Local News from Nearby Towns Highlights
Mra. W. M. Livingston visited Pella with Mrs. Stella Clark Richardson. Harry Smith returns from Fort Monroe to take a new post as 2nd Lieutenant in the coast artillery in Honolulu. Murray grocery rear end fire caused by a spark from a bonfire. no damage. Woman's Club votes to buy Liberty bonds with $200 civic fund and donates $25 to War Victory Commission G. F. W. C. for furlough houses in France. Minnie Vander Wilt and Gerritt DeGraaf wed March 7 at the bride’s home. they will live with her parents until fall when they move to a farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
Fort Monroe
Virginia
Honolulu
Leutenant
Coast Artillery
Murray Grocery
Hodison
McDuff
Woman's Club
Minnie Vander Wilt
Wm. Vander Wilt
Gerritt DeGraaf
Anne DeGraaf
G. W. Hylkema
Prairie City
Prairie City Births and Local Visits Mentioned in Des Moines Township Notes
In Prairie City notes Neal Kleinenh orgst and Ed DeGraff announce births, a boy and a girl, with eight pounds for the latter. Mrs. Scheffers and Jeanetta visit Pella. A. W. Den Adel visits with G. Schuttinga. Mrs. Ollie Dennick visits Pella, caring for Mrs. Myers. Local trustees raise road poll tax from three to five dollars with enforcement for nonpayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Kleinenhorst
Ed DeGraff
John Scheffers
Jeanetta
Pella
A. W. den Adel
G- Schuttinga
Ollie Dennick
Miss Jessie Sandberg Becomes Central Supply Girl
Eddyville notes new staff at Central as Jessie Sandberg starts as supply girl after moving to town. Family visits and births mark a busy period with Gerrit and Christina DeVette and Fritz Van Pellikaan drifting between farms and town. Pearl Whiteman, nursing near Pella, travels to Des Moines for patient care.
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the Tribune
Jessie Sandberg
Central
Gerrit DeVette
Roy Vander Linden
Pella
Pearl Whiteman
J. L. Sipes
D. van Genderden
Miss Christina
Fritz
H. Pellikaan
Oskaloosa
Knoxville Notes Residents and Visitors Update
Knoxville notes update with local residents visiting nearby towns and new moves. Johansson family and Dan Skeeters visit. James Schell moves from Runnels to Knoxville with ties to Phil and Gerrit Schell. Laura Taggart returns to teaching near Pella. Local mine and public works discuss 1918 19 contracts as April approaches. Glenn Van Duyn on furlough from Camp Pike visits East Marion Street. Roy Galvin and wife from Melcher visit. Roy served at Camp Cody and may be recalled. Mrs. John A. Fortner hospitalizes in Des Moines with kidney failure. Ivan Ipson promises a complete sewer project patch and aims to finish this week. Dowell family medical concerns prompt travel to Washington for elder Dowell’s surgery.
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A. J. Hanna
Charles Grant
Lincoln
Allen Amsberry
Maxwell
New Mexico
Blanche Tade
Dan Skeeters
Knoxville
Des Moines
James Schell
Runnells
Phil
Gerrit Schell
Laura Taggart
Pella
W. E. Taggart
W. H. H. Barker
Clay Township
Tip
Marion County
Glenn van Duyn
John Smith
Marion
Glenn
Camp Pike
Little Rock
Ark
Roy Galvin
Melcher
Roy
Camp Cody
N. M
U. S
John A. Fortner
Ivan Ipson
Ipson
Fairfield
L. G. Dowell
Washington
George B. Dowell
Rock Island
Dowell
County schools chief reelected amid town water crisis
Mrs. Mae Goldizen was re elected by school boards at the court house. The same gathering dismissed a prospective successor who stood little chance. Knoxville faces a water shortage with a ration in effect from 7 to 9 am and 7 to 9 pm. The river supply is expected to return early next week. The old 1886 reservoir pumps are supplying the city during the crisis to aid fire fighting readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Goldizen
Court House
Goldizen
Knoxvfile
Knoxville
Gamble
Watch Your Kidneys Doan's Kidney Pills Ad
Inhaled fumes from turpentine and lead injure kidneys, causing back pain and urinary issues. Painter M. A. Clarke testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache and kidney trouble after using Stubenrauch's drug store supply. Price 60c at dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y sponsors the ad.
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Dean
Pella
M. A. Clarke
Main St
Doan
Stubenrauch
Mr. Clarke
Foster-Milburn Co. Msgrs
Buffalo
N.Y
New Price On Marion County Coal
Washington April 3 announced new coal prices for Marion county Iowa by Fuel Administrator Garfield. Run of mine 2.70, prepared sizes 2.95, slack 2.45, with reductions of 5 and 16 cents on run of mine and prepared sizes and a 45 cent rise for slack from the March 11 schedule.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
Garfield
Marion County
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
One hundred dollars reward offers a cure for catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cannot cure. It has been used for thirty five years and is said to heal mucous membranes by acting through the blood. The ad promises visible health improvements with use and invites testimonials. Sold by all druggists for 76 cents. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Pella Market Prices and Produce Notes
Market roundup from Pella Markets and Van der Zyl Bros. notes cattle ranging from $6.00 to $11.00 per cwt and $15.00 to $16,560 per cwt, grain at $1.00 to $1.25 per bushel and $1.76 to $2.00 per bushel, 82 cents per bushel. Produce corrected by Pella Produce Co lists candied eggs packing stock butter and old hens not bought till May 1. Springs 20 cents. old roosters stags ducks full feathered 13 and 16 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Zyl Bros
Pella Produce Co
Practical Health Advice From Cham berlain’s Tablets Users
A promotional note cites advice to observe others and learn from them, praising Chamberlain’s Tablets for bilious or constipated conditions. The endorsement mentions readers following examples set by people like F, D, and Stubenrauch as best practice.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promoted For Women
An advertisement urges women to use Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription to aid nursing mothers and those run down by illness. It claims safety and effectiveness, with testimonials from Mrs A McKenzie and Mrs R E Day praising relief from weakness liver and bowel issues. Trial packages offered by mail with a small fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. M. Pierce
Invalider Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Stous City
Iowa
Straw Mattings Offer by M. Vander Linden
Straw mat tings offered as a wool shortage substitute. High carpet prices drive demand. Ideal for bedrooms. By M. Vander Linden.
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M. Vander Linden
Vander Linden's Bazaar Wallpaper Ad Card
Printer quality ad noting wallpaper game with artistic effects and quiet shading. Promotes showroom pleasure and states prices are 15 cents and up. Likely from a local bazaar or shop display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Linden
Red Rock Township Financial Report to Marion County Board
Trustees M Deltrick Frank Kingery and S F Kane present a report detailing every expenditure from January 1, 1917, to January 1, 1918 for Red Rock Township Marion County Iowa showing all money spent except poll tax for all township purposes and signed by the three trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Marion County
Iowa
F. W. Reynolds
J. P. Amos
P. Vanden Berg
Polk Township
Red Rock Township
M. Deltrick
S. F. Kane
Frank Kingery
R. B. Livingston
Ernest Barr E. Work
P. M. Carey
W. Williams
D. Reese
Brown
J. F. Roush
Jim Simbro
John Phiffer
John Waddle
M., Deitrick, Jr
Frank Roush
Roy Luty
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Monroe
Mra. W. M. Livingston
Stella Clark Richardson
DR. C. I
FOX
Main and Liberty Sts
A. J. Visser
The
Grand Rapide Veterinary College
den Burger's Sale
P. A. Edmund
Wagner
Aschenbrennner
Hye
Geelhoed
T. G. Fultz
Main Street
Vander Ploeg & DE Reus
Farme
Merjank
F. F. Carpenter
Citizens’ Nat'l Bank
Georgia Chalfont
Eddyville
the Journal
Pella Markets
Pierce
R. E. Day
NEW Lacey Cafe
H. Seebers
VIA
Safety and Service First
C. F. Dykstra
Joe Drows
Centaur
Castoria
J. P. Amos, P. van den Berg
Trustees
John Toom
M. Deitrick
F. Kane
S. M. Jarman A Co. van den Berg
J. L. Slosum
J. W. Anderson
Dick Wyers
A. de Raat
Arie Klyn
Frank Rexroat
Lee Jarman
A. W. Holmes
T. C. Anderson
K. Noftiger
Albert Verwers
S. M. Jarman
J. L. Slocum
Frank Rexro
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