Local News Roundup From Pella Area and Surrounds
Mrs M A Hershey of Oskaloosa visited in Pella with daughter Mrs F D VandenBerg. Miss Margaret Thomassen from Bloomington arrived for a family visit. Mrs W B LaForce of Ottumwa visited relatives recently. Jim DeWit visited Des Moines friends. Mrs C A Fleck is improving at her daughter's home. Y M C A and Y W C A served lunch at Central College to fund delegates for a Kansas City conference. Local residents visited Des Moines and engagements included Des Moines trips and relatives. Preparation for the December 30 Commercial Club banquet proceeds with ticket sales. Several locals traveled to Des Moines, Mitchellville, and Ft. Dodge for visits. A Christmas gift list from Van Niewaal’s includes suits, coats, hats, and accessories. Candies at L. Wielaar’s are ten cents per pound. Dick VanZante visited Prairie City over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Hershey
Oskaloosa
F. D. VandenBerg
Margaret Thomassen
Bloomington
Ill
Pella
Jim DeWit
Des Moines
C. A. Fleck
A. H. Clark
South Street
Central College
Kansas City
A. J. Kuyper
W. G. Vander Ploeg
Knoxville
H. F. Johnson
D. O. Thomas
Bert DeBruyn
Lynden
Wash
Ames
Gerard van Houweling
Wright Johnson
Leonard Braam
The
Baptist Church
H. P. VanGorp
East Side
Arlo DeRenla
H. F. Fisk
Walter Porter
Mitchellville
D. F. Dykstra
van Niewaal
J. Bakker
Shell Lake
Wis
C. DeGeus
Ft. Dodge
L. Wielaart
Dick VanZante
M. Adair
Prairie City
Pella and area notes mention sales and visits
J H Klein traveled to Brooklyn Iowa where his ditching crew has worked this season Bert Baron and family visited Leighton with brother 8 N Van Vliet Vander Ploeg and J H Cochrane bought the Mitchell farm near Otley 180 acres at 140 per acre Tom Green discharged from Mercy Hospital Des Moines last week but injured knee risk remained He returned to Kalona after an accident en route home Christmas candy sales at Wielaard’s urged Merchants reported a busy holiday in Pella with home shopping touted Mesh Bags new at Van Niewaal’s Clergy Rev F N Byram returned from Clay county after evangelistic meetings Mrs Carrie Halbert added outdoor sleeping room Gerrit VanderKamp visited Prairie City J W Boyd at Des Moines visiting his son George Central College faculty entertained by Dr Aschenbrenner and Mrs Sadler Mrs W Van Wyk visited Barney Town Mrs Joe Johnson and Des Moines visitors spent Thanksgiving with parents 75 more Ladies Cloaks offered H D Wormhoudt and Asa Johnson delayed by a sick child P M VanGorp shopped at Des Moines Many locals patronized holiday bargains Will Van der Linden bought a 158 acre Davis county farm near Pulaski Readership urged to note all advertisements Eddyville Tribune and Barneville items referenced Arle VerSteeg funeral closed Monday District court matters in Knoxville noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Klein
Brooklyn
Iowa
Bert Baron
N. van Vliet
Leighton
W. H. Vander Ploeg
J. H. Cochrane
Mitchell
Otley
Tom Green
Mercy
Pella
Kalona
Tom
L. Wielaard
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
van Niewaal's
F. N. Byram
Clay County
Carrie Halbert
University Street
Gerrit VanderKamp
Prairie City
C. W. Brinkhoff
Chicago
Lillie Viersen
J. W. Boyd
George
Chase & West Furniture Co
Central College
C. F. Aschenbrenner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thermos
F. D. Stubenrauch
Colgates
Morse’s
Morse's
Bibles
Puritan Drug Company
Asa Johnson
Bussey Record
P. M. VanGorp
Will van derLinden
Addyville
Carl Powell
Pulaski
Davis County
Eddyville
L. J. Carpenter
Newton
Arle VerSteeg
G. G. Gaass
District Court
van der Ploeg
John H. VerSteeg
Weather Bureau
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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