Class Play at High School Impresses with Strong Cast
The high school auditorium presented a well written play last Friday with a trained cast and a sizable audience. Violet Knapp and Bessie Patterson led strong performances while Gladys Howe and Rollin Grant delivered standout villain and supporting roles.
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Vassar
Bloom’s
Violet Knapp
Kate
Bessie
Patterson
Wanda
Gladys Howe
John Willett
Amos North
William Forsyth
North
Rollin Grant
Rollin
Denzil Johnson
Lighter Buys The Fair Store In Rolfe
Miss Cora Lighter, long time operator of The Variety Store in Gilmore City, has purchased The Fair Store of Nelson and Damborg in Rolfe. She takes over this week and will manage both stores with a local manager in Gilmore City. The Fair was owned by Miss Sophia Nelson and Mrs John Damborg. Sophia plans a western tour but will assist Lighter temporarily.
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Rolfe
Cora
Nelson Sisters
Miss Sophia
John. Damborg
Damborg
Enus
Miss Lighter
Big Cedar Ditch Assessment Across Four Counties
The Fonday Times reports the Cedar ditch crosses four counties with total assessment of 1 171 725 dollars. Pocahontas Buena Vista Calhoun Sac counties will pay various shares while railways and townships contribute additional amounts. The notice also mentions a new post office awning.
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Fonday Times
Big Cedar Ditch
Pocahontas County
Buena Vista County
Calhoun County
Sac County
Illinois Central
Rock Island
Douglas
Sac Township
Milwaukee
Cedar Township
Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary of Lemon and Brinck
John K Lemon and Miss Mabel Brinck celebrated twenty five years of marriage with a surprise silver wedding party at the Lemon home in Rolfe. Neighbors organized games, the Moon Wheeler team won a contest, and A H Bryan presented a silver chest as a keepsake. A wedding supper followed and guests toasted the couple’s long happiness.
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Storm Lake
John K. Lemon
Miss Mabel
Brinck
Nas ‘Ture
Lemon
Ben Green
J. T. Grant
C. W. Siefkin
P. A. McCray
W.P! Wheeler
Marie Lemon
Lemon Orchestra
Clausen
B. Bowen
Bowen
A. H. ‘Bryan
Rolfe
Pocahontas County Sunday School Convention Held in Rolfe
The County Sunday School Convention met in Rolfe with 101 registrants despite rain and poor roads. Delegates from Pocahontas, Rolfe, Plover, Varina, Palmer, and Havelock attended. M. R. Wright presided. O G Herbrecht and Miss Dean spoke. Rolfe M and Presbyterian schools staged a standout musical program. Officers elected include President R Wright Varina and VP Howrey Havelock among others. Presbyterians of Rolfe led in attendance with 45 attendees.
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Rolfe
M.rs
Plover
Pocahontas
Varina
Palmer
Havelock
M. R. Wright
O. G. Herbrecht
Dean
Des Moines
M. I. and
Presbyterian Schools
Presbyterian Church
Pocahontas County
The
C. E. Society
M. E
Herbrecht
Miss Dean
R. Wright
A. M. Howrey
Married pair of Wolfe visitors from Windom Minnesota
Mr and Mrs Albert Wolfe of Windom Minnesota were newly married at Windom and visiting friends. Wolfe is the son of Mrs A Wolfe and a farmer. Iris Early, now Mrs Wolfe, is the former daughter of Clint Early who moved to Windom. They plan to reside on a nearby farm. Blanche Cohen and her baby from Chicago arrived for a visit at the Niehelsen home, relatives of the family.
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Albert Wolfe
Windom
Minn
Wolfe
A. Wolfe
Roosevelt’ Township
Iris Early
Clint Early
Blanche Cohen
Baby
Chicago
A. Niehelsen
Des Moines Township Students Present The Rut Play
Des Moines Township Consolidated Schools will bring their class play The Rut to Rolfe school auditorium on Tuesday evening May 11. The rural life drama carries a strong lesson for urban audiences and is expected to draw a large crowd from Rolfe, Des Moines township, and the city, with readers urged to attend and support the program.
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Des Moines
Rolfe School
Des Moines Township
Rolfe
Deems Visits Rolfe During Iowa Governor Campaign
John F. Deems a Republican candidate for Iowa governor toured Rolfe meeting farmers and locals, shaking hands with many in a lengthy forenoon stop. The article notes he has covered seventy two counties and thrives on this campaign style while hinting at springlike changes in the region.
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John F. Deems
Iowa
Rolfe
Deems
Mr. Deems
Friday and Saturday Screenings Feature Ray and Mayo
The program lists May screenings including Charles Ray in The Honorable Argy and The Brute Breaker with Frank Mayo, plus Evangeline by Longfellow and Vivian Martin in An Innocent Adventuress. Admission ranges from 15 cents to 50 cents. Multiple showings run May 8 to May 13 with additional titles Bill Henry and Charm.
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Jane Charles Ray
Frank Mayo
Evangeline
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Vivian Martin
Chales Ray
Bill Henry
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Yaivin Bryan
Myron Cook
Sally Webb
Molly Hart
Patty Snow
Helen Conway
Clara Dawson
Mina
Truelsen
Faye Carroll
Mary Short
Bloom
First National Bank
Rolfe,Iowa
Rolfe’ High School
Mabel Clausen
Odd Fellows
Rens
J. P. Lester
C. R. Swanson
D. O. Blake
Presbyterians of
D. M.T
W. S. McEwen
Robt. Bruce
James Bruce
Jos. McEwen
D. D. McEwen
Board of Directors
J. B. Kent
Robert Bruce James ‘Bruce
Joseph McEwen
the State Savings Bank
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