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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
2
Editor calls for unity and self exertion to keep the town alive and prosperous. A 1924 Rolfe Chautauqua guarantors' meeting is planned at Ward Ferguson's office to organize the year with directors meeting beforehand.
Pocahontas County's Tuberculosis Eradication Committee sets the week of August 6 to clean up infected cattle. The plan names H. F. Tobin, T. M. Simonson, Rolfe, and E. F. Stallcup as supervisors. The drive emphasizes testing, prosecution of infected herds, and possible county funding for inspectors and indemnity, warning of rising disease and child risk.
Rolfe’s chautauqua closes after a week of child talent and musical acts. Junior Town children entertain with songs and drills, Miss Kittee trains them in five days, and The Hipples plus Brush the magician close a program that pleased a hungry crowd.
The Des Moines Township Community Club announces its annual township fair will be held at the school grounds on September 14. Readers are urged to reserve the date for the big event and await further program announcements.
The agreement sets a 75 percent signature threshold for testing cattle with enforcement for the remaining owners. Fines and imprisonment follow noncompliance. Indemnity is paid only for losses over 5 percent of appraised value, with two thirds of the excess covered by government and state shares. For example, a $1000 herd with a $50 loss yields no indemnity. two thirds of the excess over $50 is reimbursed. Government and state cap one third shares at $25 for grades and $50 for purebreds each.
The Pocahontas County W C T U held a well attended convention with a bountiful dinner and firm resolutions. Delegates from Rolfe and visitors joined as the group endorsed Law Not War demonstrations and world peace efforts, praised Prohibition enforcement, and retained most officers with one change in the Press and Publicity superintendent post held by Mrs. Crummer.
Reverend Geo Theobald hit a hole in one on seven at Rolfe course with a Methodist and a Presbyterian watching. He announced the shot before it soared to the cup and dropped in, earning prizes and entry into the national Hole-in-One Club. Rolfe now has five members in the club.
Miss Dorothy Messinger and W M Gaskins married August 1 at the E A Messinger cottage on Miller's Bay Okoboji lake with the Spirit Lake pastor officiating. The bride, daughter of E A Messinger, taught in Linn Grove and Rolfe, and the groom runs a Linn Grove drug business. They plan a tourist style honeymoon and residence in Linn Grove after October 1.
The Loranger Stock Co brings one of the finest outfits to town with a fine tent and stage setting. They arrive after chautauqua and Sweet's show and amid harvest work but aim to entertain. Remaining shows include Thursday's Is Marriage a Future, Friday's The Master Thief, and Saturday's Hans Hanson, a big laugh show.
Miss Marjorie Glascock hosted a slumber party for four young ladies tied to a former Rolfe affiliated club. Guests included Franc is and Grace Shimon of Pocahontas. They followed with a picnic breakfast at the city park before resuming their day.
A railroad system maintains about 1.5 million dollars in local bank deposits to loan to its patrons at nominal interest. The policy aims to boost local business and keep freight flowing, aligning profits with support for commerce. The adage about virtue may apply, but profits drive the strategy.
Byron G Boos, a Rolfe native and West Bend produce trader, died Wednesday in Rochester Minnesota after a battle with postwar infections following military service. He had undergone multiple surgeries and was transported from Algona to Rochester where he passed away Friday afternoon. Funeral services are planned Friday in Rolfe with burial in Clinton cemetery.
Sorosis Club hosted a farewell gathering at Mrs. Forrest E. Grant’s home for Mrs. David C. McCray who moves to Atlantic Iowa. Members presented tea glasses and wished her well. Frank Robinson recovers from a fall while local youths played golf in Emmetsburg and reported strong performances from area players.
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