Club and society notices for Rolfe area events
Local clubs schedule meetings and social events for February including Pythian Sisters kensing, Sorosis Club luncheon, Pocahontas County basketball tournament, H F Olerich sale of Po China bred sires, Farm Bureau unit gathering, I M Hart closing out sale, Tuesday Y M C A Ridge Club meeting, and Powhatan township Republican caucus at Plover Lumber Co. Each entry notes date and host or venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoreday
Sorosis Club
T. D. Jones
Farey
Lou A. White
Pocahontas County
Anday
Rolfe
Ynasium
H. F. Olerich
Field Township Farm Bureau
Robert
I. M. Hart
Ing
Esday
Geo. Ivey
A. L. D. Club
E. A. Messinger
Y. M. Cgridge
Park Kauffman
Tan Township
of the Plover Lumber Co
Plover
Republic
Farm sales in Plover area spotlight livestock and machinery
The notice highlights several late year sales near Plover led by F M Grove and W S Strong with auctions for cattle horses dairy stock and farm equipment. Other sales include Gerber Struthers and Olerich Poland China hog event plus Nel son estate goods and a large R Ranch dairy sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les
F. Mrove
Frank Climpson
Plover
Mr. Grove
Grove
W. S. Strong
Ford
Gerber
Tie Struthers
Andauy
H. Olerich
Olerich
Oleriches
Ole
John Nelson
Old Ripdale
Merlen
Allen & Reed
Inlay
Dory” Hart
O “Ife
Mr and Mrs J C Olerich Celebrate 35th Anniversary
Community members received a poetic invitation to celebrate the 35th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Olerich on February 9 1893. A large group attended the hospitality event at their home with remarks a mock wedding and a grand one o clock meal. Messages of congratulations arrived by telegram from friends and relatives praising thirty five years of shared work and family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Olerich
Olerich
J. P. Lester
H. D Brinkman
H. F. Olrich
Ernest Vaughn
Mya
Arthur Vaughn
R. C
G. L. Gunderson Vrain
Co. K. Grant
R. C. Grant Grant
C. IE. Boyce
Jess Hosier
C. E. Grant
Andrew Ives
C. L. Gunderson
Glyde Brinkman
Karl Ives
Jas, Cornwell
H. F. Wiegman
J. C. Olerich
Rolfe
Minnie
Honnes
Minnie and
Dr Price Advises Practical Swine Disease Controls
Dr J F Price government veterinarian who led nine county swine meetings with the County Agent shared practical methods to prevent swine diseases and parasites. He warned that economic losses from parasites and poor care can exceed hog cholera losses and urged 100 percent adherence to clean pasture and sanitation measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Price
Price
Iowa
McClean
Boy Scouts Plan Feb 21 Meeting and Bird House Contest
The Boy Scouts will meet Feb 21 at the high school gym to collect candy and gum during the County Basketball Tournament. They host a bird house contest with prizes including a Scout hatchet and a Scout knife. Bird houses will be shown and sold at Wilkin Meat Market to fund a summer camping trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkin
House For Rent Five Rooms With Garden And Outbuildings
For rent a five room house with a good garden and useful outbuildings. Monthly price listed as $12.50. Contact C F Clifford in Rolfe. Arrow Adz advertise nuf sed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.F. Clifford, Rolfe
Agtf
Arrow-Adz
Rolfe Community Banquet Postponed Indefinitely
The Rolfe Community Club banquet scheduled for February 28 was postponed due to a conflict with the final lyceum course night. Ed Dunn of Mason City is the proposed speaker, but costs cannot be set until contact is made. Organizers hope to reschedule before spring work begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Community Club
Speech Club
Ed Dunn
Mason City
Rolfe Rail Wreck Disrupts Freight Service South of Cement Plant
A southbound M and St. L freight derailed one half mile south of the cement plant after spreading rails. Seven cars of crushed rock derailed four spilled on track and about five yards of track and roadbed were torn out. IC wrecking crew worked overnight and until 1:30 pm Saturday to repair the damage. Local notices and social events fill the rest of this Rolfe column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Spencer
Will Spencer
Rolfe
St. L
I. C
Peterson
Iowa Falls
J. P. Peterson
C. H. Bolvig
Mankato
Minnesota
J. P. Hansen
Aptist
Otto Christensen
Cornell
Plover Short Course Praised for Community Effort
The Plover Short Course in the high school gym and surrounding buildings drew wide acclaim. An orchestra of 104 pupils from grades 1 through 8 performed, with praise for the girls and boys choirs and the high school orchestra. Speakers included Frank P. Reed, Dr. Geo Wandel, Clyde Bach Telheimer, Dr. J. F. Price, Prof. Dorchester, and Geo. Arnold. Governor Harding and Mrs. Ellsworth Richardson delivered notable talks on rural betterment and Great Lakes shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community of
Plover
Myrtle Eggspuehler
Frank P. Reed
Iowa State College
Ames
Geo. Wandel
Iowa State University
Clyde Bachtelheimer
Iowa Cream
Harding
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Mississippi Valley
Pocahontas County Credit Association
Methodist Church
Howard Clark
Miss Ruborg Weds Ernest J Johnson in Emmetsburg
A refined wedding at the Soper home Emmetsburg noon February 7 unites Miss Mary Ruborg daughter of Mrs Emma Ruborg with Ernest J Johnson son of Mr and Mrs A L Johnson Rolfe. About forty guests attend with music by Mrs Harland Soper and Miss Olive Noble. The couple plan two weeks in Des Moines then reside on the groom’s Rolfe farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harland Soper
Emmetsburg
Mary Ruborg
Emma Ruborg
Ernest J. Johnson
A. L. Johnson
Rolfe
Howe
Florence Aylward
Olive Noble
Mendelsohn
Olive Johnson
Arnold Barth
J. E. Brereton
W. D. Kline
Glenn Brown
Juanita Wells
Sylvia Randa
Des Moines
Emmetsburg High School
J. H. Brereton
Olive
Elnora Johnson
Vernett Johnson
John Classen
Gustave Anderson
Alfred Johnson
Clarence Johnson
Roy_E. Clark
Havelock
Maurice Pike
Armstrong
Harold Ferguson
Plover
Obituary of Thomas Marion Simonson
Thomas Marion Simonson, born January 6, 1888 in Powhatan township Iowa, died February 9 1928 near Plover aged forty years one month and three days. He married Hazel Kilbourne on February 24 1915 and leaves six children, a mother, five brothers and two sisters. He worked as clerk at Plover Mercantile and Smith Bros and later farmed. He was active in church and community, battled leukemia for two years, followed by pneumonia, and was interred at Clinton Garfield Cemetery beside his father. Funeral services were held February 12 in Rolfe and Plover churches with multiple reverends officiating. Out-of-town relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Marion Simonson
Powhatan Township
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Plover
Andrew
Anna Simonson
Hazel Kilbourne
Marguerite
Thelma
Dorothy
Thomas
Herbert
Robert
A. Simonson
Simon
Louie
Elmer
Dora
Marie Halverson
Roy
Halverson
Kenneth
Minn
Tom Simonson
Plover! Mercantile Co
Smith Bros
Rolfe
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jesus Christ
C. J. Mikkelson
Plover Methodist Church
J. H. Walker
Rolfe Methodist Church
J. C. Wangberg
Rolfe Trinity Lutheran Church
Simonson
Herbert Halverson
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
F. M. Gunstead
Florence
Leonard Gunstead
Chas
Catshall
Waterloo
J. T. Heggen
Story City
Olof
Sigmond
Bernhard Severtson
Lawrence Larson
Kanawah
John Rundlett
Adolph Bertelson
Humboldt
Peter Ostrum
Spencer
Ed Reed
Tilda Swanson
Rockwell City
Dora. Hanson
Ft. Dodge
Haldor Dale
Bode
H. Q. Ward
Manson
E. Gabrielson
Jack
Spies
Gilmore City
Harold and
Mel
Vin Budd
Pioneer
Stallcup Couple Celebrate 39th Wedding Anniversary
About fifty neighbors gathered at the Stallcups in Lake township on Tuesday evening February 14 to honor their 39th anniversary with a mock wedding, games, dancing, and a supper. The groom wore his original coat, and a Pyrex teapot gift was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stallcup
Lake’ Township
Stallcup
John Healey
Gus Perigal
Tom Kirby
C. H. Colburn
Junior Stallcup
Josephine Kizer
Max Higgins
Adam Doeringsfeld
Peping the Boys Up at K of P Hall Feed
A group of Rolfe High School basketball players were treated to an oyster stew and trimmings hosted by the K of P hall with Pythian Sisters serving. Abe DeVault led as toastmaster. speakers included R W Wilkin, Coach Jordan, Captain Jim Wilson, Supt Setzeplandt, Frank Charlton and Dr T D Jones. The event affirmed community support for the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of P. Hall
Pythian
Abe DeVault
R. W. Wilkin
Jordan
Jim’ Wilson
Supt
Setzeplandt
Frank Charlton
T. D. Jones
Rolfe
Leap Year Bride Proposes in Fort Dodge Wedding
Howard Jarshaw, former Rolfe barber, married Miss Mildred Wheeler in a public Armory wedding. The ceremony drew about a thousand spectators with gifts totaling several hundred dollars including laundry for a year and movie passes. Geer's Orchestra provided music for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Jarshaw
Rolfe
J. L. Moore
Wahkonsa Hotel
Fort Dodge
Mildred Wheeler
Armory
Daily Messenger
Fort Dodre
Mr. Jarshaw
Obituary of Frank E. Kirkpatrick
Frank E. Kirkpatrick born June 14 1859 in Cincinnati Town moved to Grant City Missouri as a child. He married Belle McClain December 1 1884 and had five children and four surviving, including Mrs Ritchey and Fred Kirkpatrick. He worked as a welder in shipbuilding during World War I and helped build Camp Dodge. later lived in Bremerton Washington before returning to Rolfe Iowa where he died February 11 1928 at age 68. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Rolfe with burial in Clinton Garfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Kirkpatrick
Cincinnati
Town
John Kirkpatrick
Methodist Episcopal Church
Grant City
Dee
Belle McClain
Lancaster
Kirkpatrick
FM. Ritchey
Washington
Camp Dodge
West Coast
California
Methodist Church
Altho
Methodist
Rolfe
J. H. Walker
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Dolliver Defeats Rolfe In Snowy Tuesday Tilt
Dolliver trounced Rolfe 31 to 22 as Rolfe led early with a close first half before Dolliver surged. Sid More hit several long shots and Dolliver used a sharp short pass attack while Earl Chambers refereed and kept fouls in check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Claus
Dolliver
Rolfe
Sidmore
Earl Chambers
Social Visit and Surprise Birthday at Local Homes
Mrs J J Bruce joined Mr and Mrs Jas Bruce for a visit in Marathon with Mrs Isabel Foral. A six o clock dinner at Mr and Mrs Carl Sandvig’s home celebrated Carl Sandvig’s birthday anniversary as a surprise party attended by Charlton Bowen poultry men and relatives. The event was enjoyed by all present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Bruce
Jas. Bruce
Marathon
Isabel Foral
Carl Sandvigs
Carl
the Force
Charlton & Bowen Poultry Establishment
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Republican
Andrew M. Simonson
Grantotk
Ruth Webb
Pollock
BOY Scout News
South
Garfield and
Lake
Richard Shelgren
Rutland
R. L. Hauswirth
LoKnoPla Musical Club
Charlotte Walker
Win
Obrecht
Dave Althouse
Witte
Miss Ruborg
EE. J. Johnson
Dolliver Trims
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