Local News Briefs From Olivet Area
H Rietveld was in Olivet yesterday on coal business. Mayor Vander Zyl’s health improves as cold season begins. All vegetables should be harvested this week except those kept for winter. School matinee tomorrow at the Electric Palace admission five cents. Miss Madge Vander Zyl at the Peoples Trust Co stenographer desk. Miss Effie Dykstra of Oskaloosa visiting aunt Mrs A Vander Zee for a week. Mrs A Tysseling recovering at Hills Retreat. Screen and storm doors being installed. Mrs Laura Thomas attended her nephew J E Harmison funeral in Run nel s. A Vander Zee, Eddyville visitor, notes Eddyville land looks good and keeps improving.
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Vander Zyl
Electric Palace
Madge Vander Zyl
The
Peoples Trust Co
Effie Dykstra
Oskaloosa
A. Vander Zee
A. Tysseling
Hills
Dalhart and Ware County travel service advertisement
Texas Panhandle go with us to Dalhart and Ware in Dalham and Hardy Counties on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month. Our special car leaves Union Station over the Great Western at 9:330 p.m. Write for our red book or call us. Free berths and fare refunded to buyers.
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Dalhart
Ware
Dalham
Hardy Counties
Union Station
Great Western
Local notes on visits, church services, and street work
G Dykstra of Oskaloosa and A Nunickhoeven of Pella plan to visit Holland December 1. The city lays cement and stone approaches before the marshal’s house and City Hall. Main Street property owners push for city council reelection next spring. Mrs J Bruinekool, once nearly blind, now sees well. Last night, the coldest so far this fall, a quiet moonlit scene. Prof Geo M Potter of Cedar Valley Seminary will speak at the Baptist church next Sunday. Rev A J Brink of Peoria in town. he succeeded Rev P Jonker in April. East Market Square leveling proceeds to beautify grounds and Old Peoples Home. Miss Jennie Kuyper of Yokohama mails a letter home, noting good health, desire to divide work for missionaries.
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G. Dykstra
Oskaloosa
A. Nunickhoeven
Pella
Holland
Marshall
Main Street
J. Bruinekool
Jennie Kuyper
Yokohama
Japan
Free Art Gallery De Luxe Gift With The Christian Herald
The Christian Herald offers new and renewing subscribers a six painting Art Gallery De Luxe, reproduced in fourteen colors totaling 1000 square inches. The premium accompanies yearly issues totaling 1200 pages and 1000 illustrations. Subscriptions are 1.50 for a year with free weekly delivery until January 1, 1910 if $1.50 is sent to Bible House New York by December 16 1908.
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The
Christian Herald
Art Gallery de Luxe
Bible House
New York
de Luxe
International Live Stock Exposition at Chicago 1908
The International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago runs November 28 to December 10, 1908. In December 1907 the show featured 7,523 top meat and draft animals from 22 states one territory and four foreign countries with more than 2,400 premiums totaling over 75000 dollars in 600 plus classes. It drew about 400,000 visitors highlighting cattle horses sheep and swine and related exhibits. The event is described as a major industry milestone influencing American flocks and herds.
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Chicago
International Exposition to Market American Meat Abroad
The International exhibition series, praised for boosting home and foreign meat consumption, will run November 28 to December 10, 1908 at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago. Officials report record foreign participation, spirited breed competition, and new features at what promises to be the largest show yet.
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International Amphitheatre
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Spring Poet Seeks Council Seat in Town Letter
A handwritten note from H. O. Viersen, praising Republican and Democratic supporters, thanks town friends for their help in the last election, and expresses intention to stand with councilmen and work on blueprints and curb stones.
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H. O. Viersen
For Sale Cheap About 125 Bushels Potatoes
A local ad offers about 125 bushels of good Yorker potatoes for one dollar per bushel through year end. The sale appears on the bargain counter in the Chronicle pages with vendor initials S G Vanper ZyL 46.
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Vanper Zyl
The
Chronicle
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Baby of
Leighton
H. Rietveld
Olivet
Laura Thomas
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J. E Harmison
Eddyville
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Royal Land Co
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the Olivet
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Herman Rietveld
John R. Dieleman
A. J. Brink
Reformed Church of
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Rev. Brink
P. Jonker
Bell Clothing House
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Des Moines Capital
Mother's Magazine
Alony
Magasine
Geeta
Modyson
Buytington
Mother’s Magazine
Elgin
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