Local Notes From Greely and Nearby
Fine weather and general good health reported in Greely. Frank Bartlow bought stock cattle with help from Krelling and Moody. Shirley and Mrs. Binns moved to their new Ryan place home last week. Oskaloosa visitors included John Moody and Frank Bartlow. George Smith died at his home Thursday at 5 am and was buried Saturday at Butler cemetery. Visitors from Oskaloosa included Mr and Mrs Shirley Binns and Mr and Mrs Mark Van Dyke visiting John Moody's family.
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Frank Bartlow
Krelling
Mr. Moody
Shirley Binns
Ryan Place
John Moody
Tracy
Oskaloosa
George Smith
Butler Cemetery
Mark van Dyke
Valley View Social Notes Bend the Week
Valley View residents report visits across families and friends this week. Many couples and children stopped by homes including Brummel Breen Van Zante Poortinga Beyer and Gezel with several Pella Otley and Monroe outings noted. A sick list lists Mrs D Van Zante as unwell.
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D. van Zante
John Witzenhberg
Art van Zante
Delos
Delos van Zante
Scholtus
Dan Poortinga
Art Scholius
B. Reynen
Will Mennega
Sor
Yella
John Vanden Baard
J. B. Vriezlaar
Otley
Albert van Zante
Dora Brummel
John Brummel
Arie Beyer
Arie Breen
Monroe
Tolstoy’s Intensity in War and Life
A condensed portrait of Leo Tolstoy as a Russian writer whose larger‑than‑life persona extended to excesses in drinking and gambling, bold battlefield humor at Sevastopol, and prodigious activity in both sport and literature, illustrating his titan-like character.
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Tolstoy
Bastion Four
Dogwood Dye and its Native American uses
Dogwood supplied the famous Indian red used by Nain warriors to dye eagle feathers buckskin clothes and more. The dye was sourced from the roots of the dogwood tree and represents a brilliant pigment in early America.
Bees and Matrimony in a Small Town Farce
In 1916 McClure syndicate tale a cheerful daughter M in law Minnie and her suitor Frank Williams face disapproval from her solemn father Lemuel Baker. A comic egg mishap breaks the eggs and mocks stern pride while a wandering cow topples two bee hives, foreshadowing further meddling in love and livelihood.
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Baker
Frank Williams
Frank
Young Williams
Mr. Baker
Commission House
Lemuel Baker
Haif Fcre
Minnie
Coe
Bees and river aid rescue and a wedding follow
The story recounts a cow and man attacked by bees at a river crossing. Williams bravely dives to rescue Baker, helps transport him home, and assists the doctor. Williams tends the patient for weeks, earning forgiveness. A wedding follows the ordeal.
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Baker
Young Williams
Freak Trees and Snow Bent Trunks
A popular science note explains how heavy mountain snow twists young trees, bending trunks and sometimes burying them under deep snow. As warm weather returns, sunward tips rise, creating hairpin shapes and odd forms. A tree on Tunnel Hill near Johnstown, Pa shows a sugar maple grafted with a younger branch to extend life.
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Tunnel Hill
Johnstown
Popular Science Monthly
Vampire Bats of Peru Have Bulldog Heads
The article notes vampire bats in Peru feeding on livestock during the night at San Miguel bridge. Desmodus rotundus is common below 10 000 feet with a bulldog headed appearance. It shows a undershot lower jaw, cropped ears, broad muzzle, and strong legs for ground movement.
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San Miguel Bridge
Peru
Desmodus Rotundus
The Cod’s Wide Appetite and Incredible Diets
The article notes cod swallow a vast range of items from silver brooches and clasp knives to stones and sea anemones. Fishermen report cod stomachs containing books rubbers balls and numerous crustaceans along with their own young. Examples include partridges guillemots hares and various fish.
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Scotsman
Aberdeen
Scotland
Classified Advertisements in The Chronicle
Want column brimming with bargains and notices. Listings include wanted rooms for living, lost gold necklace, houses for sale and rent, engines for sale, and local notices. names like Mrs Carrie Halbert Arie Scha ler R B Nowell and R E Nowell appear alongside addresses and phone hints.
DATES OF FARM SALES LISTED BY TOWNS AND DATES
A catalog of farm sale listings with buyers and sale dates across multiple towns in Iowa. Names include Bert Ross Altoona Jan 16 and many others in Monroe Pella Leighton and Sully through Feb 23, detailing individual bidders and combined sales across January and February.
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Bert Ross
Altoona
Nick Meppling
Pella
R. VerDough
Monroe
John Minno
W. W. Marstel
Chas. van Mannen
Leighton
van Winegarden
Peoria
S. Portinga
Ralph VanCleave
Jake Boat
Jake van Baalen
John Sederal
I. Ryswick
Taintor
Herman Bensick
Pete Hessing
Andrew Kool
Mr. Hart
G. van Andel
L. Tuinstra
Pella Markets Grain and Produce Prices Mixed
Market listing from Pella Markets and Pella Produce Co shows cattle priced 5.00 to 9.00 per cwt and hogs 9.75 to 10.00 per cwt. Wheat 1.00 to 1.50, oats 0.40 to 0.50, candled eggs 0.85, packing stock butter 0.26, old hens 0.15, spring chickens 0.16, ducks 0.10. Corrections by Van derZyl Bros. and Pella Produce Co. accompany the figures.
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VanderZyl Bros
GorWoSenh
Pella Produce Co
Dairy Farm Auction Near Newton in January 1917
Auction notice for January 24 1917 at 1 30 p m selling 75 acres at the southeast edge of Newton Iowa. Purchaser may obtain adjacent land and a dairy herd with an established business. For details contact J H Fugard Adm Newton Iowa J R Guessford Auctioneers. Advertising a sale is an investment and a good one.
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Newton
J.H. Fugard
Adm
Iowa
J. R. ,Guessford
WABASH TRAINS AT HOWELL STATION SERVICES LISTED
Train schedule notes Wabash trains at Howell Station four miles south stop passengers on signal. Passenger Nos 2 50 51 3 and 2 3 operate daily and Sunday with times 7:40 am 6:31 pm 9:15 am 7:40 pm indicated for arrivals and receptions.
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Atcsireme
D. Me
Wabash
Howell Station
Orella
Easthe
Westhe
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Wynberg
Greely
John Gezel
Gerrit Markus
McClure Newspaper
Vampire Bats
National Geographic Magazine
the Chronicle’s
Chronicle Office
College
Carrie Halbert
Arie Schaler
First Street
R. B. Nowell
Chronicle
R. E. Nowell
R. L. Ocheltree
Minneapolis
A. Hoogenakker
Mrs. Ocheltree
Des Moines
H. van Maren
N. Boland
John Dieleman
Reasner
Pippel
K. Weilard
M. Heimstra
A. J. Ver Ripp
Combination Sale
G. Vos
Gus Burkharst
A. J. Roorda
H. Oldham
D. Kain
H. J. van Wyk
Sully
Pella Markets
Rock Island Train Service
A. Me
P. Me
Main St
Jacob Kuiken
Nick Boland
de Laval
Amence
Nick Meppelink
N. van Vliet
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