Local Social Roundup At Plover and Surrounding Towns
Local residents and visitors are listed with cross town stops in Mallard Rolfe Pocahontas Humboldt and Fort Dodge. Notables include Mr and Mrs Theo Kietzman Miss Vera Means and Rev Whetzel with several farm families reporting health and business updates amid bazaar sales hog shipments and new meat shop openings.
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Theo, Kietzman
Mallard
Jas. Anderson
Rolfe
F. J. Nacke
J. Heas
Fort Dodge
E. H. Grove
Hancock of
Humboldt
A. G. Heathman
Tilda Miller
Vera Means
Plover Hight
Frank Wiewel
J. M. Bush
Sprig Heathman
Panora
Virgil Roberts
Virgil
Ed. Lehnus
A. J. Eppelsheimer
Colfax
Iowa
A. McEwen
C. A. Garlock
H. H. Hoyt
Pocahontas
E. A. Smith
A. W. Hess
R. Henderson
Harry McFadden
J. BE. Grove
O. A. Campney
Wm. Henderson
John Fisher
Theodore Kietzman
Richard Buck
Rochester
Minn
Richard
P. J. Shaw
Ommetaburg
Points
Tom Heathmhan
Plover
Schools Grant Early Promotion Amid Measles Absence
Principal notes illness prompts class substitutions and that next week features exams. Parents may request early release for farm-needed pupils above Grade VI with passing averages, while high school students are evaluated individually. Attendance required all of next week for eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Johnny
Mary
Y M and Y W meeting urges young men to attend
Virgil Roberts invites the Y M and Y W to a joint meeting. a good crowd of young ladies attended but few young men. A girl-led session stressed the need for male participation to sustain the organizations and avoid their collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Roberts
Y. M
Y. W
Begged Borrowed Bagged and Stolen War Fervor Spreads
A fragmented 1898 era note praises Cuba's offer of 25 000 troops to aid the United States during wartime, compares spiritual bargains to patriotism and jokes about fashion and new glasses, reflecting era tone and public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cuba
Spain
Germany
Thas
Little Island Republic
Irony and Hypocrisy in Christian Nations
Excerpt discusses irony in Christian nations, noting professed heavenly citizenship clashes with pursuit of worldly gains. Amiel’s critique suggests dail y life hides the contradiction, claiming only a detached outsider can fully see the burlesque of civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Frederic Amiel
In Praise of the Rube in Iowa
A Christian Herald writer praises Iowa as home like the “Rube” ideal. He notes Iowans’ hospitality and humanity, visits with locals, and the sight of rural life amid education through colleges. The piece hints at wealth and frugality, urging respect for farmers and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
The
Christian Herald
Rolfe Social News Chronicle Reports Local Visits
Mrs Leonard Seaman and Mrs Marie Peterson visited family and extended kin across Rolfe Fort Dodge Gilmore City and West Bend. Guests attended a Methodist church reception for the Seaman couple interrupted by rain. Several locals traveled for business and family events with multiple calls on Spencer Chicago Minneapolis and Morning Side College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Seaman
Marie Peterson
West Bend
Nels Smith
John Wallace
Fort Dodge
Guy Smith
Milford Nichols
Olga Holden
Nina Smith
Gilmore City
Methodist Church
Merle Weaver
Spencer
B. F. Kolp
Max
Chicago
Rose Adams
Leola
J. K. Madison
Watersloo
Roy Clemons
Anna Goodenough-Smith
Peter Enochson
Quesen
Belle Frederickson
Minneapolis
Frederickson
Walter Higby
Ole Sheldon
Humboldt
O. J
Sheldon
Minnie Olsen
Alta
Iows
Arthur H
John Anderson
Frank Carlton
Rolfe
Hans Porter
Nela Smith
Iowa Urges Youth Food Campaign And State Banking News
Governor Harding appeals to Iowa youths to grow food amid wartime shortages urging garden planting and harvest study with educator support and state aid. Iowa banks report deposits rising by 82 million with 445.56 million total and 24.2 percent average reserve as spring farm work begins and crop prospects shift.
Seed Potatoes Disinfecting Aims To Cut Scab Diseases
Specialists note surface disinfecting with formaldehyde or corrosive sublimate helps reduce seedborne diseases but misses deep infections like fusarium and late blight. Emphasize using clean seed and field inspection, then apply treatment as precaution. Soil conditions affect scab and rhizoctonia. avoid planting diseased stocks.
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United Sisters Department
Farmers
Beav er Creek Farm unveils top jack from Rolfe region
A high praise remark declares the jack a premier import for breeding in the Rolfe area. Plans indicate the animal will begin the season at Beaver Creek Farm, located three miles north of Rolfe, marking a notable event for local agriculture.
George 98094 Percheron Stallion Listed for 1917 Season
The stallion George number 98094 foaled in 1912 and owned by Fred Hoffert of Rolfe Pocahontas County Iowa is set for a 1917 service schedule. He will stand five days a week at home west of Rolfe and at A. W. Poduska farm near Rolfe with short drives later in the season. The Iowa Department of Agriculture certifies George as registered in the Percheron Stud Book, examined by Dr. H. C. Barnes on March 4 1916, and free from noted diseases. Stud fee is $10 to insure and the owner is responsible for any further accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itia
Rolfe
Plover
A. W. Poduska
George
Fred Hoffert
Pocahontas County
Towa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Des Moines
Iowa
H. C. Barnes
Desea
Lows
A. R. Corby
Iowa State Department of Ag
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Bob White
Fred Ehler
Peoples’ Savings Bank
Fae W. McEwen
C. B. Watts
Bradgate
Boys and Girls
America
Union
W. L. Harding
State Banking Department
Banking Department
Weather and Crop Bureau
Capitol
Iowa House
Whitmore
House
Senate
Vernor Harding
Jack
Choice Goods
Conqueror
Napoleon
Glenwater
American Breeders’ Association of
G. C. Roanm
la Plata
Beaver Creek Farm
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