Local News Notes from Pella Activity and Visits
Local notes from Pella report visits among residents and relatives, travel to Des Moines, Otley, Sully, and Prairie City, plus social events. Highlights include births, a coroner inquest over whiskey, cattle sale results, upcoming Thanksgiving football plans, and several visits by residents to family and friends in nearby towns. The item also notes a rock island agent arranging a Thanksgiving special and a found pin at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Veldhuizen
Otley
George Gezel
H.l Porter
Des Moines
Chas. Porter
Mary Kuyper
Sully
Mayor Johnson
Marshal Brom
W. D. Foster
Rock Island
Dr. Warren
Appeal to the Sense of Beauty and a Cunning Marriage Plot
A respected physician of wealth and charm, Dr Worthington, aids a young widow after a lamp fire, but his refined presence attracts Mrs Allandale. She schemes to win him as husband, using seduction, mood lighting, and recurring visits, until his steadfast influence leads to an engagement. Also included is a humorous piece on bridges and their roles in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington
Mrs. Allandale
Dr. Worthington
Allandale
Mrs. Auandale
London Tea Shop Dominoes Emblem of True City Friendliness
A London Citizen letter recalls a quiet tea shop where strangers shared tea chess and dominoes for years. After long absences greetings from regulars reaffirm London’s distinctive friendliness and communal warmth.
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Liast Schaffner & Mara
the Bell Clothing House
Faassen & den Adel
Mart Schaffoer & Marx
John Faassen
Lamont
Bert Stegeman
Bert Baron
H. W. VanderLinden
Sioux City
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Pella
Iowa
C. F. Dykstra
Billy Sunday
Denver
Marie Wickhart
Hattie Grandin
Oskaloosa
Dick VanZante
An Pella
J. M. Cox
Kansas City
George Cummings
W. VanZomeren
South Pella
Hallowe’en
Wormhoudt
John VerPloegh
Ocean Springs
Miss
L. H. Sadler
Omaha
Dorothy Elliott
H. D. Wormhoudt
George Ramsey
Meyer Langerak
Mrs. VanHouweling
A. T. VanHouweling
Riley
Fair Grounds
H. Grundman
Lizzie
Emma Hamilton
Colorado
Oskaloosa Street
Pearl Phillips
College
Washington
T. W. Thomas
Henry Wormhoudt
G. H. Wormhoudt
Ernest Leatherby
Ottumwa
J. B. Rovaart
G. G. Gaass
Monroe
H. Lubbers
Burt Fuller
Arie Wielard
D. C. Thomas
H. Bootsma
Bryan
R. Bakker
Fairmount
F. Poortinga
Poortinga
W. D. Michener
Batavia
Michener
J. EB. Lewis
H. VanGinkel
Henry Vander Linden
Prairie City
George Sterrenburg
Ella
Christina Jabaai
Hazel Nelson
Hillsboro
Mrs. W. G. VanderPloeg
A. G. Miller
G. M. Miller
Henry VerHey
Jim VerHey
Skunk River
A. Vander Lune
W. W. Sadler
Baby
H. de Gooyer
London
H. Jaarsma
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