Nearby Towns News Highlights Local Visits and Accidents
Prof and Mrs W J Kincaid visit Knoxville and plan to move to Letts Iowa July 1. The ice supply debate and regional travels fill town notes as Gerrit Schell returns home from Mt Pleasant hospital and influenza. County agent Miner brings two new dust bug species for classification. Y M C A meeting draws officials from Pella Tracy Dallas. Miss Lucile Tysseling visits Indianola and Omaha with Irene Tysseling. Kendall family moves to Bussey after reselling local assets. Popcorn man Guy Smith heads to Grand Junction Colorado for health. Des Moines specialist examines Glenn Van Loon after bone necrosis. Mrs John Smith injured in runaway near Worth Gregory residence. escape from serious injury despite wagon overturn and horse collision with J R DeMoss vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
P. B. Woods
Murray Iown
Keeton
Woods
Pleasantville
Marion County
Gerrit Schell
Mt. Pleasant
T. R. Miner
Ames
C. H. Piper
Iowa
M. van der Linden
Pella
Tracy
Dallas
Lucile Tysseling
Indianola
Omaha
Des Moines
Irene Tysseling
Rock Rapids
Dr. Ray Johnson
Lewis Kendall
Bussey
Oskaloosa
Guy Smith
Cotter
Grand Junction
Colo
Glenn
George van Loon
Columbia
John Smith
Jennie John
East Marion Street
Worth C. Gregory
Carne
Prairie City social notes and local changes
Walter DeWit of Pella visited his brother John DeWit over Sunday. Mrs. John VanHaalen and daughter Helene visited relatives in Pella. A VandeLune returned from Pella to see his ill father. H L VanDellen organized a Sugar Grove church Sunday school between Colfax and Newton. R VandeKief, back from overseas, visited Rev J M VandeKieft in Prairie City before returning home to Tracy. M L Myers reassigned to Prairie City replacing Fred Brake at Melcher. Lewis VanVark sold 113 acres at 300 per acre, bought ten years ago at 77 per acre. H Buitenwerf of Sully bought it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter DeWit
Pella
John DeWit
John VanHaalen
Helene
A. VandeLune
Mr. VandeLunes
Il. H. L. VanDellen
Sugar Grove
Colfax
Newton
Lewis VanVark
Iowa
H. Buitenwerf
Sully
Eddyville News Briefs From the Tribune
Rev Bratt moves this week to the Dutch Reformed parsonage property. Mrs Slycord and two children visited Ottumwa with her mother. Lobberecht family travel to Yetter for a sale then relocate to Pella. Camp Wapello hosts county Y M C A camp at Gardners pond June 24 July 3 with several cities represented. Army worms appear in Mahaska county prompting county agent to respond with poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Bratt
Christian Reformed Church
Oskaloosa
Washington
Pella Centerville
Knoxville
Mahaska County
I. N. Taylor
Brubaker
Cedar Township
Timothy
Taylor
Fathers Make Companions of Your Boys
A speaker recalls a father who made his three sons his companions and notes how intimate father son dialogue shapes fine American and Christian gentlemen. He urges all fathers to guide children with loyalty, courtesy, reliability, and humility through home church and school, starting from infancy.
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Father
Little Alice Did It Story of One Girl's Impact
Dr Hatcher recounts how Alice Robertson shared her conversion with a neighbor and stayed to care for a baby. The neighbor was moved to faith and, influenced by Alice, a liquor trader vowed to quit alcohol, later embracing Christian life and leadership, proving one act can change many lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hatcher
Alice Robertson
Dr. Hatcher
Alice
Dr.Hatcher
Christ's Kingdom
New Sharon Visit Notes and Pella Celebration Plans
Miss Doris Van Helten of Pella visits New Sharon while Chris LeCocq enjoys a Chicago vacation with his wife and her parents. Rev. John Kendrick of Ottumwa discusses the Iowa Methodist Conference Permanent Fund. H. P. Bcholte of Pella promotes the July 4 celebration. New Sharon laments ice supply woes, failing to stock ice last winter and relying on Oskaloosa hauling, revealing limited capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris van Helten
Pella
Chris’ LeCocq
Chicago
Blommers
John Kendrick
Ottumwa
Iowa Methodist Conference Permanent Fund
Taintor
Star
H. P. Bcholte
New Sharon
Oskaloosa
Oskalooss
New Sharon Urges Local Ice Plant Over Rail Freight Roadblock
The text laments high transport costs and railroad refusals to handle shipments under five tons. It notes New Sharon cannot move five tons of ice in a day and proposes organizing an artificial ice plant to avoid future bottlenecks and dependencies on rail freight policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Sharon
Notice of Will Hearing in Marion County Iowa
Legal notice states an instrument purporting to be the last will of Hermanus J. Hasselman, deceased, is on file in the Clerk of the District Court office in Marion County. It will come for hearing in May term 1919 on July 14, 1919, at which time interested parties may be heard. Clerk signs June 21 1919 with notices dated June 26 and July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Hermanus J. Hasselman
Cornelius VanArkel, Sr
Notice of Will Hearing in Marion County Court
An instrument purporting to be the last will of Johanna Rouwenhorst, deceased, is on file in the Clerk of the District Court office in Marion County Iowa. The May term 1919 will hear the will on July 14 1919 and all interested persons may be heard. Knoxville Iowa June 24 1919 June 46 July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Iowa
Last Will of Cornelius VanArkel Sr Proclaimed in Iowa
The last will and testament of Cornelius VanArkel Sr deceased is filed with Harold Clements in Knoxville Iowa dated June 24 1919.
Allen's Foot-Hase Ad Promises Quick Comfort
An old advertisement-like fragment touts Allen's Foot-Hase for tired burning feet. It mentions ingredients or features like "29 Cores" and "Banlons" in a compressed, garbled sales pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Banlons
Mother Gray’s Powders for Children Widely Sold
Claiming to cure colds in 24 hours and relieve feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders bowel issues and worms these powders are praised as pleasant for children and trusted by mothers for over 30 years available from druggists with sample from Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
The cuttlefish and the ink stained pens
The 20 Ologist notes the cuttlefish when agitated scatters ink and slips away into darkness. A man with ink on his vest calls it the fountain pen of the sea, exclaiming in wonder.
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W. J. Kincaid
Mary E
Letts
W. L. Allen
St. Charles
Epworth League
J. R. DeMoss
Auto
Loren Brown
Mrs
Prairie City
Eddyville
the Tribune
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Roberson
Chronicle
Ada
Johanna Rouwenhorst
Harold Clements
G. O. Davis
Farmers’ Automobile Insurance
Metropoli
Fui
Nettie
N.B.C. Graham
National Biscuit
Harmon
France
N. B
Graham
Art Kaldenberg
Southern
Marion County Fair
E. H. Gamble
Sec
Knoxville, Iowa
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