Grimstead party stranded as storm forecasts unfold
Grimstead and his party—including his daughter Burton and Ross Gardiner—are stranded in redwood country when their car’s fuel tank is damaged. Davenport arrives with aid and predicts a heavy night storm, urging cautious sheltering and waiting till morning for help.
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Grimstead
California Redwoods
Burton Grimstead
Ross Gardiner
Simmins
Tecolote
Burton
Rapscallion
Nobdy
Jwe
Davenport
Gardiner
Bet Sparks Tense Confrontation Over Rain and Stakes
Davenport and Gardiner clash in a heated bet over rain in a California flood plan. Davenport wagers ten thousand dollars that it will rain and the redwood yonder will fall, while Gardiner demands written proof and guarantees, sparking a tense standstill.
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Davenport
Simmins
Gardiner
California
Burton
Grimstead
Havelock News adds notes from page eight
Marion Gruver returns from Des Moines visit while A J Ashby oversees Central States Electric Co. business in Havelock. Local election results: J L Miller re-elected treasurer and C E Speer with C S Barth elected directors. Community events include American Legion Auxiliary meeting and upcoming Indoor Carnival. Numerous local residents visit, travel for shopping, and attend family gatherings across Laurens Pocahontas Rolfe and Emmetsburg.
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Havelock
Marion Gruver
Des Moines
A. J. Ashby
Laurens
Central States Electric Co
Our City
John DeYoung
Omaha
Neb
Loyal Perrigo
Mamie
Rolfe
Chase Grove
J. L. Miller
Consolidated
Legion Hall
John Gliden
Earl Sandy
Lewis Stover
Miss Ferne
Gilmore City
Joe Davis
Fay Stover
Oscar Rydell
Chas. Lucas
Pocahontas
D. F
D. F. Reents
My. Reents
Miss Alta
Obrecht-Sheldon
Arnold
Jay Williams
F. E. Heathman
Rolfe Electricians
Misses Brown
Schipull
Johnson
Wilna Sheldon
Belmond
Mr. Brown
Eagle Grove
Miss Sheldon
Miss Schipull
Leon Allen
Baby
George Allen
Merle Bohn
Delbridge
Piper
Gus Ahlstrom
Ray McDonald
Pomeroy
N.B. Hersom
Henry Edge
A. G. Obrecht
Herman Benson
Chicago
Fred Hauswirth
Tollinois
Ray Graver
Revised Rolfe Town Ordinances Refer to Town Seal
The Rolfe Arrow records multiple ordinance entries from 1928 detailing governing powers and duties across town offices. Ordinances cover town seal creation and use, officer election appointment qualification removal, council powers, mayor and clerk duties, treasurer, marshal, street commissioner, and water works superintendent. Each ordinance notes filing dates and publication in The Rolfe Arrow.
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Rolfe Arrow
F. E. Grant
I. F. E. Grant
Rolfe
Iowa
Rolfe «Rrow
Anance de
Clery
Dutton
Thursda
F. FE. Grant
Municipalit
Mare
Municip
I. F. FE. Grant
Bet Not Off Davenport Guarantee Sparks Silent Cheers
Gardiner laughs and bets are challenged as Miss Burton declares she will guarantee Mr. Davenport. The wood gods utter three rousing cheers, though silent, as the scene ends with a tease for next week's Arrow.
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Stewart Edward White
Henry Jay Lee
Miss Burton
Plunketty- Stivvies
Plunketty-Snivvies
Atom
W. W. Beam
First National Bank Bldg
S. E. Higgins Osteopathic Physician
Corner Oak and River Sts
Owa
Robert Bruce
State Savings Bank
Abe M. DE Vaul
Robert J. Kent Insurance Life
W. R. Bates, M. D
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Carver
Fort Dodge
L. M. Graham
Kent
Amy Ireland
J. M. Bush
Plover
Col
H. H. Grove
Allard
Havelock News
The
Munici
Ordin
Manhattan
Sebereavien
Manhattan Quality Products
Manhattan Smiling Service
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