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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
5
Rolfe recounts a week of restricted water as a pump failure at the water works left most homes without service. Residents hauled water in pails, schools closed early, and the mayor organized immediate repairs while the emergency pump stood by. The episode shows the strain on aging equipment and argues for a duplicate system to prevent future outages and costly downtime.
The program features voluntary song prayer scripture readings and Christmas wishes. Children from Rev. Lester Mrs. Lester and various classes perform recitations hymns duets and a Santa Claus theme with anthems and carols, highlighting a communal Christmas service and youth participation.
The Woman's Club entertainment course presents the Dorothy Cole Concert Co at the high school auditorium tonight at 7 45 PM. The versatile program is described as worthwhile and a Christmas treat for attendees with seating urged to arrive early.
The Happy Center School lists month ending Dec 17 perfect attendance for Jessie Harriger Floyd Salisbury and Mildred Heald and 100 percent for Eugene Landoldt Jessie Harriger Mary Landolt Howard Sandy Mildred Heald 99 percent for Floyd Salisbury George Landolt Paul Landolt Minnie Seipel and Gordon Graham visited last week A witticism about beauty and a note on a Spaniard inventing a chess machine accompany the report.
The Presbyterian church presents a Sunday evening concert with organ voluntary by Amy Ireland anthems duets quartets and choirs led by Miss Ireland and featuring Miss Webb Mesdames Bowen and Thomas and Messrs Moon and Thomas The pastor will speak on The Historic and Legendary Christmas of the World and the service begins at 7 30 PM all are invited
The Rolfe Presbyterian Church invites all to Christmas programs this week and next. Sunday morning worship at 10 30 with a Christmas sermon, 11 45 Bible School, 3 00 Junior Endeavor, 6 30 Christian Endeavor, and 7 30 evening service. Santa Claus and gifts on the tree for distribution.
The Methodist Episcopal Church invites all to a Friday entertainment featuring the cantata The Night Before Christmas with an orchestra and multiple solo performances. A relief offering for famine relief will be taken after the program. Sunday services close the year with a sermon series on The Romances of the Bible and Their Interpretations beginning with Seeking a Bride for His Master.
The note invites readers to submit Christmas greetings for the page and explains it is near full. It asks businesses and institutions not yet represented to join and hints at a New Year page already laid out and partly sold, urging quick participation.
The schedule lists games for R. H. S. basketball with opponents Eagle Grove Mallard Rockwell City Manson Linn Grove Laurens and venue changes at Rolfe Manson Linn Grove and Laurens across January February March. A separate note states Britain protests rising American tire imports to the government.
Local residents visit, move plans, and family events appear across Humboldt Rolfe Gilmore City Laurens and nearby towns. Notable items include a two year old death from pneumonia, a Christmas party, club gatherings and visitors from Fort Dodge Alcyster Ottosen Livermore and Laurens. The federal government reports a monopoly among ten wheat mills controlling over half of U S flour production.
The W C T U ladies hosted their husbands with a two course dinner last Wednesday. Mrs M E Patterson Sioux City spoke of experiences abroad including England London slums and Belgium wartime devastation. She reviewed W C T U work, highlighted Child Welfare and the $10 000 annual grant, and honorary members joined. A Frances Willard portrait was damaged in transit and will be replaced. Next meeting will be at Mrs A B Symes home on Dec 30 with plans for Jan 16 celebration.
A member of the Kansas board of agriculture says a bill will be introduced in the next legislative session to prohibit the operation of boards of trade in the state. The United States exported 1 150 locomotives in the first eight months, over twice the prewar annual total, with Belgium Italy Poland and France among the top buyers.
An issue advertises Will Shimon’s farm sale six miles south of Rolfe on Tuesday December 28 after he sold the place. Listings include eight horses eighteen cattle a full farm machinery set tractor corn husker gas engines hog supplies chickens hay straw and more. T. H. Mason of Havelock also closes out sale Thursday December 30 moving to Minnesota with horses cattle hogs farm machinery seed corn hay and Farmers Elevator stock.
The local Knights of Pythias launch a competition between Reds led by Fred Hille and Blues led by J R McIntire running through Feb 14. A Feb 11 hunt awards points for attendance recruitment transfer or reinstatement and game wins. A Feb 14 banquet features the hunt game and the losing side pays incidental expenses.
Mr and Mrs Chas Knutson visited Humoldt Monday night with Charlie's mother Mrs M Knutson. The gathering included Charlie's mother and Mr Knutson's spouse at Humoldt.
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