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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
2
Classified items and local notices list goods for sale including a gray gelding about four years old and Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels. Also rentals for a house and acreage, cane seed for sorghum factory plans, and several local notices about residents visiting relatives and club meetings. Includes contact details and dates.
Attractive residence in town on over half a block with hot water heat electric lighting and fruit trees. Includes a large barn and auto shed. One of the finest properties, priced to sell as owners move back to the farm. Showings on weekdays. HANCHER Rolfe ta.
A playful ten day campaign ends in a house party celebrating twenty five years of married life for J C Olerich and Minnie Manley. The event includes a mock invasion, gifts of silverware, and a public pledge to attend future anniversaries amid community turnout and local school notices.
A new public school building will be open this Friday for all who wish to see it. The opening marks a milestone for the district and invites community members to tour the facility.
The Ladies Aid fed 140 people Monday night and added 70 dollars to the church fund. Next Sunday Epworth League will sponsor an Over the Top service led by Fern Beecham of Bradgate, a union meeting with Christian Endeavor. A new class for young married folks grows under Superintendent Bloom. Regular services follow including a pastor’s sermon.
In the District Court of Iowa Pocahontas County a probate notice states the filing of an instrument dated March 4 1916 purporting to be the last will and testament of John Q Hersom and opened for reading on February 9 1918.
A local Pure Food Grocery ad promotes underselling on high utility items with low prices. It lists Red Globe Onions six pounds for 25 cents, Prunes 21 pounds for 25 cents, Cracked Hominy three pounds for 25 cents, and several canned goods with our price figures. Fresh California lettuce and celery priced to attract Friday and Saturday shoppers, along with salmon and sausages on sale.
W B Bollard, Clerk of the District Court at Pocahontas Iowa, fixes the time for proving a will on April 3 in the afternoon and directs publication in The Rolfe Arrow weekly newspaper. The document bears the district court seal and is dated February 1 1918.
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