Rolfe Chautauqua Open With Fine Music and Lectures
Rolfe's tenth annual chautauqua opens next Sunday at the schoolhouse grounds featuring the Zoellner String Quartet and a lineup of speakers. Harold Kessinger headlines with a powerful lecture on monetary value, followed by Clifton Mallory Players and performances by DeMarco Aistrup Company, Dr H M Lichliter, Louise Shrade, Roy L Smith, Mable Quain Stevens, and Garner Jubilee Singers. Tickets remain low at 35 cents single, 2.00 adults 1.25 children for the season.
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Rolfe
America
Harold
CG. Kessinger
Kessinger
Times
Zoellner
Clifton-Mallory
DeMarco-Aistrup Company
H. M . Lichliter
Lichliter
Massachusetts
Louise. Shrade
Iowa
Hun
Solomon
Garners
Garner
Ward Ferguson
School House
Rock Bottom
Declamatory Contest Brings Students to School Auditorium
The W C T U declamatory contest will be held Friday at eight in the school auditorium under Miss Islea Clerich. Competitors perform varied pieces with a silver medal awarded to winners in each class. Readings include His Flag and the Country for Which It Stands, The Second Election, The Ship Went Down, Within the Law, and The Light From Over the Range among others.
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Cee Aren
Lorrain Dawson
Grace Marchant
Kehoe Bar
Lucile Green
Eileen Sandvig
Their Hands Are Insured Zoellner Quartet Members
Miss Antoinette Zoellner first violin in the Zoellner String Quartet carries 10000 on each hand, joined by her brother Amandus and other members with identical policies. The group also flaunts diverse talents as Antoinette sings, Joseph Jr. plays cello and piano, Joseph Sr. drafts and fishes, and Amandus paints.
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Antoinette Zoellner
Zoellner String Quartet
Amandus
Zoellners
Joseph Jr
Royal Conservatory
Brussels
Joseph Zoellner Sr
Amandus Zoellner
Newell and Palmer to clash at Big Four Fair
Next Thursday morning at ten o clock Newell and Palmer will play baseball at the Big Four Fair in Fonda. Fans in this section of the country will be glad to see these teams clash.
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Newell and
Palmer
Fonda
Neighbors Join Rolfe Golf Club as Associates
Rolfe neighbors adopt a neighborly spirit by admitting associate members to the local golf club. Notables Leslie Howard Rex VanAlstine Lorenz Lorenzen Lyman Beers Eugene Parriott join. Bill Obrecht lured his brother Albert Havelock into the spree, leading to Albert’s admission after a postnoon round.
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Rolfe
Gilmore City
Leslie, Howard
Rex VanAlstine
Lorenz Lorenzen
Lyman Beers
Eugene Parriott
Bill Obrecht
Albert
Havelock
Tent Raising Bee at School Grounds Friday Morning
A tent raising bee is planned at the school house grounds tomorrow at six o clock. Coffee and sandwiches will be served, and many hands will ease the work to keep ticket prices affordable. Everyone is urged to attend and help, rather than rely on others, to avoid excuses.
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George
Fellers
Yeast Borrowing Prank Surprises Gilmore City Baker
Charles Knutson, city baker, was surprised when Gilmore City bakers fitted him with two pounds of yeast he had lent. Two men from Rolfe allegedly asked for the yeast for Knutson and promised to return it next Wednesday, but offered no payment, seen as a crummy trick. C. P. Malcolm traveled from Pocahontas Saturday.
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Charles Knutson
Gilmore City
Mr. Knutson
Rolfe
Pocahontas County Forms Horseshoe Pitchers Association
Local residents formed the Pocahontas County Horseshoe Pitchers Association after a Tuesday meeting in Pocahontas. C. H. Moon of Rolfe led the tournament with the high score, as officers were named: President C. H. Moon, Vice President A. J. Mullen, Secretary J. R. Martin, Treasurer Mr. Banders. A county tournament and upcoming Big Four fair event at Fonda were noted.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Horeshoe
C. H. Moon
Fred Maassen
Ben
Chas. Hurley
Rolfe
A. J. Mullen
Fonda
Secy
J. R. Martin
Treas
Golf course breakthough lowers scores in new layout
The piece notes a prairie golf course opened in the thirties with Arch Mather posting a thirty eight and George Seifert a forty under similar conditions. It highlights steady play, no hype drives, and potential for local players to form a strong match squad as surrounding towns test their talent.
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Concensus
George Seifert
Arch Mather
Arch
Rolfe
Big Four District Fair Opens at Fonda August Ninth
The Big Four Fair returns to Fonda for its thirty second year from August 9 to 12. Secretary James O Keefe oversees preparations after cyclone damage last March. The event includes stock shows, two harness and one running race daily, Flying Circus parachute jumps, road tricks, and a wide fireworks display.
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Fonda
James O’keefe
Tribune Flying Circus
Macks, Gunpowder & Co
Pomeroy Band
Corn Advances in Heat as Iowa Farmer Sees Good Prospects
E E Wilcox reports ears collected in Pocahontas County on Sunday July 31 show ears denting and well filled with drought signs at the tips. He notes the corn appears far ahead for the last day of July, and a forecasted rain could finish the crop, with oats only half a crop and corn promising a strong yield.
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E. Wilcox
Iowa
Stores to Close for Rolfe Chautauqua Week
Rolfe stores will close during next week's chautauqua programs. Shoppers should plan ahead to avoid inconvenience while clerks and proprietors assist in making the event a success. It is a community affair for benefit and entertainment, so trade early.
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Rolfe
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Margaret Green
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Kathleen Barnes
C. P. Malcolm
Association
W. S. McEwen
Rob T. Bruce
James Bruce
Jos. McEwen
D. D. McEwen
Board of Directors
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