Local students depart for Wartburg Seminary and Academy
Several from the community leave for Wartburg Seminary and Academy in Waverly Iowa. Miss Marie Heitritter Emma Baetke Augusta Reyerts and John Winter travel from here Monday. Mrs O D Leonard returns from Havana North Dakota after visiting the Henry Work family. Wm Kwikkel takes a two week vacation from the Bowen route with Carl Hirt substituting. Theo Winter left for Clinton Iowa to enter college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wartburg Teachers Seminary
Waverly
Iowa
Marie Heitritter
Emma Baetke
Augusta Reyerts
John Winter
O.D Leonard
Theo Winter
Clinton
Sioux County Students Set to Attend Central College
Sioux County will send more students to Central College in Pella Iowa than any other county except the county where the college sits. Twenty six pupils depart this weekend led by Boyden’s nine or ten top attendees. Names include Joe Stientjes Ralph Vander Pal Ben Scholten Arthur Kooiman Christine Scholten Reuben De Valois Leonard Rensink Henry Kamminga John De Velder and four Grooters children from Sheldon Benj George Jennie and Margaret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux County
Central College
Pella
Iowa
Couny
Boyden
Joe Stientjes
Ralph Vander Pal
Ben Scholten
Arthur Kooiman
Christine Scholten
Reuben de Valois
Leonard Rensink
Henry Kamminga
John de Velder
William Grooters
Sheldon
Benj
George, Jennie
Margaret Grooters
Curious Tests Turn Tragedies Into Warnings At Crossings
A man struck a match to check a car gas tank and found it not empty. Another man patted a bull dog to test affection and was disappointed. A third man raced a train and failed. A fourth touched a trolley wire and found it live. A fifth cut his advertising to save money and failed.
Forty Acres Sold East of Sheldon for 850 Per Acre
Baldt sells forty acres east of Sheldon to Mrs. Windel of Omaha for 34000, about 850 per acre, with $4000 estimated improvements. Farm lies south of the Sanborn road, near Sheldon. Niewenhuis and Westra arranged the deal. Baldt had bought this land years ago for 250 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldt
Sheldon
Mail
Obituary: Mrs. J. Ht. Den Beste of Sheldon dies at 70
Mrs J Ht Den Beste born in Pella Iowa June 2 1850 died in Sheldon Iowa Sept 1 1920 aged 70 years 2 months and 9 days. She married J H Den Beste Sept 5 1877 and leaves ten children 11 total with six sons as pallbearers and surviving siblings. Funeral Sept 4 at home and First Reformed Church Sheldon with Rev Van der Naald officiating. Interment East Lawn cemetery. Contributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. den Beste
Maria Markus
Pella
Iowa
Sheldon
J H. den Beste
Edward den Beste
Sibley
John
Joseph
Henry
Archer
Ada
Henry Haze
Ben
Lake Wilson
Minnesota
Jacob
Josie
Ben Peters
Boyden
Maria
John Groot
Sanborn
Annette
Leonard
Jacob Markus
Harison
S. D
Sam
Muilenberg
Jennie Markus
Orange City
First Reformed Church
East Lawn Cemetery
van der Naald
Sones
Mission Festival a Great Success at Sheldon Park
The First Reformed Church event unites Sanborn Hespers and Sheldon churches with a large regional turnout. Speakers include Rev Hollebeck Prof Kronninga Rev Yoma Rev William and Rev Westra plus Rev Voortman. A picnic fund proceeds fund missionary efforts totaling 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Church
Sheldon Park
Sanborn
Hespers
Sheldon
Hollebeck
Kronninga
Primghar
Yoma
Worthington
Minn
William
Westra
Middleburg
Voortman
Mission Fund
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Charles E. Hughes
Harding
Harding-Coolidge Theatrical League
New York
Marion
Senator Harding
Ohio
al. Jolson
Hughes
Eugene O’brien
Hart Schaffner
Marx
The
White House Clothing Co
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Sheldon, Iowa
Douwstra
John Grooters
Nebraska
Reformed Church In America
Anna Meyn
John Rohde
W. Rouwenhorst
Draagon
Hospers Tribune
Hull Hospital
Gerrit Maris
Hull
A L. Leck
Rock Valley
C L. Beach
Wm. Maris
Sioux Center
A. P. Stewart
Inwood
S. E. Blair
Alvord
Wm. Kuiper
H. Kooiker
Doon
J. Ht
den" Beste
Harison S. D
C. den Beste
Corsica
Am Muilenburg
Dick van Ooserhout
Dingeman Versteeg
Anna Brokma
Nick Bogaard
John den Beste
Jim den Hartog
Fred den Beste
Gerrit Fikse
John van Wyk
Mission Festival
Ernest Willert
Reliance
Gus Willert
Frances Veenschoten
John Veenschoten
Chas. Edwards
Hospers
Tony Klotwyk
Central Minnesota
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