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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
5
A cautionary tale cites Kimberley farmers who ignored local diamonds while seeking distant wealth. The message urges readers to value information from advertising as the key to economical buying and recognizing daily opportunities within reach.
Oklahoma travelers recall Bristow’s welcome with a musical opening and a bustling Chamber of Commerce program. An oil town showcase followed featuring a Negro impersonator, winded humor, and a Rawford wartime act, finishing with a TNT demonstration before continuing on page three.
A campaign to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in Pocahontas County proceeds with moving picture meetings and a county petition drive. Farm Bureau solicitors aim to sign cattle owners by July 15 to fund testing, with counties testing cattle using state and federal funds.
Contractor Kelly of Fonda reports busy days as graveling crews work from the county pit near Beaver Creek. Two miles of roads radiating from D M T School, a mile on the Havelock Rolfe road, and an upcoming mile east of town on the Bradgate Rolfe route are being graveled. The community badly needed the improvements.
The note urges 70 members to pay June dues for The Champion. Grandma Chambers of Golfax has already paid, over 90 years old, prompting others to contribute promptly as funds are needed.
A county truck collected a large donation from Ward Ferguson for the County Home. The gift includes about 100 bound magazines such as Scribners and The Century and the National Geographic Magazine spanning fifteen years, plus around fifty additional books. The materials will benefit many inmates and are hard to obtain otherwise.
Rev. J. O. Wangberg leads English worship at 10 45 a m with Sunday School and Bible Class at 11 46 a m Luther League at 7 00 p m and evening worship at 8 00 p m Prayer meeting follows each Wednesday Choir offers special singing Sunday. Vacation parochial school has been well attended and organizers hope continued participation.
A full day of entertainment marks Fort Dodge Fourth celebrations starting 10 30 with an industrial and patriotic parade. Features include baseball and bicycle races, a harness and running horse race with purses up to 3000, vaudeville by Dykman and Joyce, amusements, concessions, and a grand fireworks finale. An extra 26 acres at the fair grounds provides free picnic and camping space with independent entry.
Republicans in Pocahontas county plan a June 28 meeting in Pocahontas at 11:00 a.m. to select eleven delegates for the state convention and eleven for the judicial convention. Delegates should have received notices. the county central committee is expected to organize immediately after.
Paul Carroll son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Carroll married Margie Crownell of Chicago in a Monday dawn ceremony June 20. The couple plans to reside in Chicago where Paul works for a drug company and Rolfe friends send best wishes for their life together.
Government lofts pigeon story highlights WWI use by Germany Allies and America with 3000 birds. Frank H. Hollmann to speak at Rolfe chautauqua about pigeons and a pictured government bird from Washington. An aluminum capsule on the leg holds an admission ticket report to Cedar Rapids.
Sometime Sunday Mrs. Perry Lanning and Ivan Dayton of Bradgate died after a collision near Story City while A. O. Pederson of Bradgate and a Story City driver were involved. Dayton died at Story City hospital. Lanning died after collapsing at the same hospital.
Rolfe and Eagle Grove golf clubs staged a double competition last Thursday with eight players from each club in team play and all scores counting toward the Butler cup. Rolfe won the team portion 12 to 6 and captured the cup by 93 points 1765 to 1858, as Eagle Grove sent about twenty players and a dozen ladies who enjoyed a large picnic supper after the match.
The D. M. T. Community Club will meet at the school house on Monday evening June 30 1924 to plan the 1924 fair and adopt a constitution. All interested in keeping the township on the map are urged to attend. Conrad G Majorowicz secretary.
The Rolfe chautauqua opens July 9 with a seven day program headlined by Vanter. Over 100 guarantors pledge 1700 dollars in season ticket sales with season passes at 2.00 and single admissions 2.50. Buy early before 1:00 opening day and support junior programs and featured acts Miss Baker and Hellman.
Miss Jeanette Hartung of Pocahontas married E F Rarapaugh of Sioux City Wednesday at the bride’s parents home in Pocahontas officiated by Rev G W Shideler. The couple plan a two week auto honeymoon and will reside in Sioux City. Chautauqua starts July 9.
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