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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1914
Page
3
The review notes Bessie Love, a millionaire’s daughter, in A Yankee Princess where six aristocratic daughters oppose her entry to a sorority. An Irish lord kidnapped as a child discovers family heirlooms in a Fifth Avenue mansion. The Simple Life is praised as a fresh rural comedy with charming local color.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society plans a May 1 meeting with Mrs. M. G. Herschel. Miller hall dance by Luchter's orchestra attracted many. Andrew Smith was a Mallard caller. Residents travel between Des Moines Pocahontas Rolfe and Fort Dodge for visits, shopping, and business. A dairy milking machine was installed. Bert Bass residence fire caused minor damage from a chimney.
Weekend visitors and local social activity fill this column. Mrs. Eva Tilton and John Anderson are guests and travelers visit Cherokee Alta and Des Moines. The Progress Club elected officers H P Schoonover Vernon Coffin W Bottom I W Dayton.
The March 31 1920 joint session of Calhoun Pocahontas Sac and Buena Vista counties met at the Storm Lake court house to arrange construction engineering for Joint Drainage District No. 181. Voting split tied 6 6 on Parsons and on Price McCormick bids with Bair named chairman and Bennett clerk.
Aba Woog visited with old friends in Rolfe while Laurens resident Miss Delp spent the weekend there. L L Waugh of Pocahontas stopped for business Friday. C Johnson rode an eastbound train Thursday evening. Henry D Grover now drives a Buick. Mrs Luther Miller and Joyce Clarke rode east Friday. Gus Almsquist and family from near Pomeroy visited the Hersom home Saturday. Mr and Mrs Elert Sandvig rode to Webster City Tuesday, returning Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Elmer Sandvig. The Womans Club met at Bert Riggs home Wednesday afternoon.
A West Bend Des Moines and Humboldt news round up notes Mrs Mamie Templeman and daughter Josephine visited Des Moines Nina Smith visited West Bend The Junior class play Then Ted Came Home was staged at the school house Thursday The crowd filled the auditorium with strong enthusiasm Willard Hamand played clerk Emily Schoonover spunster Madge Nichols house keeper Pearl Kent colored cook praised The cast performed well though some parts were small Lee Malcolm traveled to Sioux City to bring home his daughter Leone and husband Harvey LaSerne who has been ill in hospital since the year began from gas exposure in France Harvey appeared to improve Sunday but remains very low in health Agenda reports on district construction engineer selection include J L Parsons bid amendments and approval of appointment on terms of pay and office provisions.
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