Black Oak Township spelling contestants advance to county meet
Ravina Bouma and Jeanette Bouma of Pella visited cousin Cornelia Duiker as Black Oak Center school hosted a township spelling contest. The three Black Oak Township finalists headed to the county contest were Madge Cunningham, Adam Van Zee and Francis Van Gorp. Also noted were convalescent Jacob Grandin and improving Peter Van Zante. A Friday box supper at Center school netted 18.75 dollars amid muddy roads hindering traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton
Ravina
Jeanette Bouma
Pella
Cornelia Duiker
Black Oak Center
Black Oak Township
Madge Cunningham
Adam van Zee
Francis van Gorp
Jacob L. Grandin
Peter van Zante
Center School
P. van Ryswyk
Kate van Zante
Lewis van Rockel
M. de Reus
Red Brush De Cook and De Geest Family Visits
RED BRUSH A. De Cook and family visited Alex De Geest Thursday. Misses Eliza and Mary Sytema visited with Misa Sarah McCombs Sunday. Grandma De Geest is improving very nicely, Harry Vander Heiden, Freddie De Geest, Connie, Beulah and Thelma Wilson, and Franklin and Hattie Heezen are all sick with meables. Joe McCombs and wife visited at the Levi De Geest home Sunday. A. Dykstra and family visited with Charles Van Zante and family Thursday. The children of P. De Hamer are on the sick list this week. The infant son of J. M. Vander Wert is quite sick this week, J. J. Top and family of Olivet visited at the Henry De Geest home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. de Cook
Alex de Geest
Eliza
Mary Sytema
Misa Sarah McCombs
Grandma de Geest
Harry Vander Heiden
Freddie de Geest
Connie
Beulah
Thelma Wilson
Franklin
Hattie Heezen
Joe McCombs
Levi de Geest
A. Dykstra
Charles van Zante
Livestock and farm implements sale near Audts area
Auction listing by Sam Martin Worth and Van Zante with F B Kingdom as clerk offers 31 head cattle including milch cows and steers, 5 Chester White sows, 500 bushels corn, 7 wagons and farming gear. Two year old stock, a short horn bull with papers, and assorted harnesses and tools. Usual terms. Lunch on ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Sam Martin
Pleasantville Items Include Attacks, Purchases, and Paid Bonds
Mrs Graham recovers from neuralgia and Miss Ida Freeman suffers acute rheumatism, while Joel Reynolds travels after learning of Virgil Reynolds death from a horse kick. Dr H S DeWitt buys the Dave Polson farm near Creston as Pleasantville city council schedules a March 20 special election to vote bonds for a water works system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
H. S. DeWitt
Dave Polson
Creston
Ida Freeman
Washington
Joel Reynolds
Liberty Center
Virgil
A. J. Reynolds
Freeholders of
Pleasantville
Sandridge Social Notes Show Local Visits and Wedding Hopes
Last week in Sandridge the Vos sisters and Mrs Al Verwers hosted visitors. Neighbors from TerLouw Vos and Van der Hart attended an oyster supper near Peoria enjoying a fine time. Weddings are anticipated this week as local families welcome guests and movers relocate. A Beyers sale horse died after an accident nearby. A De Gooyer left for Dakota to rent a large farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
Nellie Vos
al Verwers
P. van Dreunen
A. B. Vos
TerLouw
Vos
van der Hart
al Ver Wera
Peoria
Sandridge
Tone Voa
Sully
John
Rob
Jerry Bontekoe
W. van der Hart
F. Eling
Wm. van Genderen
George van Vark
Antry Place
Anna Blom
van Dreuens
Lydia
H. Weaterkamp
Beyers
R. Eysink
A. de Gooyer
Dakota
Silver Grove Social Notes Highlight Van Speren Visit
Otto Van Speren and his wife spent Monday afternoon at the Henry Van Ginkel home. Miss Dena Slot also visited Prairie City, reflecting a small town pattern of neighborly social call among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto van Speren
Henry van Ginkel
Local social notes recount visits and arrivals
Miss Luedna Willenbirg spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Emma and Jennie Van Peursem stayed Friday with Mrs Arie Klein. Mrs Jim Roovaart returned to Prairie City Thursday after a few days visit. G T H Klein was a Pella caller Monday. A wedding bell will soon ring in Silver Grove. John Steenhoek and family called at the Witzenburg parental home Sunday. Miss Jennie Van Peursem visited her cousin Miss Blanche Witzenburg Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit Arkema
Sully
J. P. Wischers
John Klyn
TerLouw
Misses van der Hart
Luedna' Willenbirg
Emma
Jennie van Peursem
Arie Klein
Jim’ Roovaart
Prairie City
Parental . van Peursum
G. T. H. Klein
Silver Grove
John Steenhoek
Witzenburg
Blanche Witzenburg
Local residents share visits and travel across towns
Sam Smith and wife visited Mrs. Dora Beaver while Henry Zinsmaster and wife John McMillan and J. D. Harsin traveled to Knoxville Thursday. Frank Miller of Kansas called in for a brief visit. Seth Way shipped oats, Mrs. G A Rankin returned from Illinois after her mother's death. T N Harrington, S S Woody and W A Harvey unloaded corn. Robbie Beaver and others attended a Tracy show hosted by Harvey. T T McMillan and wife visit daughter Mrs L A Whaley in Burlington. Mrs S T Parsons rode to Knoxville Sunday. Nancy Longshore visits her aunt Mrs Nora McMillan in News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Smith
Tracy
Dora Beaver
Henry Zinsmaster
John McMillan
J. D. Harsin
Knoxville
Frank Miller
Kansas
Seth Way
G. A. Rankin
Illinois
T. N. Harrington
S. S. Woody
W. A. Harvey
Robbie Beaver
Prank
Roberts
Chet Turner
Harvey Talent
T. T. McMillan
L. A. Whaley
Burlington
S. T. Parsons
Nancy Longshore
Nora McMillan
News
Local Births And Civic Changes In Town
Birth announcements note a son born February 4 to Mr and Mrs Tom Dalton and a daughter born January 28 to Mr and Mrs Elmer Nickles in Porterville. A shoe and harness repair shop opens in the old Dr Thompson building run by Mr Greenland. Clarence Talbot arrives from Claire Illinois to manage the Wabash section. Mayor F A Graves resigns with Jacob Bayless appointed to fill the term. Bayless, a well known local figure, will assume duties soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom ‘ Dalton
Elmer Nickles
Porterville
Wm. Greenland
Thompson
Greenland
Clarence Talbot
Claire, Ill
Linkey
F. A. Graves
Ottumwa
Jacob Bayless
C Council
Graves
Bayless
News Tribune
Origin of an Expression from a Pike County Alcade
A Missouri Pike County native Blackburn, famed as an Indian fighter and westbound pioneer, popularized the saying about the court. He later became alcalde at a California gold rush settlement, presiding over a case involving a drunken gambler and a young Mexican woman in a crowded cabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike County
Blackburn
West
California
Wits
Tich
Tim
Alcade
Ated
Diamond Theft on a Kimberley Voyage Ends with Curate Hero
A man fleeing America to heal in South Africa finds a diamond and loses it to a Yorkshireman on a wagon ride. A curate intercedes and kills the robber, then a Scotland Yard detective praises the parson, revealing the robber was the other accused man. The tale shifts to pursuit and capture with improvised justice in transit. The narrator, a sick emigrant, chronicles hardship, danger, and a dramatic rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
South Africa
Africa
Kimberley
Jack Sharp
Scotland Yard
England
Rusie the Champion Speed Demon of Baseball
The New York World extols Amos Rusie as the fastest pitcher in baseball history. It describes his massive build and overpowering fastball plus dazzling curves, noting batters feared his streaking pitches. A hit by Rusie could end a game or send a batter to the hospital, while slower throwers lacked his terror on the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Rusie
Rosie
Trusie
Sica
Rusie
Risie
New York World
A Student of the Drama Seeks Witchcraft Dispute
A New York Press note recalls a theatre moment during Macbeth where the three weird sisters first appear and chant. A well dressed, intelligent woman in the third row asks her companion what the idea is behind having those witches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Man Uses Oaths Over Arguments Allegedly Declaring Victory
A terse line notes that when a man falls back on oaths he declares himself out of arguments, signaling a retreat from reasoned debate rather than a substantive victory.
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Martin's
Monroe Cemetery
Worth & van Zante, Audts
F. B. Kingdom, Clerk
P. van Gorp
K. Koles
Prairie’ City
Rathburn
Dyrham
Harvey
Mae
Tor
Standard Dress Company
Dept
Binghamtor
Law Exchange Midg
Che
Electric Palace
Comfortable
Cory
C Avenue
Oskalooss
Iowa
the VerSteeg. Co
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