Winter News From Nearby Towns
Winter below zero each morning persists. Oskaloosa visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Van Gorp and Mr. and Mrs. Van Maanen. Dick Van Gorp delivered hogs to Leighton. John Moody sold two milch cows to Mr. Lowman. Bartlow and Patterson aided Moody in butchering. roads improved for sleighing after Sunday snow. Gladys Sandmeir visited Moody home. DeBruyns to move near Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter van Gorp
Oskaloosa
John van Maanen
Dick van Gorp
Leighton
John Moody
Mr. Lowman
Garret Laughlin
Oliver
Frank Bartlow
Carl Patterson
Mr. Binns
Gladys Sandmeir
Otley
Moody
Local visits and family travels noted in Eddyville
T Den Hartog traveled to Pella for a visit last Thursday and Friday. T C Van Loon and family spent Thursday through Saturday at the parental D Van Loon home. Mrs Fannie Cassatt returned Monday from Pella after a three week stay with her sister Mrs F V Vanderzyl and relatives. Mrs John Ver Ploeg and baby, near Bussey, visited her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Stanley and sister Mrs Harmey Shafer. Let
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. den Hartog
Pella
T. C. van Loon
D. van Loon
Fannie Cassatt
F. V. Vanderzyl
John Ver Ploeg
Bussey
Joe Stanley
Harmey Shafer
New Sharon Social Shuffle and Local Moves
Mrs Dan Fisk spent Tuesday in Oskaloosa with her mother Mrs B F Grubb. Sophia Hoogenakker left for Pella after visiting the Chris LeCocq home. C A Poshag rented the Rev Loft property and plans to settle here. The Pos group’ s wife had cared for her mother in Missouri. New Sharon saw a switchboard workers strike over wages led by Joe McVay. The Pos family planned to return to New Sharon by February. The Peoria Progressive Community Club surprised Mr and Mrs John DeBruyn with 45 guests for a game filled evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Fisk
Oskaloosa
B. F. Grubb
Sophia Hoogenakker
Pella
Chris LeCocq
C. A. Poshag
Pos
Missouri
New Sharon
Joe McVay
C. A. Pos
Kirksville
Progressive Community Club of
Peoria
John DeBruyn
Knoxville Social News Chronicles Local Visits and Births
Mrs. Walter Maxson visited family in Pella while Mrs. M. D. Flanders and Laura spent time in Des Moines. Mark Flanders, a Des Moines college teacher, joined them home. Catherine Jane Bousquet was born January 17 1918 in Butte Montana to Mr and Mrs J Ray Bousquet. Red Cross activities drew Harvey County residents to Knoxville. Surgeon later operated on Arthur Metz at Des Moines M E hospital with post op weakness noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Maxson
A. van Marel
Pella
M. D. Flanders
Laura
Des Moines
Mark Flanders
J. Ray Bousquet
Butte, Mont
Catherine Jane
Bousquet
Clinna
Ashley Welsher
Ward Dillon
Harriett
Metz
James McNulty
Marshalltown
Lillian McNulty
Oskaloosa
John Shilling
Iowa Inf
Harvey and
Vicinity
Red Cross
Knoxville
Arthur Metz
M. E
Prairie City Social Notes Highlight Pella Visits
Prairie City reports include Gilbert Bunyan of Pella as a caller, Miss La Merta Wagaman visiting Pella, Elizabeth Buwalda visiting Mrs Van Zee, Emma Vander Waal and Yetta Steenhoek returning from Pella, and Rein Schuttinga enlisting in Des Moines as an aviation corps chauffeur bound for Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Bunyan
Pella
Prairie City
la Merta Wagaman
Elizabeth Buwalda
van Zee
Emma Vander Waal
Yetta Steenhoek
Rein Schuttinga
Des Moines
Aviation Corps
Denver
Local residents return from visits in nearby towns
Mrs. C. H. Van Arkel came back to Pella on Friday after a week with Mrs. Murray TenHagen. Mrs. Vander Ban and son Gerritt went to Otley on Monday after a few days with Mrs. G. Vander Waal, who joined them to Otley and stayed a few more days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Murray TenHagen
Vander Ban
Gerritt
Otley
G. Vander Waal
Disloyal pamphlet sender provokes editorial reply
A reader letter from Des Moines dated January 15 1918 defends a pacifist pamphlet opposing the war, attacks the editor, and accuses German propaganda. The editor condemns the author as a dangerous disloyalist, calls for investigations of mail treason, and urges harsh penalties for German agents or religious anarchists in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chronicle
Pennsylvania
Des Moines
Pella
W. A. Young
Satan
Christ
Saul
Paul
Red Cross
Liberty Loan
Hell
United States
Galvation
States
Who Will Win This Battle With Kidney Ailments
A period ad touts Dr. Pierce Anuric double strength as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It warns neglect can lead to diabetes or bladder stones, cites user testimonial from Sioux City Iowa, and directs purchase via drugstores or mail for a 10 cent trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
W. M. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Inst
Buffalo
N.Y
Thrice a Week World 1918 subscription offer
The Thrice a Week World urges readers to subscribe for 156 weekly issues at $1.00 per year. It notes wartime news from Europe and promotes a combined yearly offer with The Chronicle for $2.15, lower than the two-paper regular price of $2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Chronicle
Wallaces
Iowa
People's Popular Monthly
Ogfa
Meuailion
Wrear
POPLE
Bold suitor challenges rival in old family quarrel
A terse old-fashioned exchange reveals a bold suitor claiming he could win the wife away from a boastful rival. The texts imply a daytime confrontation between men about romantic stakes and social standing, with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Speederley
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Sth Street
the People's Popular Monthly
NEW York World
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Rock Island Lines
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