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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
6
Local news recounts observances and entertainments at the Princess theater, a women’s club fundraiser, and a patriotic program at the opera house. It lists sub district and district contests, visitors, and notes on war service records with calls for families to submit names and addresses of service members.
Local notes report many visitors to Havelock including John Dunlap from Sunday, Mr. Truelsen and Will Brock from Rolfe, and Mrs. John Kirchner from Pocahontas. Tom Marshall plans to move to Wisconsin, while Alfred Mick buys a Ford truck for business. Several locals travel to or from nearby towns for family and business matters.
Rural education plans involve Professor Fuller visiting Iowa counties to organize rural boards of education. Governor Harding reports no special session. Indianola protection groups form after Simpson College fire. Draft issues, women messengers, and Red Cross efforts appear as Iowa communities support the war and state administration through 1918.
Pocahontas residents hosted Sunday guests at the Frank Flynn home. John Coulter of Eagle Grove spent the weekend with local friends. John Elbert from Denver visited his son J. H. Elbert and family, then returned home with his wife and daughter. Mrs. James Mick traveled from Fort Dodge for a family visit. R. C. Det. shipped a carload of hogs to Bronx City on Wednesday. Dewey Vote, visiting relatives, has returned home.
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