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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
3
A lively neighborhood scene describes a dance at the opera house on Tuesday evening. Several residents including Miss Mabel Webb and Miss Gwendolyn Wallace were noted travelers visiting relatives in Gilmore City and Des Moines respectively.
The new city council met in April and appointed town officers Marshal W. Fl. Sroufe Street Commissioner T. S. Pirie Clerk Chas. FE. Watts. Standing committees included Ordinances Peterson Pollock Streets & Alleys Smith Swanson Licenses Grove Smith. Special committees named Town Hall Swanson Peterson Smith. The council made arrangements for the meeting.
A land purchase from KR Smith for about three acres one mile east and south of town will serve as a dumping ground. At April Seth meeting Ordinance No 14 repealing a pool hall operation was repealed and Ordinance No 18 creating pool and billiard licensing passed. Licenses are 26 dollars for the first table 15 dollars for the second and 10 dollars for each additional table. Street plans to fix sidewalk grades are underway. The new council shows active leadership.
Superintendent M A Foster notes many staff return after vacation and reports improvements at the school. New slate boards, a bulletin board, and a roll top desk arrive while yard grading and cleanup finish. Library books arrive for cataloging, Hawkeyes win a close literary contest, and Clio banquet date is pending.
A meeting of farmers and business men will be held in the high school auditorium at Plover Thursday evening April 13 at 8 for discussion on holding an agricultural short course next season. Courses have proven successful elsewhere and generated strong farmer interest.
A Thursday night charivari gathered townsfolk on the main street to celebrate Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Meredith. After initial pursuit by the couple, the group serenaded them with a pounds of gifts from tools to beans, followed by music and a lunch. Mrs. Meredith leads the YW and Mr. Meredith heads the YMGA. the crowd wished them happiness and urged them to stay in the community.
The Plover Methodist Church reports strong attendance at special meetings with aid from Pilot Creek Gospel Team and the Y M C A. Upcoming sermons focus on The Christ and His Disciples and His Death and Resurrection during Self Denial Week. Plover School notes a veterinary advertisement by W J Cleveland D V M S from Mavelock line.
A satirical editorial complains about political posturing and war talk while urging readers to back the loyal home merchant. It emphasizes preferring local newspapers and implies readers should patronize local businesses to prove their sagacity.
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