Rolfe Community Notes Highlight Frequent Long Visits
Rolfe residents host relatives and friends from Fort Dodge Boone Milo and Des Moines with trips to Jewell Des Moines and Chicago. The Garfield 4-H Club meets for dairying problems, and a Will Brady threshing ring ice cream festival closes the week with fifty attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Carroll
Chicago
Marjorie
Buddy
Z. T. Carroll
Ft. Dodge
Gerald
A. V. Graeber
A. V. Graeber and Sons
Burdette
Theron
Fort Dodge
J. W. Hartman and Son
Fenton
Rolfe
H. N. Hamilton
James Sennett
John Condon
Regina Condon
Clare
Dubuque
A. C. Thomas
Harriss F. Thomas
DeWayne Thomas
Ruth Dexter
Des Moines
the Lakes
Will Sernett
Evelyn
Eldon
Hampton
Mary Sernett
Lee Sernett
Pocahontas
Mr. Sernett
Spillville
F. S. Stegge
Randolph
Neb
Roosevelt High
Warren
Norton Ives
Mary Shriner
Richard
Marie Hosier
Carl Kauffman
L. W. Ives
Kauffman
Emma Geheber
Dave Wright
Ransom, Ill
A. D. Cleal
Geheber
Cleal
Wright
Brady
Rutland
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau Notes May Be Vast and Varied
Pocahontas County community activities include Beef Calf Club organized by Leon Wiegman meeting biweekly at the courthouse with next gathering Aug 16. 4-H clubs heard on farm topics and an Achievement Day set for Aug 17 with Esther Friesth judging. Garfield Township Chautauqua program Aug 24 and Marshall Township unit Aug 17 meeting at the Davis home. Ice cream bulletin about making ice cream without stirring distributed locally. Swan Lake Farm Bureau aims to stage Goose Money at the Little Country Theatre with cast listed and Iowa State Fair performance planned.
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Wiegman
Leon Wiegman
Pocahontas
Court House
Tuwa
Esther Friesth
Humboldt
Friesth
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Garfield
Marshall
Davis
Marshall Township
M. E. Davis
Farm Bureau
Lois Rudolfson
Marie McKinnon
Des Moines
Worth
Lois Hovenden
Laurens
Swan Lake Township
Little Country Theatre
Iowa State Fair
Iowa
Mary Smith
Leona Felsing
Abe
Speach
Bota
Don Neville
Bob
Kenneth Rouse
Marjorie
Joe Smith
Mapes
Marion Leonard Jessie Green
Aichipeop
Frances Joenks
Jack
LaVeime Whitman
Kate
Bernice Davidson
Samuel
Paul Felsing
Sally
Mary Leonard
Miss Neville
Pocahontas County
Quack grass control advisory for meadows and pastures
Farmers are advised to plow shallow this fall and harrow if green quack grass persists. The guidance targets meadows and pastures infested with the weed to manage growth and reduce spread through shallow tillage followed by harrowing when green leaves appear.
Socks Repaired by College Girls Near Office
A light note from the Boston Globe mentions a mending shop run by college girls near the office. The writer jokes about turning all his socks to them and learning the craft, reflecting casual domestic humor.
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Boston Globe
A Nasty Fall at Schoolroom
A student apologizes for being late and explains he had a nasty fall after waking late due to his mother calling him this morning. The schoolmaster questions where the fall occurred and the student notes he fell asleep again after the call.
Dialogs on Conscience Between Mrs. Biter Talk and Mr. Biter
A short exchange defines conscience as an inward monitor prompting excuses after wrongdoing. Mrs. Biter Talk argues, while Mr. Biter defends a personal view of conscience as a prompting to blame others.
Secret Exchange Over Ice Cream Sparks Stray Stories
Conversation reveals a playful swap where Alice claims a secret was promised not to be shared while Amy counters she traded it for a different secret and a treat. The exchange unfolds in a lighthearted, episodic tone.
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Alice
Amy
Snapshots of Social Snafus and Morals in a Roving Era
A fragment from a humor column mocks men racing trains at crossings and fools in public life. It ridicules male vanity and wartime thrift while praising women’s wit and household prudence. The piece ends noting that poorer men see fewer relatives visiting.
Ruralist Tips and Seasonal Farming Notes
Practical guidance on farming and beekeeping including spraying cautions, water importance for hens, and lime spreading. Outlooks on oat and barley yields, weed control around young trees, manure as fertilizer, feeding bees, onion growing, and a note on the Twenty fourth Annual Dairy Cattle Congress and Belgian Horse Show in Waterloo October 2-8 highlighting its national production focus.
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United States
Waterloo
America
Plover Patriots Roundup of Local Events and Kittenball Wins
Plover residents celebrated seasonal work completion at the W R Roberts home. Local teams and clubs held meetings, picnics, and a kittenball game amid visits from neighbors. The Plover kittenball squad recently edged Ruthven 10-9, then lost 8-2 to Rolfe, with upcoming games against Ware, West Bend, and Maratha.
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O. S. Pearson
Darwin
Paton
G. S. Shriner
Dan Urquhart
Rodman
Mary
Gyla
Florence Foley
West Bend
Pearson
Warren Ives
George A. Speer
Have
W. R. Roberts
R. E B. Houck
George Bush
T. Y P. Comer
Sioux City
Iver Johnson
Emmetsburg
Clarence Kkppelsheimer
John Wax
NeHie Weible
Milo
Paul Kerns
B. F. Showers
Marion Bruce
Rolle
J. H. Pollock
William Firkins
Moravia
Art Firkins
Marie Ham
Rolfe
Ottosen
Wm. Harter
Eat Moline
Ill
Nate Wilcox
Woolstock
Ottoham
Clear Lake
Harters
Plover
Ruthven
Albert City
Ertt Ware
Maratha
Plover Church Notes Pastor On Vacation Sunday Services
Plover Presbyterian Church notes Rev Walter Rothwell on vacation with no services this Sunday Morning Worship and Sunday School listed then 100 and 4 figures likely attendance. All church services to resume as scheduled Sunday 20 keeping that date in mind.
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Plover Presbyterian Church
Walter Rothwell
Plover Methodist Church Notes Rev H A Reyman
The Plover church invites the community to attend next Sunday's services led by Pastor H A Reyman with details in the church notes.
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Plover Methodist Church
H. A. Reyman
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Rolfe Local News
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Anton Ploederl
Boone
Geo. Schoenberger Sr
Mable Young
A. W. Hess
Lake Okoboji
Nellie Weible
Robert Harland
Minneapolis
Phoebe Harland
Gerald Harland
H. F. Olerich
Douglas
Edgar Wiemer
David and
Roger
Burlington
Weimer
Clarence Calligan
Harvey Banta
Richland Center
Wis
Banta
David Altizer
Wisconsin
Garfield Boys
Hart Ives
Ives
Jewell
J. Russell
Arlo Ives
Colo
Maude Ives
John James
Mary LaVon
Oxford
David Jerrell
Hale Center
Texas
Lege
Rebecca
Della Ansley
Plain View
Marie Harriger
Fogle
Miss Marie
State University of Iowa
East
Mr. Fogle
Columbia University
J. O. Hosier
Powhatan
E. F. Nicol
Nicols
Glenn Ives
Earl Ives
Glenn
Sanden
Des Moines Township
M. Sanden
Ray Boles
Herford
Monk’ McDonald
Pdy
Durant
Eins, Durant
Okla
Paul Chriss
Sumatra
Jas. FE
Nora Hanisch
Peter Grethen
Mallard Ware
Leo Hanisch
Church Park
Marion Ham
Leota
Geo Roush
Donald
Suzanne
St. Paul, Minn
Needle and Thread Club
Ivan Harris
Big Haugdahi
Whl
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