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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
3
Local readers note visits by Sirs Hess and Garlock family members and furloughed Great Lakes sailors. Activities include a Third Liberty Loan bond drive prep in Powhatan township, a schoolhouse carnival, auto deliveries at Plover Auto Co, remodel plans, and Epworth League concerts. Thrift and War Savings stamps are promoted with playful tags.
In the regular town election held Monday city officers were elected including Mayor H. Mitzgerald Assessor F. L. Hildreth Treasurer J. B. Garlock and councilmen G. A. Everson Harry Grove J. H. Pollock 8 Swanson and W J L Smith A found auto side curtain was reported one mile west and one mile north of Plover. WM. Henderson.
All those indebted to the Square Deal Garage are urged to settle accounts immediately. Payments may be made in cash or by bankable note.
Notice is hereby given that the Square Deal Garage a co partnership formerly W F Jolliffe and J H Seaman dissolved and terminated and J H Seaman will hereafter be in no manner bound by any acts of any person operating under the name Square Deal Garage Dated at Plover Iowa this 14th day of March AD 1918 J H Seaman
Notice for a special town election in Plover Iowa held Monday April 8 1918 at Knights of Pythias Hall. Voters decide whether to grant a twenty year franchise to Rolfe Light Power Company to build an electric lighting system.
The Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense in Pocahontas County met at the Pocahontas Woman's Club to organize women for the Liberty Loan Drive food and textile conservation. Plans include distributing new food cards, cooking recipes, and training through a Home Demonstration Food Agent to aid nonwives countywide.
In Decorah the drive for War Savings Stamps raised subscriptions of 32000 in less than a week. The report lists multiple wartime actions including bridge and culvert contracts totaling 79146, lootings and recoveries of flour, tax increases in Webster county, and a series of local civic efforts linked to the war.
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