Two Men Struck Dead by Lightning at Rolfe Farm
Two young men died Sunday morning at the Lot Fisher farm nine miles northeast of Rolfe after a bolt struck the kitchen area during a thunderstorm. Clarence Clave, 23, and Edward Holsclow, 26, were killed. Whitey the hired man survived with a shock and helped the women and neighbors. Funeral services for Clave were held at Ottosen and Bode with a large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher Farm
Rolfe
Clarence Clave
L. J. Clave
Ottosen
Edward Holsclow
Tom Powers
Fisher Place
Mr. Holsclow
Mr. Clave
Holsclow
Whitey
Beng
Tennessee
Clare
Bode
Death of Guernsey Smith in Hawkeye Iowa
Guernsey Smith aged eighty three died at his Hawkeye home on Friday July 16. He was longtime friend of A H Malcolm and joined the Tellet expedition from Fl edge in 1857 to care for the living bury the dead and punish Indians if found. He was among earliest settlers in the county and known for ties to local history and theater scraps mention Cowboy Girl tent show Aug 2 with Geo. Sweet and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey Smith
Hawkeye
Iowa
Mr. Smith
A. H. Malcolm
Spirit Lake
Tellet
Inter-County Field Meet Set for Manson Fair
Four Iowa counties Calhoun Pocahontas Buena Vista and Webster stage an inter county meet during the Manson Fair with events including sprints distances distance runs field events and relays. Eligibility requires residency in one of the counties and every town may enter one competitor per event. A cup goes to the leading town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Pocahontas
Buena Vista
Webster
Pocahontas County
F. Russell Glasener
Pocahontas, Ia
Why a Hospital in Rolfe Prompts Local Support
The Gilmore Globe urges Rolfe to build a local hospital noting the benefits for residents and neighboring towns. The piece argues that facilities would save lives in emergencies, improve maternity care, and keep health spending local, with Rolfe coordinating funding and support.
Lawn Social at Tom Monson Home by Creek Union Sunday School
Creek Union Sunday School hosts a lawn social at Tom Monson home on Wednesday evening May 29. Ice cream and lemonade will be sold to raise funds while inviting everyone to enjoy an evening of fellowship and support the church program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creek Union
Tom Monson
Humboldt Iowa Official Chautauqua Program
A multi day program in Humboldt Iowa features music and lectures each afternoon and varied evening events from July 24 to August 1. Notable speakers include Senator Helen King Robinson Dr. George E. Vincent Leland Rex Robinson Governor Patterson and Brooker T. Washington with performances by Dixie Jubilee Concert Company Chicago Male Quartette and The White Hussars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Jubilee Concert Company
Helen King Robinson
George E. Vincent
Chicago
Leland Rex Robinson
Eccles and College Girls
Henry Clark
Chicago Operatic Company
Homer B. Hulbert
Charles EB. Russell
The
White Hussars
Brooker T. Washington
Father Cleary
G. Zenda Mclaren
Walter Eeeles
Governor Patterson
Walter Eccles
Ash Davis
Gabriel Maguire
Lost Word
Laura Schroder
First Steps Taken On Sewer Deal In Rolfe
Sanitary Engineer Higgins of the State Board of Health inspected Rolfe’s sewerage and found faults with only one compliant disposal tank. He proposed a single main sewer with laterals and identified a bluff site behind the old creamery for a disposal plant. He said a bond plan could spread about 30 dollars per lot over ten to twenty years, needing a petition to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
State Board of Health
Rolfe
County Tennis Tourney Plans Announced By Y M C A
County organizers outline age based classes and town preliminaries with Y M C A management. Plans call for three divisions fifteen and under sixteen to twenty and twenty one and over. Local towns will hold trials to select delegates for the county event.
Wind and Rain Crush Crops Across Rural Area
A heavy rain and wind storm Saturday night caused hundreds of dollars of crop damage. Oats lay flattened in some fields while others stood, corn stalks broke and brittle, silos barns and windmills harmed, and orchards near Rolfe suffered. Nearby Tara suffered hail with oats threshed and corn stubs left, road signs twisted and trees damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover
Harris
Jno
Everson Farms
Rolfe
Tara
Timothy
Ft. Dodge
The Black Box First Episode Shown At The Scenic
The first episode of The Black Box premiered at The Scenic last Friday evening. The film promises an engaging story and readers are advised to check last week’s paper if they missed the opening. The second installment appears this week.
Y M C A College notes at Lake Geneva Summer School
Bernard Cleaver of the Y M C A reports from Lake Geneva Wisconsin that thirty seven states and several foreign countries are represented at the Y M C A College Summer School. The program covers social physical mental and spiritual work with leaders like Fred B Smith S D Gordon and Geo J Robinson speaking. The site spans sixty seven acres beside Lake Geneva offering swimming boating fishing and golf. The camp is open in July to Association members and friends. The Lake Geneva school was seventeenth in size among over six hundred summer schools last year.
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Bernard Cleaver
Youn Men’s Christian Association College
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Cleaver
Pacific Coast
Maine
China
India
Australia
Mexico
Association
Fred B. Smith
S. D. Gordon
Boston
Geo. J. Robinson
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
E. O. Sellars
Moody Bible Institute
United State
Middle West
Association College
Kent-Bruce Wedding at Fort Dodge
J Dolliver Kent and Miss Coyla Bruce wed at Fort Dodge on July 17 in the Presbyterian Manse with Rev. Hastings officiating. The couple, from Rolfe, plan to reside in Des Moines where the groom works for Taylor-Patton Company.
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J. Dolliver Kent
Coyla Bruce
Fort Dodge
High Twelve
B. E. Hastings
J. B. Kent
Robert
Marion Bruce
Rolfe
Wilma Bruce
Omaha
Des Moines
Taylor-Patton Company
Woodman Club Sets July 27 Meeting on Park Sale
The Woodman meeting announces July 27 as the next regular session. Members are urged to attend as business includes the potential sale of the old Woodman Park and related properties. Potential buyers are asked to come forward.
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Woodman Park
Free Methodist Tent Meetings Under way in town
Revival is in progress at the new Free Methodist gospel tent on recently purchased grounds in the southeast part of town. Rev Mrs L H Gardner leads with Evangelists Rev and Mrs W C Kelley and daughter Miss Ethel of the Central Illinois Conference assisting. Evening services at 8 o clock run Friday to Sunday with visiting workers and children meetings by Misses Margaret LaRue and Ethel Kelley.
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Free Methodist
L. H. Gardner
W. C. Kelley
Miss Ethel
Central Illinois Conference
The
Free Methodist Church
Kelley
Ethel
Margaret LaRue
Ethel Kelley
PIKERTOWN PICKINGS Hints of road work and social events in the community
The article notes the new steel bridge on the H B Kirchner place and road work underway, plus various visits and farm projects. A lawn social at the Tom Simonson home on July 28 and a Sunday school lawn social are planned with treats and community help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. BF. Kirchner
H. A. Minkler
Grace
Frances Jenness
Ottumwa
J. F. Higen
Marie
Story City
A. Simonson
Elizabeth
May Emerson
Beloit
Wis
Philander Strong
Glen Saunders
Colfax
Saunders
G. C. Johnson
Tom Simonson
Tom
H. FB. Kirchner
G. N. DeWolf
Geo. Anderson
T. M. Simonson
Chas
Otto
Bessie
Emerson Place
Fred Grove
Plover
Tom ‘Simonson
Aniaseeielty
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Guernsey
Geo
Shaw
Manson
Gilmore Globe
Marmon
Gilmore City
Bro
Humboldt, Iowa
Jas. Kenney
Jim
Globe Office
Biddy
Giimére
Lobe
Kent
Bruce
Woodman Meeting
Pikertown
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