cake. Barnett relatives visited Robt Adair on Friday. Andrew Ustermarkt traded in Bolton on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Van Den Noordt traveled to Pella over the weekend. John Van Maanen and Mrs Plate were guests Sunday. Nellie Zylstra went to Pella Saturday. Thomas Johnson and family visited at the Binns home Sunday.
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Wesley Binns
Oskaloosa
Richard Thompson
Harvey
Henry van den Noordt
George Harris
John van Maanen
Olivet
Ham Barnes
Barnett
Robt
Adair
Pella
John Plate
John Moody
Robi Adair
Chappel Proves March Was Finest On Record
Dr Chappel cites March 1879 onward as the record month with a mean temperature of 51 degrees versus a normal 36.1. The 33 inches of precipitation far exceeds the 1.52 inch normal, making it the driest March since 1877. Seventeen clear days, ten partly cloudy, four cloudy marked the month.
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Chappel
Matches Go Up In Smoke At Diamond Factories
A spectacular fire in two adjoining Diamond Match Company factories at St. Louis destroyed both buildings. Over two million packages of matches burned, with total losses around 175000 dollars and matches valued at about 80000 dollars.
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Diamond Match Company
St. Louie
Legal Notice of Will Proof in Marion County Iowa
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Herman De Bruin, deceased, is on file in the clerk of the District Court of Marion County Iowa. A hearing is set for May 3, 1910, during the April term of court, at which interested persons may be heard.
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Wn. Bruine Kool
the People’s Grocer
LankKelma
Embalmer’s License
Rhynsburger Egg
J. G. Vanderpol
H. D. Wormhoudt
H. Rhynsburger
Mr Pace
Otley
Gerrit Fenema
Sully
Maggie
Emily Reynolds
Newton
van Genderen and
Lubberden
Hans Olsen
Nebraska
Elmer Burnham
George Ikner
Willie Lawson
Baby
J. Lawson
Fred Haines
Grinnell
Mabel Kling
A. J. Kling
Charley Swisher
Louis LeCocq
Trueman Simpson
Kellogg
Our Town
John Brunner
Jane Haines
John Brayton
Rodney Burnham
Will Tice
Newton Journal
Fifield
Bertha
Carpenter
Halle
Arther Weaver
H. Kuyper
H. Kupyer
Son
Greely
Andrew Ustermarkt
Bolton
Nellie Zylstra
Mrs. Thomas Johnson
Chappell
He's Right
van Zante Bros
Wall Paper Buyer
Havn
Langerak’s
Wall Paper Department
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