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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
6
The season concludes with reflections on near wins and surprising upsets as coach Mr. Pease helped the boys improve at scoring baskets and stay motivated through a tough schedule.
Rolfe school evaluates forming a track team after several years without one. The issue includes class updates on illness, reading lists, farm experiments, and a reflection on parental visits to the school. Obituary notes detail Mrs. Cornwell’s death and a funeral, with a long tribute from W. G. Taylor.
Notes highlight Shull's Dope Sheet and John Hudek planning a new crib roof once weather and roads permit. Peter Dahl renovates in the town north, while rust threatens bearings and axles unless tools are sheltered. A rally of quick fixes and old humor follows with farm and army life quips.
Bus No 2 could not reach the school last Friday due to a weak bridge and bad roads. Wagons replace buses on poor roads. Seniors choose the play The Rut for April 29 and are rehearsing. The moving picture chautauqua begins March 19 at the school house with The Modern Mother Goose. Obituary: Mrs M E Cornwell died March 11 1920 in Roosevelt township. born July 21 1847 in Poplar Grove Illinois. married Melvin E Cornwell January 1 1867 in Beloit Wisconsin.
Capt F E Beers, pioneer of Des Moines River navigation, died Mar 7 at Gilmore City. Born 1833, he helped build a freighter boat in 1858 between Fort Dodge and Keokuk, settled near Gilmore City in 1881, and owned a Lake township farm. Survived by wife, children Lyman Beers, Ralph Beers, Percy Beers, and daughters Mrs H S VanAlstine, Mrs Randall Melson, Mrs Lloyd Norman.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to the W. C. T. U. for flowers during illness. For sale a small quantity of Japanese Hull-less popcorn by A. G. Lighter Rolfe, phone 24.
A Chicago investigation probes million-dollar corporations for tax avoidance or underpayment. The piece argues for public disclosure of individual and corporate tax payments, including income and property taxes, to reveal fairness and expose any hidden 'gentleman of color' in the woodpile.
A lighthearted note questions why some women favor suffrage while joking about gender roles and social expectations in a local exchange. The tone blends irony with a nod to ongoing debates in public life.
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