Community Notes from Webster City and Surrounding Areas
Rick is hospitalized in Webster City with Mrs Hendricks reported as improving. Nick Phillips of Bird Island Minnesota visits relatives here. Women’s Community Club members travel to Laurens for County Federation meeting. Mr and Mrs Wheeler host a social with 40 to 50 neighbors as they move to a new home in Plover. S T Grove visits Rolfe for his large back room project. For sale residence of E J Hughes in Plover inquire Hughes at Plover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricks
Webster City
S. T. Grove
Rolfe
E. J. Hughes
Plover
Sulphur Springs Area Harbors Health Giving Waters
In southern Oklahoma near the Texas line an 80 spring area known as Pratt National Park offers cold sparkling waters rich in minerals including sulfur and bromides. Thousands visit Sulphur City and its reservation for relief, with bottled waters distributed widely. a Chickasaw legend links the springs to Deerfoot and briny tears mixing with the waters, imparting remedial qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Texas
Congress
Platt National Park
Pratt Springs
Hot Springs
Ark
Indiana
Deerfoot
The Devil Fish in Demand in Immigrant Stores
A survey describes how the devil-fish tribe including squid and cuttlefish remains common in Italian, Greek, Spanish, Purko, and Mongol shops in Manhattan. It notes dried sun oysters, sun-dried lobster tails, and imported caviar from Hellenes and Asia Minor, with Turkish bavtar preserved by beeswax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Hellenes
Asia Minor
Birds That Fell Trees Build Nests In Massive Colonies
The text describes birds building mud nest communities in large colonies that overwhelm trees. Colonies thousands strong attach nests to trees, causing branches to groan and nests to crash to the ground as trees collapse beneath the weight. It notes the paradox of a social species whose behavior is not fully understood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
South African Society
Hke Cominy
Sesson
SAS
Plover Paragraphs and Weekend Gossip
Miss Ruth Ferguson shopped in Fort Dodge Saturday. Plover High beat Rolfe on Rolfe’s floor 19 to 9 after leading 10 to 1 at halftime. Rolfe failed to overturn the lead as advertised. Fort Dodge visitors Mrs F R Eggspuehler and Miss Mary McGovern called Saturday. L E Garlock attends a lumber convention in Minneapolis this week. W W Cook visited Plover Friday. M McCoy of Des Moines was a Tuesday visitor. Mrs Jas Pirie visits Cedar Rapids and Norway Iowa this week. Mrs Lou Hendricks of Burns Wyoming helps care for the Hendricks family while Mrs Hend-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ferguson
Fort Dodge
Plover High
Rolfe
Plover
F. R. Eggspuehler
Mary McGovern
L. E. Garlock
Minneapolis
W. W. Cook
M. McCoy
Des Moines
Jas. Pirie
Cedar Rapids
Norway
Iowa
Lou Hendricks
Burns
Wyo
W. §. Hendricks
Hend
Curious Mediterranean Parrotfish Digests Seaweed
A Mediterranean fish with a parrot like beak chews seaweed on the sea floor. It uses cheek pouches to collect food and passes scraps to its throat where powerful teeth grind the material.
Runaway Perambulator Claims Dalston Baby
A perambulator blown by wind toppled from a curb outside a Dalston barber shop killing a baby boy instantly as a horse-drawn van passed. The mother had momentarily left the child unattended while tending her other youngster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalston
England
Thum pus Ridge tale sparks consent for spectacle
Gap Johnson of Thum pus Ridge recalls a quarrel with his wife and plans to watch over her for a day or two to gauge whether to invite married men on the ridge to observe the event. The account reflects a rural dispute and a social response among locals.
Will Keep Faithful Pup After Long Return
A man from Enfield Middlesex sent a hound to Jay Sweet of Vrant lin after promising to reclaim it if sick of the pup. Sweet, now in Flint, boxed the dog and had it shipped by express to Enfield where the hound arrived at dawn after a 50 mile jog. Sweet plans to keep the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enfield
Jay Sweet
Vrantlin
Sweet
Flint
Express
Boston Globe
Wasps Aid Sugar Planters In Hawaii
Sugar plantation agents ship wasps to Hawaii to fertilize banyan trees aiding water sheds that supply the sugar plantations. The insects, while pests to grapes, are welcomed for this purpose. Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawai
Notice of Sale for Warfield Campbell Estate
Public notice that on Tuesday January 30 1928 at 1 00 p m a sale of the deceased Warfield Campbell estate will be held on the farm one and a half miles west of Plover at auction to the highest bidder Includes grain livestock farm machinery and household goods. Administrator Chas Watts conducts the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warfield Campbell
Plover
Chas
Watts
Plover School Notes Show Semester Exams and Busy Schedule
This week ends the first semester with exams for all students not excused by high scholarship. Enrollment reaches 1,206 with high school at 1. A new literary society forms in the high school led by Ruth Crowl as president and Gail Grinnell and Frank Tellier as vice presidents. The community awaits De Jen the magician's season finale at the high school auditorium and notes strong basketball play with thirteen wins in fifteen games, eyeing county and sub district tournaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Crowl
Gail Grinnell
Frank Tellier
de Jen
West Bend
Rolfe
Ayrshire
Ware
Mallard
Pocahontas
Local Social Notes From Rolfe And Surrounding Towns
Town residents and visitors frequent Rolfe and nearby areas with callers from Fort Dodge Mason City Humboldt and Plover. Obituary notes W D Burr dies at home after months of ill health. The high school declamatory contest occurred Monday with the school band performing several numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tfee. Meech
Rolfe
H. P Schoonover
Fort Dorge
W. D. Burr
John Logan
Mason City
A. E. Olsen
Fort Dodge
Guy Smith
Baby
Miss Renier
Humboldt
Nels Smith
Noisy boasting hides small intellect at times
A reflective note suggests that loud boasting can serve to mask a lesser intellect, and at times is the only way to cover up one’s intellectual limitations.
New Year Arrival Delayed for Some Readers
The old year ended with a blaze of glory while some readers failed to witness the New Year’s arrival. A portion did not revive until the morning after, reflecting a night marked by late awakenings and limited visibility.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mabel
Dora
Orin Erie
Ward Strong
Myrtle Eggspuehler
Arrowman
Jearl Chambers
Orin Miller
Millerland Chambers
Bradgate
Icel Bull
R. E. Springsted
Osmond
Geo.Henderson
Black Hawk Tire
Black Hawk Company
Rolfe Storage Battery Co
Rolfe, Iowa
Red Arrow
Ford Garage
Ford
McIntire Ediso
Auto Tire
C. M. Webb Truelson
Cook City
Meat Market
J.T. Grant
Hauck & CO
W. P. McIntire
First National Bank
Eikenberry & Taylor
J. White & Son
Nacke’s Pharmacy
Rolfe Auto Company
Petersons’ Clothes Shop
Red Arrow Service Company
Springfield
Illinois
Bull Durham
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