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Local notices and society items from Pella weekly
A collage of social updates and business visits from Pella detailing J. H. Stubenrauch in Des Moines and 44-47 Steven de Kook in Oskaloosa, plus visits by Rev. John Firth and Rev. Vander Klett. Reports cover house parties, ballroom plans, and community events including church meetings, ferrets at the Chronicle office, and remarks on the Chronicle becoming an official county newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
H. D. Wormhoudt
R. R. Beard
John H. Ver Steeg
Chronicle Office
the Chronicle
Board of Supervisors
Knoxville
Pella
Hag