Rolfe Community News Notes Range From Visitors to Local Sales
Residents report visitors from Garnove and Gilmore City during Thanksgiving week. Local events include a poultry trade surge at Chariton and Zerven, a farm sale by Jacob Yatter, and bond with Red Cross efforts for pneumonia jackets and flu masks. Fort Dodge game trip highlights football standings and division pride amid wartime context.
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Chariton & Zerven
Charles Bowen
Gordon Bollard
Storm Lake
Red Cross
Martha Trick
The
Europe
Bradgate Flu Quarantine Returns. School Closed
Mrs Zenada Norton, long employed near Humboldt, returns home Saturday as Bradgate reinstates quarantine on Monday night causing the school to remain closed for the year. Few new flu cases reported, but several lingering.
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Zenada’ Norton
Humboldt
Board of Health
Best for Cow and Calf Feed Promises Strength
An advertisement touts a scientifically mixed feed for cattle and livestock claiming maximum nourishment and growth. It emphasizes local stockholders, local taxes, profits reinvested locally, and urges customers to buy from a home company.
Irolfe Grain and Milling Co Managers Named
IROLFE GRAIN MILLING appoints L W Larson as manager and St Li Teack Rolfe as key staff in a regional leadership update at the mill.
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Irolfe Grain & Milling'co
Thanksgiving Day visits across local homes noted
Relfe visited Thanksgiving Day at the J. W. Tilten home. Ward McCreary reported he has arrived in Cary Dodge and may reach the house soon. Misa Lala Logan returned from Lian Grove last Friday as a FIU victim and is recovering. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kelsey visited Clyde Kelsey in Paullins Sunday.
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Beneit
Garnove
Caughter
Will Wistes
Max Breston
Ward Perguson
W. W. Wheeler
Roffe
Manson
Fonda Times
Anton Williams
Eather McMahon
Gilmore City
H. A. Lind
Mabel Perrin
Rolfe Frienda
Relfe
J. W. Tilten
Ward’ McCreary
Fern Laning obituary notes death in 1918 at Fort Dodge
Fern Laning, aged eighteen, died December 28 1918 at Mercy Hospital Fort Dodge after influenza and pneumonia. She was born July 11 1900 on her father’s farm near Gilmore City and recently entered Tobin College in Fort Dodge. Funeral services were held Tuesday forenoon from the Laning home with burial in Marble Valley Cemetery. She leaves a father step mother two sisters and four brothers in Humboldt County and Bradgate school friends served as pallbearers.
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Fern Laning
Fern Lanin
Port Dodge
Tobin
Laning
Marble Valley
Fern Mary’ Elizabeth Laning
Gilmore City
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Sanday
Consolidated Schools
Bradgate
Tobin College
Ft. Dodge
Pearl Rickard
George Laning
Mildred Warman
Willi Laning
Humboldt County
Harry Laning
U. S. Army
France
Dewey Laning
U. S. Navy
Norfolk, Va
Bradgate School
Edna Nelson
Gwen Jolliffe
Alice Hemmerton
Eva Tilton
Esther Zeaman
Gladys Phillips
Havelock Happenings: Local Residents and Visitors
Local column lists residents and visitors including Mr and Mrs Will Froh with newborn daughter, Miss Georgia Scott ill with influenza cared for by Mrs Scott from Cedar Falls, Ned Goodchild visiting from Camp Dodge, Gerald Crandall from Camp Jackson, Elwood Miller discharged from Camp Dodge, and other townsfolk seen in Havelock. Several town events include renting the Truelsen meat market by Geo Allen and Thanksgiving visits by Elmer Heathman.
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Will Froh
Elwood Miller
Camp Dodge
Orvin Miller
Boston
Billy Cornell
Storm Lake
Dewey Vote
Earl Peterson
Rolfe
Geo. Helmer
Chris Peterson
Frank Speer
George Harper
Laurens
Geo. Allen
Truelsen
Elmer Heathman
Don
Lulu Goodchild
Magnus
Martin Studer
Mallard
Conklin
Emmy Edge
A. F. Mick
Geo. Obrecht
Harry Mann
Jack McCarville
Alton
H. D. Gruyer
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Espieleness
Promptacse
Pocahontas
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Millwen
W Os. McEwer
McEwen Brothers
EAL Estate
Rolle, Iewa
Alwin G. Tietze
A. J. Baker Auctioneer
Poland
China
M. P. Hancher Rolfe
Hampshire
H. N. Wheeler
Rolfe Phone
BOARS
E. E. Wilco & Son
Rolfe, I
J. M. Boyce
Stella
Des Moines
Walter Boyce
8. S. Mather
St. Paul
Fred Johnson
Johnsons
Sebeka
Minn
Mr. Johnson
W. P. Melntire
Spring Hill
J. R. Melntire
J. C. Merckens
Fairfield
Merckens
W. P. McIntire
Dolliver Kent
Robert Kent
Art Lighter
F. M. Ritchey
Will Allen
Marion Bruce
North High
Bert Peterson
Morningside College
Sioux, City
Bert
J.T. Gract
Ballin
Steel
Forrest Grant
S. A. TC. Af Lexan State College
Chas. Pike
Will Gibtem
Will
Ynh
Rainbow
Mr. Gibbons
Lee Hixon
Botto
Floyd Russell
Aon
Sterling
Iowa University
F. E. Fuller
Sioux Rapids
F. C. DeWolf
Billy Hamilton
Pocahontax
Clarence D. Hobbs
Plover
Jesse Fishburn
Andrew Duane
Fishburn
Migs Minerva Manwarren
Bernard Smith
Gilmore City Enterprise Force
L. W. Larson
Havelock
Hoyne
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