Fatal Crash Near Pocahontas Claims Boy and Injures Several
A truck collision north of Pocahontas on a Sunday morning killed Clarence Wachter, 32, instantly. Mrs. Wachter and three others, Myrtle Waters, Miss Knoblauck, and Harold Shim, suffered injuries. Investigating coroner Dr. F E Heathman identified factors and noted multiple parked cars at the scene near Havelock as witnesses observed the wreckage. Funeral plans were set for Emmetsburg with details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. K. Heathman
Pocahontas
Ickt Wachter
Imon
Faye Ss
John F. Brazier
Havelock
Will Schroeler
Shroeder
Bavier
Mulder
Clara Keerles
Mavelock
Schroeder
Hubert Kapsch
Tas
F.°.E. Heathman
Emmetsburg
Merment
Ceme
Rolfe Promotion Club hears update on No 44 project
The Rolfe Promotion Club met for luncheon with a small business group. Mayor Brinkman indicated the project looks favorable for city business, while Grover Ur was praised despite an injury. Frank Cornwell named chairman for the August 12 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Promotion Club
Office of the Central States
Perc Co
Sying
Rolfe
Commt
John H. Brinkman
Grover Sur
Rochester
Minn
Maith Ig
Lake Okabena
Frank Cornwell
Storm Lake Production Credit Assn Discusses Short Term Loans
In a three day conference in Omaha with officials of the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, Storm Lake Production Credit Association officials led talks on short term credit for farmers and stockmen. The association provides loans to finance livestock and general farming in King Vista Pocahontas Ida Sac and Lyon counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandburg
Storm Lake
Storm Production Credit Association
Omaha
Fediintermediate Credit Bank
Ozark Tourists Plan Ten Day Missouri Arkansas Trip
Aletta Grant Ivyl Grant Clara Dawson Mary Short Maybelle Ryen Gladys Lar RY Beatrice Mungon depart for a ten day tour to the Ozarks. They will travel through Missouri and Arkansas and axe highway No 71 en route. Early morning departure described with two carloads taking the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titses Aletta
Ivyl Grant
Clara Woraine Dawson
Mary Short
Inand Maybelle Ryen
Gladys Larry
Beatrice Mungon
Ozarks
Missouri
Arkansas
Aletta Grant
Ryen
Sootballers Plan Meeting At Salt Park For Season
A movement gathers to organize families for the 1908 season. Interested parties including Rolfe May and Sly U players are invited to meet at Salt Park at 10:30 a.m. for initial arrangements and self organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fam
Rolfe
Sly U
He Salt Park
Marion Bruce and family take three week motor trip
The Arrow editor and publisher Marion Bruce and his wife depart on a three week motor trip beginning in Chicago and visiting Detroit Glen Allan and Hamilton Ontario. The trip will delay Arrow production and readers are asked for patience and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion ‘Bruce
the Arrow
Bruce
Chicago
Detroit
Glen Allan
Ontario
Hamilton
Canada
J. J. Bruce
Barney
The
Arrow
Jean Pollock
NAIN BIBLE SCHOOL PICNIC AT NAIN LUTHERAN CHURCH
The annual Bible school program and picnic were held last Sunday afternoon at Nain Lutheran Church. The program featured songs and recitations from various classes, a perfect attendance honor roll, church history lessons, and two hymns. Ice cream and cake followed the program, with a covered dish supper that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nain Lutheran Church
Jesus
Savior
George Robert Son
Neighborhood News Summary of Local Incidents and Changes
Clifford Martin lost the end of his left thumb in an office paper cutter. Julius Juchem Edward Juchem and Raymond Hentges pleaded guilty to cream stealing and were sentenced to three years at Anamosa then paroled. Ware's schoolhouse undergoes repairs and heating plant remodeling supervised by an Iowa State College engineer. Gilmore City Enterprise changes face amid fire damage. A fatal car collision west of Burt killed P T Rierson and E J Laabs. Maynard Minnich underwent knee surgery after being shot while handling .22 cartridges. Ivan Engh died in a car fire near Fort Dodge. Local court fines issued for traffic violations. Southern mills now consume over one-fifth of global cotton usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Martin
Laurens Sundevil
Julius
Edward Juchem
Raymond Hentges
I. C. Davidson
Algona
Anamosa
Ware
Iowa State College
Ames
Gilmore City Enterprise
Linotype
P. T. Rierson
Fort Dodge
E. J. Laabs
Lone Rock
Burt
Maynard
J.’. M. Minnich
Laurens
Lutheran Hospital
Ivan Engh
Pocahontas
Clayworks
Webster County
J.R. Dring
Cedar Falls
Della Weler
Wilfred Runge
State Street
Custodian Burned in Wax Fire at Rolfe School
C A Nicoson custodian of the Rolfe public school was badly burned Monday morning while warming wax for floors. He carried burning wax to a water source but flames spread to his clothing. He was rushed by McIntire ambulance to Lutheran hospital Fort Dodge in fair condition. Damage to the building was smoke related with a charred broom closet and floor spots from burning fabric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Nicoson
Rolfe
McIntire
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Nicolson
Nicoson
Funeral for Mrs. Roseanna Ward Moore Held at Rolfe Church
Funeral services for Roseanna Ward Moore were held Thursday July 15 at Rolfe Presbyterian Church with Rev. Clarence C. Tompkins officiating. Burial followed at Clinton-Garfield cemetery in Rolfe. Moore, born September 18 1875 in Tama County Iowa, died July 13 1937 at St Anthony's hospital Carroll Iowa aged 61 years 9 months 25 days. She is survived by four children six grandchildren and siblings and was preceded in death by her husband Bradley Moore ten years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
Roseanna Ward Moore
Clarence C. Tompkins
Grant Johnson
Frank B. Showers
Clarence E. Boyce
H. C. Wiegman
Randall Melson
Ed Twigg
Lee Harmon
Will Obrecht
Fay Wax
Clinton-Garfield
Rolfe
Roseanna Ward
Tama County
Iowa
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Carroll
Roseanna
Thomas
Jerry
Middleton
Ida
Catherine Steen
Denver
Cole
Anna Moats
Boone
Sarah Hoover
Portland
Ore
Philip
Cadwell
Havelock
Prairie
Bradley Moore
Ward
Mallard
June Pringle
Sara Hoover
Bradley
Marjorie Moore
Gordon
Neb
Jean
Pauline
Jack
Pringle
Colo
John Moats
M. E. Hoover
Ralph Moats
Fred Nelson
Ed Robb
Verne Olson
Sioux City
Walter Eakin
Walter O'Connor
Anna Eakin
Clara Granthan
Lake City
Maude Moore
Hollis
Earl
Laurence
Howard and
Virgil
Marathon
Wm. Steen
Jim Robb
Emmetsburg
Nain Lutheran Church Picnic and Services Schedule
George Robertson pastor leads Nain Lutheran Church with Sunday school at 7 15 p m and evening service at 8 00 p m A joint picnic with Trinity churches of Umboldt and Rutland is planned for Sunday July 25 at Anton Andersons place back of Avery's grove southwest of Bradgate A Luther League meeting is set for Thursday July 22 at the church and notices close with a religious message
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Umboldt
Rutland
Anton Anderson
Avery’s Grove
Bradgate
Friends of Our Church
Luther Leaguers
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Travelogues Featured On Excelsior Program
The Excelsior society of the Presbyterian church held a lawn meeting at the Miss Nellie Grant home. Travelogues by Miss Naomi Gunderson on Mexico and Miss Grant on Alaska highlighted the program with scenes of flowers people and landscapes. A viola solo humorist reading and a recitation accompanied the event followed by a business meeting and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Society of the Presbyterian Church
Nellie Grant
Naomi Gunderson
Mexico
Miss Grant
Alaska
Iowa
Grant
California
Mary Graves
Mabel Clemons
Gloria Jane Reynolds
H. C. Olerich
G. A. Everson
C. B. Bowen
Cochairmen
B. C. Rudolfson
W. R. Jones
Margaret Struthers
Helen Kennedy
Curtis Jones
Doris Vaughn
W. D. Hauck
C. J. White
Methodist Church Plans Outdoor Bible Conference Events
Pastor Rev Clarence W Tompkins announces no local service next Sunday to invite all to a Bible conference with Bishop Waldorf. Park services and outdoor meetings are scheduled through September with leaders Barbara Melson Mary Jane Gahm Rev C W Tompkins. Ice cream social raised 32 89 for stage curtains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible Conference
Waldorf
Rolfe
J. C. Wangberg
Epworth League
Institute
Peace Team
Barbara Melson
Mary Jane Gahm
C. W. Tompkins
Mary Jane
Gahm
Wayne Utterson
Livell Long
Asbury Bible Class
Church Lawn
United States
Chicago
Miller
South America
Presbyterian Church announces brief preacherless Sundays
There will be no preaching service nor Sunday school at the Presbyterian church on July 26 or Aug 1 while Pastor H A Sinning Th D is on vacation. The Sinning family are vacationing in Minnesota and emergencies may be reached through Jerry te Miller Pine River Fifty Lakes Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Minnesota
Jerry Te Miller
Pine River
Fifty Lakes
Inn
City Sees Higher Rickets Rates Than Rural Areas
The report notes about twice as many children suffer rickets in the city compared with the country. It mentions that Sleepy grass, a plant poisonous to horses, is named for its tendency to make animals doze.
Frontiersman Roles in the Iowa Prairie Legacy
A reflective piece honoring the frontiersman hunter and trapper of Iowa praising their contributions to exploration and civilization. It recounts John C. Fremont, Zebulon Pike, and the trapper guides who aided expeditions, and recalls local lore around Swan Lake, Old Rolfe, and Spirit Lake including the 1869 Strouse cabin and a mysterious wagon wreck with traps and a gun found in Silver Lake region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter and Trapper
Iowa Prairies
Hunter
John C. Fremont
Old Rolfe
Swan Lake
John Strouse
John B. Strouse
Frank Welles Calkins
Spirit Lake
John Bennett
Silver Lake
Bennett
H. B. Treat
Roy Kettlewell
Caravan to Bible Conference From Rolfe Next Sunday
A caravan of about a thousand cars from Rolfe will travel to a Bible conference near Okoboji next Sunday. Bishop Waldorf of Chicago will preach at 10:80 and 2:30, with a concert by Prof. MacCollin, Prof. Leo Kucinski, and the Morningside music camp preceding the afternoon sermon. The Rolfe group will dine on the lake shore south of the camp ground with hot coffee. The route by Estherville is about 70 miles and by Spencer about 75. The camp lies three miles west of Spirit Lake, half a mile south of highway No. 9. Week-long program features Bishop Miler of South America, Prof. Kurtz of Bethany Bible Seminary, Dr. Frank Heron Smith, Dr. E. D. Kohlstedt, and other leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Okoboji
Bishop Waldorf
Chicago
Prof
MacCollin
Leo Kucinski
Morningside Music Camp
Estherville
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Bishop Miler
South America
Kurtz
Bethany Bible Seminary
Frank Heron Smith
E. D. Kohlstedt
Home Mission Board
Rolfe Area Social Visits Spread Across Nearby Towns
Local residents made round of visits across Rolfe Webster City Plover Bradgate and Gilmore City. Families including the Eccles Meech Ragan Jarvis Heathman and Carlson clans stopped to see relatives and friends and share news of travel and visits to Lake Okoboji Storm Lake and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Eccles
Bobby
Agnes Pattee
Webster City
Lawrence Meech
Fort Dodge
Lawrence
Emmet Meech
Esther Ragan
Maralyn
Charles Jarvis
Bradgate
Lucile Everson
Casey Heathman
Plover
Coulter
Emma Hewlett
Chicago
Lucile
Harold Carlson
Sally
Marshalltown
Carl White
Lulu Mae
Marie
Lake Okoboji
E. A. Messinger
Elsie Kitzmiller
Virgil
Rockford
Harry Learned
Storm Lake
Ray Green
H. N. Hamilton
Anna Crow
Gilmore City
Trapper Wm S Fogle A Notable Northwest Iowa Figure
The piece honors Wm S Fogle a Pocahontas County trapper born in New York who wandered Iowa, earned the nickname org, and became a fearless leader known for marksmanship and strength. It recalls his discovery of skeletons near Swan Lake and his mentoring of orphan Hd Haddock, with further details continued on Page Four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Wm. S. Fegles
New York
Org
Swan Lake
Fort Dodge
Hd Haddock
Fogle
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Services and Activities
Trinity Lutheran Church led by Rev. J. O. Wangberg lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Morning Worship at 10:43 a.m. Luther League at 8:00 p.m. Confirmation at 10:45 a.m. Special music and mission offering noted. Evening park service planned. Catechism classes Friday and Saturday. choir rehearsal Friday. Ladies Aid meets July 28 with Mrs. Alvin Enge in Plover. Quote by Lady Brassey ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Ladies’ Aid Society
Plover
Alvin Enge
Jesus
Savior
Lady Brassey
Also Mentioned on This Page
I. Losesorth
Our
Production Credit Assn
Marion Bruces
Nain Bible School
Neighborhood News
Southern Mills
George Robertson
Excelsior
Methodist Episcopal Church
Clarence W. Tompkins
Caravan
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. O. Wangberg
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