Rolfe Area News of July 23 1891 Highlights
Local notes report John Baird winning a building contract for Dr W Smith’s new farm house project north of town. Births include a son to Dr My gatt and a daughter to Fred Miller on the 15th. A benefit ice cream social was held at D C Quigley’s for Rev Amman. Esterbrook’s barn burned with four horses and three colts after a lightning strike during Tuesday’s storm. James Hewlett dies at his sister’s home in Rolfe after two weeks illness. Martha Gunderson returns from Iowa City where she taught Latin and Spanish. Threshing yields are disappointing with oats about half a crop and light weight. Rolfe Chautauqua set for August 7-14. Rolfe Auto Co reports unloading a car of Fords. Civil Service exams announced for Accountant in Washington. News items cover local family events, travel, and civic notices.
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John Baird
W. Smith
My ¥Gatt
Archer
Fred Miller
C. Y. Esterbrook
Reed
Rolfe, Échis Bee House
James H. Hewlett
M. L. Ransom
Rolfe
Martha Gunderson
Iowa ‘City
Emmetsburg High School
Rolfe Chautauqua
R. S. Mather
Herman Nelson
Rolfe Auto Co
Bloy Wood
Rhine
London
Ear Gill
Marcus
Roger
Floyd
Muller
Assumption
Pete. Muller
Duane Gibson
H.G. Gibson
Amvet
Allo
Fonda
Mary O’brien
Pocahontas
D. Rigby
Laurens
B. G. Gill
R. E. Grover
West
Bend
Gordon Leigh
Harlan Markley
Clara Markley
Milliard Brook
Orlin Mason
Elgin
Veterans” Hospital
Des Moines
Lawrence ‘Buck
Veterans’ Hospital
Brown Waters
Donavan Speer
Dittle
Oakland
Calif
Clyde
Mternodiet
W. R. ‘Randolph
Lutheran Hospital
Forth Dodge
Jennie Wolcott
Redland
Rev. Wolcott
Breweries
Irs
Don~Lacey
Bob and
Bruce
Council Bliffs
D. C
Varina
Delbert Moore
Harvey Cornwell
S.A
Donald Cornwell
Pearl Harbor
Masonic Lodge
Plover
John Bush
Order
Barth
Dan Gabrielson
Palmer
Gabrielson
Myr] Barth
Carl
Claud Barth
Eric
Craig ‘Barth
Janet
Chandler
W. Oal ‘Kelley
J. L. Lanus
Pic
Gerald Barth
Fort Riley
Kans
C. S. Barth
Methodist Church
Titonia
J. E. Albert
Dewey
Gordon Risveld
Otto” Maltzahn
Donald Silvey
Raymond Hartsock
Bill Goodchild
George
Bill Smith
Ruth Waters
Eugene Waters
Dayton, C
Electronic Institute
Omaha
Don Mileschick
Hovenden Memorial Hospital
Malvin Williams
Sharon
James Williams
Mayme Daugherty
Fort Dodge
HertouNas
Jefferson City
Earl Hibbs
Waltham, Mina
Bert Jacobs
Phes
Sioux City
Sloan and
W.S.C.S
Bert Gaskill
George Johnson
Havelock social notices tell of Henderson Carlson kin
A large gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Axel Carlson Jr home marked the Henderson family reunion and birthdays for Mrs. Pat Henderson Mrs. Axel Carlson Jr and Nancy Carlson. The day featured visiting baseball photos and a noon picnic with many relatives from Humboldt Des Moines Fort Dodge and Laurens.
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Axel Carlson
Pat Henderson
Axel Carlson, Jr
Nancy Carlson
Henderson
Bob Henderson
Robert Henderson
Everett Shaw
Humboldt
Marjorie Johnson
Rolfe
Glenn Grinnell
Fort Dodge
Edith Henderson
Liegsd Henderson
Sadie Grinnell
Glee Barbara
Dick. Brown
Havelock
Art Henderson
Fred Reinders
Mallard
Doris Henderson
Des Moines
Barth Family Gatherings Mark Community Ties in Palmer
A Barth family gathering at the Dan Gabrielson home in Palmer highlighted close ties among relatives. Attendees included Carl Barth, Claud Barth, and Capt. Craig Barth with family from Chandler, Arizona, as well as Gerald Barth from Fort Riley and Sharon Marie Gabrielson visiting from Palmer. The event coincided with an open house at a new $90,000 Methodist church in Titonia, with many local residents in attendance.
Community Notes and Local Happenings at Havelock
The column records church activities with a new Acts study, a hymn, and a lunch served by local volunteers. It notes upcoming July meeting, visits with relatives in Eagle Grove, townsfolk coming home from Mason City, and Glen Miller visiting Iowa Falls. A profile highlights Louie Krischel as Farmer of the Week on a 120 acre property near Havelock. Also a stray line credits Thomas Edison with gum med paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess DeVaul
Arnold’ Barth
Bert Gaskill
Frank Kirby
Charles Hilger
Adram Logan
Louie Krischel
Havelock
Margaret
Westphal
Pocahontas
Krischel
Stile Design Aimed At Longer Fence Life
A proposed stile design features simple uprights of 1 by 3 inch lumber extending 18 inches above the top wire to allow easier climbing and protect clothing and footwear. The illustration shows a basic build suitable for strategic fence locations to extend fence life and ease passage.
Navy enlistment date extended to August first
Lieutenant Commander M L Bohgren, officer in charge of the U S Navy Recruiting District of Iowa, announced the temporary ruling allowing voluntary enlistment before actual induction under selective service is extended until August first. A considerable number of young men in town have applied under this ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
M. L. Bohgren
U.S. Navy
Iowa
Bodgren
Can He Escape At Des Moines Town Fair
Ramon LaRue the French escape artist attempts a 200 foot suspended escape from a helicopter wearing a straight jacket as a town fair headliner. Jole Chitwood and nearly twenty dare devils join in two thrill days with car crashes dynamite stunts flaming walls and wreckful acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ramon LaRue
Jole Chitwood
Hollywood
Navy enlistees urged to reapply after ruling expiry
The article notes men facing a prior enlistment deadline should reapply at their nearest Navy Recruiting Station as time remains to complete papers. It mentions historical shifts in middle names, cites World Book encyclopedia, and recalls Winterset's 1947 golf course opening with Peter Cunningham's hole in one as a recent ace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Recruiting Station
World Book
Winterset
Peter Cunningham
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Amman
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Commission
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The
William Henry Harrison
White House
South
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Pamela
Raeee
Lutheraty Hospital
Colees
Donald Goke
Plattevill
Wis
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Ray Grover
Susan Edge
North Dakota
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Cherokee
A. A. Howe
Garth Logan
Roger Johnson
Roger Edge
Lake Okoboji
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Jerry
Barry
Genevieve” ‘Mulvihill
Waterloo
Donald Merny Buaté
G. A. Gruyer
Pearl Mick
George Dyiig
Virgil Schuler
Adrian Logan
Hemmerson
Bradgate Wivit
Melilel Watersssee
Curtis Yate
Art Johnson
Maud Hamilton
Pipestone
Minn
Otto Maltzahn
Otto Keerles
C. C. Cole
Carrie
Maud Mundon
Adelbert’ Urban
Ella Chase
Emmetsburg
Legion Auxiliary
Duane-Gibson
Gerald Johnson
Brook Gill
America
Stalin
Cansurg
Rolfe State Bank
Thomas
Edison
General Electric
Space Maker
J. E. Rickard & Sons
Electric
Able Plover, Iowa
C. Loxterkamp
Rolpfe
H. G. Frigaard
Sstiérrolfe
Carl J. White
A S. Clarke
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J. E. Hynds
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Kennedy Agency
Raynes
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G. Fred Smith
Harry Tyler
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