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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
4
The Rolfe city council plans a formal review of a sewer system with a State Board of Health sanitary engineer visit to be announced later. A letter from the health expert argues towns of Rolfe size should install sewers, noting wide Iowa adoption and waterborne disease risks from inadequate septic systems.
Rolfe sent eighteen carloads of stock last Saturday totaling 35000 dollars. Shippers include Edgar Cornell three cattle and hogs cars Chas Green one mixed W Peterson one cattle Geo Sandy one cattle H Brinkman two cattle D Brinkman two cattle D and H D Brinkman one P A McCray car two cattle two hogs Blessing Moore two hogs Charlton Estate hogs. Accompanying Chicago shipment were D and H D Brinkman Geo Sandy H L Cornell Chas Green and Wil Peterson.
Thé Rolfe track team with limited practice traveled to Ruthven Tuesday evening for the Upper Des Moines Valley association meet. Emmetsburg Spirit Lake Hartley Ruthven Sanborn and Rolfe competed with Rolfe claiming several points including 120 yard hurdles won by Rolfe with Wiewel second, 220 yard hurdles first by Wiewel, and a third place tie in high jump by Chambers and Cumming. Holmgren, formerly of Rolfe and now with Ruthven, took second honors.
James Hronek married Miss Meda Ride nour at the bride’s parents home in Des Moines on June 2. The groom, Pocahontas county native, worked as a barber in Pocahontas, Rolfe, Des Moines and Ogden. Miss Mattin Wiley of Rolfe was bridesmaid. The couple will tour Chicago and Minneapolis before visiting relatives. Eugene Lighter, 1916, elected president of Coe College Student Council over Kennedy and Sunstrom, with duties to begin immediately.
The week features daily lectures by Edward M. Earle and Geo H Bradford with multiple concerts by the Arcadian Singing Orchestra Hann's Jubilee Singers and the Dunbar Male Quartette. Events run 2:30 and 8:00 daily, with special presentations each Sunday and Tuesday lectures on world affairs and philosophy.
Obituary items recount Araminta Boone born near Richmond Indiana February 24 1834 died May 26 1915 at Anita aged 81 years 8 months 2 days and details on her parents spouses children and burial. Also obituary for Lillie Ryen Severson describing marriage to J M Severson in 1911 and two children Verna and Lee with funeral at the Norwegian Lutheran church Canton Cemetery. Card of thanks memorial Sunday by K P order and a notice not to trespass.
The Carnegie Endowment selects the Rolfe Chautauqua for a national lecture tour on peace. Speaker Mr. Earle, an eminent New York lecturer, will cover issues from force in international relations to the Monroe Doctrine. He has taught at Columbia and worked with Cuban and Latin American interests.
Iowa State College at Ames provides tuition free courses this summer to help rural and grade teachers meet a new law requiring instruction in home economics agriculture and manual training. Two six week sessions start June 9 and July 26 with practical hands on training including noon day lunch planning and use of a domestic science cabinet.
Reverend Fl Anderson thanks Rolfe residents for presenting him a Ford car. He says the gift will aid his work and bring great help to him and the community.
Treaspassers hunters and all others are ordered to keep off my farm in Des Moines township or suffer the penalty of the law. Signed by G. D. Struthers. Also mentions Woodruff visiting Liscomb over Sunday at his daughter's home.
Lars Peterson, born in Denmark May 2, 1843, died aged 72 after taking carbolic acid at home following years of hardship and illness. He leaves wife Amelia and seven children Kathryn Peter Roy Elvina Oscar Theodore Hiva, plus a sister-in-law. Funeral was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Rolfe home with Rev. Burnette and the Methodist choir. interment at Clinton cemetery.
An obituary style notice expresses gratitude for flowers and services during a family’s dark hour. Mrs. Peterson and Children thank neighbors for support as Miss Lucile Charlton departs for Oberlin Ohio to visit friends and attend commencement exercises.
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