Victory Fair to Present Spectacular Marion County Entertainment
The Victory Fair will feature the 54th Infantry Band of Ottumwa and Flying Trapeze artists Zeno Dunbar and Jordan Trio. Soldiers Day on Friday August 15 includes reunion, parade, and a platform dance with a big military band. Admission 50 cents, children 14 up 25 cents, under 10 free with adult. ice on grounds all week. For details see E. H. Gamble, Secretary.
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Marion County
Knoxville
Zeno, Dunbar and Jordan
Tennesee Warblers
Near Town News Hints at Travel and Fire Loss
Mr and Mrs Tunis Den Hartog and son Arle traveled to Pella for business while Bertha Van Sommers visited from Pella with Hattie Lobberecht. A Denburg barn north of Gate Ly bridge burned, with hay and equipment lost and origin unknown. Tunis Den Hartog plans a two month trip visiting Holland and South Holland due to his father’s illness.
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Tunis den Hartog
Arle
Pella
Bertha van Sommers From
Hattie Lobberecht
Prairie City News Notes Local Visits and Fire Loss
Wm Den Hartog of Pella visited John Griffioen’s. A Tesseling and William Goulooze of Pella work for Tesseling’s son-in-law Alex VanVark. Rev Wm Wormser preached at First Reformed and stayed with C Kleinendorst. Families from Prairie City visited Gerrit VanderPol in Pella. Minnie Luella Wagaman to Des Moines for tonsil and adenoid operation. A barn north of Prairie City owned by J R Ruggless burned after lightning strike, hay and 1000 bushels of corn lost, two calves and farm implements also destroyed. about two thirds of loss insured.
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Wm. den Hartog
Pella
John Griffioen
A. Tesseling
William Goulooze
Alex VanVark
Wm. Wormser
First Reformed Church
C. Kleinendorst
L. van Wyk
Gerrit D
A. Rovaart
Gerrit VanderPol
J. R. Ruggless
Prairie City
Widespread Knoxville News From Week's End
A roundup of social visits and departures includes Miss Lucile Cochrane and Miss Louise Porter in Fairmount, Miss Harriet Rietveld leaving for China, a farewell to the Fennemas for Oklahoma, and a Bennington picnic. Auctions reshaped the Monroe Mercantile Co. building with $5550 sale price and stock moves. Local events feature Miss Emma Husted hosting Miss Bess Cowles, and travels of Inez Gadd, Jay Brann, Cyrus Weaver, and others. A fire at Ms Celia Bayless' home was controlled quickly. Mark Flanders returns from over a year in U S military service, after serving with the 88th division and hospital train in France.
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Lucile Cochrane
Pella
Louise Porter
Fairmount
Harriet Rietveld
Fairfield
China
Bennington
Celia Bayless
Bayless
Beaman
Mark Flanders
U. S
France
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Marion County Fair Association
Iowa
54Th Infantry Band
Ottumwa
Theatle-Duffield Fireworks Company
Bobber Ben Ali
Arion County Derby
E. H. Gamble
54Th Infantry
Eddyville
the Tribune
Arthur Sells
G. W. Verrips
Pearl Whiteman
Lizzie Sipes
Tuns DenHartog
Henrietta
Bastion
den Hartog
Holland
New Sharon
J. W. Denburg
Gately Bridge
Harry Miller
Chicago
New York
Rotterdam
Netherlands
South Bolland
Mr. den
Hartog
P. D. Wagaman
Minnie Luella
Des Moines
Monroe
John Fennema
Fennemas
Oklahoma
Fennema
Monroe Mercantile Co
Ed Finlow
Homer Tharp
Reasner
Albia
Emma Husted
Bess Cowles
Sioux Falls
Ber
Droz
Will Shaw
Martha Targgart
A. E. Hulse
Newton
Oliver Werner
Kansas City
the Journal
Inez Gadd
Kenneth Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Gladys
Hype Randell
Jay Brann
Washington
Cyrus Weaver
Marshalltown
Weaver
Henry Allen
A. Kool
Geo. W. Fortner
Mt. Pleasant
State Hospital
Willard H. Lyon
Lake St. Claire
Mich
M. J. Bowles
Kirksville
Missouri
Bert Houser
C. V. Houser
R. H. Underhill
Underhill
Guy Reins
Oskaloosa
Ephraim Crichett
Crichett
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