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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1921
Page
3
A social circle celebrates a son's birthday with an oyster supper. Will Ralle and Clara Speer wed in January, with guests gathered in Havelock and plans for a Minneapolis honeymoon. Local shoppers face a large in store sale offering deep discounts on dresses coats robes and more.
Breezes Minnie Olsen arrived from Alta for a week’s visit with brother A Olsen and family. H P Schoonover made a Fort Dodge business call. C W Bowen died Sunday morning, heart failure while at breakfast. Funeral Tuesday at Methodist church with Humboldt cemetery interment. many out of town relatives attended. Mrs Nels Smith shopped in Rolfe. Mrs C M Nichols visited Humboldt. Boys basketball beat Dakota City 21 to 19 in Dakota City. Louis Peterson from near Rolfe and O B Hanson hosted guests. Ed Jacobson visited Ottosen relatives. Dr Shipley of Ottosen was in town. Oksel Larson ill with appendicitis. Metropolitan Entertainers lectured at the Methodist church Friday to a full house and then proceeded to West Bend. Rev Garaup of Des Moines preached at the Baptist church Sunday. Soren Erickson went to Albert Lea Tuesday to manage farming interests. Roy Ellsworth attended the lumbermen’s convention in Minneapolis. T Buck and wife of Humboldt visited here last week.
The passage notes that between 80,000,000 and 100,000,000 acres in the United States are unsuitable for cultivation due to swampy soils or periodic flooding, indicating large land areas not fit for farming.
Mexican authorities consider checking hotel registers to locate a missing person. Mexico plans to open sixteen agricultural schools focused on irrigation and farm work to train students where the need is greatest.
Boards of supervisors from Pocahontas Buena Vista Sac Calhoun counties met in joint session at the Rockwell City court house at 10 am on January 5 1921 per adjournment and call of county auditors to discuss Joint Drainage District No 181. Members present Pocahontas County Dooley Rudolfson Hopkins Linnan Absent Elsen.
Buena Vista Sac Calhoun meet in Rockwell City Iowa for joint Drainage District 181. Bair as chairman and Moyer Gilchrist and Dixon named auditors. bids opened for Sections 2 4 5. Section 2 awarded to Fred M Crane & Company at 13 cents per cubic yard. Sections 4 5 bids rejected. re advertisement for Sections 4 and 6. damages for Maggie Lynch fixed at 957.34 with extra 407.34 authorized. executive session held to consider bids.
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