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Family Heirloom Clock and County Notes From Pocahontas
Marshall township resident Fred Hawley receives an old grandfather clock from New York, a family heirloom said to have English origins. Pocahontas county wins an essay contest with a trip to the state fair for winner Fred Ferguson. The paper covers local events from Rolfe to Laurens, including park work by Father Dob Bernstein, jail escapes, dam and fish introductions at Pickerel Lake, and various community updates and travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hawley
Marshall] Township
Rolfe
New York
Fred
England
Fred Ferguson
Laurens
Pocahontas County
Fred M. Hannon
Father Dobberstein
West Bend
B.C. Strain of
Ware
B. F. Lusk
Mildred Ritchey
Iowa State College
Pickerel Lake
Iowa
Wall Lake
Lake View
Sac City Electric Company
Fonda Gun Club
J. Hy. Vader
Pocahontas Dairyman
Pocahontas
Verne Prine
J.B. Kent
Robert
Des Moines
Dolliver Kent
Keosauqua
Grace Snodgress
Robert Struthere
J. K. Lemon
Fred M. Hansen
Town State College
Ames
Clara’ Wolcott
Humboldt
W. P. ‘Wheeler
Arnold’s Park
Gilmore City