Wedding of Gunderson and van de Steeg in Orange City
The ceremony Tuesday at the Gunderson home united Miss Ooba Gideg and Miss Naomi van de Steeg with Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson hosting. A double ring service, Mendelssohn music, and a pink white arch highlighted the event with out of town guests from Orange City, Humboldt, Davenport, and Pocahontas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Stoen-Gundersgn
Ee Jose' Gunderson
Arthur i van da Steee
J. Gaat
Gunderson
Oobaifs Gideg
Jan de ‘Brecy
Bane
Stawning
Martha
Rubin
Presbyterian Church
Jairy
van de Steeg
Orange
Weet
Dan
Ruth
Elizabeth
Mray
Miller
Elgin
Norige
Guinevera Johnson
Giidya’ Lar
Foasie Kauffman
Dressa
Peat Chester Klein
Local Couple Weds at Farm East of Rolfe
AR and ea Sagarts, long regarded in the community, were married with out of town guests including Mr. and Mrs. Lance Anderson and Miss Beulah Lucas. The couple will reside on the farm east of Rolfe after September 1, welcoming friends at home.
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Rolfe
Lance Anders Won
Beulah Lucas
G. G. Clark
Pocahontas
Wheeler Takes Over Local Cleaning and Pressing Business
Lawrence C. Wheeler has purchased the former Rosenkranz and Standup cleaning and pressing shop at the Opera House Clock location. The outfit includes a Hoffman steam presser and aims to run an up-to-date pantitorium with prompt service and personal attention. Wheeler, a longtime local, will also take orders for made-to-measure clothing and says rising clothing prices should boost business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence C. ‘Wheeler
Rosenkranz & Standup
Opera House
Wheeler
Lawrence
Dick Denison Promoted to Freight Traffic Manager
Dick Denison known as Dick to the M. and St. L. line men has been promoted to freight traffic manager with headquarters in Minneapolis. He joined as night operator, then agent, commercial agent, assistant freight agent, general freight agent, and now traffic manager. Shippers across the road praise his merit and regard him as a leading Northwest railway figure. The larger shippers of Rolfe know him well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.M. Denison
Minneapolis
Mr. Denison
Dick Denison
Northwest
Rolfe
Red Cross Benefit Concert Highlights For Charity Effort
A charity event featuring performers including Daphne Malcolm Miss Mattie Wiley Godard and Roger Smith appeals for attendance to support Red Cross aid. The program promises entertainment while urging attendees to remember the date and contributors and to contribute to the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Red Cross
Mattie Wiley
Daphne Malcolm
Rolfe Sweet Town Producing Six Tons of Honey
Rolfe residents note a big honey sale as Niels A Nelson sold a ton of honey Tuesday morning and expects a couple more tons. The buyer seeks portion, Nelson will not sell all at once, and the price is about 1 cent per pound for strained honey before shipping and profits.
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Rolfe
Niels A. Nelson
Rolfe Boys Shine At YMCA Camp Honors
The Rolfe boys at the YMCA Camp Foster East Okoboji earned several victories and pennants for tent care. Ted Smith placed first in high jump and hop skip and jump, with a second in broad jump. Wilmer Roberts swept events including 75 yard dash and multiple swims. Rebbie Kent won shot put and placed in broad jump and other sprints.
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Camp Foster
East Okobojs
Themb
Ted Smith
Wilmer Roberts
Rebbie Kent
Homecoming for Carl and Lulu White after wedding trip
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. White returned from a coast to coast wedding journey via Ventura Seattle and National Glacier Park. They visited California sights then planned to be shown a good time at Hauck & Co's, welcoming them home.
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Mrs. C. J. White
Ventura
Cal
Seattle
National Glacier Park
California
Golden Gate
Earth
Mrs. White
Gail
Lulu
Patriotism and dual loyalty critique by Father Dobberstein
The text recounts Father Dobberstein of West Bend facing rumors of disloyalty and his subsequent wartime speech at a flag raising in Whittemore. He urged foreign born residents to embrace American duty, warned against dual loyalties, and praised loyalty to the United States as both heart and intellect.
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Father Dobberstein
West Bend
United States
Whittemore
Sixty Years Wedded in Rolfe Celebrates Montgomery Pair
A. Montgomery and wife Mrs. Montgomery celebrated sixty years of marriage at their daughter Mrs. J T Grant's home in Rolfe. Present were the Montgomery family of Hospers and other relatives. two members could not attend due to illness and distance. They were wed in Pennsylvania sixty years ago and have enjoyed a long, faithful life with no divorce. Grandad has rarely left home more than a few days, proof of a strong, loving home. They faced hardships as pioneers, raised a sizable family, and remain hale and hearty to mark the milestone.
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Rolfe
A. Montgomery
J. T. Grant
Andy Montgomery
Hospers
Pennsylvania
Grandad
Mrs. Montgomery
Lfe
Rolfe Baseball Team Tangles With Laurens At Pickerel
Rolfe traveled to Pickerel Lake to face Laurens in a game that ended after seven innings with Rolfe ahead 15 to 1. Laurens pitcher Kendall faced strong Rolfe hitters including Harry Coffin and Duck Boyce while Laurens failed to provide support. The Laurens squad was said to be outclassed in the contest.
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Rolfe
Pickerel Lake
Laurens
Kendall
Harry Coffin
Duck” Boyce
Laurens Fights Tramps With Strong Vagrancy Tactics
A Laurens town marshal ejects visiting beggars after a confrontation. One tramp, found with eight ten dollar bills sewn in a coat, is fined twenty five dollars plus costs. The mayor declares vagrancy can be broken by towns enforcing strict penalties and ten days labor on roads.
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Laurens
Presbyterian church notes promise return of services
There is a preaching service cancellation next Sunday at the church. Sunday school will be held at 11 45, and a company meeting at 7 00. Union services are planned at the Methodist church in the evening. A week from Sunday Dr Echiin will return and regular services will begin anew. Support the pastor with steadfast attendance.
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Echiin
Multiple Birth Announcements From Local Families
A daughter arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Albert Zech on August 4. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Russell on August 2. A daughter welcomed for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sandvig on August 2. A daughter arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Green on August 4.
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Albert Zech
Floyd Russell
Carl Sandvig
Harry Green
Fragments Reflect War and Dismissed War Critics
A jagged quotation depicts ongoing conflict and civilian labor satire. The speaker rails at slackers conscripted into service while imagining literary generals like Grant or Joffre and lamenting mundane duties at home.
Jury panel names listed in Iowa county notices
The piece lists numerous jurors and their hometowns including Pocahontas Laurens Rolfe Fonda Pomeroy Gilmore City Palmer and Laurens with a late quip warning that reluctant subscribers may receive a “receipt in full” to quiet them.
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Joe Vodraska
Pocahontas
Geo. H. Overy
Fonda
I. C. Smith
Rolfe
Harm Juilfs
W. H. Olmstead
E. R. Tool
Laurens
Emmett Condon
Clare
R. N. Morgan
Fred Schutz
T. J. McCafferty
J. L. Paup
B. J. Peterson
Emil V. Johnson
Pomeroy
Will Rost
Palmer
G. T. Moffett
Clint Greenwood
Chas. Majorowicz
J. E. Whitfield
G. H. Peters
John Haltopp
Thos. Donnelly
Gilmore City
Leslie Struthers
R. H. Bartley
H. C. Passon
Art Omtredt
Ben Munson
Henry Apple
J. F. Moody
W. Sargeant
Wm. Lamberton
Fred Dillemuth
J. E. Graham
G. F. Brothers
Pete
Kemmer
Will Thompson
Ed Kirby
Land sales surge in Pocahontas county amid high grain prices
The Democrat notes brisk land transfers in Pocahontas county as farmers cash in on high grain values. Farms change hands in Des Moines and Roosevelt townships with prices around 200 dollars per acre, some sales approaching 210 to 212 dollars, and buyers include Walter Cook A. Moffett Perry Amick J. Wolfe and J. J. Schnug among others.
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J. K. Lémon
J. M.severson
Des Moines
Walter Cook
Thigs
Nis Behrendsen
Thos. Webb
Frank Cox
A. W. Ralph
Mr. Ralph
Lemon and Everett
Dave V Piepgras
Plover
G. T. Moffett
J. M. Moffett
Lemon
Everett
Rolfe
Hampshire Ranch
Moffett
Severson Farm
Pocahontas ‘County
Sol Cundy
J. H. Allen
C. FE
Hberle
Jno
Wade
Havelock
E. G. Martin
Webb
Chas
Sun
Jim Smith
Rudolfson
J. K. Lemon
C. A. Hester
John T. Fraser
Roosevelt Township
Ross Jones
Fraser
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Valse Poetique
Trilby Cracovienne Fantastique
Helen Martin
Alfred Noyes
Godard Paderewakt
Roger Smith
Mary Swan
Francis Keys
Rolfe Sweet Town
Y.M.C. A
Carl and
Hauck& Co
Thompson
Waloe Minn
Will Matteson
Anna Matteson
Lisa Ona Mather
William Matteson
Presbyterian Church Notes
Hush-a
Grant
Joffre
Hindenburg
Spudd
Barre
Pocahontas County
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