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Easter Sunday Date and Local Mayhem of H Van Maren Trades
Easter Sunday falls on April 23rd. Corn planters and shellers show price drops from old to new figures. Local residents visit relatives in Des Moines and Knoxville. The Ballengee Concert Band celebrated election results at city hall then performed in front of stores. Smallpox concerns rise as Harvey and Starvey families report cases. Rev Fitzsimmons delivers services, and Miss Rankin completes winter teaching term with a new summer term planned. Local carpenters expect new residences this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. van Maren
Ballengee
Wormhoudt
H. M. Langerak
F. D. Stubenrauch
Jas. Vanderpol
Will L. Allen