11 Apr 1918
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
1
C C Pugh reports Pocahontas County debates German language use on streets amid WWI tensions. He urges English adoption, condemns German chatter, and links national unity to farmers producing ample wheat at fair prices while suppressing profiteers. State Fire Marshal Ole Roe praised for vigilance and efficiency.
An Iowa reader recalls cautious optimism on Germany's defeat and notes a surge in wheat sowing in Guthrie and Dallas counties. The piece cites winter wheat expansion in Madison County, possible good moisture this spring, and a Des Moines offer of war plant work with pay and room and board. It also mentions Oklahoma land sales rising in price after a strike, and a Des Moines farmer selling for far above asking.
A fragmented notice from Hudson outlines a community meeting about consolidation plans. The incomplete text suggests residents may vote or discuss option details and next steps in a local public session.
R H Winegarden announces candidacy for sheriff of Poes Iowa as a Republican in the June 3 1918 primary. He states he is bow serving his first term and expresses confidence in his conduct of the office.
G A Green of Rolfe Iowa files to run in the Republican primary for county supervisor in Pocahontas County First District. He asks for voters support at the June primary.
Garfield Two files as a candidate for the county supervisor in Pocahontas County First District, seeking Republican primary support at the upcoming June vote. He asks for voter support and notes this is subject to GOP will and pleasure.
J. D. Schnug of Rolfe declares candidacy for County Supervisor from the northeast district of Pocahontas County on the Republican ticket. He asks for votes and influence to secure the nomination ahead of the June primary.
A fragment from a column argues war duty pulls men from Drake University Law and elsewhere, leaving schools lean. It stresses fighting to protect wives and mothers and condemns German brutality as a reason for rapid enlistment. It references drafted Black soldiers and military men in the U S Army.
The piece discusses expected winter shortages and rising costs, urging increased poultry production to aid the war effort. It notes Germans conscripting boys on the Western Front, praises The Dallas Center Times editor H. A. Emmert, mentions sugar cane planting and sorghum as price aids, and references optimism about Hawaii pneumonia absence and Dry Rock Island politics.
A fragmentary line reads and spree other necessity tit keep on workin Bed signaling unclear intent. The garbled text hints at ongoing effort or disruption without a clear subject, actor, or date.
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