Hancher Sale Draws Community Despite Low Returns
At the farm northwest of town last Friday a large crowd attended M. P. Hancher’s bred hog sale though prices were modest with only five head over 100 dollars. Forty six hogs were sold mainly spring gifts with buyers including H C Kauffman H E Barrett Henry DeVaul T O Thorson Wm Fisher Clarence Jensen and several others, signaling a hopeful move in local hog breeding despite prevailing gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Hancher
Mgr. Hancher
H. C. Kauffman
H. E. Barrett
Henry DeVaul
T. O. Thorson
Wm. Fisher
Clarence Jensen
W.H. Coffin
C. RB. Jones
W. H. Howland
W. S. Hendricks
A. Vaughn
W. W. Bruner
John Beck
A. E. Hancher
C. D. Ferguson
W. B. Isler
Community Program At High School Sunday Evening
A public program at the high school auditorium Sunday January 16 at 7 30 features Lemon orchestra and Girls Glee Club leading community singing. C H Moon directs with pep from start to finish. Several addresses and a surprise number are planned with prayers and benediction by Rev Theobald Rev Bryan Long Rev Lester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon Orchestra
C. H. Moon
America
Glee Club
Bryan Long
Ushers
Star Spangled Banner
Girls’ Glee Club
Rev. Vevle
Ladies Organize Rolfe Athletic Club and View Social Event
A group of Rolfe women formed a new ladies' athletic club with Mrs. Margaret Campbell as president and Mrs. Juanita Nelson as treasurer. Dues are one dollar with excess funds to the gymnasium. Mrs. Robbins will direct the physical culture class. The first meeting is set for next Monday at 7 45 PM. Twenty nine joined so far. A second note records a Woman's Club meeting at the K P hall with about one hundred attendees and a social program including readings, a piano solo, and a "Style Show" featuring dresses from attics. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Margaret Campbell
Juanita Nelson
Robbins
Woman’s Club
K. of P. Hall
Henry Wiegman
J. H. Brinkman
H. C. Barnes
Frank King
W. B. Hikenberry
M. R. Fisher
Frank Robinson
Thos. Wiley
Bert Wood
Earl Fisher
Edgar Cornell
Kathleen Barnes
Daphne Malcolm
Jeanett Brinkman
Zell
Rolfe High vs Mallard High Basketball Tonight
Rolfe High faces Mallard High in a gym showdown with Mallard holding the recent edge. A supportive crowd is urged to attend as the local juniors and spectators expect a hard fought game tomorrow evening and a lively gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High
Mallard High
Mallard
Rolfe
D. M. T. Senor
Powhatan Farm Bureau Opens Year With 100 Attendees
The Powhatan Farm Bureau held the first meeting of the year at A W Hess & Son farm near Plover on Tuesday January 11 at 1 PM. President T M Simonson presided and introduced County Agent Richardson and dairy expert C L Blackman Ames State College. The gathering included teachers from the Plover consolidated school and agriculture class and planned a follow up for Monday January 17 in the Plover school basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
A. W. Hess & Son
Plover
T. M. Simonson
Richardson
Powhatan Township Farm Bureau
Shipping Assa
C. L. Blackman
Plover School
Knights of Pythias Annual Banquet in Rolfe
Rolfe hosts a grand Knights of Pythias gathering with the Pythian Sisters and Rosary Society serving 274 plates. Toastmaster Chas H Moon led a lively program of speakers, installations by the Knights and Pythian Sisters, music by Mrs Noggle and Mr Sargent, and festive dancing and games.
Presbyterian Church Notes Rev John P Lester Pastor
Church notes outline Sunday services led by Rev John P Lester with morning and evening worship and Bible school attendance. Union Temperance meeting replaces evening service next week. missionary society meets Wednesday with listed hostesses and topics including devotionals and mission finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church Notes
John_P. Lester
Bible School
Lord Christ
Christan
Union Temperance
The
Missionary Society
W. R. Jones
J. H. Brinkman
Mission Finance
John Damborg
China
A. W. Ives
Meeting to form Spray Club at Randall Melson farm
A Garfield township meeting will be held Monday January 17 at 2 p m at the Randall Melson farm home to form a Spray Club. County Agent Richardson and an Ames expert will lead the session inviting all interested in better orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Melson
Garfield Township
Richardson
Ames
Methodist Church Services Highlight Weekly Gatherings
The pastor Rev A H Bryan reports large Sunday audiences and strong Sunday school attendance with a record offering. The Woman's Missionary Society meets Friday with Mrs McCray. Next Sunday the union service at 7 30 pm marks a temperance rally at the high school auditorium, and the pastor plans his 3000th sermon soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society
Arrowman
Epworth League
Sheriff appoints deputy sparks political ethics remark
The Des Moines Register notes Sheriff Bob Winegarden both Republican and his deputy Charlie Pattee, a Democrat, are viewed as likeable. The piece dismisses strong political reactions and jokes about ethics in Pocahontas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baimey Bruce
The
Rolfe Arrow
Bob Winegarden
Des Moines Register
Pocahontas
Winegarden
Charlie Pattee
Nicely Surprised on J C Crevestone’s Thirty First Birthday
Friends and relatives visited J C Crevestone on Sunday bringing well filled baskets for his thirty first birthday. Attendees included A D Mitchell and family Geo Kueck and family J H Spurling and family Joe Rankins and family Mr and Mrs Diggs Art Michalek and Frank Hairen. After dinner games followed and all reported a very nice time. Hope he remembers this event for long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Crevestone
A. D. Mitchell
Geo. Kueck
J. H. Spurling
Joe Rankins
Diggs
Art Michalek
Frank Hairen
Mr. Creveston
Merry Dozen Hosts Mr and Mrs Bert Peterson
The Merry Dozen Club entertained at the Peterson home last Thursday evening with 500 as the main pastime. Booby winners were Mrs Frank B Charlton and Lou White while winners included Mrs Hunter and Frank B Charlton. Guests expressed appreciation to the hosts on departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Peterson
Merry Dozen Club
Frank B. Charlton
Lou White
Hunter
Trinity Lutheran Church Announces Anniversary Prohibition Event
Trinity Lutheran Church led by Rev. Carl M. Verle offers morning Norwegian services at 11, with Sunday school after. The Luther League meets at 6 80 p m. An anniversary of national prohibition is celebrated at the high school auditorium in the evening. The congregation holds its annual business meeting next Saturday at 2 p m for voting members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s
Luther League
Sleep talkers should wed the hard of hearing
A humorous column notes that men who talk in their sleep should marry women who are hard of hearing since they cannot read husbands’ lips in the dark. It jokingly adds that an English prognosticator predicts the world’s end, and ends with a light wartime tone about keeping powder dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Woodmen Public Installation and Basket Social Planned
Public installation in the K P Hall is set for Tuesday evening January 18. A basket social will raise funds to pay indebtedness with ladies urged to bring baskets and men to come ready to purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of P. Hall
Revival Meetings Begin at Free Methodist Church
A series of revival meetings started Tuesday evening with Evangelist Hill and Elder J F Mudd in charge. Strong interest is shown and the meetings are expected to be fruitful. The public is invited to attend. Congregations meet each evening at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Methodist Church
Evangelist Hill
J. F. Mudd
Iowa senators name federal appointments for northern and southern districts
The document lists Iowa selections for federal posts including Marshal northern district Fred Davis Sioux City Attorney northern Bert B. Burnquist Fort Dodge Marshal southern district Guy S. Brewer Des Moines Attorney southern district Joseph Frailey Fort Madison and collector of internal revenue Lars Bladine Cedar Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fred Davis
Sioux City
Bert B. Burnquist
Fort Dodge
Guy S. Brewer
Des Moines
Joseph Frailey
Fort Madison
Lars Bladine
Cedar Falls
Wilson Receives Nobel Peace Prize with $40000 Grant
President Wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and a $40000 prize grant. Theodore Roosevelt and Elihu Root are the only other Americans to receive the award, created from funds bequeathed by a Swedish scientist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Theatre Preview Listings for January 17 to 20
The schedule features Norma Talmadge in The Branded Woman on Monday and Tuesday, January 17 and 18, from Oliver D Bailey's Branded. Peggy Highland stars in Girl in Bos hemia on Wednesday, January 19. Louis Bennison appears in The Misfit Earl on Thursday, January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Talmadge
Oliver D. Bailey
Peggy Highland
Boshemia
Louis Bennison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hancher
Knights of Pythias
Rosary Society
Catholic Church
Chas
H. Moon
Weslie W. Wheeler
Marie Wiegman
Mary McIntire
Castle Hall
Pythian Sisters
Mabel Morrison
Hila Hille
Anna Bower
Jennie Hansen
P. C
E. S
Lillie Noggle
E. J
Florence Cook
Ann Wiley
Katherine MacVey
Lola Cornell
Minnie Matteson
Gussie Bruce
Knights
Harriss Thomas
A. G. Hille
G. M
A. F
Pp. C. C
J. R. McIntire
C. C
J. H. Wilson
V. C
T. J. McCullum
A. F. E. Grant
K. RB. S
E. S. Colebaugh
M. of E
W. P. McIntire
I. G
Lendit Paulson
O. G
A. V. Graeber
I. L. Hollis
Russell McIntire
McIntire
Mr. Sargent
Mrs. Noggle
Daphne Malcom
Harris Thomas
Wayne Coffin
Westin
Junior Endeavor
Christian Endeavor
First National Bank
Rolfe, Lowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
A. H. Bryan
Trinity Lutheran Church
Carl M. Verle
Iowa State
Mildred Harris Chaplin
Polly
Buck Jones
Firebrand Trevison
Matt and
Jeff
W. S. McEwen
Robt. Bruce
James Bruce
Jos. McEwen
D. D. McEwen
Board of Directors
J. B. Kent
Robert Bruce James Bruce
W. S. McCewen
Joseph McEwen
the State Savings Bank
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!