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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
2
Plover residents report visitors from Arnold's Park and Jewell, while others travel to Des Moines, Chicago, and beyond. Illnesses and recoveries touch families. basketball games, town events, and holiday travels fill the week as immunization plans and reunions shape community life.
The Plovers High schedule lists games from December 28 through February 16 including matches at and against Sac City Laurens Rolfe Emmetsburg Spirit Lake Ida Grove Estherville Pocahontas County Tournament and sectional play. Local obituaries for John Allbee and John Leadly are noted with funeral details forthcoming.
The Glenn Horsman and Len Atchinson families visited at the parental Gross home in Curlew Sunday. Mrs. Atchinson remained for a visit of several days. Mr. and Mrs. Remus Classen and a son of Pocahontas and the Ward Sharp family were entertained at the Jack Hoffert home New Years Day. Misses Laura Bryant and Beatrice McFadden returned to their school work at Cylinder the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Comer and Mrs. Snyder spent New Years Day at the Etherel Comer home at Mallard. Rev. Pharo of West Bend preached the funeral sermon of John Leadly Thursday. Mrs. Laird and son of Rockwell City were visitors at the Leadly home during the week. The G. L. Sanders family moving into the Peter Henderson residence during the holiday vacation. They will be settled by opening Monday next. Steinbron brothers accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Albert McFadden to Prairie City to visit their aunt Mrs. G. De Reus. One pleasant holiday party was at the Alex Thompson home Christmas Day with a twenty six pound turkey from Robert Thompson of Morris Minnesota. Santa Claus attended with a tree and gifts. Those present included Mrs. Eleanor Griffin and Catherine of Edgerton Minnesota and the E. G. Froh, F. A. Thompson and Q. A. Campney families. Influenza victims west of town include Mrs. Wm Nowack Mrs. F A Thompson and Arthur Nowack.
Plover Presbyterian Church notes Pastor W H Cassell. Sunday School and Bible Class at 10:00 a.m. Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Christian Endeavor 6:45 p.m. Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. Sermon topic on Jesus and the world. Evening service at Ottosen. January is Foreign Mission month with sermon and stere opticon lecture to be announced.
The note from Prayer Methodist Church lists usual Sunday services under Pastor C J Mekkelson with morning worship at 10 00 a m Epworth League at 11 00 a m and evening service at 6 30 p m Week day activities include a Thursday 7 20 p m prayer meeting The pastor is unable to give further particulars but regular services will proceed next Sunday under the schedule given
The Farm Bureau will bring J. L. Boatman to Pocahontas County to organize fertilizer tests for 1929. Tests target corn on peat and alkali soils or where corn struggles after harvest. Interested farmers should contact the County Agent.
Judgment by default will be entered against you if you fail to appear before noon on the second day of the January 1929 term of the Pocahontas county Iowa court. The term begins January 28 1929 at the Pocahontas county courthouse in Pocahontas Iowa.
In Pocahontas county Iowa Emma Kydd Tillie Kennedy Ida Wendell and Albert Wendell seek to quiet title to Lots 23 and 24 Block 4 Incorporated Town of Palmer. They claim life estate to Peter Wendell via Amelia Wendell will and allege a void deed by Peter Wendell as executor. Defendants include Albert Wendell and others who may claim interest. Court action set for January 1929 with default judgment possible.
January term 1929. Alice Gay Jones seeks an absolute divorce from Ross Jones on cruel and inhuman treatment. Court action set for January 28 1929 at the Pocahontas courthouse. defense must be filed by noon January 30 or default judgment will be entered. A M DeVaul attorney represents the plaintiff. Also probate notice for M P Hancher will dated March 30 1926 hearing January 22 1929 at 2 p.m. in Pocahontas County Court.
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