Dutch Girls Adver tising Trip and Local Notices
A long community roundup notes the return from Illinois and Missouri of C N Bos and family after five weeks visiting relatives, mentions the Dutch Girls advertising tour to Oskaloosa and Joe Fanssen in Dutch dress as a party highlight, a child’s arm injury from a fall, various visits, a vehicle collision near the Main place, a Vawter Chautauqua representative visiting Pella, and other local happenings. It also covers city meetings on health, sewers, water quality, and municipal ordinances, plus small ads and upcoming church and school notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Bos
Illinois
Missouri
Oskaloosa
Joe Fanssen
Joe
Ben van der ‘Molen
Teane Fies
Muskegon
Mich
Hier
J. S. Fies
Pella
Mra. A. P. Kuyper
W. W. Schultz
Orange City
Leighton
Oskaloo
Theo. le Cocq
Fred de Cook
Council Meeting Notes Amid Attendance and Requests
The council met in regular session Tuesday evening with the mayor and all councilmen present except Alder man Verley. A petition for a cross ing on Independence street near the college boarding hall was referred to the Street and Alley Committee. Petitions for water and sewer connections were granted on Main Street. The electric department superintendent reported receipts of 991.27 and expenditures of 752.42 for the past month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verley
Independence Street
College Boarding Hall
Main Street
Electric Department
Hand of Death Claims Mrs G Zylatra at Home
Mrs G Zylatra died at her home Saturday from gall stones services were held Tuesday July 22 at 1 00 pm at the home and 1 30 pm at the First Christian Reformed Church by Rev C De Leeuw Interment in Oakwood cemetery
Summer School Picnics and Music Library Growth
Summer school picnics on campus last week featured ball games stories by moonlight and refreshments with Prof H Beyl and Prof Slick Kempkes as chaperons. Friday a picnic supper in the woods accompanied by a lively ball game and twenty members. A new music cabinet by George Heeren was placed in Prof Sadler’s studio, expanding the music library. Mr Sadler plans to teach through summer as regular sessions end this week. Marcus Hanson will be in school next year, Lane works on the athletic park stand in preparation for the White Way games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Beyl
Prof
Slick Kempkes
Kempkes
South Woods
Slick
Advance Society
Sadler
George Heeren
Prof. Sadler
Clarence Hanson
Hedtick
Marcus
Lane
France plants trees to protect watersheds must be noted
France has spent 35 million dollars on planting trees along important streams to safeguard watersheds. The report cites the Canadian forestry association noting that half of Canada is under forestry consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
The
Canadian Forestry Association
Canada
Firefighting Aimed Timber Forests And Utah Grazing
Ammonia bombs are tested to extinguish fires in national forests with each blast cooling a five yard radius. Western Pacific Railway instructs engineers to report fires along the Plumas forest in California, and crews dispatch by handcar to control blazes. Utah accounts for the largest share of grazing permits, yet overall cattle and sheep numbers are spread by many small holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Pacific Railway
Plumas National Forest
California
Utah
National Forest
Eight Cattle Drowned After Drunken River Incident
Report details the deaths of eight cattle led by Bessie McCoy after an afternoon of alcohol fueled debauch. The cows, described as dumb beasts, were drowned in the river crossing the McCoy farm and presented as a grim warning about excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie McCoy
Bessie
McCoy
Drunken cows cause riot at farm silo enclosure
A break in a pasture fence lets cows enter a silo area where Bes sie leads a disorderly drunken revel, as the silage ferments and animals stagger toward water, reeling in intoxicated scenes before Bes sie leads the herd onward.
Eight drown after boat drifts with intoxicated crew
A Chariton Patriot report notes a deep pool near a watery landing where the Jersey took a single draft and toppled into the water. One by one eight people followed her, drifting downstream as victims of inebriety.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shy
Stubenrauch
Leps
Oa Ee Des
J .W. Wickhart
South Street
Todd’s Hotel
Bert Stegeman
Leon
Humeston
Hal E. Norton
J. G. Vander Lune
Grand Rapids
A. P. Kuyper
Puritan
Kandy
Franklin St
Adv
S. Vander Werf
Eddyville
J. H. Applegate
Guthrie Center
McCully
George Meyer
Nellie
Abraham Ver Plogh
Oskaloosa Street
Rock Island Railway Company
J. S. Rhynsburger Library
H. H. Severn
L. Huizinga
City Electric
Huizinga
Vander Zyl
Butt
Council
Hand OF Death
Zylstra
H. Kuyper & Company
J. H. Kuyper
Foto Shop
Main St
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