Local items from Plover and vicinity
Local items note visits at Panora and Estherville, cattle and hog shipments to Chicago and Ft. Dodge, and a Plover High School play with date to be announced. Community updates include a Des Moines funeral trip, Ford sedan purchase, M Y B Club meeting, and county agent Maakestadt’s seed corn talk with rag doll testing. News covers residents, travel, meetings, and upcoming caucus rescheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Hess
Squire Heathman
Panora
Homer Osborn
John Phillips
Chicago
Homer
John Ffisher
Ft. Dodge
Plover High School
F. J. Nacke
Des Moines
Frank
Fred Whiers
Estherville
Mena Mueller
G. A. Everson
Rolfe Auto Co
M. Y. B. Club
C. A. Garlock
J. W. Mangan
Caryl Brownlee
Mallard
Vera Means
Fort Dodge
Maakestadt
Plover
A.J. Beggspuehler
Bank
Plover Red Cross Seeks Larger Attendance at Meeting
At Wednesday’s Red Cross session thirteen ladies attended, down from twenty eight last week. The note urges fuller support for regular work as demand for bandages and supplies grows each day.
Fort Dodge Visitors and Local Notes
Misses Ivis and Sylvia Helvig visited Fort Dodge Thursday. Homer Osborn returned from Chicago with a cattle shipment. Mr and Mrs David Hood of Perry Iowa visit the Osborn home. Mesdames Garlock were Fort Dodge visitors. Ice shortages persist with no forecast. Bert Smith and L B Buck visited Fort Dodge and Pocahontas respectively. At school election C D Ferguson and J M Bush reelected directors. Ernest Meredith hosted a gathering for the newlyweds W B Roberts and spouse. The Kaiser quotes a biblical line about guidance amid uncertain fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivis
Sylvia Helvig
Fort Dodge
Homer Osborn
Chicago
David Hood
Perry
Iowa
Mesdames
C. A
L. B. Garlock
Bert Smith
L. B. Buck
Port Dodge
C. D. Ferguson
J. M. Bush
C. A. Garlock
Pocshont
Ernest Meredith
W. B. Roberts
Special Election in Plover Iowa on Franchise for Rolfe Light and Power
Notice for a special election in the Incorporated Town of Plover Iowa to be held April 8 1918 at the Knights of Pythias Hall to vote on granting a twenty year franchise to Rolfe Light & Power Company for an electric lighting system J H Bharman announces sale of Square Deal Garage interest to J W Phillips and requests instant settlement of accounts owed to the concern
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover
Iowa
Knights of Pythias Hall
Rolfe Light & Power Company
Square Deal
J. W. Phillips
Centenary movement led by Dr Craig at local church conference
Report of the Second Quarterly Conference at the church includes details on a centenary movement led by Dr Craig and Bishop Johnson of Africa. Delegations from éidderson and Hofert attended. A patriotic address was given, a dinner served by the ladies, and plans for future church work discussed. Final lecture course number by Cathedral Male Quartet announced for March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Éidderson
Hofert
Johnson
Africa
Agaib
Fort
Chicago
Craig
Evene
Evenes
Cathedral
Ladies’ Aid Society
Africa Second Largest Continent Grabs By World Powers
A historical account notes Africa as the continent with 11 682 000 square miles while European powers like Great Britain France Germany Belgium Portugal and Spain held protectorates at the outbreak of World War I. It describes shifting control and colonial rivalry as a large scale grab game with Africa often ignored native ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Europe
Asia
South America
Great Britain
France
Germany
Belgium
Poritugal
Spain
Death to the Puppies in New York Divorce Case
A New York domestic relations court hears a bizarre claim as a wife recounts her husband feeding puppies with a nipple in his mouth. The bulldog Ida and her litter allegedly died after the practice, cited as the reason for the dispute and alleged cruelty in the divorce proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Profits in Shipbuilding Highlighted by industry record
The Manufacturers' Record notes strong profits from shipbuilding during wartime, citing the sale of the schooner Glynn and the stratocead commerce carrier bill near Newport News. It underscores substantial gains from shipbuilding operations under wartime demand and related commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glynn
Stratocead Commierce
Prominent minister, banker, and community ties noted
A Cedar Rapids obituary recalls Dalley a Methodist minister once active in the Upper Iowa center who died recently. Peter Lamp of Myrteton, a noted elevator proprietor and reputed wealthiest town figure, was fined $180 for selling white flour without ration stamps. The piece also reports Camp Dodge arrivals sick with colds, Captain Merriam’s Rome assignment, and local business and public notices across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etiam "Dalley
Minster
Upper Iowa Center
Cedar Rapids
Peter Lamp
Mypieton
J. F. Deems
Lamp Wes
Srrivale
Camp Dodge
Charles E. Merriam
Hopkinton
Rome
Merriam
Signal Corps
Wred Kithcart
John Wilson
Belle Plaine
Drake University
Presbyterian Hospital
R. B. Rains
Buchanan County Council of Defense
Independence
Hugh Bilder Wilson
Defense Council
Harding
Dorothy Christensen
le Mars
Plymouth County
Great Northern Railroad
Henry Christensen
Christensen
Hinton
Struble
Alfred H. Clapp
Anna C. Clapp
West Union
France
Harry V
Deep Moines
Ctir
Dubuque
Times-Journal
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Cit
Ridley
Boehner
Malvern H A
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T. B. Keopple
Prover
Marshall County
Grove & Lathrop Plover
Lowa
A McE Wen
People's Savings Bank
County of Pocahontas
Thin Bank
Goldin
Bilver
Lega L
Taetat
National Bank
Wetaa Oln
Total Asneta
Itibs
Spo
A. M. Deyoe
of Public Instruction
Dow City
Sophia. Mahamad
North English
Hep Khitted
Malhamashie
Simpson College
Indianola
Ita
American Society of Equity
Long
America
Story
Ae ‘Horn
Chanigé
Red Cross
Sioux City
Nam Mary
Terrill
Presid Federation
Wom
Terrill Auziliary
Zauraas
Ohi
F. Fuller
suRozos
Peat Office North Decree Building
Down
Phemen House
A. C. Hackley
Osteopathic
Mcewen Biol
Rolfe
T. D. Jones
First National
Rolfe, Lowa
H. W. Lyon
Molletts Town
L. M. Graham
D. V. Rolfe
McGowan
G. P. Seifert
Rolfe, Joy
Pocahontas
Mason Contractors
Melly
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