Fourth of July caution and local color in Rolfe news
A Rolfe column urges Fourth of July safety with fireworks supervision and flag display while noting tornado sirens, heavy rain, and flood has hampered farming. It reports chinchilla trade to Canada, death of Dr. Clyde Smith, and calls for new doctors as small towns struggle to attract physicians. It recalls a Sioux tragedy story and previews next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Orval Heathman
Toronto
Canada
Georgia
South Carolina
Clyde Smith
Gilmore City
Pocahontas
Humboldt
Fuller White
Procto and Puzzling Notices in Rolfe Iowa
A mixed page item includes a cheeky line about proctology as a mnemonic peace of mind and a municipal bid notice for Rolfe Iowa sewerage work. The Rolfe Town Council advertises a bid process with De Wild Grant Beckert & Associates for sewer and treatment facilities, detailing bond, payments, and contract rules.
Spirit Lake Massacre tied to Inkpaduta and Sioux lore
The article revisits the Spirit Lake Massacre, citing Don Buchan and earlier Arrows reports. It notes claims by Drake University’s F I Herriott that Inkpaduta led Sioux plans linking Massacre, Minnesota killings, and Custer’s defeat, with Inkpaduta possibly at Little Bighorn. It lists captives Mrs Thatcher, Mrs Marble, Mrs Noble, and Abbie Gardner and mentions their ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Sioux
Thatcher
Mrs. Marble
Inkaputa
Mrs. Noble
Abbie Gardner
Roaring Cloud
Yankton
James River
Pocahontas County
Don Buchan
Marathon
Reveille
The
Arrow
Mr. Buchan
Spirit Lake Massacre
Spencer News-Herald
F. I. Herriott
Drake University
Inn
West Okoboji
Montana
Sitting Bull
Iowa Great Lakes
Herriott
Inkapaduta
Inkpaduta
Little Big Horn
Custer
S.W. Manitoba
Canada
Spirit Lake
Iowa Lakes
Marble
Noble
Bradgate Social News Highlights From Weekend Visits
Sunday brought visits from Wendell Feaster and Lena Knutson's guests in Al gaz, with Inga McCreary also present. Eugene Miller and family visited Christine Miller in Webster City Cedar Falls and the Miller children spent part of the summer with their grandmother. 4-H Farm Tour participants toured 16 homes with Dennis Niles and leaders Delmar Johnson and Robert Benjamin, ending with watermelon at Robert Benjamin’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Knutson
Wendell Feaster
Algona
Inga McCreary
Carl Miller
Webster City
Eugene Miller
Cedar Falls
Christine Miller
Jean
Elizabeth
Julia
Matthew
Kenneth Dayton
Raymond Dayton
Hastings
Minn
Shelly
Woodward
Virgil Burris
Leon Erickson
Kenneth Halsrud
Humboldt
Gerald Pedersen
Lawrence Frederickson
Avery Musketeer
Dennis Niles
Humboldt Extension Office
Delmar Johnson
Robert Benjamin
Roger Benjamin
Jerry Paulson
Jeff
Joey
Richard Hacker
Public Hearing and Bids for Rolfe Sewerage Facility
Public notice announces a hearing and the invitation for sealed bids by Rolfe Iowa Town Clerk for constructing sewer and sewage treatment facilities per plans on file. Bids due by 7 00 P M CDT July 31 1969. Town Council to act on proposals at the specified meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWild Grant ,Beckert & Associates Co
Rock Rapids
Iowa
DeWild Grant Beckert & Associates Co
Department of Labor
Rolfe
Evelyn A. Leadley
Towa
C.D.S.T
Also Mentioned on This Page
Procto
American Cancer Society
Virgil Rickless
C.M.P
de Wild Grant Beckert & Associates Co
Yowa
United States
Bradgate News
HOG Oilers
Leon J. Erickson
Bradgate
Mos
Christensen Oil Co
Phillips “66
Rolfe, Iowa
Dick Bierstedt
Dick’s “66” Service
Phillips 66
Calligan
Shalako
Sun - Mon - Tues
Pocahontas, Iowa
James Garner
Joan Hackett
Walter Brennan
Sun
Uncle Tom
S Cabin
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