Side Hunt New Year’s Day Proves an Interesting Event
New Year’s Day dawned clear and cold as McCullum and Wood led teams in a rabbit and game side hunt. McCullum’s group scored 526 points to 438 for Wood’s, with J H Wilson top individual at 188 points from 47 pigeons. The event funded a town feed hosted by the M E Ladies’ Aid Society, and all participants paid a dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McCullum
Bert Wood
McCullum
Marvin Burroughs
Frank Wheeler
Lawrence Wheeler
Robi. Klein
J. H. Wilson
A. B. Symes
Fred Witt
W. P. McIntire
R. Green
Albert Smith
H. F. Peterson
M. Graham
Wood
Bert
Mighty Hunters
William Obrecht
Wilson
Amos Marchant
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Aary Hunt
Help the Enumerator The 1920 Census Roll Out
The 14th U S census is under supervisor Lewis Sturhmer. Enumerators will visit every dwelling and farm to collect data on individuals and households including age, race, marital status, birthplace, language, education, home ownership, and farm details. Henry Murray is visiting Rolfe and Garfield Township. respond promptly.
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United States
Lewis Sturhmer
Iowa
Henry Murray
Rolfe
Garfield Township
Local Examinations Schedule Announced for 8th Grade and Teachers
Rural Eighth Grade Examinations set for February 26 27. High School Normal Training Examinations January 14 16. Regular Teachers Examination in court room January 28 30. Mrs J H McMichael County Superintendent announces details.
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J. H. McMichael
Pocahontas Loses Fine School Building In Fire
Pocahontas suffered the loss of its modern public school building to fire on New Year’s Day as janitors kept the furnace hot for the next day. The attic is the likely start point from a defective flue. Insurance partly covers the loss, estimated at about 40 thousand dollars when built, 75 thousand today. The district will carry on using town rooms while planning a new building.
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Pocahontas
Court House
Friends of Education
Tax help arrives in counties to assist filings
Internal Revenue Department announces experts will tour counties to aid taxpayers in preparing income tax reports. They will not charge or collect. Remittances go directly to authorities. Watch for imposters. Instructors will log income and expenditures for 1918. Dos and dates: Pocahontas Feb 2–7, Humboldt Jan 14–24, Fonda Feb 12–17, Sioux Rapids Feb 26–Mar 2.
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Internal Revenue Collector
Arrow
Pocahontas
Humboldt
Fonda
Sioux Rapids
Printing orders for farm sales and lecture series
Sales listings include A. Malecek and M. Hansen south west of Rolfe on Jan 16 Nels Severson east of Mallard on Jan 12 Hudson Firkins Shaw north of Rolfe on Jan 17 M P Hancher Poland China bred low sale Jan 29 A Olerich Poland China bred low sale Jan 30 Next lecture course comes Monday Jan 19.
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A. Malecek
M. Hansen
Rolfe
Nels Severson
Mallard
Hudson, Firkins & Shaw
M. P. Hancher
Poland
China
A. Olerich
The Great Gamble and Harald Lloyd at Friday program
Friday features The Great Gamble and Harald Lloyd in a comedy. Saturday presents The Midnight Stage with Frank Keenan, famed character actor. Program runs January 9 to 15 with multiple shows and admission pricing.
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Harald Lloyd
Frank Keenan
America
Prohibition Celebration Planned at Rolf Presbyterian
A community meeting at the Presbyterian church in Rolf on Tuesday evening January 15 will celebrate the defeat of organized liquor and the 18th Amendment taking effect at midnight. WCTU and church members sponsor a 7 30 program of songs prayers and instruction with bells rung at midnight.
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Presbyterian Church
Seibert Zimmerman Wedding At Zimmerman Farm
Miss Emma Edith Zimmerman wed Thad H. Seibert at noon Thursday in a private ceremony at the Zimmerman home five miles south of the city. Rev. A H Bryan officiated with Mrs. J Thad Carmichael at the piano. The gown was white georgette crepe with orange blossom headpiece. A four course dinner followed. The couple will reside on a Rolfe area farm after Mar 1. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs J Thad Carmichael of Fort Dodge.
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Joe Zimmerman
Emma Edith Zimmerman
Thad H. Seibert
Ad Seibert
Extra
Iow
A. H. Bryan
Rolfe M. i. Church
Inga
Nora Ryen
Rolfe
Woman's Club Hear Bertha VanAlstine On League Of Women Voters
The Woman's Club met January 2 at the K P Hall with a Lemon Orchestra musical number. Miss Bertha VanAlstine of Gilmore City spoke on the League of Women Voters and its goals to expand suffrage, educate voters, and improve election laws through mixed-gender effort.
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Woman's Club
K. of P. Hall
Political Equality Department
Lemon Orchestra
Matteson
Bertha VanAlstine
Gilmore City
League of Women Voters
VanAlstine
St. Louis
National American Woman Suffrage Association
National
Washington, D. C
United States
League
Bode Man Killed Trying to Board Moving Train
Henry Hansen, vice-president of the First National Bank of Bode and a prominent local farmer, was struck by moving train cars while attempting to board a train in Bode on Friday. He died shortly after at a local doctor's office. He left a wife, several children, and 1100 acres of Iowa land. The piece ends with a moral about patience as The Menace printing plant had recently burned down.
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Henry Hansen
First National Bank of
Bode
Livermore
Iowa
Splendid Felford Its Men Its New Year Social
The Tuesday club hosted its men folks for New Year’s Day at the Cray home. Decor, orange centerpieces, and labeled ribbons hid small gifts. Guests answered light questions, enjoyed entertainment stunts, and a humorous parliamentary drill ended with an adjournment motion. The event impressed locals as a worthwhile city organization, though some joked it should feed them more often.
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Ner
P. A. Be Cray
Havana
Juice outage announced for lines tomorrow and next day
The juice will be off the high line tomorrow and the next day from 9 a.m. to 4 46 p.m. This is to accommodate changes in the line to comply with water service.
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Vivian Martin
Dainty Marguerite Clark
Jack
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Ginn
Rolf
Old John Barleycorn
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Robt. Bruce
James Bruce
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