Leighton Community News Highlights Local Happenings
Fine rain helps crops as Rev Gerritsen conducts annual pastoral visits. Mrs Sjaardema of Pella visits Leighton. Versteeg and Tysseling receive flour and feed. G B Versteeg and daughter Gertrude travel to Grove County Kansas for a business week. New baker Rozing ready to open soon. Greek railroad workers pass through to Pella depot. J D Way sells his farm at 120 per acre. loss to the community. Mrs Hilda Harris returns home after hospital stay. Rev Heefiman fills M P church pulpit. Aylmore to preach another year. John Varenkamp visits Pella. Gertrude and Nellie accompany him. Will Holdsworth stays with daughter near Kellogg. twelve pound girl born, seventh daughter, no sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton
Gerritsen
Sjaardema
Pella
G. B. Versteeg
Peter DeCook
Heefiman
the Reformed Church
M. P
Brother Aylmore
Aylmore
John Varenkamp
Gertrude
Nellie
Will Holdsworth
Mrs. Horn
Kellogg
Local visits and travel notes from Pella area
FIFIELD Harlie Carpenter and Charlie Wood were Pella visitors Saturday night. Mrs. Jane Houck of Knoxville visits her son Charles this week. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper's Red Rock relatives spent Sunday with them. Wilt Holtz and family attended the M. E. church in Pella. School opens Monday with Albert Crosby as teacher. Mrs. Rebecca Thomas visits daughter Mrs. G. W Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. Sedrel visit relatives in Otley Friday. Nellie DeRaad visits uncle Nick Vos at Runnels Wednesday and Thursday. John Carpenter starts home to Munden Kansas, with his brother George to the Capitol City. A. D. Norris family, except Frank, leave for Shenandoah Indiana to manage coal chutes. Frank and Neal Robus retain chutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlie Carpenter
Charlie Wood
Pella
Jane Houck
Knoxville
Charles
Mrs. Cooper
Red Rock
Wilt Holtz
M. E
Nellie DeRaad
Nick Vos
Runnels
John Carpenter
Munden
Kin
George
Capitol City
A. D. Norris
Frank
Shenandoah
Neal Robus
K. Versteeg
Leota
Wedding and travel notes from regional town activities
M Rhynaburger attended his niece Miss Minnie Tusseling and Frank Buckles wedding in Knoxville and plans a visit to Pella. Mrs D De Bruin and daughter return to Pella from visiting relatives in South Dakota. C Langstraat travels to Pella to bring back his mother. Miss Hattie Hospers departs for Ft Sill Oklahoma to teach and work with Indians. Bert Van der Maaten goes to Des Moines for the state fair and hints at visiting Pella. A westbound freight at Alton wrecks. Conductor Brace, two brakemen, and two passengers injured. track damage delays afternoon service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Rhynaburger
Minnie Tusseling
Frank Buckles
Knoxville
Pella
D. de Bruin
Boyden
Volga
South Dakota
C. Langstraat
Mrs. Akkerman
Hattie Hospers
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Bert van der Maaten
Des Moines
Bert
Alton
Breton
Brace
Y Shasen
Lackey
Ireton
Mullong
They Like It Who Eat It They Like It Who Eat It
An advertisement extols a familiar ice cream and invites readers to try it if they have not yet experienced the brand. It promises a pleasant discovery for new customers and emphasizes the product's niceness. The copy invites curiosity about the ice cream’s quality and taste.
Alton and Orange City Items Contest Reminder
Local notes remind residents of an upcoming contest. Officials from Alton and Orange City urge participation, with emphasis on eligibility and submission deadlines. Community groups coordinate efforts across both towns to boost engagement and ensure fair rules.
Local social notes and visits in Grinnell area
Sally and Pete Donselaar welcome baby Sadie Gove of Grinnell arrives for a brief city visit. Numerous residents travel between Pella, Sheldon, Prairie City, and nearby towns visiting relatives, attending fairs, and hosting guests. Public school opens with teachers Coles and Roten, while Miss Jennie Roten returns from Colorado for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Donselaar
Sadie Gove
Grinnell
Rose Dick
Newton
Goldie Forsyth
Jennie Roten
Colorado
Veldhuizen
Pella
van der Pol
Peoria
Mrs. G. van der Haart
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Lau Mey
Wm.Van Rees
H. Rhynsburger
S. G. Vander Zyl
Iowa
DR. Asghenbrenner
Geelhoed
H. CG. Payne, M. D
Ada M. French, M. D
Drs. Faun & Frenchffice
Citiz Sine National Bank
John R. Dieleman
OF Medad
Mey Moma As
G. Visser
Buxton
Versteeg
Tysseling
Grove County
Kansas
Rozing
S. Bosma
Duiker
Wisconsin
Mary Klaaren
J. D. Way
Mr. Way
Hilda Harris
Oskaloosa Hospital
Howe of
John van Baalen
Fifield
Albert Crosby
Rebecca Thomas
Mrs
G. W Carpenter
Simon Sedrel
Otley
D. Boland & Go
Princess Talcum
Miles
Royal
China
M. Vander Linden
Orange City
Sally
John Goemaat
van Woerkum
Oscar Holdsworth
John Wisgerhof
Coles
Monroe
Kate Huigen
Prairie City
Alton Democrat
Hospers
Mrs. H. Vander Waa
Oskaloosa
Old Settlers
W. Nollen
Herman Nollen
J. T. Klein
Platte
Rogers Brossi
A. N. Kuyper
van Gorp
Hkalyn
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