Rolfe Chautauqua Opens With Strong Program
Rolfe's ninth annual chautauqua opened Sunday in pleasant surroundings with fair attendance. A large tent, good seating, and ample stage set high expectations for a record audience. Dr. Herbert E. Willett’s lectures, the Fisher Shipp Concert Company, and reader Margaret Penick highlighted the lineup, with finances seen as solid despite weather affecting threshing and single-seat sales.
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Rolfe
Herbert E. Willett
Fisher-Shipp Concert Company
Whisher-Shipp
Lloyd Loar
Hancerdale Poland China auction draws big crowd forecast
August 10 sale at Hancerdale farm features breeding stock and fall yearlings. Noted boar Hancherdale Orange praised by experts as one of America’s top Poland China sires. Buyers and local residents urged to attend, sample lunch, and judge the stock.
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Hancerdale
Hancher
Hancherdale Orange
Handerdale Orange
America
Park
Army Worm Invades Pocahontas County Causing Major Damage
The army worm has invaded Pocahontas County for the first time in 24 years, mainly harming oats in the western area. W.W. Wheeler of Powhatan township notes oats losses around 15 percent, with farmers urged to use bran and paris green, post hole trenches, or kerosene barriers to protect fields as drought risk threatens corn later.
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Pocahontas County
Ware
Ani
W.W. Wheeler
Powhatan Township
Wheeler
Oklahoma
Shenandoah
Miss Maggie Struthers Returns From St Paul Visit
Miss Maggie Struthers came back Thursday from St Paul where she stayed at the home of her niece Mrs. Fred Johnson. She called on Mr. and Mrs. J T Lange in the city and reports all are doing nicely.
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Maggie Struthers
St. Paul
Fred Johnson
J.T. Lange
New Rolfe Shipping Association Forms Leaders
The Rolfe Shipping Association completed its organization selecting James Bruce as secretary treasurer and C. W. Coffin as manager. The first shipment of hogs was three cars sent Saturday night. Those wanting to join should contact Mr. Coffin and those with stock to ship should list with him. Mrs. J. A. Johnson and Miss Grace Johnson traveled to Des Moines for Grace to have tonsils removed by Dr. Parker.
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Rolfe Shipping Association
James Bruce
C. W. Coffin
J. A. Johnson
Miss Grace Johnson
Des Moines
Pocahontas County Baby Drowns at Twin Lakes
A two year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs A J Ullman Palmer bankers, drowned in Twin Lakes Wednesday evening last week after the red hat blew off the boat and he leaned overboard. The mother leaped after him but could not swim and clung to the boat while rescuers recovered the body twenty minutes later. Resuscitation attempts failed. Mr Ullman was away in the east at the time.
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Knights
Mary McIntire
Juanita Nelson
Pythian Sisters
William
Rolfe
West Bend Park
Pythian” Sisters
Robert
A.J. Ullman
Palmer Bankers
Twin Lakes
Altho
Peterson opens new market in Rolfe building
H. F. Peterson moves his market into a newly erected structure on Garfield street south of Hauck's store. The unfinished building is already allowing work to continue inside. The notable market features a modern front tiled floor and steel ceilings. The second story will house living apartments for the Petersons.
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H. F. Peterson
Garfield Street
Hauck
Petersons
Peterson
Rolfe
Theatre Schedule for August Run at Local Playhouse
Friday August 6 features Eleventh Chapter of The Lost City and Open Bars a comedy. Tuesday August 10 presents Gladys Rockwell in Blames of the Flesh. Wednesday August 11 screens The Triflers.
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Gladys Rockwell
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Rolfe Chautauqua
Prof
Miss Spangler
Fisher-Shipps
Margaret Josephine Penick
Emerson College of Oratory
Boston
Peg O
Tremont Temple
Tula
Toul
Jorge Rere
BUY
Weill
First National Bank
Rolfe, Iowa
Prairie County
NEW Shipping Association
Peterson’s
Saturday Evening Post
the Three
the Triflers
Geraldine Farrar
Rolpe
Iowa
W. S. McEwen
Robt. Bruce
Jos. McEwen
D. D. McEwen
Board of Directors
J.B. Kent
Robert Bruce
W.S. McEwen
Joseph McEwen
the State Savings Bank
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