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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
8
A reader’s prompt invites choosing treasured books to keep while suggesting others may find appeal in the rest. It frames a personal curation exercise as a public shared taste.
In Pocahontas area news two Republican candidates declared for renomination at primaries W Wood for auditor and H S Van Alene for senator. Other items note births, visits, court, Red Cross efforts and town elections with C B McCartan elected mayor and six council members chosen.
Havelock notices report visits and travels of residents and friends from Pocahontas Rolfe Laurens and Fort Dodge. Local folks attended events at Elmer Simons and Dave Merry homes while others traveled to Manson Bradgate and Wisconsin. George Miller bought the Twilight theatre and local barber shops changed hands.
Local residents travel between Eagle Grove Rolfe Humboldt Laurens and Latimer for visits and errands. Notable items include Rev Ellefson illness and inability to preach. A patriotic rally at the schoolhouse venue features Judge Dan Coyte with a community lunch afterward.
Local items report Geo Whipple visiting a Rolfe business caller, Isaac Messer returning from Camp Dodge for a short stay, and Harry Seaman with son Leonard visiting Rolfe. Walter Larson leaves for Fort Dodge en route to Denver to join U S Cavalry, with prior Danish Army service noted. Kenneth Crow returns from Marshall City, Ella VanHorn teaches at Ankeny, where diphtheria closed schools. Cattle needed for pasture. contact Bradgate via phone 618.
This unsigned column extols boosters over boasters urging readers to chase big goals with optimism and effort. It praises the Colonel’s hospital discharge, hints at profiteers cheating the government, and jokes about ball clubs and soldiers learning to shoulder a musket.
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