Local News Highlights From Pella Area Losses and Visits
Local items note trips by Miss Lottie Tice Mrs E N Grimes and others visiting the Mensch and Tice homes. Travel plans for J Franklin and family move to Lewistown Montana. Musings on cattle shipments and farm supplies from Van Zante Bros United Self Serve Store and Farmers Co op Exchange. A fire hose incident injures Gove Van Arkel. new hire George Ver Steg at Standard Oil. Community notices cover P E O gathering at Grandman farm and product promos from Farmhouse Coffee to Herschel Lawn Mowers.
Pella Council Approves Street Improvements and Grants
The Pella Iowa city council met June 4 1926 with Mayor Fultz presiding. Grants were given to driveway and sidewalk projects, a street light on railroad grounds, and water mains installation report approved. Finances and paving defects noted, bills approved, and adjournment followed. Rev Field and H J Pietenpol were in town. local notices mention Wool Day, farm news, and the Otley Bazaar on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Towa
Fultz
van der Lyde
East 1St Street
4Th Ward
Oskaloosa Street
Fire Department
Pri
Ees
Seeee
Fire Dept
A. C. Kuyper
Otley Notes and Local Trips Highlight Quiet Primary
Mrs S Walker of Pueblo formerly Blanche Hendershott returns to Otley with her parents I B Hendershott early settlers in town. M P Van Hemert and family visited Newton. The Otley primary passed quietly with one unusual feat a woman candidate for assessor. Mrs C Huisman recovering visits Prairie City, daughters Krause and Kelderman cleaning her house. Breen family visited Bud Been near Galesburg then returned. John DeGoey of Newton visited Joe Muilenburg. Mrs Sarah Vande Gaarde and Ethel go to Des Moines for a week with relatives. Mrs Ann Shelton of Galesburg stays with C Breen family and friends. H L Renaud and son Robert visit Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Walker
Pueblo
Colo
Otley
Walker
Blanche Hendershott
I. B. Hendershott
M. P. van Hemert
Newton
C. Huisman
Prairie City
Krause
Kelderman
Breen
Bud Been
Galesburg
John DeGoey
Joe Muilenburg
Sarah Vande Gaarde
Ethel
Des Moines
Ann Shelton
C. Breen
H. L. Renaud
Robert
State expert tells how to fight ants
A state expert outlines pest control tips for ants including poison and deterrents. Advice covers sodium fluoride powders, borax sugar mixes, water-filled pan barriers, kerosene films, and repellents like napthalene versus corrosive sublimate. It notes locate ant hills as key, though text ends mentioning bruises.
Ant Hill Cemetery Method Described in Local Tip
A local tip shares a method to eliminate ants using carbon disulphide or granulated calcium cyanide. Poke holes in the mound, pour two tablespoons of the chemical or an ounce of calcium cyanide into the openings, seal with earth, and the ant hill will become an ant cemetery.
Des Moines visitors call on Miss Viersen in Pella
Ben Viersen and Mrs. John Schutt and Mrs. Walker from Des Moines visit at the home of Miss Viersen in Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Edmand
Des Moines
Ben Viersen
John Schutt
Walker
Miss Viersen
Pella
Also Mentioned on This Page
Byers
Lottie Tice
E. N. Grimes
C. L. McAuley
Gladys Motter
Sacramento
Calif
Nancy Lawrence
Omaha
Barney Mensch
T. D. Tice
Henry Kuyper
Chicago
Hajo Pals
Sheffield
C. L. LeCocq
Farmer's Co-op
Exchange
J. ¥. Franklin
W. C. Franklin
Lewistown
Montana
Mr. Franklin
17Th Town Infantry
van Zante Bros
Neal van Hemert
Globe Supply Company
United Self Serve Store
Gove van Arkel
George Ver Steg
Standard Oil Station
Franklin and
Broadway
R. S. Grandman
Grandman
W. S. Mills
Creston
L. M. Henry
Henry
Little Son
Ames
Farmer's Co-operative Exchange
Farmer’s Co-op
Armour
Schumacher
Cereapolis
Maud Porter Purcell
Bedford
Iowa
Marion Porter
Purcell
James Porter
Fanta
Jennie
Lemuel
Gertrude
Chronicle Office
Central
Council
Mr. Field
Oregon
John Feeken
H. J. Pietenpol
Wisconsin
Gerrit Wittenberg
Knoxville
Walter Verought
Ed van Ginkel
Sets Meninga
Mr. van Ginkel
Farmers Co-op
G. J. Vriezelaar
Mrs. Mol
Rene Lille
Success
Reformed Church
le Grand Farm Bureau Orchestra
M. Vander Lind
The
van DenBerg Electric Co
Dodge Brothers
DopGe Brothers Motor Cars
Otley News
Central College Building Campaign
H. L. Spencer Company
Central College
Boost Central College
Jas. van Dusseldorp
Thomassen Grocery
C. Boat
H. Jaarsma
John Onstine
Slob Bros. & Co
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