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Pella Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Prairie City residents John Van Pilsum and H H Sadler visited friends in Seymour while Jelle Jelsma and A E Dennis traveled for business. Des Moines and Monroe figures frequent the social pages as residents plan visits, purchases, and entertainments in a bustling period of town life. The column also notes a piano contest, new serial The Broken Coin, and local shopping encouragement for Christmas.
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John van Pilsum
Prairie City
H. H. Sadler
Rube Brand
Seymour
Big Four
Luella Martin
Des Moines
Joe Held
This
Stephen DeCook
Oskaloosa
G. VanderLinden
Boyden
J. Stuursma
Otley
N. Boland
Vander Linden
The
Chronicle
C. C. Dunlavy
Nebraska City
Nebr
Pella
W. J. Clark
A. E. Dennis
F. R. Gambell
Broadway
Chicago
J. G. VanderPol
H. Douwstra
Middelburg
P. C. Lankelma
Monroe
J. 8
Eddyville
Roy Miller
Central
Vernon Beck
Kalona
Tom Green
Miller
Beck
J. J. Sybenga
Leighton
Della Tice
Mra
Clinton
Newton A
G. G. Gaass
Newton
T. van Dyk
J. W. Bailey
Central College
Guerit’ van Rees
Nelle Johnson
W.W. DeBruyn Sr
Indianola Herald
Wn. Beckering
Maurice
G. A. VanderMeulen
Hary DeHaan
Murray TenHagen
Sigourney
Willcockson
Keota
Wm. Bruinekool
T. Verbeek
Teunis
G. van Vliet
James
M. ‘A. Butts
Minneapolis
Shermis N Dennis
Mra. Branscombe
Harvey
Mre. Butts
Abe