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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
5
Walter Boyce, long active in local business, died Saturday November 80 1918 in Des Moines after a brief illness from Spanish influenza and pneumonia. News of his passing reached his old home as his father J pares and sister Miss Stella nee were summoned to his bedside.
Walter Boyce of Rolfe dies after influenza while working in Des Moines. A promising athlete and longtime semipro baseball player, he left a wife Helen and daughter Betty, and was mourned by family and the Rolfe community. A memorial poem he copied on his typewriter accompanies the obituary.
Sgt. Clarence W. Roberts reports from the ND Agricultural College unit of the A. T. C. detailing illness with the flu and four hemorrhages, praise for doctors and Red Cross nurses, a five day furlough home, and a sense of duty and discipline among officers while awaiting discharge. He notes deaths of fourteen of eight hundred and the support of Y M C A and Knights of Columbus keeping soldiers grounded.
The Arrow will switch to a stop-at-expiration system for renewals, enforcing renewals regardless of paying ability. Subscribers are urged to renew when expired and to check the date next to their name, formatted as month day year, with examples like 1-1-19. The paper asks for cooperative support from readers and notes Iowa papers adopting the policy.
Silver Leaf Lodge No. 40 of Rolfe charts a revival amid quarantine limits. A Monday night Page event aims to initiate twenty or more into the Rathbone class with neighboring lodges invited. Master of the Work Phil Kelts leads a large team, signaling a busy year ahead for the lodge.
Silver Leaf Lodge Knights of Pythias held its annual officer election Monday evening. Elected were V C for Company O A V Gracher and E D Bloom. Prelate J R McIntire. Master of E M C O Hanson. Master at Arms Walter Holt. Inside Guard J A Gadd. Outside Guard J F Schnug. Trustee F A Malcolm.
Jacob Vetter adjoining Rolfe sells Saturday December 7. G G Graham northeast of Rolfe sells Wednesday December 41. Fred Hacker north of Havelock sells Tuesday December 10. FE Buxham in Rolfe sells Monday December 9. Roberts and Boster south of Plover sells Wednesday December 18. J W Sadler north of Bradgate sells Thursday December 19.
Rolfe Camp 609 Modern Woodmen of America will meet at the K of P hall Tuesday evening December 10 to elect officers for 1919. There will be work for the camp and all neighbors are urged to attend. B. J. Stegge, Clerk.
A special teachers examination is scheduled in the Pocahontas court room on December 17 and 18. Applicants must be eight years of age or older. Jace D. Bradshaw, County Superintendent.
The quarantine in Rolfe was lifted Saturday morning after improved conditions. A moving picture show occurred Saturday night and Sunday church services were held, though attendance lagged. Mayor Moon reported ten flu cases, mostly convalescent, with no serious illness. doctors will report daily and a community quarantine to end.
Ralph Hoover, son of the Rolfe family, died at Fort Stevens Oregon on Friday November 29 from bronchial pneumonia while serving in the medical corps of the aviation section. His body was sent home for burial and funeral services are held today. He volunteered early in recruitment and spent his service on the western coast. A fuller notice will appear next week.
The article notes broad enjoyment of Thanksgiving Day amid postwar readjustment. It warns that transitioning from wartime to peacetime commerce and industry requires careful handling to avoid future questions about whether reconstruction is occurring.
Miss Agnes Ferguson urges restraint and justice in Germany. She supports aiding a future German republic while demanding accountability for wartime atrocities. She envisions restoring Poland and Slavic nations and notes the awakening of German women.
The Woman's Club announces its regular December meeting on Friday afternoon December 6 at 2:30 led by Child Welfare Chair E D Bloom. Members present papers on childhood, guided by Mrs Wheeler and Mrs Lighter with vocal solos by Mrs White. A society note mentions several young men planning a winter in Europe and a Prussian walking tour.
Ned Goodchild of Havelock is home on a ten day furlough from Fort Des Moines convalescent hospital. He visited his sister Mrs Ray Green in Rolfe and spoke to Rolfe High School pupils about his World War I experiences in France near Chauteau Thierry. He recounted how Americans cheered when home states were praised and noted soldiers helped French orphans despite low pay. The Goodchild family is among the county’s oldest and most honorable.
The Tuesday Club met at Mrs. G. Jd. White’s home on December 3, the first gathering since October 8, with a talk fest and program. Town food administrator J. F. Deems set December 1–8 as Conservation Week urging clubs to present the outlined program. The club read excerpts from the President’s peace message and Hoover, pledged food-saving for Europe’s starving, then continued with a regular program featuring a Bohemian Girl overture phonograph number, current events, word drill, army briefings by Mrs. Hoyne and Mrs. Damborg, and a civil government quiz.
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