Community Grieves Death of Joe Ehrisman
Joe Ehrisman was found dead beside the road near the Gunderson place southwest of town after a hot afternoon. Coroner Dr. Hollis Nete and Dr. A. Z. McGogney ruled death likely due to alcohol use amid excessive heat. funeral services were held at the Rolfe Presbyterian church with burial in Clinton Cemetery.
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Joe “Ehrisman
Gundersons
Ebrisman
Bell
Gunderson
McIntire
Hollis
Ekirisman
Bilda
Mhrisman
Joe Ehrisman
A. Z. McGogney
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
Clinton Cemetery
Union Service Planned at Local Church With Mission Talk
The Methodist Episcopal Church will skip morning services next Sabbath and hold a union service in the Presbyterian church in the evening. Dr HB Morrow will speak on "The Life of the Mexican People," offering Rolfe and nearby residents a firsthand missionary perspective from Mexico.
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HB. Morrow
Rolfe
Mexico
Big Four Fair Set for Fonda August 4 to 7
Fonda in Pocahontas county will host the Big Four Fair August 4 5 6 and 7 with strong horse races electric night lights daily ball games and lighted grounds. The town promotes its fair as one of northwestern Iowa’s best and invites visitors to attend.
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Fonda
Iowa
Pocahontas ‘County
Morning Fire At Rolfe Damages Cob House
A fire alarm at about 1 30 Tuesday morning drew neighbors H er t z and Brigham to the E A Messinger residence in Rolfe where a cob house fire started. Firemen slowed spread as the cob and attached garage suffered smoke and roof damage. The Messinger family, away at the Lakes, is not blamed for the blaze.
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Rolfe
E. A. Messinger
Hertz
Brigham
Messinger
Reunion at the Lakes Marks Spirit Lake Massacre Survivors Meet
A reunion at Okoboji on August 4 gathers survivors of the Spirit Lake massacre relief expedition. A. H. Malcolm is the honored participant. Maxwell Webster City Guernsey Smith Hawkeye and a lakeside resident are expected to attend. The bones of a missing survivor, found recently by Y M C A boys, will be interred with the others near Pillsbury Point.
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the Lakes
Okoboji
Spirit Lake
Rolfe
A. H. Malcolm
Mr. Maxwell
Webster City
Guernsey Smith
Hawkeye
Thos. Bonebright
East
Gardner Cabin
Pillsbury's Point
Rolfe Chautauqua Association Plans Next Year Session
The Rolfe Chautauqua Association held its annual stockholders meeting at the opera house with 44 votes cast for directors. They reported a year end surplus around 150 dollars and a total working surplus over 1300 dollars. The group decided to proceed with a session next year and elected a ten-member board. Dora Barker was named as director, and Ward Ferguson was named president with F A Malcolm as vice president. E L Hollis serves as secretary and Joe Wiewel as treasurer. Committees were organized with C J Moon heading Programs and W Sale heading Tent and Grounds.
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Rolfe Chautauqua Association
Opera House
Rolfe
Mesdaimes
W. P. Wheeler
Colebaugh
T.8
Patterson
C. A. Grant
Dora Barker
J. Y. Grant
Robert Hunter
Ward Ferguson
W. K. Rogers
W.P. Wheeler
BE. L. Hollis
C. M. Webb
Marion Bruce
Miss Mora Parker
C. B. Bowen
Joe Wiewel
C. 3. White
A. V. Everett
C. H. Moon
W. GC. Kennedy
Z. T. Carroll
J. F. Marcum
H. K. Squires
F. E. Hoyne
P. A. McCray
W. R. Rogers
Pocahontas County Y M C A Camp Dates Set
Pocahontas County Y M C A announces a camping week at Camp Foster Hastings Okoboji from August 10 to 17 for boys ages 12 to 18. Cost is six dollars plus railroad fare. applications due August 6 or 7 to County Secretary Murl McDonald. State and county leaders will attend, with improved facilities and a focused program of clean sports and activities.
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Pocahontas County
Murl McDonald
Foster
Okoboji
Leonard Paulson
Fred Hansen
Odd Fellows Install Officers After Pleasant Evening
Last Saturday evening the Odd Fellows installed officers. The men named include G J Hartman S N G J B Kent L B N G C T Olson Warden Earl Cook Conaustore B Symes I G M Goodmiller.
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Odd Fellows
GJ. W. Hartman
S. N
J. B. Kent
N. G
T. ‘Olson
Earl
Cook
Conaustore B. Symes
Fine Country Home for A. C. Isaacson Family North of Town
The A. C. Isaacson family builds a brick and hollow block country home on elevated ground with four rooms on each floor, a front porch, and planned cement basement. It will lack a water works system but will feature full electrical wiring and a forthcoming heating plant. The family, eight children strong, has saved and worked hard, and looks forward to modern comforts.
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A. C. Isaacson
Saacson
Iowa's potato farmer nets 240 per acre at 82
An elderly Rolfe gardener, 82, raised and sold potatoes this season, yielding 240 dollars per acre. The note praises careful cultivation and notes neighbors like A H Malcolm and C C DeHe for productive plots, urging local farming and home investment.
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Iowa
Rolfe
A. H. Malcolm
Washington
Oregon
C. C. DeHe
California
Florida
Iona
Terry's Uncle Tom's Cabin Co Promises Big Parade and Show
Terry's Big Uncle Tom's Cabin Co brings a noon parade, a concert by the Terry Challenge band, and a fresh stage production of Harriet Beecher Stowe's play with updated specialties. The troupe, two brass bands, and a large cast tour with fifty performers, ponies, and beasts for an Aug. 4 event.
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Terry Challenge
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Terry
Big Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co
Oats Coming In As New Crop Reaches Markets
The report notes oats entering markets as the new crop moves from fields to sale. It mentions limited threshing progress and hints at remaining market readiness and pricing dynamics for farmers and buyers.
Third Degree Defeat for K P Knights by All Stars
A Friday ball game saw the K P Knights routed by the all stars who took a commanding lead by the sixth inning. Damon and Pythias-era town rats capitalized on spikes at base paths as Coffin’s absence weakened the Knights. Guy White and Taylor provided offense and pitching as the audience enjoyed the spectacle.
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K. Ps
All-Stars
Lodge Boys
Knights
Town Rats
Lodge
Coffin
Guy White
Taylor
Humboldt Chautauqua Opens With Notable Speakers
The Humboldt chautauqua started last Saturday with strong programs. Henry's band performs tomorrow, A. E. Wiggam and Charles H. Tyndall speak Saturday, and the Williams Jubilee Singers provide preludes. Sunday features Bishop Hughes in the afternoon and a Jubilee Singers concert in the evening.
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Humboldt Chautauqua
Henry
A. E. Wiggam
Chas. H. Tyndall
Williams Jubilee Singers
Bishop Hughes
Jubilee Singers
Tango Coon Featured In Terry's Parade
A mechanical toy performs the Tango dance as a sensational feature in Terry's Uncle Tom's Cabin Co. parade. The novelty attracts riotous applause and prompts talk of this and other variations in the popular dance among onlookers.
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Terry
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co.s
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Lieselpless
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Methodist Episcopal Church
John A. Kettle
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J. T. Grant
E. L. Hollis
Miss Barker
W. C. Kennedy
Billy ‘Taylor
Will—Lodge
Taylor’s Rats
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White
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Colebaugh Ib
H Wiley
Malcolm Rtfay
Webb
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Ritchey
F “ Carroll
Pase Seal
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Wiewel
Oeneleece
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Helei
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