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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
1
A public call urges Congress to recognize inevitable administrative errors and devote energy to constructive messaging. It condemns partisan squabbles and urges unity to meet national tasks, arguing Germany will judge the United States by its democratic resolve.
The report recalls a tense week at Pomeroy where Rev Schumann faced federal action over seditious remarks after his church burned on New Year’s Eve. A mob reportedly demanded his departure, the marshal and sheriff interceded, and he was moved to Rockwell City then vanished. The piece warns against mob law and urges internment of treasonous talk while insulting public figures and quipping about local real estate practices.
A New York charity bazaar raised 71475 for soldier comfort kits but only 745 reached the soldiers. The rest paid for commissions rent salaries and decorations, exposing waste and urging authorities to ensure donations reach the intended benevolent purpose.
A wartime poem fragment lampoons shortages and expenses in daily life. The speaker laments meat wheat coffee stockings and trousers as scarce while deriding the Kaiser. the tone is comic and critical of war rationing.
Pocahontas County held regular session January 2 with Dooley Klein Sediacek and Elsen present. A. J. Sediacek elected chairman for the year. Final report on D. D. No. 49 clean-out approved. contractor Hiatt to settle. Various county fund bills approved and warrants ordered. adjournment set for January 7. Proceedings continued January 7 with hearings on PD No. 6 contract and 1918 newspaper subscriptions.
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