Capel Township Pioneer Settlers Memorized in 1908 Atlas
Sioux County history notes Capel Township grew between the Northwestern and Milwaukee railways as early settlers arrived. Pleun De Zeeuw Sr. is credited as the first settler in 1871 with son Pleun still on the farm. William Moret followed in 1878. Early arrivals include C Langstraat, Wm Van Steenbergen, and many others shaping the township’s development.
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Sioux County
Capel Township
Welcome
Capel
Orange City
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Pleun de Zeeuw
Wm. Moret
Mr. de Zeeuw
Sheridan Township
C. Langstraat
Wm. van Steenbergen
Albert Balkema
John Shafer
John B. Hyink
James Kraai
R. Vos
Jurgen Dykstra
Jacob Nieuwendorf
H. van de Witt
John Reimers
G. Sharp
Joe Horn
A. P. Creswell
Fred Steinbern
J. Reimers
Capel Township’s Dutch Roots and Prairie Trails
The article recalls Capel township named by M. P. Oosterhout from Capel in the Netherlands. It mentions prairie trails and slough crossings faced by settlers and notes Capel’s historical ties to Dutch dykes and flooding campaigns in 1857 and later.
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M. P. Oosterhout
Capel
Netherlands
Capelle
Burggraaft Family Visits A Van de Berg Home
Mr and Mrs L Burggraaft and family visited in the A Van de Berg home in Hull on Thursday evening.
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Mrs. L. Burggraaft
A. Vande Berg
Hull
Concert Attended by Local Ladies at Hull
Mrs Ed Dickevers and daughter Thelma Mrs Dick De Velder and Mrs W G Vanderburg and Mrs Len Rensink attended the Calvin A Capella Choir concert at Hull Wednesday afternoon.
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Ed Dickevers
Thelma
Dick de Velder
W.G. Vanderburg
Len Rensink
Calvin A Capella Choir
Hull
Birth Notice Janet Ruth Van Homte in Worthington
Word reached the Boyden relatives of the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ted Van Homte in Worthington Minnesota on March 9 The baby is named Janet Ruth and has a sister Junith Ann who is one year old.
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Boyden
Ted van Homte
Worthington
Minn
Janet Ruth
Junith Ann
Mr and Mrs Nic Rouwen horst Visit Mat lock Home
Mr and Mrs Nic Rouwen horst and their daughters called on Sunday at the home of Harry Beldt in Matlock.
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Nic Rouwenhorst
Harry Beldt
Matlock
Schal ler families visit in parental homes
Mr and Mrs Alvin Smit and their sons Howard and Duane of Schaller spent the weekend in the homes of their parents Joe Stientjes and Jim Smit.
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Alvin Smit
Howard and
Duane of
Schaller
Joe Stientjes
Jim Smit
Harmon family visitors from Minnesota
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Harmon and family and Mr and Mrs Howard Harmon with Melvin Harmon and sons from Lake Wilson Minnesota visited the Harmon home. Mrs John Scholton and daughter Arlene of Sheldon and Mrs Ann De Valois and daughter Dorothy spent Saturday in Sioux Falls. Angeline Jans stayed overnight with Joan Van Roekel. John Van Roekel and family visited the Albert Van Roekel home near Alton Thursday evening.
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Kenneth Harmon
Howard Harmon
Melvin Harmon
Lake Wilson
Minn
Harmon
John Scholton
Arlene
Sheldon
Ann de Valois
Dorothy
Sioux Falls
Lake Wilson, Minn
Angeline Jans
Joan van Roekel
John van Roekel
Albert van Roekel
Alton
Roetzel Couple Dine With Mrs Pitstick in Hospers
Mr and Mrs John Roetzel of Hospers were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mrs Kate Pitstick.
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Mrs
John Roetzel of
Hospers
Kate Pitstick
Mr and Mrs Ed Diekevers honored on thirtieth anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ed Diekevers were honored on their thirtieth wedding anniversary Friday evening. Attending were Mr and Mrs Vernon Ingals and their daughter of Sheldon Mr and Mrs Walter Diekevers and children Mr and Mrs Dick De Velder Elmer Kooiman and Thelma Diekevers.
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Ed Dielkevers
Vernon Ingals
Sheldon
Walter Diekevers
Dick de Velder
Elmer Kooiman
Thelma Diekevers
Galvin Choir Guests From Chicago to Zeeland Meet
Miss Francis Sytsma of Chicago Illinois Miss Wilma Streekstra of Cleveland Ohio Miss Winifred Mollemaker of Grand Rapids Michigan and Miss Gladys Housma of Zeeland Michigan were guests of Miss Thelma Dickevers Wednesday afternoon.
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Francis Sytsma
Chicago, Il
Wilma Streekstra
Cleveland, Ohio
Winifred Mollemaker
Grand Rapids
Mich
Gladys Housma
Zeeland, Mich
Galvin Choir
Thelma Dickevers
Rock Rapids Music Contest and Spring Schedule Highlight
The note lists events this weekend with a Rock Rapids music contest for the band and chorus groups. It mentions freshmen football loss, seventh and eighth grade county champions, upcoming Alton game on April 8, and recent class topics in history economics business law literature harmony Latin science home economics and manual training projects.
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Rock Rapids
Orange City
Jean Miller
Alton
Primary Grades Spotlight Spelling Winners and Class Activities
Delores Milton Lois Paulson Jean Lester and Mary Ann led a 100 spelling group. Third and fourth graders read new books. Japan unit starts. DeSoto topic studied. Friday peanut hunt and daily pictures. Sixth graders explore East Indies. encyclopedia aid to history. Sioux Center tour crowned Boyden junior high with a silver trophy. Elmer Teeselink and Gaylord Smith on all tournament team. many students scored 100 in spelling last week.
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Delores
Milton
Lois Paulson
Jean
Lester
Mary Ann
Harold
Bluebirds
Japan
Delores Smith
East Indies
Miss Peelen
Baker
Billy
Clarence
Donald
Lois
Joan
Elizabeth
Betty
Helen
Marie
Joy
Eunice
Kathrine
Berendena
Wava
Esther
Ruth
John
Henry
Eugene
Dwight
Boyden
Sioux County
Sioux Center
Alton
Hull
Orange City
Elmer Teeselink
Gaylord Smith
Sadie
Harriet D.V
Anne
Maxine
Eleanor
Caroline
Dorothy
Howard
Elmer
Marjorie
Martin
Wayne
Louis
Gerard
Marvin
Vernon
Orville
Cornelia Otis Skinner Praises Reader's Digest Value
Cornelia Otis Skinner extols The Reader's Digest for compact, easy reading. She notes editors pre-select and condense articles so readers can finish several pieces on the way to a party and arrive informed.
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Cornélia Otis Skinner
Times
Sugar in Milk of Mammals
The milk of mammals contains four to seven percent sugar.
First Plows of Tree Branches Used Man Power
The earliest farming implements were fashioned from crooked tree branches and operated by human strength, marking the beginnings of agricultural plowing.
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