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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1930
Page
5
Local notices list upcoming gatherings across March and April. The Garfield Township Farm Bureau and Presbyterian congregation schedules appear alongside WCTU and Pythian events. Also noted are bridge clubs, YMC A meetings, and Sun day School convention dates in Laurens and Havelock.
Voters go to the polls next Monday March 31 to choose officials in a machine vote. The Business Man's Ticket lists Nayor James Bruce and councilmen J P Graves L M Grahm Will F Pattee Owen Patter m and James H Wilson. The Independent Ticket names Mayor W P Wheeler and councilmen Peter Johnson C P lathrop M T Blessing E B Thompson and Jas Sennett. Morris W Webb is listed as treasurer with drawn and park commissioner has no nomination.
Gordon D. Graham, born February 6, 1908 in Carlock Illinois, died March 24 1930 at St Josephs Mercy hospital Fort Dodge after years of arthritis and invalid life cared for by his aunt J A Har Neer. He embraced Christianity recently and found strength in faith. Funeral services were held in Rolfe with Rev W A Wilkinson of the Methodist church officiating. Interment followed at Clinton Cemetery.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a drop in horses and mules from 27 million in 1920 to 20 million in 1930, a loss of over 7 million head. The production shift has freed about 23 million acres for grain and other crops while animal quality improves through breeding.
The Laurens Community club backs a proposed state park around a north Laurens lake seven miles west of Mallard and twenty five miles from Rolfe with 64 acres of land along east and south shores a gravel road system and parking at three entrances. The plan seeks 1400 to cover remaining costs and lake enhancements including higher water level and fish stocking. Representatives meet Des Moines April 1 to finalize funding viability and solicit local gifts.
The W C T U will meet with Mrs. W A Wilkinson at the Methodist parsonage on Friday afternoon March 28 at 2 30 oclock. A good program is prepared and full attendance is desired. Visitors will be welcome.
Des Moines Township hosts a lively postnuptial shower for Mr. and Mrs. Leo Flaherty. About sixty guests enjoyed stunts, recipe writing, a mock wedding, musical readings, and generous gift viewing as they celebrated the couple.
H C Wiegman plans farm sale on April 1 due to labor difficulties. Twenty five Holstein cattle including milk cows with testing records, young heifers, and a purebred Holstein bull to be offered at the farm three miles north and a half mile west of Rolfe. Full sale details in page seven advertisement.
Marion Ethel Lounsbury born February 12 1856 in New Canaan Conn later moved with family to Wisconsin and Nebraska. She married Aaron Chester Dodd in 1881 and had three children. Survived by two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren, a sister and two brothers. Funeral held at Duncan Humboldt with interment in Humboldt cemetery.
A Humboldt mortician’s funeral coach set a regional record by covering 1300 miles in a round trip for the service of Mrs. Julia Hyde. Services were at Danish Baptist Church in Gilmore City last Thursday before the party departed for Niangua Missouri, her former home, for the final rites.
The Swan Lake Township Farm Bureau unit met at the school auditorium in Laurens Tuesday evening. Other meetings are at Mrs. Robert Ives home on Thursday evening March 27 and Marshall township unit at Peter Aschenbrener home on Friday evening March 28. All three organizations are active and drawing interest in this work.
The ceremony at First Presbyterian church Covina joined Dorothea D. Fischer and C Everett Moon with Rev. Arthur Wake officiating. The couple, former UC Los Angeles students, plan to reside at 308 19th Street Hermosa Beach with Gamma Phi member Mrs Moon.
Northwest Iowa editors, legislators, and highway officials met in Storm Lake to review road funding. Senator Dean and Engineer White outlined bonding as the state default, noting 79 counties have voted bonds while 20 including most of northwest Iowa lag. Editors pledged an education campaign and promised further coverage.
The piece praises Ed M. Smith for state savings in finance and code revision. It highlights returning 208000 from motor vehicle funds, noting prior year expenses and a 300000 saving from code revisions. It argues his breadth of vision and courage suit the governorship.
Sweet clover plowed under as a green manure around early May adds eighty to one hundred fifty pounds of nitrogen per acre. This nitrogen, if bought as fertilizer, would cost twelve to thirty dollars per acre, per Iowa State College soils experts in Ames.
Members of the D M T Woman's club held their annual March party at the D M T show building on Monday March 17 about forty guests attended. The gymnasium was decorated in green and white and the evening featured singing games and a luncheon served by hostesses Mrs Ted Hewlett Mrs John Madsen Mrs Les Struthers Mrs Jas George and Mrs RB Lehnus. Guests departed pleased with the entertainment and meal.
The D M T Woman's Club met March 11 at the school. Members sang, minutes were approved, and reports noted a sanitary cat gift, health kit replenishment, and a health magazine purchase. March party plans were discussed followed by a program on flowers and a flower exchange. Luncheon followed hosted by three members.
Six members of the Love family and relatives in Gilmore City suffered arsenate of lead poisoning from a baking powder container in a moved kitchen. Mrs Love mixed dough, and within hours two children experienced violent convulsions. Doctors treated them with antidotes. all were expected to recover. The family had recently moved to a farm east of town from Clare neighborhood.
E M Mervine of Iowa State College warns many farmers chase power and buy tractors without enough work to justify the expense. He cites size cost belt power and required equipment as key factors and notes tractors suit tasks like threshing wood cutting ensilage shelling corn and more rather than every farm.
Farmers seek labor and urge contact with County Agent Bowers at Pocahontas. Men arrive daily seeking work, indicating a steady demand for hands in agriculture.
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