Local News Briefs From Prairie City and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. R. M. Adair of Prairie City visited over Sunday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs A T Van Zante with her brother Arthur from Snohomish Washington. H Vander Ploeg returned Friday evening from a week's business trip in Minnesota and South Dakota. Mr and Mrs N Van Maren visited relatives in the Coal Ridge neighborhood Sunday. Mrs A H Clark Mrs Fleck and Miss Mary Fleck visited at Leighton Monday. Miss Hazel Held spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in Newton returning to school Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Adair
Prairie City
A. T. van Zante
Arthur
Snohomish
Wash
H. Vander Ploeg
Minnesota
South Dakota
Hazel Held
Newton
Leighton School Term Ends Tomorrow in Pella Area
Local notes report Sylvia Platt will complete a nine month term at Leighton tomorrow. Community updates include visits by residents to Des Moines Oskaloosa and Winterset clubs, social events at churches and cafes, and several property trades involving Pella residents. Also noted are church concerts, a Mothers Day carnations sale, and a May 7 birth near town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Platt
Leighton
Stubenrauch
Local Social Roundup From Oskaloosa Community
Mr. and Mrs. B Van Maanen shopped in Oskaloosa Monday. Grace Shut’s group enjoyed a pleasant surprise Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Tysseling and Mr. and Mrs. Wm Vandehaar dined at G Van Zee’s home Sunday. Corn planting discussed as day’s work. Basement of new church complete and near contractor start. Mrs. R V Smith adds rooms to cottage. Walter Walker and Wright visitors at Walker home last week. Town schools to close this week. children to be happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. van Maanen
Grace
Wm Tysseling
Wm Vandehaar
G. van Zee
R. V. Smith
Walter Walker
Wright
Walker
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Newton Woman
A testimonial from Mrs H Stone of Newton urges readers to use Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney pain backache and urinary issues. She credits the remedy with relief from lumbago headaches and kidney discomfort and notes price 60 cents with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
H. Stone
Race St
Newton, Jaws
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Electrification of the Earth and current mystery
Dr. George O Simpson notes observations from pole to pole show the earth is negatively charged and a flow of negative electricity into the conducting air acts like a 1,000 ampere current. Yet the surface charge remains undiminished and no return current source is known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
George 0. Simpson
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