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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1931
Page
4
Mrs. Cora Hilton travels to Felton Minnesota to stay with daughter Mrs. Alma Nicholas as she recovers from goitre treatment. Northrop death in Pocahontas draws Sioux City sister Clara Blanchard, and community figures attend funeral and related visits across Emmetsburg Rolfe and surrounding towns.
Pocahontas County boys basketball teams sharpen for the county tournament at Plover this weekend February 18 and 14 while dopesters peg Rolfe and Pocahontas Indians as strong contenders. Ware and other locals challenge for honors as Pocahontas teams dial in on the home floor and a competitive field takes shape.
A new plaque joins the south wall awards at Plover high school recognizing Arlene Grove for her 1929 state declamatory contest representation in Stuart Iowa. This year’s entrants Elting DuBoise Grant Sanders and Bertha Fisher seek advancement to the finals in the first round.
In Powhatan township, 223 voters turned out with 11 ballots spoiled for marking errors. The county road bond failed 49 to 168 amid 20 precincts, only four precincts supporting the bond.
The Plover first and second string teams defeated Laurens on Plover’s gym Friday night. Varsity won 25 to 10 with a tight 7 to 5 score at halftime. Reserves followed with a 17 to 12 victory. Additional notes mention Clyde attending a Laurens reunion at V. V. Perrigo home and J. Grove visiting relatives in Cherokee with Mrs. Dick critically ill.
Laurens school takes the loving cup at the Pocahontas County Declamatory Contest in Plover. Laurens wins three firsts, with home contestants placing in each division. Judges’ votes vary, but program praises the event and notes upcoming state round in March.
Charles A Northrop born September 10 1858 in New York died February 7 1931 at his home in Plover Iowa at age 72. He moved with family to Michigan Fon du Lac Wisconsin Powhatan Township Iowa helped build Plover homes and surrounding community. He married Elizabeth Stranberg March 11 1893 and had three children all predeceased him. Funeral held at Methodist Church with burial in Powhatan cemetery.
Pep per School reports absences among Clarice Campney Leonard Hender son Wava Emery Delbert Hubbell and Jean Pringle last week and early this week. First graders decorated windows with valentines and will exchange valentines Friday. Second and third graders made window decorations with visitors Mrs Ed Christensen and Mrs L G Schoenberger. Seventh graders studied line and barographs in arithmetic. Perfect spellers included Lucille Christensen Harriett Henderson Dolores Schoenberger Mary Thompson Clarence Webbink Lucille Everson Leota Ham and Kenneth Emery. Eighth graders Marian Hubbell Luella Hess absent Monday. Elizabeth Ferguson Marion Hubbell Lucille Fisher Lucille Hendricks Ruby Strong and Ernest Langfitt had perfect spelling. Sophomores world history covers Napoleon. geometry on angles in circles. English class finishing business letters and story telling. English literature reviews late 18th century. biology on cat operations. practical law to begin special contracts. Sports: Plover beat Laurens 25-10 with Reserves 18-13. girls sextette lost to Ware 23-16.
The Plover Co-Operative Association reports strong life with 14 members and seven cars of stock shipped. Directors built a manager’s office with telephone lines and located at the stock yard. The association ships AI bids and shipped by a Chicago packing house at 1.0 price per 100 pounds. seven cents including freight. They aim to render a service to the community and urge shippers to understand what is best for them.
Charles A. Northrop, well known in the community for over fifty years, died of heart failure at his home Saturday night after returning from town with the mail. His passing occurred as he and his wife read mail, with doctors arriving soon after.
We thank friends and neighbors for aid during our husband and grandfather's illness and for help in laying him to rest. Mrs Chas A Northrop Elizabeth and Norma Ferguson.
Among the large crowd of relatives and friends at the funeral were Mrs. Albert Blanchard of Sioux City plus Mr. and Mrs. Carl Strawberg of Dayton, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Meredith of Blooming Prairie, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harder and Mrs. William Stoltenberg of Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Conrow, and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Majorowicz of Rolfe.
About four hundred attended the musical testing event held in the high school auditorium. Winners from sub districts competed to advance to the district meet in Algona on March 10. Mallard orchestra won first. Plover girls won variettes with Havelock and Mallard placing. Emmetsburg led solo division with Plover second. junior choir Plover first Ruthven second. Enempsburg led Group A choirs with Ayrshire Bacon and Ruthven third. West Bend first Mallard second in Group B. A collection was taken to defray festival expenses at Plover.
The Pocahontas County unit of the Association of American University Women held a Saturday meeting in the high school at which senior girls from local schools attended a formal college tea. The program included talks on college life, musical numbers, and a one act play, followed by light refreshments. Attendees from Plover included Miss Dorothy Shaw Miss Pearl Jensen Mrs E W Heathman and seniors Beulah Campbell Mildred Christensen Beulah Christensen Bertha Fisher Roberta Grove.
Rev. Walter Rothwell accepts call to serve Pocaharis and Plover churches and will move his family from Lake City to Plover March 1. The manse will host the Rothwell family as Sunday services begin at 10 a.m with Sunday school and a Friendship Sunday featuring songs and recitations. Everyone is invited to attend all services.
Morning Worship and Evening Worship scheduled at Plover Methodist Church with Rev. C J Mekkelson and Rev. John Handa of Sioux City to preach. Epworth League led by Millicent Eppelsheimer. sub-district meeting in Ayrshire. training school for teachers started at Mallard. 45,000 school buses carry 1.5 million children daily in US. Albania begins first full gauge railroad Tirana to Durazzo, 32 miles, financed by Italian capital.
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