Local Social Roundup From Pella and Surroundings
A compact social notes item records travel and visits around Pella. Dr W F Crew left for Omaha for ear, nose and throat work. Mrs G H Waechter and Mrs John Nieburg visited Des Moines. Mrs John Wiese and Arthur visited Colfax. John Braashart attended a wedding at Prairie City. Harry De Cook visited Des Moines. Mrs Alexis De Vries visited her parents in Pella. John De Cook harvested early potatoes. Mr and Mrs Paul De Wit honeymooned to Michigan. Mrs Anna Hunt and Etta visited Ft Dodge. G E Vander Leest and Gerrit returned from Prairie City. Walter and Verna Halbert returned from Ottawa Kansas. E A Engle of Pittsburgh visited. Mrs E J De Haas went to Des Moines. Rev R R Sadler left for Buffalo NY for the Northern Baptist Invention.
Legal Notice Proof of Will for Aultje Vander Pal
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Aultje Vander Pal, deceased, is on file in the Clerk of the District Court of Marion County Iowa. A hearing is set for July 19 1920 at the Knoxville office where interested persons may be heard. Harold Clements Clerk of District Court Knoxville Iowa. June 17 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
Aultje Vander Pal
Knoxville
Harold Clements
Quieting Title Suit in Marion County Iowa 1920
In Marion County Iowa a district court notice states Hugo Steenhoek seeks to quiet title to 120 acres of the NE quarter of Sec 30 T77N R18W of the 5th P M. He claims adverse possession for over twenty years and cites errors in prior deeds. Defendants include Joseph Strong Jonathan Pelton Hendrik de Jong Judith de Jong Alberta Hoogenboom and unknown heirs. The action sets a September 1 1920 filing deadline and October 1920 term in Knoxville Iowa.
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Joseph C Strong
Johnathan Pelton
Hendrik de Jong
Judith de Jong
Alberta Louisa Hoogenboom
Joseph C.strong
Marion County
Towa
Iowa
Joshua C. Strong
Johannis Schippers
Knoxvill Maries County
Fata
June Sale Promises Pants and Suit Offer Details
Retail ad notes a June promotion offering pants with suit purchases and mentions a $12.50 pants incentive and a $29.60 suite pants free deal. Vander appears as a brand or store reference within the promotional text.
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Vander
Puffing vs Performance: Smoke Shortens Athlete’s Precision
Boy Scouts magazine Boys Life June reports experiments showing moderate smoking harms athletes. A baseball pitcher loses 12 percent accuracy after one cigar and 14 percent after two. Rifle shooters drop 4 percent after one cigar and 6 percent after two. Cyclists lose endurance and gain heart rate after smoking. Fencers also lose lunging precision after two cigars. All athletes improved when abstaining from smoke.
Town Celebrates Rain After Dry July Fourth Weather
A lighthearted note recalls that the town that celebrates Independence Day is the one that gets rain in July. The remark ties civic celebration to local weather patterns and seasonal climate.
Satirical chat on John Singer Sargent cobweb remark
A critic discusses John Singer Sargent with Chauncey Depew and jokes about a cobweb painting so natural a maid tried to brush it away. Depew counters that no such maid exists, noting the remark is likely fictional.
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John Singer Sargent
Chauncey Depew
Depew
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P. "A. Edwedeg
W. F. Crew
Omaha
G. H. Waechter
John Nieburg
Des Moines
John Wiese
Arthur
Colfax
John Braashart
Prairie City
Harry de Cook
Alexis de Vries
G. B. Ver Steeg
John de Cook
John’s
Pella
Paul de Wit
Michigan
Auto
Anna Hunt
Etta
Ft. Dodge
Mrs. Hunt
G. E. Vander Leest
Nttle Son
Gerrit
Walter
Verna Halbert
Ottawa
Kansas
E. A. Engle
Pittsburgh, Pa
Dave Ver Dught
E. J. de Haas
Tom Pettit
R. R. Sadler
Buffalo
New York
Northern Baptist
Mr. Pep
Paris Green
Vander Linden
State of
Hugo Steenhoek
Tor
Piatheie
Kuyper
Jas
Ume
Kenosha Klose Krotch Union
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