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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1929
Page
4
July 10 15 reports a fifteenth anniversary Chautauqua program for unit chatauquas. It lists a July Wednesday meeting of Unity Lutheran Ladies Aid Society at the home of Miss Anna Ryen and an August 19 Des Moines Farm Bureau Unit gathering at the DM T school building.
The church led by Rev. J. O. Wangberg lists Sunday services including Sunday School and Bible study at 10:00, Morning Worship at 11:00, Evening Worship at 7:30, and midweek prayer meetings on Wednesdays. There is no morning preaching service.
Rev. W A Wilkinson urges all members to attend Sunday School at 10 00 am Worship at 11 00 am and Evening Service at 7 00 pm The choir forms a union chorus for a 11 00 am joint service Dismissal allows time to reach the Chautauqua tent Students plan to attend the Lake Okoboji Institute departing Monday morning for a week long stay
Sunday School Bible Class at 10 00 Morning Worship at 11 00 Evening Service first and third Sundays 8 00 Prayer Meeting Thursday 8 00 Rev Christian Justisen to speak Wednesday night July 17 at the church. Local notes include a mix of quotes and statistics from Iowa and general remarks.
Last night the 1929 Chautauqua opened with the comedy White Collars. Advance Agent Irene Hall Platform Manager Frances Patrick Junior Director Ruth Smed ey Crew Man Harold Price lead a bright group. The season promises two lectures two plays and three musical acts and offers great value compared with city theatre prices.
Rockwell City sent eighteen players to Rolfe and the hosts fielded thirty one. Rolfe led 294 to 244 after scores were totaled with low rounds by Nacke, Richter, and Johnson each at 78. The teams enjoyed a picnic at City Park and a return match is planned on Rockwell City grounds near Twin Lakes.
The local committee fills an extra Sunday program with no admission. At 10:80 a.m. union services invite all to the tent for worship led by a large chorus and Rev. W A Wilkinson. At 2:30 p.m. Royal H Holbrook of Iowa State College speaks on Towa with lively facts. A concert by Rolfe Community Band and LaChance Orchestra precedes the lecture.
Marian and Wallace Wheeler visit grandparents in Rolfe while Mildred Fortune returns from Osceola for a grandmother visit. Mrs. Wm. Strickler returns from Fort Dodge with her sister Thos. Conlon and Esther for a week. Dr. G G Butler’s Junior Legion team loses 17 9 at Palmer after two innings of solid play. Waxed paper cabinets offered by Arrow with refills at Webb's Drug Store Patterson's Pure Food Grocery and Geo O Hauck Co.
A large gathering celebrated Mrs. Gundersons birthday with four brothers and a sister visiting from Pipestone and guests from Chicago Warren Pipestone Mitchell Orange City Corsica Rolfe. Some relatives could not attend from Montana and North Dakota and a larger reunion is planned for next year.
Mrs C M Patterson and daughter Mrs J Lester Burgess of Chicago entertain eighty two friends at a one o'clock luncheon in Presbyterian church parlors. Tables set for twelve, pastel decor and garden flowers. Out of town guests include Mrs J L Hunter and others from Gilmore City Long Beach Cal San Bernardino and Cedar Rapids.
Miss Esther Ford and Lloyd Elbert married in Waterloo at the First Lutheran Church on Thursday July 4 1929. The bride wore shell pink georgette and roses and sweet peas. the groom in dark blue. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Chas Ford of Dunkerton. After August 1 the couple will reside in Waterloo where Elbert works for John Deere Tractor Co.
Floyd Wiegman of Chicago visited Rolfe last week and joined his father J. F. Wiegman for a July Fourth picnic at Arthur Vaughn's home. A large reunion followed at City Park with many relatives from Pocahontas, Ft. Dodge, and local families in attendance.
Mrs A C Thomas and Harriss Thomas party visited Sutherland and Elk Point on July Fourth. They found W F Bright critically ill after weeks of illness. Mrs Thomas and son returned Friday while others continued home via Sutherland.
Mr and Mrs Roger Wiegman left for California after a delay caused by Mrs Wiegman's ankle sprain. They will visit Pasadena with Mrs Wiegman's uncle J M Carroll as a potential job awaits Mr Wiegman. Myr, Mrs Fred Nelson Ramona and Raymond Nelson travel to Des Moines and later Calhan and Los Angeles to establish a new home, while the Nelsons will be missed in Rolfe for their community involvement.
Local report details a cat poisoner in Rolfe who killed many felines west of the railroad. C. B. Bowen offers a $10 reward for evidence to identify the culprit, noting the egg house cat died after years of faithful service aiding in mouse control. Franklin’s dying remark closes the piece.
More than thirty two men and their families attended a July Fourth event at Gar-Mac Lodge. Players qualified in the forenoon and competed in four flights with a chicken dinner served by the ladies. Winners included G G Butler Rolfe, Will Wier Gilmore City, and F E VanAlstine Gilmore City, with Old Man Exhaustion claimed a flight by default to J B Kent.
May results show Pocahontas County Association average butterfat at 24.4 pounds per cow amid a strong Holstein showing. Allen & Searcy’s Mallard herd led with 40.6 pounds butterfat from 37 cows, while Merle Bohn and H C Wiegman posted notable milk and fat averages. Across 470 cows, total milk reached 427? pounds with an association average of 73 pounds of milk per cow and 24.4 pounds butterfat.
Roy Sterndorff reports that last Friday the Camp Fire Girls met at the G. A. Dawson residence then split into two groups and hiked to the Tollesssrude wooded pasture for a picnic lunch. They played games and returned to town. About 10,000 children die yearly from measles in the United States.
The Arrow lauds C B Bowen for organizing and guaranteeing funds for Rolfe chautauqua. He secured backers, led setup crews, boosted season tickets, and promoted the event with signs and trucks. His persistent, enthusiastic leadership kept the chautauqua coming and earned community gratitude for education, inspiration, and entertainment.
A Tuesday drive through the countryside reports crops look better with recent rains providing moisture to small grains and corn. Early oats are turning and harvesters will soon be at work as grain stands well and not blighted by heat.
Geo Krieg of Latta Washington visited his sisters in Rolfe while handling regional business. Families from Rolfe and Bird Island Minnesota shared a July Fourth outing at Arnold's Park Stevens Lodge, with several relatives joining for the weekend. A hail storm near Bird Island destroyed grain and corn, affecting a seven by ten mile area. Chas Ham hosted Lilian Dolbeer and Edith Mae of Pocatello Idaho for visits and a Jefferson trip. Chris Nelson and two daughters traveled from Bird Island to Rolfe to catch up with friends and handle business.
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