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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1923
Page
2
A playful column urges readers to rest daily and hints that the paper lacks a certain juicy story this week. It emphasizes finding the right time and place and urges scanning advertisements for good bets.
Notice to shareholders of First National Bank of Rolfe that a meeting will be held at the bank office in Rolfe Iowa at two oclock p m on January ninth 1923 to elect a board of directors and handle other business. B L Green cashier.
Citizens told to clear sidewalks after snow. If not cleared within 24 hours, workers will be hired to clear them at the property owner’s expense. P. A. McCray mayor and S. F. McGuffin marshal issue order.
In Poca hontas Iowa exams will be held in the court room on January 24 26 under the direction of Mrs J H McMichael County Superintendent.
Local column reports visits to Mrs. Bruce in Marathon and other area social stops. Miss Anna Matteson becomes bookkeeper at Geo. O. Hauck & Co. in Rolfe, while Miss Elizabeth King departs for Minneapolis to study at the University of Minnesota.
Expresses gratitude to Alfred Gadd and others for kindly assisting in obtaining the yellow number plates to match the yellow front on Webb's two old Fords.
The piece notes some politicians lack real influence and some talk shop at social events. It suggests that not paying for advertising harms careers. A caustic tongue wounds but rarely advances a person, while most editors are fair judges of human nature. otherwise they would not remain editors.
Iowa State College records show White Wyandottes and S C White Leghorns led with 166 eggs per bird in 1922. A 75 bird Wyandotte flock owned by Mrs. Moore and a 269 Leghorn flock owned by Celia Simons matched the 166 egg average, boosting state totals and underlining breeding care.
The kitchen is the housewife’s workshop and brightening it enhances work. Small items like cheese boards bread boxes and spice cans invite decoration. Use enamel colors curtain reds white accents and uniform labeled bottles to form a bright handy emergency kit.
Iowa State College daily extension service reports over 42000 cream samples tested last year across about 6000 farms in Iowa. Dairy extension staff from Kansas and California plan to adopt cream testing, aiming to reduce low testing cream reaching creameries. Persistent use of old water separators by some customers drives diluted cream and requires larger storage.
The passage notes that some women praise an adversary when angry, calling the other woman “smart.” This odd compliment reflects social tension and rhetoric around speaking up and intelligence in conflict.
When ear corn is sold a deduction covers the weight of the cobs. If this estimate is too high the grower bears the loss or dispute outcome.
An advertisement extols International kerosene engines for powering a buzz saw and running farm chores. It touts backers of the engine as steady, balanced power with removable cylinders for long life and easy refurbishment. It also promotes McCormick Deering shellers for shelling corn, guaranteeing payment for all corn with cobs kept for fuel and faster market transport.
An advertisement extols the Primrose Cream Separator as a low friction, lightweight model with two cream outlets and a skim milk regulating screw. It claims higher efficiency, durable ball bearings, and rapid payback through increased dairy and property returns. The copy ends with a cautionary line about marriage.
The ad touts the Big Ball Deering Standard Twine with enhanced winding and fewer tangles. It asserts proven quality and urges farmers to arrange supply before harvest, promising ready delivery in time for hay harvest.
A Des Moines Register blurb promotes a full page of farming news about Iowa farmers and what they are doing. It mentions subscription business handling in Rolfe and nearby areas and includes a proverb about caution.
In District Court Pocahontas Iowa an instrument purporting to be the last will of Peter Jensen deceased dated September 18 1897 was filed opened and read. Hearing for proof is set for 2 PM January 30 1923 at the Pocahontas courthouse before the district court or clerk. All interested persons must appear to show cause why the will should not be admitted. Dated Pocahontas December 27 1922.
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