Nearby towns gossip and travel notes fill week
Mrs Fannie Cassatt visited Pella relatives while Neal Van Arkel and daughters called at Bussey. Mrs Wm Brunia went to Monroe for old settlers reunion and to see her mother. Mrs John Veenstra and son visited C Van Klootwyk in Pella. Miss Jessie Sandberg vacationed from telephone duties visiting Coalfield area. Gradius Van Klaveren from near Oskaloosa stayed with M T Lobberecht. The Vanderpols visited Monroe for the reunion. Dorothy DeWild spent weekend in Des Moines with Camp Dodge husband, then returned to Pella. Mrs J E Cornelius and children visited Bickford family. June Cornelius returns home for school. Spelling contestant Miss Marie Brooks, Marion county, may win state contest. result pending. Goldsten notes Brooks’ strong showing. Brooks travels to Des Moines with Mrs Goldsten. Garry Hartness reports broom corn profits in Texas surpassing prior wheat claims, with early crops yielding over 4000 dollars and third crop expected bumper. sells broom corn at 385 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Cassatt
Pella
Neal van Arkel
Mattie
Cornelius
Bussey
Wm. Brunia
Monroe
Old Settlers
M. Heeinstra
John Veenstra
C. van Klootwyk
South Fifth Street
Jessie Sandberg
Coalfield
Gradius van Klaveren
Oskaloosa
M. T. Lobberecht
Fred Lobbberecht
Henry Vanderpol, S Jr
F. B. Bickford
June Cornelius
Ed Barge
Oklahoma
Garry Hartness
Samuel Hartness
Knoxville
Minnesota
Texas
San Juan
Garry
Knoxville News Notes On Local Residents And Events
Mrs. Lewis Kendall of Bussey visited at J H Young’s, ex Judge J D Gamble attended Old Settlers Day, Orval Reynolds noted drought in eastern Nebraska, Taggarts at Monroe for old settlers reunion, W H Crawford to harvest navy beans and cane patch promising yield, Mrs A J Kerr visits Des Moines with sons family, Lucile Kerr to study business, Miss Aimee Cornell hosts twenty girls for Edna Black engagement, Ethel Welsher Gail Gilaon host dinner, Blanche McTaggart hosts guests at Auld house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Kendall
Bussey
J. H. Young
J. H. Shinn
P. Vander Beek
Pella
J. D. Gamble
Orval Reynolds
East Main Street
Lincoln
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
W. E. Taggart
Laura Taggart
Monroe
Old Settlers
Laura
W. H. Crawford
A. J. Kerr
Des Moines
Bert
Norval
Rex Kerr
Miss Lucile Kerr
Miss Kerr
John
Herman Crum
Knoxville
Aimee Cornell
Edna Black
Miss Black
Ethel Welsher
Gail Gilaon
Welsher
Blanche McTaggart
Notice to Voters in Fifth Judicial District
J O Watson appeals for voter support in the Fifth Judicial District bid for district judge. He cites sweeping county backing in his home county and strong showings in Marion Madison and Adair, with Warren county bar backing him since Judge Henderson left in 1895. He is 48, Indianola practitioner of 20 years, and promises future campaign communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Judicial District
Oen
Marion
Madison
Adair
Warren County
Henderson
Indianola
J. O. Watson
Pella Markets Stock and Grain Prices Updated
Van der Zyl Bros. Cattle corrects market figures. Cattle range six to eleven dollars per hundredweight. Hogs from seventeen twenty five to eighteen fifty. New corn one to one forty per bushel. Wheat one seventy five to two dollars five cents. Oats around sixty two cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Zyl Bros
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Cure Claim Ad
The advertisement proclaims catarrh curable in all its stages through constitutional treatment with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims the product strengthens the system and offers one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure, directing readers to send for testimonials and buy from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo Ohio
Advice on treating diarrhoea in children with Chamberlains remedy
The guidance recommends Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for children one year or older, followed by castor oil. It urges keeping the remedy at hand and giving it at the first sign of abnormal loose stools, attributed to F. D. Stubenrauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Saving to Save the Country War Time Plea by Warburg
A wartime appeal argues that saving a single suit of clothes by 105 million Americans could free billions for Liberty Loan bonds and accelerate victory. It details how reduced consumption lowers demand for wool, cotton, and other scarce goods, easing shipping and production burdens, while highlighting the broader economic impact and the need for public sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Sam
Hurte
Argentina
Tome
Chile
Peru
South America
Uncle Sam
Germany
War Industries Board
Food and Fuel Administrations
Capital Issues Committee
Department of Labor
Department of Agriculture
The
Feeding Refugees On French Train: Aid From Paris Volunteers
American Red Cross volunteers raced to aid a thousand east Amiens refugees arriving at Acheres during a German drive. A five ton truck carried tins, milk, bread, figs, and chocolate to feed the convoys. The half hour stop offered bread, milk, meat, cheese, and sweets to weary travelers, many second or third time refugees, with no bitterness observed as barrages echoed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parin
Amiens
Acheres
Red Cross
Paris
Tulle
Correze
France
Joysull Warriors Carry Officer After Death in May Action
Four Joysull youths refused to retreat after their lieutenant fell in a May 28 battle with overwhelming odds. They fought with grenades and shouldered the dead man, carrying him twenty kilometers through the night before burying him at daybreak, embodying fierce devotion to their officer.
Savings of a Lifetime Seized by Federal Authorities
A San Francisco couple, Mr and Mrs Ricardo Rodrigues, faced the seizure of $1,855 as they tried to move their entire fortune abroad after unawarely violating President Wilsons order banning gold out of the country. Federal officers confiscated the money and plan to seek permission from Secretary McAdoo to return it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saan Francisco
Wilson
Ricardo Roderigues
Central America
McAdoo
Prospector Returns From Oregon Claim With 865000 In Gold
Charles McNeile spent five years in the Powder River mountains and surfaced to find the world at war. He learned of the Kaiser’s war and tried to enlist but was too old. He invested 65 000 thrift stamps and Liberty bonds, then headed back to the hills with his gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Charles McNeile
Powder River
Oregon
McNeile
Unfeeling Sergeant Sentenced to Five Years Prison
In Little Rock, Ark, William L. Taylor, ill and asking for help at Camp Pike, was answered by sergeant George W. Reubling with I don’t care let him die. Reubling was court marshaled, convicted, and sentenced to five years in military prison with forfeiture of pay and dishonorable discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
United States
William L. Taylor
Camp Pike
George W. Reubing
Reubling
Boy Named Liberty Bond Sieime in Moundsville
In Moundsville West Virginia a male child born to Mr and Mrs Alex Sieime has been named Liberty Bond Sieime confirming a patriotic naming trend in the area. The birth adds to local family milestones and honors civic themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Bond
Moundsville
W. Va
Alex Sieime
Liberty Bond Sieime
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eddyville
the Tribune
the Journal
Pella Markets
Pella Produce Co
Owen
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
American Red Cross
Miles
Champ Clark
James Thomson
New Orleans
Genevieve Clark
Champ Clark Thomson
Washington
Miner
Bonde
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