Laurens Boy Wins Iowa Pig Club Championship
Fred E Ferguson an 18 year old Laurens boy tops 900 contestants to win the Iowa Pig Club title with a 99.1 percent score. He raised a Chester pig from 80 pounds to 362 pounds July 1 to Oct 31 earning 21.48 dollars profit and a trip to the Ames winter short course. Dayton’s Charles Anderson finished second with 97.2 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurens
Ames
Fred. E. Ferguson
Owa
Iowa
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State College
Joe Allen
Fred
Chester
Dayton
Charles Anderson
Ferguson
BE. C. Bishop
January Shower Honors Miss Allie Spangler
A pre nuptial shower hosted by Mesdames G A Dawson and Milan Sharp on Friday January 6 at the Dawson home honored Miss Allie Spangler. About twenty guests joined in games Edison music and piano selections followed by a two course luncheon. Gifts from an old fashioned basket were presented as Miss Spangler expressed thanks and well wishes for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames G. A. Dawson
Milan Sharp
Allie Spangler
Dawson
Edison
Mies Spangler
Fragmented reader note on age and memories
A fragmentary passage comments on aging and nostalgia gathered around Laurens with references to elders dancing and urging people to recall youth. The text reads as a personal musing about time and shared past events without clear names or concrete details.
Loretta Fox Weds T. J. Keane In Chicago Church Ceremony
Loretta Fox and T. J. Keane married at Holy Angel’s church in Chicago on Saturday January 6 1917 at 9 00 am Rev Father Morrison officiated The bride a Rolfe High graduate and teacher wore white The groom a Chicago postal clerk They plan to reside in Hoquiam Wash after January 24th and will be at home to friends later
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Holy Angel’s Church
Chicago
Ill
T. J. Keane
Loretta Fox
Father Morrison
Celia Fox
John Keane
Rolfe
Loretta
Old Rolfe High
A. P. Daley
Keane
Coon Rapids
T. J. Fox
Obituary of Mrs Hans Jepson of Rolfe Iowa
Mrs Hans Jepson died at her Rolfe home after weeks of illness on January 4. Born Christina Hanson in Denmark on December 28, 1848, she emigrated to America in 1872. She lived in Racine Wisconsin, married Hans Jepson in 1876, later lived on farms near Rolfe and Gilmore City, and died leaving four of seven children living Anna Paine Charles Susie and Edward. Funeral services were held at the Rolfe M church with Rev C S Burnette and burial in Clinton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Jepson
Rolfe
Christina Hanson
Jutland
Denmark
America
Racine
Wis
Lake Township
Gilmore City
Jepson
Anna Paine
Mallard
Iowa
Charles
McGregor, Minn
Burnette
Clinton Cemetery
Card of Thanks from the Jepson Family
The Jepson family expresses heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and burial services for their loved one. Anna Paine Susie Jepson Charles Jepson Edward Jepson.
Thanks and Burial Gratitude From The Roberts Family
The M. H. Roberts Family thanks those who offered kindness during illness and burial of their child and for the floral offerings. Tom Lawson comments on state secrets and Wall Street. An investigation is suggested to examine investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Roberts
Tom Lawson
Wall Street
Tom
Farm Sale Notes Highlight Three Local Auctions
Three farm sales are advertised in this issue. D W Phillips of two miles west of Plover holds a reducing sale January 16 featuring nineteen horses forty one cattle including twenty seven dairy cows and young stock plus farm machinery. Doc Smith’s reducing sale at the Smith Brothers farm near Des Moines township school offers eight horses and mules, fifteen head of cattle with heifers and steers, ten tons Timothy hay and machinery. Everett and Thornton announce January 19 on the former Sol Ritchey farm east of the Old Rolfe bridge a 246 acre stock farm with seven horses nine cattle sixty two hogs including a registered Poland China, plus machinery and terms in the ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Arrow
D. W. Phillips
Phillips
Plover
Doc
Smith Brothers
Des Moines Township Consolidated School House
Timothy
Everett & Thornton
Sol Ritchey
Rolfe Bridge
Poland
American Taxpayers Revolt Over Mexican Crisis Costs
The piece rails at Carranza for refusing to ratify a treaty with American and Mexican commissioners. It denounces Mexican conduct, laments mounting border costs, and argues for decisive action against Mexican authorities while criticizing ongoing war-footing expenses and tax burdens. It ends with a call to bold action and persistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Mexico
Congress
Plain Street
Pershing
Mr. Taxpayer
Death Of Mrs Sarah Munson In West Bend Area
Mrs Sarah Munson died at her home south of West Bend after a 16 week illness from bronchitis. Born in Norway on September 26 1864 she was 76 years 3 months 5 days old. She immigrated at 27 settling in Illinois married John Munson in 1869 and had two children. Funeral 11 o'clock conducted by Rev Theo Frese with interment in Clinton cemetery Rolfe. Attendees included Birdie Larson Louis Munson and Theo Wing.
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Sarah Munson
West Bend
Sarah Thorson
Norway
America
Illinois
John Munson
Birdie Larson
Kanawah
M. T. Munson
Munson
Ben Munson
Rolfe
Louis Munson
Huxley
Portland
Oregon
Slater
M. T
Wing
Stanhope
Mary Gunderson
Ore
Anlte
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Theo Frese
Clinton Cemetery
Timber For Sale By Woodman lodge at Woodman Park
A lodge meeting approved timber sale at Woodman Park and sealed bids will be received up to Saturday evening January 20. Bids filed with clerk W. P. McIntire in Rolfe. right reserved to reject any or all bids. By order V C 39 21 R. Cy Grant.
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Woodman Lodge
Woodman Park
W. P. McIntire
Rolfe
V. C
R. Cy Grant
Biggest and Best Sale Ever Put On in Rolfe
The sale of the stock of Geo. O. Hauck & Co at Rolfe drew wide interest on opening day with groceries excluded, promising strong savings as buyers stock up to beat rising living costs. Local ad reinforces week’s deals and farm-season timing to maximize purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
Mexico
Rio Grande
Rolfe
Geo. O. Hauck & Co
Hauck
Doyle and Campbell Fight the Coal Trust with Wood Power
Johnnie Doyle and W. W. Campbell form Doyle and Campbell to beat the coal trust by using wood. They organize choppers and haulers to harvest and haul wood, costing 1.25 dollars per cord, claiming a cord equals a ton of coal, and promise local jobs while aiming to topple the coal trust and later the paper trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Doyle
McEwen
Eastern Coal
W. W. Campbell
Doyle
Campbell
Haunhng
Methodist Episcopal Church Rev C S Barnette Pastor
Dr WOT McDonald district superintendent preached Sunday evening. Music by the orchestra featured a solo by B A Bloom and a trombone solo by C V Greensl. Weekly prayer meeting tonight at the Colebaugh home. Revival meeting plans discussed at quarterly conference. Services next Sunday at regular hours. Miss Geherkin district deaconess will speak at the annual Thank Offering Service of the W H M Society. Junior League 3 00 P M Epworth League 6 30 P M Pastor preaches 7 20 P M with music by the choir. Everyone welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wot. McDonald
B. A. Bloom
C. V. Greensl
KK. S. Colebaugh
Clauss Meeciing
John Johnson
Geherkin
W. H. M. Society
Epworth
Presbyterian pulpit to be filled by Dr Parkhill
Dr Parkhill of Buena Vista college will fill the pulpit next Sunday. Expect a good sermon. Morning service at 10 30, Sunday school 11 45, C BE at 6 30, evening service 7 30. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkhill
Buena Vista College
C. BE
Big January Sale At Rudes Price-Maker Store
Annual January sale announced with cut prices across all departments though ad space was crowded. Prices are on in every department and next week'sColumns promise a big ad. Lighthearted notes mention New York dining misfires and nationwide trap shooter trivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rude
Oldest County Resident Francis Murray Dies After Long Life
Francis Murray, born in 1820 in Belfast, Ireland, died January 7, 1917, at his son’s home in Des Moines township after a brief illness. A devout Catholic and pioneer farmer, he lived in Iowa since 1885 and left seven children, with three surviving. Funeral rites were held Tuesday with burial in West Bend cemetery.
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Francis Murray
John Murray
Des Moines
Francia Murray
Belfast
Ireland
United States
New York City
Daphine Mulvaney
DelKwalb County
Illinois
Hamilton County
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Margaret van Deventer
Rolfe
Margaret VanDeventer
Des Moines Township
Henry Murray
Valley Junction
West Bend
Gravel Flight Marks Public Works Push In County
The Commercial Club's Good Roads committee led by M Webb Symes and Bob Kiel reports gravel projects underway. A new pit on Woodman Park hill west of the river supplies top road gravel east of town toward Cornell corner for a 3.5 mile stretch, with Spence road work expanding west from the county road. Gravel also flows along M N Ives place and weather may extend operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Committee
Co. M. Webb
A. B. Symes
Bob Kiel
Woodman Park
Cornell Corner
Spence Road
M. N. Ives
Sideswipes Rehashed Lines on Society and Politics
A fragmented satirical column mocks fashion, birth control chatter, paper trusts, and political graft. It jokes about clubwomen, mortality, Europe’s peace, and election reform while lampooning New Year’s resolutions and Washington reporting. The tone is caustic and sardonic.
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Fred Fergunson
Vance
Susie Jepson
Charles Jepson
Edward Jepson
Doc Freel
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. C. S. Barnette
Presbyterian Church Notes
New York
U. S
Uke Niagara
Europe
Washington
Teutons
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