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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1916
Page
2
A local editorial urges residents to work for positive change in their town rather than complain. It suggests turning ideas into practical projects that make the area more likable and better. The piece uses humorous proverbs to underscore initiative and civic effort.
Rolfe locals report visitors and travels as Mrs. Lee Marple visits a sister in Fonda while J. B. Kent and others tour Fonda for the Big Four fair. Curlew votes on electric lighting with Northern Iowa Power Co. wiring to Ruthven. Many residents travel to Des Moines Cedar Rapids Aurelia and Rochester for fairs, business, and medical needs. a major appendicitis operation for Fay Ritchey succeeds.
Mrs. Orville Dobbs traveled to Jessup to visit friend Mrs. Carl Wyrick formerly Margarite Cumming. A baby boy born to Mrs. Wyrick died shortly after birth. O W Mullen of Fonda and Mrs. James Fox hosted relatives over the weekend. Mrs. Wm. Doe visited Bradgate with her children. Lawrence Keefer of Guthrie Center stays with brother Claude Keefer the baker at Jarvill's. Uneedane’en Club members picnic at Silver Lake with families from Rolfe Sac City Marathon Cedar Falls and Plover. Young Charles Bennett, visiting North Dakota, broke his arm and dislocated elbow at play. doctors Beam and Wilson treated him. Tobin College opens August 30 with courses in prep, normal, commercial, shorthand, oratory, agriculture in Fort Dodge. Mrs. Franz Fisher housesat in Plover while John Fisher is hospitalized in Rochester. Frank Laureaux of Sac City visited Mrs. Fae McEwen. Mrs. Guy Smith returns from Manson after a cousin's funeral.
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