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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
7
Notices subscribers that payments must be current under post office rules for third class rates. Expiration dates shown as month day year, with warnings that nonpaying accounts will be dropped and renewed promptly.
The column lists numerous January gatherings: Woman's Club regular meeting after Friday Jan 6 with Lookout and Membership committees. American Legion Auxiliary at Mrs Jones home on Mon Jan 9. Knights of Pythias Sisters officers invitation at their Castle on Mon Jan 9 with refreshments. D M T Woman's meeting at Moines township school Tue Jan 10. All day Home Study Club meeting at J C Olerich home with Mrs Robi assisting. St Mary church benefit card at church basement Wed Jan 11. Miss Alli e M Smith to hold school of instruction Thu Jan 12. H F Olerich hosts southwest meeting Fri Jan 13 with officer installations and dinner by Jan 8. Woman's Club book drive for public library. Pocahontas county seed-buying ends Jan 16 at Pocahontas court house. Tuesday Club at Mrs F E Grant Jan 17. A L D Club at L A Rogers home Jan 17. Rolfe Library Day with evening stunt at Rolfe high school sponsored by Rolfe Woman's Club.
The Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters plan a joint installation on January 9 at their hall. A covered dish lunch follows with each lady asked to bring a dish and a sandwich for two. dessert provided by the committee. Social games will follow the installation.
The Farmers Union officers elected in Pocahontas by mail ballot include President C. Coppock, Secretary B A Bukbert, Treasurer Rex Keck, Directors G Rubel Oliver E hus H J Me, County Councilor Milan Sharp, and Keeper John Joens. Reverend W A Winterstein listed as plain.
The Rolfe Woman's Club launches a large community library project with a 1000 book list covering fiction history biography and more. From Jan 16 twelve teams will canvass houses selling coupons and on Jan 20 a stunt program at the high school auditorium grants free admission to coupon holders.
Historical notes recount the December 21 1883 election in Rolfe Iowa where 33 voters chose to incorporate by a 29 to 2 vote. Listed voters include J W Bruce M W Coffin Wm Callon J Lee Jas Parks W W Beam Geo Horton H D Smith C P Leithead and others with several later identified as deceased.
Home grown Grundy county sweet clover and white blossom sweet clover will be offered at a seed-buying meeting at the Pocahontas courthouse on Monday Jan 16. Elevators seed merchants and farmers are invited to bring samples for buyers to select from.
The Rolfe year begins with optimism about repairs on sidewalks and buildings, paint work, and home trades boosting local cement, painters, carpenters, and lumber yards. Promises of new factories and a possible McNary Haugen bill spark belief that farmers and merchants may regain profits, with hopes for a creamery cereal factory and other ventures. The town's newspaper office aims to support this uplift.
Mothers of West Seattle honored Fred L. Cassidy as he resigns after twelve years as principal. A banquet by the High School Parent-Teacher Association drew over two hundred community members and teachers, and a watch was presented. Cassidy previously led the West Seattle Grade School and came to Rolfe from Upper Iowa University.
The piece comments on marriage and charity with irony. It argues men marry to settle, settling into financial duties. it mocks advice given by those who cannot use it themselves and contrasts politicians who carry water with those who carry hip flasks.
The piece surveys a week of severe cold with record lows around 18 to 20 below zero and little snow leaving ice. It notes coal shoveling, car thawing, scarce news, and compares Perceptions with Long Beach California. It lists local market prices for eggs butter corn oats barley poultry hogs and cattle with Iowa hogs at 8.10 and steers at 12.00.
Fred Spencer recovering from appendectomy while visiting kin. Dolores Lorraine Cordes dies at about one month old in San Diego. N C Simonsen and son Walter visit P P Kaiser in New Year's. Carl Larson and Mildred Jensen connected to Fort Dodge. Elsen obituary. Millinery class led by Jane and Frank Wallace. efforts in Lake township. Gilbert Cordes and Clyde Speer plan winter in California. Chas. Elsen, Lake township pioneer, dies after operation in Fort Dodge.
Grace D. McMichael county superintendent announces teachers examinations on January 25 26 and 27 in Pocahontas. The notice lists the dates and the official overseeing the testing.
Vera Murray wed George Lehnus in a Dec 31 ceremony at the J A Murray home Rolfe officiated by Rev Glenn Minkler. Verna Christensen sang with Alta Hewlett at piano. The couple plans a Chicago visit then home to the bride’s farm northeast of Rolfe.
Miss Allie M. Smith a millinery specialist will conduct training schools next week at multiple locations. On Monday Jan 9 at Laurens Lutheran church basement Tuesday Jan 10 at Mrs Jack Keenan home in Fonda Wednesday Jan 11 in Pocahontas court house assembly room and Thursday Jan 12 at Mrs H F Olerich home southwest of Refe attendees learn new hat making and trimming techniques.
Mrs Harold Ferguson forced by husband death will close out at Mc Creery farm northeast of Plover on Wednesday January 11. Six horses thirteen cattle thirty three hogs plus farm machinery chickens alfalfa straw seed corn and more offered. Full description on Plover page. J J Sedlacek lists a large farm sale one and three fourths miles south of Pocahontas on Tuesday January 10.
Rev J P Lester outlines services at the Presbyterian Church including morning worship at 10:00, Sunday School and Bible Class at 11:15, Junior Endeavor at 3:00, and union meetings at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. A photo of the pastor's Sunday School class will be taken next Sunday weather permitting. Weather and attendance reflect a slow New Year start.
Farm youths have entered thirty five baby beeves in the Baby Beef Club with Herefords predominant and Angus and Shorthorn calves present. Five or six good calves remain, banks offer loans, and businessmen seek youth partners. contact the bounty agent to secure a calf.
Ruth Malcolm daughter of Pocahontas residents wed Harry J. Schmidt son of Davenport at the Delta Delta Delta house in Ames on December 28 1927. Rev O H Cessna officiated before a pine decor fireplace. The couple plans to reside in Ames after February 1.
Joseph Hudek longtime Pocahontas County settler and Bohemian community leader died December 31 1927 at age eighty three after a three week kidney infection. Born in Bohemia in 1844 he arrived in 1869 and built land holdings one mile northwest of Pocahontas later moving to Pocahontas nine years earlier. Survived by wife Anna Wasel one daughter and eight sons with funeral at St Peter and Paul’s Pocahontas burial Calvary Cemetery.
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