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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
2
Classified items list services for washing ice delivery at 2 per load by Thompson Bros. and rental notices for heated upstairs rooms. Local ads include hides and furs, poultry and timber offers, stray pig, autos, and boar for sale. International quotes discuss Germany’s peace claims after WWI.
Arronettes Kenneth Pearce visits parental home for Christmas. Regular Eastern Star meeting set for Friday evening with work and banquet. Mr and Mrs C B Bowen and Miss Lucile travel to St Paul for Christmas with the Kruldenter family. Dolliver Kent from Des Moines also visits J B Kent family. Merchants report normal, practical Christmas shopping. Bobbie Pollock recovered from pneumonia. Woman's Club Lyceum next Monday. worthwhile entertainment. Fire at Mrs J H Charlton’s home near 10 pm, chimney caused blaze. small roof hole but no major damage while Charlton family stayed in Dallas Center.
Rolfe residents share Christmas visits and local events. New families arrive, theater and skating activities entertain. urban and rural links include Rolfe Auto Co. trucks, YMCA funds, and a range of visits from Ames to Des Moines. The season features church programs, a fire at the Charlton residence, and the Filipino Singers opening a winter entertainment course at the opera house.
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