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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1914
Page
2
A Rolfe Iowa farm owner, George Sandy, announces trespass prohibition and legal penalties. Also listed are local sale items, draying notice, wanted ads, rentals, repairs, and estate furniture auction details with dates and contact names.
Mr and Mrs G F Smith are at Colfax with Mr Smith receiving rheumatism treatment at Victoria Sanitarium. They remark that many people acquire great fortunes honestly and they are willed to them.
Mrs BE Hs Field visits her mother Mrs Emma Lighter in Rolfe after arriving from Power s Lake North Carolina. Edgar Cornell shipped cattle to Chicago and visited his Illinois home, praising Pocahontas County as a garden spot. Illinois farmers seed corn late due to wet ground. Hats on sale at half price Friday and Saturday with many Milans and Rolfe brands. Harry Shaffer new butcher at Moore Robinson shop replacing Albert Smith bound for California. Dr G G Field and Dr E L Hollis consult on S H Gill of Havelock as he recovers from a nervous breakdown. K of P lodge to meet Monday night. A C Tyler returns from Chicago on business. Rev J P Lester departs for Philadelphia for the Presbyterian General Assembly. plans to visit Washington and New York and will not preach in Philadelphia. After May 22 shop closes until August for Mulholland Sisters Rolfe sale.
Rev. Carl M. Verle presides at Trinity Lutheran Church with morning English service at eleven, Sunday school after, Luther League at seven, and Norwegian evening service at eight. all are warmly welcome to attend.
Rolfe high school will hold commencement exercises Friday May 28 with 13 pupils receiving diplomas from the board of education. Prof J C McGlade of the University of Iowa will deliver The making of an American. Medals for best work in U S History and American Government will be awarded. The baccalaureate address will be given May 23 by Rev A H Bryan at the M E church. Bert O Niel sentenced to five years for theft. Local stock brokers remain at large amid county fraud allegations.
The report notes strong turnout at the morning service last Sunday but rain kept many away from other activities. Next Sunday features two union services at the Methodist church with a Memorial service at 10:30 a.m. and a baccalaureate sermon at 8 p.m. for the 1920 high school class.
At the G W Black residence in west Gilmore Mrs Black and Misses Margaret Hagen and Ruth Wesp hosted about twenty five friends for a miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss Lois Lighter. Guests were given booklets and asked to create a life history of the bride to be through pictures.
The speaker denounces swindlers and urges the public to demand stricter laws. They argue courts must follow law but blame citizens who tolerate fraud. The piece contrasts a respectable swindler siphoning large sums with a common thief taking little, questioning collective impotence.
Sunday schedule lists Sunday School 9 00 a m preaching at 1 00 a m evening service 00 p m week day prayer meeting Wednesday 8 00 p m invites readers to worship and subscribe to The Arrow.
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