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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1916
Page
4
D C Bnodgress, a former resident of Deming New Mexico, reported a break in at his garage where $29 and his car were stolen after escaped birds caused a struggle. In a subsequent altercation one of the birds was killed and another captured while Del was reportedly roughly handled.
Regular session notes read and approved. Bills authorized including snow shoveling, sundries, street light changes, rent and coal, meters and hauling. a committee was named to prepare next meeting an ordinance governing plumbing and plumbers.
Fragmentary notice lists dates and locations including Pocahontas with references to printing, parties, and contact by phone for early dates. The garbled text mentions Mrs Bent Thosswn and Abner Bei with scattered names and places.
The Rolfe Iowa city council appointed Byrnne McEwen and Patterson to a committee and accepted the resignation of Fire Chief W B H Matteson. A resolution requires all city water users to install meters within sixty days per Ordinance 36, for business reasons. The motion to adopt passed with Ayes McEwen Hollis Matteson Symes and Wilcox. council adjourned.
About fifty friends gathered at the Jas. Wright home to honor Jay Torpey and family who plan to move to Minnesota. Attendees included DeYoung of Omaha and Peter of Indiana, with many wishing them success in their new home. The notice also records funeral attendance, visits, and a probate court matter in Pocahontas Iowa dated February 1916.
Mabel Wendersda Benen and Phillips were hosted by the bride and her family. Read of preparations, travel, and the hope for a Des Moines home. Local visitors and relatives gather as news notes detail community ties and a fire report nearby.
Residents urged to organize quick response measures in favor of better fire protection. Officials warn stoves near walls require asbestos shielding and basements be cleared to prevent outbreaks. Emphasizes chimney inspection, small wagons, bucket brigades, appointing a brigade head, and ready access to chemical extinguishers. Remember Havelock.
The column reports plans for church events and women’s groups including a Thursday prayer meeting and a Tuesday address by Miss Swartz of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. It notes society meetings, local farm sales, residents’ visits, and town ordinances on streets, peddling, alleys, council meetings, and an election set for March 27.
Regular program by Superintendent A. Foster reported. Viola Bush travels to Des Moines to visit Drake University. two large mirrors purchased for the high school. Mumps cases include Ivadell Jarvis and Earl Nannamaker. recoveries listed as Frank McKim Earl Grove Gladys Grove Miss Coleman. Latin derivative exercise on porto leads to blush from Miss Oleman. Cheerful note that school life continues with student banter and expectations of future events.
A congregational meeting will be held at the Presbyterian church on Rabbath Day ep. 27th after morning services to discuss Rev. Huber’s seat. The Epworth League plans a church basement event Friday evening March 3 to help fund the church fund. Ladies should bring supper boxes for two. program includes stunts contests and a Gy M CG A boys performance.
Plover Methodist Church led by Rev. OW Huber schedules services at unusual hours next Sunday. A teen meeting follows the morning sermon, then at 7:30 p.m. the church becomes a recruiting station for volunteers to join the King’s army. The pastor will speak on Some Lessons From the Life of General Gideon.
A quirky local reflection notes how mood and timing affect daily life. It warns that some residents forget to wind their clocks between work and play and jokes about a wise man never treading on his wife's coins.
An old advertisement promotes a simple cold remedy using a small package of Dreast Tea or Hamburger Tea. A teaspoon of tea brewed in boiling water and strained is to be consumed as a tea throughout the day to break a cold or grip and to relieve congestion and loosen bowels. The remedy is described as safe and entirely vegetable.
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