24 Dec 1914
Page 12
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
12
Local notes list numerous relatives and friends visiting in the area throughout the week. Herman Nowacek and W E Chinn are among those traveling to Plover and Sioux City for business and family gatherings with extended stays and return trips.
William Lackaye of Chicago offers a $10 prize for the best photograph of a couple kissing with no age limit. The page invites young people to enter, noting some rehearsal would help secure an effective pose.
The Methodist Episcopal Church announces a 12 night revival starting Sunday December 27 with evangelist singer G W Stapleton of Spirit Lake IA. The pastor urges faithful attendance and active participation in song alongside preaching by visiting pastors and local leaders.
Misses Helen Lothen and Aman da Sorenson returned to Victory Wisconsin to spend Christmas with family. Clarence and Miss Ella Gunstead visited from Waterloo Iowa for the holidays at the A Simonson home. Choir rehearsal at C Otto home drew a large crowd while Sunday school at Pikertown schoolhouse faced cold weather and low attendance. Shadow Social at L B Buster home raised about 41 dollars for the school, with thanks to the Boster family for hosting. Niles MacVey represented Pikertown at a spelling contest in Pocahontas, earning credit though not a prize. Mrs J D Wallace will sell at the Srouse sale on December 29 a brown driving mare nine years old, weight 1200, plus harness and other equipment.
Frederick Stewart a four year old boy in Homestead Pennsylvania stepped onto a frog on the railroad tracks and was caught as a long freight train passed. Each car pressed down on his foot causing agony as his mother Mrs Clarence E Stewart tried to free him. She saved his life but collapsed.
Vienna reports Kaiser Wilhelm occupies good health with strong stamina. A Vienna scribal account says the emperor endures daily strain and enjoys long rides, contradicting rumors of illness or gray hair. Bees Disrupt Service at Nodaway church as swarms nest between roof and ceiling, dripping honey on worshippers. In Silver Lake Oregon a diamond rattlesnake allegedly bites itself to death after cats drive it into red ants, ending its torment.
Investigators believe bandits caused a derailment of a Southern Pacific train near here using railroad ties. Fifteen passengers were injured as every coach derailed and the express car was targeted for robbery.
A humorous letter rails at Iowa papers for praising the hen while neglecting the rooster. The writer extols the rooster’s early crow at 3 00 A M and his bravado guarding the coop, praising the male bird’s spirited resilience despite newspaper gender bias.
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