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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
2
A heated editorial denounces alien agitators in organized labor, calling for government action to curb perceived threats. It mocks public figures, laments high living costs, and contrasts self reliance with dependence on others, ending with a quip about a returning soldier and a divorce suit.
Scarlet fever quarantine placed on Konrad Schubacker home after first local case in some time. Plover school closed for coal shortage holidays. teachers off for the break. Mrs. Henry Fitzgerald improving after weeks of illness. Local reports note Wood shortages and ample fuel stock planned.
All accounts due this firm must be settled by January 1 by cash or bankable note. Carhoon Store advertises low prices on butter eggs cream and poultry and promises profits if buyers secure prices before selling.
H H Grove urges buyers to contact him early for sale dates this season. He notes a busy period and states his dates are filling rapidly. Arrangements can be made at The Arrow office or by phone.
Sunday services include Bible School Morning Worship Epworth League and Praise Service with weekday Bible Study Thursday Union services at the Presbyterian church. Bible school meets per two weeks ago schedule. Christmas Eve exercises and an apron sale by Ladies' Aid Society Saturday in church parlors. First quarterly conference Saturday evening December 27 presiding.
The text notes urban scrub women earning 3 to 4 dollars daily, ministers and professors earning similar, and claims war reduced birth rates. With the war ending, hope returns but agitation still discounts certainty as sorrow lingers on the population.
Harold Irwin Graham of Clare Iowa died at home in Plover on December 4 after reaching six years three months and days. He was the son of Mr and Mrs C A Graham and survived by five brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were conducted by Rev C I Squires at the local Methodist church, with interment at Powhatan cemetery.
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