Prairie City Local News Highlights And Visits
Local society notes from Prairie City and nearby towns recap sermons, outings, visitors, business trips, and family milestones. Names include Reika Heiting Otley visitor, Clyde Kirkwood Otley visitor, J M Kempkes sick list, J Pringle Leighton visitor, J Van Disseldery Prairie City, and many more. Fire side chatter covers births, illnesses, travel to Chicago and Orange City, fish outings, and a mutual telephone company plan in Sully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van der Kielt
Prairie City
Reika Heiting
Otley
Clyde Kirkwood
Pella
H. Geelhoed
Oskaloosa
Nell Rillihan
Leighton
P. Baer
Evans
Will de Bie
van den Heuvel
Marriages Reported in Peoria Church Service
Last Sunday Rev Yonker officiated at the Peoria church joining H Bennink and Gertie Klosterman and Ivan Enelen and Miss Zwank. Peoria is busy with marriages and the writer jokes that some Pella girls should consider moving Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Yonker
H. Bennink
Gertie Klosterman
Ivan Enelen
Miss Zwank
Pella
Rural Mail Carriers to Take Holiday on February 22
The post office department announced that all rural free delivery carriers in the United States will have a holiday on February 22 Washington's Birthday. About 20,000 carriers will participate in the day off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
United States
Washington
Capitol to be fireproofed in capitol restoration plan
A joint house and senate committee decided to rebuild the state capitol with fireproof construction and restore the house chamber and committee rooms to their original form. Wise was named chairman and Smith secretary as the group met with capitol commission members to outline the reconstruction. The plan calls for an exact duplicate of the former chamber and utilization of all former decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
State Capitol
Senate
Smith
Capitol Commission
Stuckslager
Stirton
Wise
Flenniken
Clary
Senator Smith
Mitchell
Holland Society Dinner Honors Peace Vision at Waldorf
Members and guests of the Holland Society of North Carolina attended a Waldorf Astoria dinner in New York. Bryan spoke praising the peace cause, noting the Hague conference expressed a global wish for reason over force, and that conscience now guides nations beyond mere bravery or intellect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Society of
North Carolina
Waldorf-Astora
New York
Holland
Bryan
Netherlands
Russia
Hague
Thirty Years for Murderous Assault Bill Passed
The senate bill to raise the maximum sentence for murderous assaults from ten to thirty years passed without opposition. Representative Kendall of Monroe county urged taking the bill up without judiciary committee review, noting the McKinley assassin would have faced only ten years if the president had recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Kendall
Monroe County
Judiciary Committee
McKinley
Street Railway Magnate Meets St Peter in Eternity
A humorous exchange plays out as a newly arrived spirit pleads to be barred, and St Peter identifies him as a street railway magnate. The immortal reply is to hold on to a strap for eternity or so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter
American Boy February issue features friend turnout and varied content
Last Friday evening Ben Blommers hosted fourteen young friends who stayed long after the lights went out. The February American Boy includes a snow-balling skating story, a biographical sketch of Washington, a Flowers feature by Dr. Hugo Esichson, and notes on Adna R. Chaffee. It also covers Tar bucket night, stamps and coins, boy photography, home schooling, money savers, and a brisk puzzle department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Donai
A.N. van der Linden
Stephen de Heer
Pella
Harrison S. Dak
Ver Steeg
Harrison
Aart Koeleman
Flinch
G. van Vliet
Des Moines
Newton
Ben Blommers
The
Washington
Hugo Esichson
Adna R. Chaffee
Connecticut
American Boy Lyceum
Spracue Pushsnine Company
Detroit
Michigan
Marion County Normal Institute Opens July 18 1904
The Normal Institute for 1904 starts July 18 and runs three weeks. Instructors include S. G. Richards, Supt of Knoxville schools, W. C. Farmer, Supt of Pella schools, Miss Martha Firth of Central College, and Miss Zoe Patteson, music teacher in Knoxville schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nomal Institute
S. G. Richards
Knoxville
W. C. Farmer
Pella
Martha Firth
Central College
Zoe Patteson
The
Dr King's New Discovery touted as life saving cure
A Florida man claims Dr. King's New Discovery saved his life after doctors said consumption was incurable. The ad guarantees relief for throat and lung diseases with trial bottles offered free and priced 50 cents to 1.00. Also advertised are Rocky Mountain Tea products from Allen & Stubenrauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Haggins
Melourne
Fla
Dr. King
Henry M. Langerak
Rocky Mountain
Hollister
Allen & Stubenrauch
Harris Bros suit seeks 200 dollars in Marion County Iowa
In the District Court of Iowa Marion County May term 1904 Harris Bros. files a petition claiming 200 dollars for goods sold. A writ of attachment and garnishee John Dykstra are noted with parcels in Pella and the estate of Foeke Elsloo. Andy or Anna Elsloo and Sjoukje Elsloo must answer by May 3 1904 or default will be entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Anna) Elsloo
Sjoukje Elsloo
District Court
Marion County
Harris Bros
State of Iowa
S. E
West Sth
P. M
Pella City
Iowa
John Dykstra
Foeke Elsloo
C. Ver Plorg
Also Mentioned on This Page
J.M. Kempkes
John van Disseldery
John Pringle
T. van Aarkel
Edward de Heer
J. Kuyper
Orange City
Jacob Sybenga
J. van der Wal
Hubers
Chicago
S. McAdoo
Runnels
Sarah Thomas
Tone Schippers
John Horiman
Peter Elings
Frank de Reus
Gladden
J. T. le Cock Jr
Gerrit
Peter
Herman van Zante
Grippe
Luke
John Roorda
Nettie Boland
First Reformed
Henry Hospers
Sully
John van Maren
Clara Kramer
Arie van Rees
Arie
Marie Gezel
Elizabeth
van Niewal's
George Hatley
Lankelma
Conrad Ver Ploeg
Geo. Ramsay
Frank
Gerrit Maasdam
Glenwood
Sally
Bertha Nollen
P. C. Welle
Murph
Pete
Hamlet
P. H. Bousquet
J. Nollen
E. W. Thompson
New York Evening Journal
H. F. Bousquet
C. Gezel
Capitol
Sons of
Marion County Normal
Ayer
Newington
Genel
Lowel
L. Hotland
K. Spaan
Chilicothe Mo
Cole’s Drugs Store
Dennis
2 Vans
F. Cole
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