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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
2
Society notes record visits from Goldie Hendricks and Misa Alice Pike, travels of the Havelock and Webster City families, and updates on soldiers and training camps. The item also mentions threshing logistics, corn maturation, and a gall stone operation at Webster City Hospital.
Listing describes a seven room house with a good cellar concrete interior by the house, barn and concrete foundation, concrete floors, storage for eight horses, grain and forage, enclosed machine shed, hog shed, chicken house, orchard and fruit trees. Priced to sell at renter’s chance $8,000 by March 1, 1919, via H Murray Rolfe Iowa.
The pastor reports guests at the Geo F Smith cottage by the Lakes, and announces services return to regular hours this Sunday. August heat fades as September brings cooler days and renewed church activity. Schools open next week and members are urged to attend. Morning sermon titled The Magnetism of the Cross. Live Wires meet at 7 PM. pastor invites new members to Sunday school.
Dust kept down by oil, women and children housed in a proud new building. Improvements include concrete grand stand and Machinery Hall. Exhibits show strength as Monday’s mile race sets a 2:01 record. Spectacle and wages rise, with notable acts and crowd appeal marking the fair’s strong year.
The fourth and last quarter meeting of the church will be held September 7 and 8 with the quarterly conference on Saturday evening. Dr. Bond will be present to preach and speak on the following Sunday evening. All official members should attend, report for the year, and pay their missionary pledge.
Sunday services include Bible School at 11:35 AM and a 10:30 AM preaching service. Evening programs feature a 8:00 PM service and 7:00 PM Christian Endeavor. Weekday events include Thursday Prayer and Study Hour and a Friday social at Henry Olerich farm with a pageant Missions and War. Attendance is encouraged. visitors welcome.
A 1918 War era missive from Camp John Wise San Antonio TX dated August 13 1918 describes extreme heat near 100 degrees and mentions Omaha relatives back home enduring similar conditions. The Fort Dodge Messenger Chronicle clipping accompanies the letter to grandparents.
The speaker urges economical clothing choices during wartime. Emphasizes buying quality fabrics, fine tailoring, and economical styles to stretch dollars while contributing to the war effort. Advises avoiding unnecessary purchases and ensuring value in every clothing expense.
The letter from Lieut J J Bruce at Camp John Wise San Antonio Texas details air observer duties and a 25 percent pay raise. It notes 54th Balloon Company formation progress five men now and 200 more expected, plus field flashes for targeting. Mar garet Mickel hosts and talks of home life, weather, and crops while other updates mention Merwin Bruce of the 168th predicting a swift end to the war and a homecoming next year. Farm for sale in Iowa and other local notices conclude the page.
Private John Parradee returns from Camp Pike on furlough. Plover residents and friends visit across nearby towns including Pocahontas and West Bend. Notes from Ft. Dodge, Des Moines State Fair, and Camp Dodge appear with local visitors and a temporary home plan for a Panora family. For Sale Whit Wyandotte pullets at $1.00 each. Mrs J M Bush suffers an injury requiring finger amputation after a wagon accident involving a ring and a bit.
Plover M E Church Not. Rev Glenn M Squirts Poste. Plover Church class meeting Bible School and morning worship described. Epworth Teague evening praise Y M and Y W meetings midweek prayer and choir reheasal at Shay home. Riverside Church Bible School preaching service schedule. Conference Estherville Sept 5. Local church badge payable now. Stewards to settle within ten days. Preaching next Sunday as scheduled. Riverside community urged to attend. Almost money enough for electric lights.
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