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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1976
Page
9
The column honors Abraham Lincoln on his 167th birthday and recalls his Independence Hall speech of 1861. It highlights Lincoln’s belief in liberty for all and equal opportunity, noting the centennial context and the editor's disclaimer about opinions.
The first Iowa inhabitants left few records, but archaeology reveals mound builders who crafted copper axes and bird carved pipes. They built stone vaults, wove cloth, and created diverse mounds along the Mississippi and Des Moines rivers. Their fate remains unknown.
Local residents hosted and visited friends and relatives over the weekend. Dick Barrett and family welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barrett of Maple Hill to attend Rolfe Gilmore City basketball games. Various guests from Eagle Grove Gilmore City Granger Morton Blue Earth Windom and Fort Dodge joined weekend gatherings and birthday celebrations. The note closes with a remark on Iowa history about the Mound Builders not being Indians.
Many residents hosted or visited friends and relatives over the weekend. The Howlands stayed at Tony Richardson’s Omaha home to help care for their grandson Chadwick Dale, and several other families shared Sunday visits and meals across Rutland Des Moines and Waverly including the Bach Aria Group concert in New York City.
The Rolfe Iowa hatchery promotes its 1975 wage and local goods purchases exceeding $100000 and $400000 respectively, notes minimal Pocahontas county income, and outlines its customers across Iowa and neighboring states. It invites visitors to inspect chicks and lists poultry stock including B-300 layer and G-352 layer.
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