Senior Class Play And Concert At Local Opera House
Seniors stage a class play about a college boy learning life lessons and hosting a senior day program at the Opera House on May 25 with no admission. The Glee Club presents its first annual concert May 24 at 8 o'clock with varied selections and a modest admission.
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Opera House
Odette
Daphne Malcolm
Elvina Peterson
Louise Anderson
Mattie Wiley
Emma Majorowicz
Bila Kirkpatrick
Dorothy Messinger
Margaret Ferguson
Geraldine Cleaver
Bessie Otto Margaret Ferguson
Louise Watson
George Seifert
Letta Campbell
Marion Sharp
Martha Gunderson
Cassie Wood
Marie Jones
Emma Miller
Blanche Ives
Hmma Majorowicz
Ocal Salo
Bula Kirkpatrick
Glee Club
Irlm
Cassady
Lab
Manual Training Exhibit and Opera House Events
The Manual Training Department shows work at Harris & Co on May 21 and 22. Miss Cassady leads the operetta Florinda to be staged May 28 at the opera house followed by the high school graduation. Community notes cover visits, clubs, class outings, and a safety reassurance about the opera house and fire escape.
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Harris & Co
Licenses Due May 1 Quick Payment Urged
Mayor A. Carroll warns all license holders including dog licenses to pay immediately. Several licenses are interdependent and must be settled by May 16 to avoid consequences. Marion Bruce, Clerk, attests.
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Mt A. Carroll
Marion Bruce
Lighter Wins State Field Meet for Coe College
Eugene Lighter of Rolfe led Coe College to the Iowa Conference title at Cedar Rapids, scoring 17 points. He won the high hurdles in a conference record 15 2-5 seconds, the low hurdles in 25 4-5, and the broad jump at 21 feet 3 inches, plus two points in the half mile relay as Coe placed high.
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Iowa Colleges
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Lighter
Rolfe
Coe College
Iowa
Coe
Cornell
Morningside
Grinnell
Des Moines
Highland Park
Simpson
Dubuque
Penn
Parsons
Eugene
Decoration Day Arrangements in Rolfe May 29
Sobs are hushed as citizens prepare for Decoration Day in Rolfe on Saturday May 29. The G A R and W R C will meet at two and march to the Presbyterian church for a program including songs, addresses, and then a parade to Clinton cemetery to decorate graves of fallen soldiers with flowers.
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Paradise
Rolfe
Presbyterian Church
MeIntire
Cook
Thomas
Holt
Robt
Bruce
Dr. McGogney
Elva Lemon
Lincoln
Clyde Charlton
Marshal Hearsell
Grand Army of the Republic
Blower Girls
Woman's Relief Corps
W. ER. G
Clinton Cemetery
Grand Army
Deaths and notices darken diverse Iowa towns
Shorty Carroll a harnessmaker died of heart disease at his Marathon home after a brief illness following a cinema visit. Mrs M F Patterson of Fonda killed herself with scissors amid care of her husband in Ames. Memorial services at Presbyterian Church planned with Rev Burnette delivering the sermon and G A R and W R C members invited. Baccalaureate speaker for Rolfe High School to be announced.
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Shorty
Carroll
W. D. Carroll
Marathon
Fonda
M. F. Patterson
Ames
Frank A. Farr Purn
Rolfe Hi H School
Dr. Beutler Sails for Yokohama to Practice in Far East
Dr. L E Butler, two year demonstrator in operative dentistry, left Seattle May 3 for Yokohama Japan to practice with Dr Blunt. He will also manage a Siam office four months yearly. A farewell party at the Psi Omega Iota chapter house honored him with gifts and good wishes.
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L. E. Butler
Seattle
Wash
Yokohama
Japan
Dr. Blunt
Blunt
Bancock
Siam
Butler
Far East
Psi Omega Fraternity
Iota
Frathouse
Michigan Avenue
Jota Chapter
Dent School
Pr. Cutler
Dental School
Rolfe
Charles Edward Russell Poems Found in McClurg Volume
A writer in McClurg's shop uncovered two poetry volumes by Charles Edward Russell. The piece praises his restrained ego and calls his verse gems, noting his humane portrayal of the downtrodden and his potential in fiction if he turns from topical essays.
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McClurg
Charles Edward Russell
Russell
Chautauqua
Lyceum
Cornell Man Suffers Leg Break in Stable Accident
Edgar Cornell fractured his left leg just above the ankle Tuesday night while tending a sick horse. Dr. Barnes and other help aided his exit from the stall and transport to the house where the injury was confirmed as a break. The accident occurred as Cornell planned a brief rest during a busy period of building a new home.
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Dgar Cornell
Edgar Cornell
Dr. Barnes
Mr. Cornell
Mr. Barnes
Lightning Kills Farmhand and Two Horses Near Woolstock
Alfred Grohense, a lame hand on Henry Rhune’s farm a mile and a half from Woolstock, was struck by lightning Monday while dragging a four horse drag eighty rods from the house. He died instantly. the bolt burned his shoulder and chest and two horses dropped dead. A neighbor who happened to be nearby saw the aftermath and put out the fire.
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Alfred Grohense
Henry Rhune
Grohense
Baby Killed by Train in Fort Dodge Tragedy
Marian Seeley two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs H N Seeley was struck and killed by an Illinois Central passenger train at Fort Dodge as she sat on a crossing near Olson Park. Passers by reached the scene first but the train arrived and the child was fatally mangled. The Seeley family has other children and the father H N Seeley works as foreman at the TY C roundhouse Fort.
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Arrow
Mr. Bruce
Germany
Austria
U. S
Mainz
Galacia
Agnes B. Ferguson
Marian Seeley
H. N. Seeley
Ilinois Central
Ft. Dodge
Olson's Park
Harmon P. Seeley
TY. C. Roundhouse
Thor Blacksmith Killed in Auto Accident Near Goldfield
Thomas Mallon, twenty seven, a blacksmith, was instantly killed when the car he drove ran off the grade two miles east of Goldfield. The steering wheel caved in his chest. Three others in the auto suffered only slight bruises. Mallon was married and returning from Holmes where they had attended a ball game.
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THOR
Thomas Mallon
Goldfield
Mallon
Holmes
Mrs Klein Dislocates Knee on Cellar Stairs
Mrs Robert Klein dislocated a knee yesterday while going down cellar stairs to fix the furnace. She caught her foot and twisted the joint, saving herself from a bad fall by using her hands. The accident is described as unfortunate and painful.
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Robert Klein
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