Havelock Happenings Highlights Local Diarist Notes
George Obrecht transacted business at Rolfe on Wednesday. Miss Pearl Hersom took teachers examinations at Poca hontas Friday. Mrs BR Murphy and son returned to Manley Indiana after a visit at Eilert Landing. Mr and Mrs Geo Miller and children retired home from two weeks in Princeton Minnesota via Studebaker. Miss Mabel Mick and nephew visited Chicago after two weeks with relatives. Clara Speer shopped at Laurens. Walter Knight Willis Knight and families and Chas Grove and mother spent Sunday at the Lakes. Max Brenton departed coast bound Saturday. Pearl Hersom returned from Des Moines where she attended summer school last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Obrecht
Rolfe
Pearl Hersom
Pocahontas
BR. C. Murphy
Little Son
Manley
Eilert Landing
Geo. Miller
Princeton
Minn
Studebaker
Mabel
Mick
Little
Chicago
Clara Speer
Laurens
Walter
Willis Knight
Chas
Grove
Lakes
Max Brenton
Des Moines
Cataracts: inside eye growth and treatment options
The piece notes cataracts form inside the eye and cannot be removed with the eyeball. It claims surgery cures most cases once vision deteriorates, with about 80 to 85 out of 100 successful outcomes. It adds medical treatment may arrest early stage cataracts and cites an 88 year old patient operated on successfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Des Moines Doctor A H Weber Specialist
Dr. A H Weber of Des Moines is identified as a bye bar nose and throat specialist. The fragment mentions his profession and location but lacks a complete narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Weber
Des Moines
Local residents visit, travel, and town life notes
Cal Bash of Pocahontas and Henry Edge in Laurens called in town last Thursday. Several neighbors, including R Huffman of Rolfe and the Edge family, took orders for Hanley Company. Harvesting wrapped up as threshing began in earnest with machines heard daily. Oliver Mentzer bought the A Feaster cafe in Rolfe, new owner taking possession Sunday. John Brazier and family drove to Fort Dodge, funeral services held for Lester Albaugh in Ankeny, and many townsfolk attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Bash
Pocahontas
Henry Edge
Laurens
R. ¥. Huffman
Rolfe
Hanley Company
Thomas Edge
Song
R. E. Grover
D. W. Merry
O. K. Jones
Indianola
Frank Jones
Will. Pirie
Mallard
Altho
Oliver Mentzer
A. Feaster
QO. J
John Brazier
Fort Dodge
Elmer Albaugh
Howard
Ankeny
Lester Albaugh
Brest
France
Overseas
Alva Howery
D. F. Reents
Miller
J. B.sheldon
Wayne Allen
Chas. Rasmussen
Alice
Margaret Hilton
Milt
Forestburg
S. C
Vandala
Baby
Naughty! Naughty! Paris theater barbs alarm Americans abroad
A New York theatrical manager in Paris proclaims Paris is sex mad and American tourists are the target. He vows to “give America what it wants,” urging locals to prepare bomb proof alibis before visiting the eastern metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
America
Army weapons exhibit set for state fair display
A monster exhibit of the American army’s fighting machinery will open at the state fair from August 25 to September 3. The Fourth division at Camp Dodge will display tanks artillery machine guns and other gear in action daily. A wireless telephone station will link Camp Dodge and the fair for live demonstrations. Over 1,000 trophies captured from Germans will be shown, from large tampons to trench knives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
State fair hosts Iowa county horseshoe champions contest
All Iowa counties enter their champions for the state horseshoe championship at the fair from August 25 to September 3. Each county selects a team via elimination. 22 shoes per end, eight top teams advance to a round robin for 21-point games. Prizes range from 100 to 15 dollars plus a silver loving cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Tawa
Women to Stage Big Doings at Iowa State Fair
A women’s fair runs August 25 to September 3 with a top committee of mothers and club women directing. Planned features include baby health contests, cooking demonstrations, needlework and housekeeping exhibits, aiming to lead American expositions of this type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fair Board
Music Day at Iowa State Fair Sets Busy Lineup
Continuous daily concerts at the Iowa State Fair run from 9 am to final night show. Acts include Thavir's band, I Fred Henry's band, Fisher's Burlington band, several orchestras and a drum corps. Sunday August 20 is Music Day with sacred concerts on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thavir
International Ballet
I. Fred Henry
Fisher
Burlington
Joint Drainage District No 8 cancels contract after default
The 1920 record shows Moeller Bros. defaulting on Tile/Material work for Joint Drainage District No 8 across Clay Pocahontas and Palo Alto counties. The district cancels the contract, appoints a committee to finish remaining work, and authorizes action against contractors and the surety to protect district interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moeller Bros
Boards of Supervisors
Clay
Pocahontas
Palo Alto
National Fidelity & Casualty Company
The Man Who Never Gives Up Might Earn Interest
An old adage suggests persistent effort leads to eventual financial gain as money earns interest. The saying frames perseverance as a path to wealth.
Joint Session of County Supervisors in Iowa
Officials from Clay Palo Alto and Pocahontas counties met in joint session in Palo Alto County on July 12 1920. The meeting adopted a resolution cancelling Moeller Bros contract for Sections One and Two of Joint D D No 73 and authorized a three member committee W P Hopkins John Rehms and Fred Johns to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Towa
Palo Alto
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Albert Steiner
John Rehms
L. J. Mulroney
Joseph Kreigle
Hans Westergard
Pocahontas County
W. P. Hopkins
B. ¢. Rudolfson
M W Linnan
M. J. Dooley
Wm. Elsen
Humboldt County
W. T. Kreiger
C. W. Gilchrist
Wilson. Bros
Sternberg
EB. G. Stembes
Palo
Alto
Albert. Steiner
Apnea
Joseph
Kleigle
Ag. Hans
Westergard
B. C
W. P. Hops
W.W. T. Kreiger
Clerks Jr
Simmersburg
Iowa
Clay
Pocahontas Counties
Clay County
Henry Johnson
Geo. Parker
Louie Shonberg
J. J. Shartz
C. J. Johns
Joseph Kleigle
Moeller Bros
Fred Johns
Also Mentioned on This Page
Havelock
Hotel Tremont
Chevrolet
Kaiser Auto Company, Pocahontas
Joint Boards
W. P
Hopkins
State of
Clay, Palo Alto and
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Nashua
Swift River
Boston
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