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Local week events mix of visits and Roosevelt plot
A collage of social notes from Pella and surrounding towns includes visits by H J Green & Son, Des Moines and Chicago trips, multiple family milestones, and preparations for Arbor Day and Decoration Day. Roosevelt attendance opportunities draw regional crowds as weather impacts crops and market chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel van Damselaar
Oskaloosa
G.van Vliet
Ben
Des Moines
Jas. Ossenaarde
Michigan
H. van Zee& Co
Chicago
S. C. Berry
Jas, Jones
W. W. Brown
South Pella
Jas. Edmand
Jamaica
Herman Rietveld
Harvey
Emil
Knoxville
J. G. Lankelma
George
Orange City
Overkamp
Nossaman
Fremont
Kansas
de Cook Brothers
Eli Wheeler
W. D. Sweesy
Des’ Moines
Pattee-Sutherland Printing and Novelty Co
Inlaw
G. A. Stout
Rathbone
G. W. Vander Wilt
Fannie
J. H. Stubenrauch
Bourkens Wagon Manufacturing Company
H. P. Scholte
Roosevelt
Keables
Anna. Howell Clarkson
New York City
Pella
Geo. W. Howell
J. S
Clark