H D Wormhoudt Sells Shoes Cheap in Town
Local news notes H D Wormhoudt sells shoes cheap and visits Oskaloosa. Miss Dickie Boland and Miss Fannie Gerritsen head to Chicago for spring millinery stock. Miss Ethel Hummell visits Gladys McKinney at the college. Mrs. Croll ill with lagrippe. J L Grandin relocates to Decatur county near Leon to farm. Corn husking boast notes belt in the region. Ed and Bush Donai arrested in Newton over the fairgrounds affray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. van Hemert
Oskaloosa
Pella
Chronicle
Dickie Boland
Mies Fannie Gerritsen
Chicago
Ethel Hummell
Fremont
Gladys McKinney
James Croll
J. L. Grandin
Decatur County
Leon
Jake
H. D. Wormhoudt
Bush Donai
Newton
Pella News Roundup with Local Notices and Advertisements
A bustling collection of notes from Pella and Osceola area residents covers social visits, hospital updates, and upcoming sales. Mentions include Miss Webster in Pella, Mr. and Mrs. Huckabay welcoming a baby girl, and various extended family visits to Des Moines, Oskaloosa, and Newton. A major Huffman Bros sale near Knoxville lists 67 horses and dozens of cattle, with weather contingencies. Community events note Washington and Lincoln birthday programs, a K P Lodge tribute, and local shop ads urging readers to visit Doll's Cafe and the Pella Overall Company factory for jobs and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein
Knoxville
Adv
C. C. Huckabay
Mise Cornelia’ de Geus
Lucile Donal
Miss Cherry Boards a Birthday Party at Home
Miss Cecile Cherry hosted the Junior class annual Board at her home deviating from the library meeting rule. Guests arrived at eight, pelican matters were discussed, entertainment provided, refreshments served, and the occasion deemed very enjoyable by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecile Cherry
Misa Cherry
S. Pelican
New Books at the Public Library Card List
A listing of recent library acquisitions across adult and juvenile genres. Titles span history fiction travel and biographies including The Isle of the Winds The Harbour of Love and The Wireless Man along with children's books and gift volumes. Several works reference notable figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and McChesney Roger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Baltic
Barr
Isle of the Winds
Crocket
Gordon Craig Parrish
Polly
Dowders’ Beauty
Woodruff
Sheldon Priscilla
Birmingham
Inn
Smith
Harbour of Love
Harbour
McCarthy Kit Kennedy
Crocket the Goodly Fellowship
Schauffler
Jones
Billy Goat
Hill Rice
Collins Rupert
Grace of God
McChesney
Roger Sicily
Curtis
Charm of Venice
Hyatt
Betty Ride
Dix
Warner Just Patty Webster
Croften
Chums
Barbour Dutch
Theodore Roosevelt
Langereis
Het Vergaan van de
Titanic’’ Langeries
Cockerels for Sale in Pella at Main Street
Barred Rock cockerels available from $1.00 to $2.50. A few quality birds remain described as beauties. Visit 407 Main St in Pella to purchase. tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St
Pella
Jap Boyd farm sale on February 21 1913 near Pella
Public auction on Jap Boyd farm miles from Pella Peoria Taintor and Leighton offers 45 head of stock 81 head cattle 20 dozen chickens hogs and farm implements. Items include bay mare 14 in foal black mare in foal two spring colts and multiple cattle with milk cows calved by spring. Terms cash under 10 dollars else 12 month credit with notes 6 percent interest. Sale starts 10 AM lunch on grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Pella
Peoria
Taintor
Leighton
Jap Boyd
McCormick
E. Horksema
Worth & van Zante
Auet
S. J. H. van Viiet
Community Notes Record Surprises Farewells and News
The column lists multiple local events including farewell moves to New Sharon and Prairie City for Gerrit Meppelink Rene Van Heukelem and Mrs Van Pilsum plus their families. Andrew Cole recovers from appendectomy. Neighbors host gatherings and announce engagements and job changes. Funeral prayers for Mrs J Da Yong and other social updates occur in Otley Pella Bussey and Des Moines areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Fleck
Andrew Cole
Gerrit Meppelink
New Sharon
Rene van Heukelem
Prairie City
van Pilsum
Nelle de Prenger
W. W. Society
N. Pannekoek
Ed Yelama
J. da Yong
Otiey
Otley
Pella
Koenig
Aalburs
Des Moines
Dirkie van Zante
Mro
A. T. van Houwelinge
Gertrude van Houwelinge
Mra. A. van Houwelinge
Local social notes from Pella and nearby towns
A compact round of visits and health updates from Pella Iowa and nearby towns. Fred Lankelma and Estelle Parker are noted visitors, while Jake Poelstra travels to South Dakota for his mother's illness. Several residents like Josie Van Peursem and Mrs D DeYong show improving or ongoing health concerns. The item also mentions new occupants in a house and various short calls to relatives in Galesburg and Monroe. An odd line thanks a suitcase owner, and an herbal remedy advertisement for Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf closes the catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Louise Waechter
Des Moines
al Clark
Leighton
C. Fleck
John Hokebergen
Slaughter House
B. H. van Spanckeren
S. H. Viersen
Arie van
Madge Fennema
Monroe
Harry Plate
Pella
H. D. Wormhoudt
Newton
Merle Anthony
Metz
L. R. Bobbitt
John Greenwald
Fred Lankelma
Estelle
Myrtle Parker
Eliza Parker
Jake Poelstra
South Dakota
Josie van Peursem
John Breen
R. Silli
Arie
Galesburg
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M. Vander Linden
Iowa
Draper
Dak
Valentines
Vander Linden
Wm. James
Will Gosselink
Mercy Hospital
Pella Overall Company
Washington
Lincoln
Doll’s Cafe
H.C. Payne
Lucy King
H. Rosenberg
A. LeGrand
Quincy
H. H. Sadler
H. E. Norton
Hedrick
Norton
Ed Gezel
George Ramsey
Louia Vander Wilt
F. C. Swain
Attica
Mis
Edna Swain
P. G. Gnass
Kate Roorda
B. van Omen
A.J. Kouyper
Ottumwa
H. van der Waal
J. S. Jelema
Vivian Lavely
Grace Lavely
Harry Phillips
Glee Club
R. A. Awtry
ROYAL
Miss Cherry
THE
Public
Jennie Sedrel
H. Baron
de Cock
Burgrauf
Jeanette Vankelen
Lewis Sedrel
Bussey
T. J. Riley’s Sale
Puritan Drug Co
Pella Tank & Pipe Co
Pella, Iowa
Arie Vriezelaar
Lizzie Breen
Pete and
Bert
Tom Ricabaugh
Capital City
D. DeYong
Frank Noris
Giffons
C. Sills
Gerrit Freken
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
Edmund
Chiropractors
Peoples Trust Bank
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