Pella Notes On Local Visits And City Projects
Local items show Ben Kuyk visiting Oskaloosa. Various residents from Pella and surrounding towns, including Letitia Brunia and Grace Heimstra, visited relatives in Pella or Des Moines. City officials report progress with the Wabash rail line and a culvert for the water gallery under the track, enabling full city water supply.
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Letitia Brunia
Oskaloosa
Pella
Johnson
van der Ploeg
Moberly
Wabash Railroad
Howell
Des Moines
St. Louis
College Notes Recitals and Events At Central
College notes describe Hazel White's senior piano recital Monday evening February 19 at 8:00. Admission free. Washington banquet February 20 in Baptist church parlors. Miss Wilma Boland resumes piano under Mr. Sadler. Rev. C. Muller gave a chapel talk. Various campus events include Vesper, talks by Mrs. Pietenpol, and student performances by Carl Byers and Dave Bogaard with Valentine party in Knoxville.
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Hazel White
Washington
The
Baptist Church
Wilma Boland
Sadler
C. Muller
Central
Davis
V. W
Hazelle Kuyper
Graham
Allen’s Foot-Ease Relieves Tight Shoes Quick
Ladies can wear shoes in comfort with Allen's Foot-Ease that loosens tight footwear. Shake the antiseptic powder into shoes or use in a foot bath to soothe hot tired swollen feet. A small price of 25 cents, sold everywhere. Do not accept substitutes.
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Allen
Mourning Notices From Pella Area Destinations
Obituary notices for Mrs. Margaret Postma of West First Street Pella died February 11 1917 aged 57 and 8 months with services at 11 06 am February 14 at home and Oakwood cemetery. Gertrude Visser Ver Steeg born August 24 1835 in Holland died February 7 1917 at daughter home Pella aged 81 years 5 months 10 days with church service February 9. Mrs B V D Roovaart of 314 Hast 1st Street died February 4 1917 aged 72 years 24 days. funeral February 6 at First Reformed Church interment Oak Wood. Ocassions note multiple Roovaart family members in Pella Iowa plus relatives in Omaha Des Moines Prairie City Doon Knoxville and other locales.
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Margaret Postma
West First Street
Postma
Pella
Buffalo
N. Y
R. J. Tilma
Otiley
Galesburg
Albert Vander Ploeg
Oakwood Cemetery
Gertrude Ver Steeg
Gertrude Visser
Holland
Iowa
Nicklas Ver Steeg
William
Oskaloosa
Jake
Forest City
Peter
New Sharon
Garret
Delta
Cornelius and
Martin
Luke Koopmans
Knoxville
G. Koopmans
W. Brower
Doon
Lizzie Koopmans
John
William Visser
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. A. Monkman
Reform
B. V. D. Roovaart
1St Street
J. B. Roovaart
Marion Roovaart
J. W. D. Roovaart
Omaha
Nebr
J. W. Roovaart
Des Moines
Leonard Roovaart
Prairie City
Carrie Brand
Ankeny
Jennie Wimner
Whatcheer
Maggie Vanderhaar
Leighton
Lydia Fleck
Marie van Vark
Beatrice Roovaart
Gerald
First Reformed Church
J. Wesselink
P. A. Renaud
Card of Thanks for Mrs B V D Roovaart's death
Family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of mother Mrs B V D Roovaart. May He reward all men according to their deeds and bless you. The Children.
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B.V. D. Roovaart
Acknowledgments for Mrs A Vander Kraan’s Illness and Death
The children thank neighbors and friends for kind aid during our mother Mrs A Vander Kraan illness and for sympathy at her death.
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H. P. Vander Meulen
Mrs. Geurt Vander Meulen
Monroe
Feathers for Sale by Pella Produce Co 1915
Fine quality bone-dry feathers offered by Pella Produce Co in 1915. Local trade listing notes available stock and contact at the business.
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Feathera
Pella, Produce Co
Overland Picture Show Delights Pella Audience
The Star Auto Company hosted a picture show in Pella last Wednesday evening at the opera house to acquaint residents with the Overland plant at Toledo and the Willys Knight Sleeve Value Motor. Claude D. Adams led the detailed presentation and visitors viewed factory stages from drop forging to finished cars. The event featured dealer delegations from December and the Rube Band provided music, earning applause from a large, appreciative audience.
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Star Auto Company
Pella
Opera House
Overland
Toledo
Ohio
Willys Knight
Creel
Claude D. Adams
Star Auto Co
Rube Band
Pella Needs One Also in Ames Spraying Outfit Debate
A Newton Record note urges a druggist in Ames to buy or loan a portable spraying outfit to spray fruit trees roses and shrubs for a small price. The column argues such service would benefit Newton and local gardeners by preventing tree loss and rose blight amid plenty of trees in the city and nearby farms.
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Ames
Newton
Strong Beautiful Rug Advertisement in Local Column
Advertisements in this column are per line, ads under ten cents. Strong Beautiful Rug from worn carpet available via J. H. Reuvers, Agent. Unfurnished rooms sought. four rooms needed for living apartments with Chronicle office inquiries. For sale a seven room house with four lots on easy terms, lots may be sold separately. Estate to close. large feed barn or garage space. write M. G. Box 519 Os kalooga. For sale a 4 horse Jumbo Gasoline engine in good condition. Arie Scha kel, 508 First street. For rent three unfurnished rooms in a modern house, March 1st. includes garage and barn. rental separately possible. G. O. Davis, Rock Island depot.
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M. G
Oskalooga
Arie Schakel
First Street
G. O. Davis
Rock Island Depot
Severe Cold Quickly Cured by Cough Remedy
O J Metcalf of Weatherby Missouri describes a severe December cold that improved within days after using two bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He endorses the medicine as effective and plans to rely on it again for future colds, with F D Stubenrauch selling the product.
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O. J. Metcalf
Weatherby
Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Fine tailoring offer from M. Vander Linden
A brief ad by M. Vander Linden promotes a $15 line of fine tailoring with no advance for all wool fabrics. It guarantees perfect fits made specifically for customers, offering 600 kinds of fabric at the same price.
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M. Vander Linden
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Seriies
Ford Motor Co
Ford
F. O. B. Pella
Ben Kuyk
Buena Vista
Chas. P. Dykstra
Will Robertus
Grace Heimstra
F. Brunia
William Vander Kraan
Pella Shriners
Harding
BE. A. Smith
Star
Idaho
Reasnor
Peter Langstraat
Irene
Gerrit van Maren
Peoria
Eddyville
Harvard Lampoon
Harvard
A. P. de Reus
Alice Garret
la Pella
Bousquet, Nieburg & Co
Rev. C. Muller
H. Rhynsburger
H. §. Rhynsburger
John Highland
Fairmount
Andrew
Derkie Highland
Holland, Mich
West Sayville
Michigan
Buena Vista and
A. L. Dunwoody
Blakesburg
Neal Tolenaar and
Harry de Cook
Dick Synhorst
A. J. Kuyper
D. O. Thomas
J. W. Todd
C. F.carper
Cedar Rapids
L. W. Hartley
Geraldine Aschenbrenner
the Baptist Church
Dick van Gorp
Kate Johnson
Ira Vriezelaar
Otley
Clarence van Vark
John van Hemert
Wm. van Oostrum
Tipton
Okla
Bert Durham
John Hollebrands
New Orleans
John Ver Ploeg
Ocean Springs
Miss
J. H. de Vries
Waurika,Okla
Minnig Dohrman
Minnie Stergen
Clara Hinton
Des
Moines
John Klein
Des- Moines
Ruth Aschenbrenner
Killduff
Andrew Jackson
Clothiers’ Convention
Bell Clothing House
EB. J. Faassen
Dick den Adel
H. D. Wormhoudt
R. P. Vander Ploeg
Filley,Nebr
John Vander Ploeg
Jennie Vander Ploeg
Y. T. van Niewaal
G V. Orr
Dick de Wit
Martine Eden
Lenore Ulrich
Paramount
Laura Hope Crews
Pearl of the Army
College
Overland Picture Show
the Chronicle
Good girl—Inquire Chronicle Office
J. H. Reuvers
Chronicle Office
Inquire Chronicle Office
Vander Was Bros
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