Iowa drainage and the rise of Pocahontas County ditches
Barry Gunderson recounts how Iowa's drainage districts transformed Pocahontas County. Survey logs warned of limited farming west of the Des Moines River, but state legislation and county leadership spurred open ditch drainage using barge dredging crews, tiling, and clay and concrete tiles. The result boosted land value and soil retention amid concerns over costs and watershed loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Pocahontas County
Luther Thompson
Illinois
Iowa
Des Noines
County Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
Rolfe
Gulf of Mexico
Memorial Day Weekend Guests Across States
Mrs. Reckard and family from Moline Illinois visited the Reckard home for Memorial Day. Guests of the Martin Petersons included Don Johannsen from Plover and Carroll Jensen from Gilmore City. Lovell Long and family from Desert Hot Springs are spending two weeks in the Everett Richard home. Mrs Lexterkamp and Jeff visited Des Moines for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Reckard
Susan
Steven
Peter
Jimmy
Timmy
Moline
Til
John Ellis
Casper
Wyo
Agnes Reckard
Martin Petersons
Don Johannsen
Plover
Carroll Jensen
Gilmore City
Mildred Evans
Gertrude Peterson
Humboldt
Lovell
Bill) Long
Desert Hot Springs
Calif
Everett Richard
E. 0
Lexterkamp
Jeff
Des Moines
Local visits and family gatherings across the region
Weekend social notes recount visits from David Loxterkaup at a Jefferson hospital and multiple family gatherings. Mr and Mrs Wm Fisher joined the Gary Fisher family in Belmond for Tracy’s 10th birthday, while Lorraine Schott and Lisa Marshalltown spent time with Leona Wilson. Roe mich and Erichson kin attended Sunday worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Loxterkaup
Wis
Hopital
Jefferson
Wn, Fisher
Gary Fisher
Belmond
Tracy
Lorraine Schott
Lisa
Marshalltown
Leona Wilson
Larson Family Reunion at Edgewood House
The Larson family reunion was hosted Sunday at Edgewood House in Town Falls with attendees including Mrs. Mainle Sime and Mrs. Warren A. Bintz. Art Erickson, Bob Lawson, and Dale Erickson then departed Tuesday for California after visiting relatives here. Gary Beekmann hosted guests Sunday and Monday including Tommy Thompson of Cres ton and Leonard Thompson of Eagle Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
A. Bintz
Mainle Sime
Larson
Edgewood House
Town Falls
Art Erickson
Bob Lawson
Dale Erickson
California
Gary Beekmann
Tommy Thompson
Creston
Beekmann
Leonard Thompson
Eagle Grove
Church Services and Lutheran Convention Notice
Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship at 10 45 a m The Iowa District Convention of the American Lutheran Church meets at Luther College Decorah Family Divine Worship at 9 a m Bible readings Hosea 6 1 0 6 Romans 4 18 25 Matthew 9 9 13 Laity may conduct the service Family congregational fellowship with informal learning emphasis
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Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Luther College
Decorah
Family Congregational
Presbyterian Sunday Schedule and 50th Anniversary Open House
Sunday features Adult and Youth Sunday School at 9 30 a m Family Divine Worship at 10 30 a m Sermon Real Security A 50th anniversary open house for Mr and Mrs Wm Fisher in church social rooms 2 to 5 p m Wednesday U P W Group meetings listed by hostesses Faith is patience with the lap lit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Fisher
U.P.W
Phil Brinkman
Virgil Ricklefs
Bertha Cordes
Glyde Brinkman
Arlo Ives
Fay Pirie
Anna Friis
Marathon
Spencer
Marie Jolliffe
Long House Nursing Home
Gilbert Phillips
Aberdeen
Clarence Pringle
Phillips
Pringle
Bill Graham
Kenneth
Boys State
Camp Dodge
Mary Majorowicz
Merle Strong
Bernard Arnold
Jens Tapper
Church of Christ At
Hampton
Glenn Hellickson
Paul Hellickson
Ethel Hellickson
Ottosen
Shannon Henderson
Community Church Notes
Community church notes emphasize faith and trust in the Lord with scripture exhortations. The text quotes Proverbs guidance, urging readers to acknowledge Him in all ways as guidance for daily paths.
Plover News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Dorothy Stowell reports on library hours starting June 11, numerous visits among neighbors in Rolfe Decorah and Humboldt, a bridal shower for Karen Stearns, baptismal and wedding anniversaries, canoe trip memories, and corrections to last week's obituary names Lionel Bussey and Harold Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Platt
Wayne Platt
Des Moines
Earl Kerns
Howard Stowell
Rolfe
Karen Stearns
Allan Minkler
United Methodist Church
Eugene Hamond
Elmer Mushrall
Mesa, Ariz
Maine
Denise
Ronnie van Alstine
Alta
David van Alstine
Vern Lyon
Arrow
Lionel Bussey
Lyonel Bufsey
Harold Jones
Harold Joens
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By J Deane Gunderson
Wm. Roemich
Algar Erichson
Sutherland
Rolfe Arrow
John
Temple
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Warren Bintz
St. Margaret's
Catholic Church
Msgr
Zeno Reising
St. Paul's
Luther Leagues
Cluster IV
St. Paul's Lutheran
Board of Trustees
Lutheran Church Women
LCW
D. Johnson
UTS
ST. Paul
United Methodist Women
Rolfe United Methodist Church
Uited
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
the Rosary Society
ST. Margaret's Catholic Church
Powers Funeral Home
THE
Rolfe State Bank
Iowa Electric Light & Power CO
Taylor's Oil CO
Conoco
Farmers
Geert NE Co
Prody
Dorothy Stowell
Harold O'Neall
Maulden
Minnesota
N. J. Meurer
Nellie Schallow
Humboldt Hospital
al Buescher
Erica
Houston
Tex
Dennis Graham
David
Douglas
Glenn Vanderpool
Mac Nelson
Emmetsburg Hospital
Hilda
Fremond Nielsen
Guy Kerns
George Arnold
Fred Kerns
Agnes Jacobson
Eugene
Ore
Eugene Hamand
Jacobson
Hamand
Melanie Graham
Donna Rolbe
Graham
Angie Trimble
Rheem
Luxaire
Rickard's” Plumbing & Heating
Fia
Confucius
Jari
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