Pella Local Notices and Holiday Visits Highlight Beyond Christmas
Local items list sales and goods from Byers and Van Zante Bros. plus holiday travel and visits. Henry Grundman, Ames student, spent holidays in Pella. relatives in Des Moines and Ottumwa hosted events. Several families and visitors from Fairfield, Knoxville, New Sharon, Milwaukee, Chicago, and Des Moines share Christmas and New Year greetings and duties. A charitable note reports a $100 relief donation from a Newton resident, aiding Pella’s poor. A piano sale at the Piano Factory offers twenty used pianos at $85 and up.
Knoxville Woman Dies of Tetanus
Hallie Elizabeth Clark Merriman, aged 34, died at Mater hospital in Knoxville after tetanus developed following an appendicitis operation. She married Bert Merriman in 1909 and leaves a daughter Louise, her father J B Clark, and brothers John C and William B Clark. Funeral at Christian church scheduled for 1 p.m. with Rev W H Sandy officiating. interment in Graceland cemetery.
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Bert Merriman
Mater Hospital
Merriman
Des Moines
Hallie Elizabeth Clark
J. B
Ann Jenkins Clark
Knoxville Snakes Feel the Urge of Spring
J. B. Foote and Sam Spencer's boy found a three foot garter snake crawling in snow in Jake Elliott's corn field last week. They exhibited it at home but it escaped. Foote says he will affidavit to the truth of his narrative at any time.
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Roy Vanderlinden
Chicago
Vanderlinden
C. B. Barlow
Monroe
Monroe Mirror
F. N. Byram
Martin Heerema
Indianola
R. V. Barlowe
Royal
Iowa
Byram
Will Synhorst
Tilton
Pella
J. S. Gladstone
Des Moines
Harold van Maren
J. H. Cole
Miller, S. D
J. B. Foote
Sam Spencer
Jake Elliott
J. B
Old Time Theory of Serpent Hibernation Questioned
Knoxville Journal notes several Iowa papers prompt readers to urge snakeologists to investigate what happened to the old time theory of serpent hibernation after a string of similar reports.
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Iowa
Knoxville
Journnal
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Byers
van Zante Bros
Henry Grundman
Ames
T. T. Bakker
Mr. Bakker
George Clarke
Fairfield
M. A. Clarke
Doris
Frank Snow
West Union
W. G. Vander Ploeg
J. M. Cox
Thelma Tice
New Sharon
Barney Mensch
Gerrit Popma
Iowa City
Walter Halbert
Manhattan
Kansas
Carrie Halbert
George Ramsey
H. D. Wormhoudt
Hattie van Cleave
The
Rolscreen Company
T. S. Ver Beek
Grimes
Herman van der Meulen
State University
Ed Grant
Vinton
Fred Vander Zyl
Eddyville
Mrs
S. B. Grant
Smith Shipley Co
Oskaloosa
Mrs. L. Andeweg
Milwaukee
H. Gezel
L. W. Hartley
Ottumwa
Harry de Reus
T. H. Liggett
Piney Woods School
Braxton
Miss
Chronicle
James
Happy de Hilster
Alamg
Gloria Swanson
Nancy Preston
Marguerite de LaMotte
Elaine Hammerstein, Lou
Tellegen
Leatrice Joy, Robert Ames
Kuyper’s
Music House
Idea
Piusey
California
Golden State
Golden State Limited
Los Angeles
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Golden State Express
C. F. Dykstra
C. C. Gardner
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