Otley and Pella residents visit relatives and events
Local residents from Otley Pella Monroe Prairie City and nearby towns enjoyed a week of visits and social events. The report notes many calls to and from relatives including Mr and Mrs De Moss Mrs Ruiseard and others. A serious accident injured Marion Van Houweling but he is improving. A Halloween party at Frank Walker’s attracted many Otley youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion van Houweling
Frank Walker
Oley
Des Moines Visitors and Local Family News
Mrs. Frank Moody and three children of Des Moines visited local friends Saturday afternoon. John and Ben Sedrel and Wm. Van Duren bought a corn husker from Albert Van Duren. Carrie Van Zeepent visited the Tysseling home near Pella. N. Meppelink sold his store share to Mrs. Baron. Nick plans to return to the farm. Gerrit Neidhinzen badly mashed a finger at the corn dump last week. L. Grandin returned from a visit to M. Vander Haar at Linnens Missouri. Mrs. M. M. De Reus traveled to Knoxville to see cousin Edna Tysseburg who is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie van Zeepent
Tysseling
Pella
N. Meppelink
Farm for Rent With 10 Acres and Fruit Orchard
Classified ad notes a first class fruit and garden farm of 10 acres or more with a seven room house, barn, chicken houses, hog houses, cribs, hot house and grape, cherry and apple orchards. Contact J. H. Friend in Grinnell Iowa for details. J. F. Mentzer of Knoxville visited Pella on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Friend
Grinnell
Iowa
Deserved To Make A Sale In Candid Office Exchange
A book agent visits Peter Steffens office trying to sell a publication. Steffens proclaims he cannot read and refuses the sale, declaring himself an orphan with sharp retorts about throwing the book at his cat. The agent persists briefly then jokes about throwing it at him next visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Steffen
Steffens
Mistake Costly Loss in Alabama Incident Tale
The piece recalls the Civil War Alabama affair, noting a $20 000 000 loss tied to a misplaced paper. It details the Birkenhead built vessel launched May 15, 1862, and the delay in halting its voyage after the misdelivered papers. The London Chronicle is cited for the account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Birkenhead
Massenger
Mersey
London Chronicle
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Steve Onstine
A. van Speren
John Markus
Mrs. M. Ruiseard
Art van Peursen
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Peter Meyers
Prairie City High School
Capital City
Marie Mc Donald
Lucile Gaase
Rev. Sharpe
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M. Ruisaard
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Fred Parker
Myrtle and
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Jake Den.Hoedt
D. Scott
S. Vender Wiel
T. H. Kaldenberg
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Henry Swaank
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de Moss
W. Rootselaar
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Chicago
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Frank Moody
Des Moines
John
Ben Sedrel
Wm. van Duren
Albert van Duren
J. F. Mentzer
H. A. Bauman
Puritan Drug Co
B. H. Langerak
the Dunbar Sextette
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Rogers Bros
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