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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1914
Page
7
The Chautauqua program for the Fourth features the Chicago Male Quartet, a speech by Robt. G. Cousins on Abraham Lincoln and Grant, and a full Chicago concert. Free outdoor moving pictures at 9:30 p.m. on Main Street promise laughter, with a merry-go-round and various concessions throughout the day drawing crowds of townsfolk and visitors.
A notice announces the Banish Evangelical Lutheran Bey Frits Anderson will lead services Sunday morning at 40 30 o'clock. An invitation is extended to all to attend.
A union morning service at the church will begin at 10 30 oclock with Rev John A Kettle of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Dr McGogney of the Presbyterian church assisting in the service. The event marks a joint observance during the usual morning hour.
A community Independence Day program features a 4:00 P M ball game and 9:00 A M band concert with Laurens vs Rolfe, a 1:30 P M Prelude, Chicago Male Quartette at 2:00 P M, patriotic address on Lincoln, street attractions, free events, and a 9:30 P M outdoor moving picture show with the Merry Go Round. Admission is 25 cents.
Pocahontas hosted county party conventions with small attendance. Republicans organized at the courthouse naming officers and delegates for the State Convention, while Progressive, Democratic, and county committees formed with officers and delegates, no county ticket chosen.
A county committee appointed delegates to the state convention with 46 vote cast for each nominee. Names include M. J. Quinn J. B. Bunker S. T. Jordan Fred Kenning P. A. McCray Gen. Schneiders A. G. Quinn and others. Branagan favored for state chairman by Pottawattamie county men. Delegates to the senatorial convention chosen with one-half vote each and Lilly Lynch Pattee Hawley Schroeder etc. Committee on Resolutions organized with Steinhilber as chair and Kelleher as secretary.
The Register and Leader reports Robert Bruce won the progressive nomination by a straw poll, with Dr J D Wallace of Prover also named on the ballot though not a ticket candidate. Straws pulled in the Secretary of State’s office determined the nomination, with Bruce holding both Republican and Progressive nominations.
The Arrow previews the Rolfe 1914 chautauqua with a full July Fourth program noted and a restful July Fifth. Highlights include the Chicago Male Quartette, Dr. John Wesley Hill on The Victories of Peace, a sacred concert, and a union service Sunday morning. The schedule spans Monday to Thursday with English Opera Singers, Hungarian Orchestra, Margaret Stahl’s Every Woman, Louis Williams electrical demo, and Col Bain Kentucky orator. Four season passes urged for those who have not yet attended.
A Pocahontas County resident, van Hoveln of Palmer, died when the Henderson auto he rode in rolled on Lenihan hill west of Fort Dodge. Driver H Habben and Geo Habben were injured. Van Hoveln died at the scene. The crash occurred on a steep 20 percent grade with skidding on a curve.
The high school track squad receives an invitation to compete at the Humboldt County Fair track meet on August 18. Top schools statewide will send athletes as medals are awarded for places and a silver loving cup honors the top individual point winner. The Humboldt County Fair Association will cover contestants' expenses.
The Weeks restaurant, recently sold to Leon Hixon, has changed hands again. Fred Rosenkranz now possesses the business and took possession on Thursday, with Rose Kranz previously associated in ownership and operation.
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