Local News Briefs From Prairie City and Des Moines Relationships
Local notes report increased egg tax on purchases and several visits. John Braathart and family visited with Mrs. Braathart’s parents in Prairie City. Grace and Harriet Veenstra, Des Moines workers, spent time with their mother. Des Moines visitors included Harold Van Maren and N. Van Maren with neighbors. Ed Gezel from Des Moines visited relatives in Pella. Van Zante Bros promote old shears at 15c. Mrs. Dena Vander Pol visited Des Moines to see her son J. G. Vander Pol and family.
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Black
John Braathart
Dena Vander Pol
Des Moines
J. G. Vander Pol
Jim
Readmore Lending Library Offers 15 Cent Book Rentals
The Book Shop advertises a new Readmore Lending Library where customers can rent any book for 15 cents. It highlights latest fiction and popular authors available for rent.
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Readmore
Eddyville Shoppe buyer and local notices highlight region
A traveling salesman for the J. H. Downie Co. remains homebound by rheumatism. Eddyville and Pella items note multiple Des Moines visits, farm and market activities, tool and meat trades at Ulrich and Van Zante Bros, a Globe Plumbing incident injuring Fred Van Niewaal, glee club concert at First Christian Reformed church, and various local residents visiting Ames, Des Moines, and Ames again.
Pella News Roundup Notes Health Visits and Local Events
Mrs P Dingeman and Mrs T W Cox visited Des Moines on Saturday while Mrs L W De Bruyn suffers poor health and consides a Rochester trip for relief. Gerrit Wormhoudt, Ames student, vacationed in Pella. several Pella Masons attended a Prairie City lodge. Mrs Will Vander Ploeg visited from Knoxville. Flu impacts families. washing machines on sale at Van Zante Bros. Miss Helen Brooks returns to Valley School after mumps and appendicitis. Relatives in Wisconsin very ill. C W Mabbit moves to Redfield to run a clothing store. L H McFarland of Eldon visits Pella. Bess Van Veen to Des Moines for a few days. Pella Gun Club shoots attract crowd. Rev M J Hoffman of New Brunswick attends Central College board meeting.
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J. H. Downie Co
Wormhoudt Produce Co
Jas. G. Steel
Steele
Eddyville
J. M. Cox
Des Moines
Thomas Hynes
D. Hynes
Ed Jeffers
Valley Junction
William Jeffers
Robert Vander Wal
Peter de Haan
Ames
Hattie van Cleave
Leona Reuvera
van Zante Bros
Fred Dekker
Baby
Lovilia
Pella
Ellamae Renkes
Mina Scholten
Central College
Arie Schilder
Ulrich
Fred
van Niewaal
Globe Plumbing & Heating Co
van Zante. Bros
J. E. Cornelius
Dick Verought
Nancy Renaud
Jeannette Dekker
Prudence Gronlon
Elgin
F. F. Carpenter
J. P. Klein
S. Bartlema
H. S. Kenning
North Main Street
Bartlema
J. W. Vander Linden
Mildred
Calvin College of
Shell Oil Co
White Way Auto Co
Gerrit Popma
Iowa City
A. G. Conrad
Mapleton
Minn
Pella This Week, Visiting At the Home of His Brother, Rev
G. C. Conrad
Baptist Parsonage
P. Dingeman
T. W. Cox
L. W. de Bruyn
Oskaloosa
Rochester
Gerrit Wormhoudt
W. C. van Vark
Geo. W. Ries
Betty Mae
D. 8
Barr
Prairie City
Will Vander Ploeg
Knoxville
Will van Steenis
D. Wynia
John Ter Louw
Wisconsin
Ter Louw
C. W. Mabbit
Redfield
Iowa
Eee
L. H. McFarland
Eldon
United Clay Products Corporation
McFarland
Chronicle
Bess van Veen
G A R Ladies Meet at Mrs Richardson Home
The Ladies of the G A R held a Tuesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Louisa Richardson’s West First Street home. The group, dwindling in numbers, met as she has been in poor health and enjoyed the visit from former associates in patriotic work.
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The
Louisa Richardson
West First Street
Bellwood
Nebr
Pella
Card of Thanks for Baby Death at Monroe
Mr and Mrs David Van Haaften express thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy at the time of their baby's death. They note special appreciation for the Banner Bearers class and all who helped, in Monroe.
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David van Haaften
Change of location for expert permanent waving
Mrs Alice Van Gorp announces she has moved from the Shipley Co to rooms over Kimball Floral Co in Oskaloosa for permanent waving services.
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Shipley Co
Kimball Floral Co
Oskaloosa
Alice van Gorp
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Alamo
Ken Maynard
Edna Murphy
Felix the Cat
Douglas Fairbanks
Esther L. Ketman
Puritan Drug Co
Joe Nunnikhoven
Tr. J. J. Sheehy
Lloyd Warner
P. M. van Zante
Auto Service Co
Albert van Heuklem
Y. T. van Niewaal
Manhattan
Monroe
Albert
Lorenzo
Noel S. Dunbar
van den Berg Electric Co
Peptona
Vander Linden
Rexall
Jowa
van den Berg Electric Company
A McGregors
Carlton, Younker
Florentine
Brussels
DE Jong’s
Timothy
Blue
McQueen
Eenly Best
de Jong Floral & Seed Co
Pella, Iowa
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