Gilmore City Bank Bandit Caught And Sentenced
Harold Ball of Livermore was identified as Agnes by Robbery victims and authorities. He confessed to the Gilmore City bank raid and related hold ups, pleading guilty and receiving a life sentence at Fort Madison, with ties to a three-man gang and multiple robberies across Pocahontas and neighboring counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ball
Livermore
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Exchange Bank
Gilmore City
Rolfe
Howard
Francis Vaan Alstine
Agnes
VanAlstine
Holler
Peachontas
Walt Alstine
Hy Yackey
DeVaul
Davidson
Emmetsburg
Stebbins
C. G. James
Independence
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Jack
Waterloo
Ball
Marysville
Manson
Mr. Ball
Rutland
Bode
No. 16
Arnold
Wheeler
Whittemore
Algona
Renwick
Ottosen
Belmond
Dr Love
Red Wing
Minn
Frank Wheeler
Winchester
Readable Calendar of Local Club Meetings and Events
A fragmented notice lists various community group gatherings in May and June. Events include church open meetings at Trinity, Des Moines Consolidated School commencements, Legion Auxiliary wreath-making, Y M C A bridge at Mrs Geo Jeffries, A L D Club breakfast, P K L Club hostess Rose Thompson, Rolfe Woman's Club annual meeting, White Club gathering, American Home Study Club picnic at City Park, and other civic activities with dates ranging May 24 to June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Lehnus
W. P. Wheeler
Trinity Church
Des Moines
Fan Legion Auxiliary
Cliff Watts
Parmaking
Y. M. C. Bridge
Mrrs
Geo. Jeffries
H. D. Brinkman
Jesday
Immunity Band Rehearsal at School Tuesday May 28
Immunity Band plans a rehearsal at the school building on Tuesday May 28 to prepare for Memorial Day. All members urged to attend.
Rolfe Public School Commencement Tomorrow Evening
The Rolfe Public School closes tomorrow evening with graduation exercises for the Class of 1929 at eight o clock. Professor Eells will speak and the high school music department will perform. County eighth grade diplomas will be issued by Mrs McMichael's office to junior high graduates. Honor students will be announced and letters awarded to class leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Eells
Eell
New Telephone Deal in Rolfe Sets Local Manager and Chief Operator
J M Shea of Emmetsburg, GM of Iowa Union Telephone Co., visited Rolfe on Tuesday to finalize the exchange takeover. Frank Longnecker is named Local Manager and Miss Sarabelle Quinsland the Chief Operator, with the existing staff kept. Stockholders received payment and a new directory is planned. Poppy Day observed Saturday May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Shea
Emmetsburg
Iowa Union Telephone Co
Rolfe
Rolfe Exchange
Frank Longnecker
Sarabelle Quinsland
Exchange
Rolfe Observes Memorial Day With Legion Ceremony
Rolfe will observe Memorial Day under the American Legion with a two o clock gathering at the Cecil Cumming Memorial Tree Garfield and Elm streets. A 2:30 pm service at the cemetery includes music by the Rolfe Community Band readings of In Flanders Field Gettysburg Address flag drill by children and decoration of graves by Boy Scouts Campfire Girls with an address by James Dolliver Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
American Legion Boys
Cecil Cumming
Garfield and
Elm Streets
Flanders’ Field
Harriett Damberg
Ralph Wilkinson
Hattie Lehnus
James Dolliver
Fort Dodge
American Legion
Dolliver
Iowa
Obituary of Gertrude Sherfey Murray from Harmony to Rolfe
Gertrude Sherfey Murray born January 1 1890 in Harmony Tennessee died May 14 1929 in Iowa City Iowa at age 39. She married Shelby M. Murray June 6 1906 and eleven children survived along with her husband and her parents D B Sherfey and wife of Iowa City and one brother Eugene of Santa Ana California. Funeral services were at the Presbyterian church with Rev J P Lester officiating and burial at Clinton Garfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Sherfey Murray
D. B. Sherfey
Harmony
Tenn
Iowa City
Iowa
Shelby M. Murray
Humbold
Bradgate
Rolfe
Baptist Church
Ronald V
Wiley B
Mitchell K
J. D
Jene
James
Robert D
Danny Richard
Jackie Lee
Ruth
Nellie Joe
Eugene
Santa Ana
California
Presbyterian Church
J. P. Lester
Daisy Holt
J. R. McIntire
Isabelle Bruce
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Four Mighty Fishermen Camp Omaha Ottertail Lake Trip
Early last Thursday Guy G Butler Abe DeVaul James and Marion Bruce left for Camp Omaha on Ottertail Lake Minnesota. They reached the lake about two o'clock that afternoon with Butler as pilot. They fished two days and each day caught the limit of wall-eyed pike. Weather was extremely cold with light snow reports near the route. They noted Minnesota has lifted size limits on wall-eyed pike and saw their first four pound eel-pout. The Mounts family welcomed visitors and offered accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy G. Butler
Abe DeVaul
James
Marion Bruce
Omaha
Ottertail Lake
Minnesota
Mr. Butler
Ottertail
North Pole
Mounts
Z T Carroll Visits Emmetsburg On Business
Z T Carroll traveled to Emmetsburg on Friday to handle business matters for a local enterprise. The trip involved meetings with area contacts and potential arrangements for ongoing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. T. Carroll
Emmetsburg
Rolfe Woman's Club Elects New Officers
At a called Rolfe Woman's Club meeting at Grant Pollock home officers were elected for the year. President Mrs C L Gunderson First Vice President Mrs Grant Pollock Second Vice President Mrs C P Lathrop Recording Secretary Mrs Ed C Hoard Corresponding Secretary Mrs J C Olerich Treasurer Mrs F L Robinson Directors elected Mesdames B C Rudolfson and H N Hamilton to succeed retiring directors C E Boyce and J T Grant. Board members stayed to finish plans for the Annual Luncheon set for Thursday June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Home Study Club
Mars
W. P. Wheeler
Wheeler
Maggie Yeusting
Glee Fisher
A. W. Ives
Edgar Cornell
B. A. Kerns
C.gunderson
the Arrow
C. E. Boyce
C. E. Grant
Walters
Ed Cornell
E. C. Hoard
Uy Vaughn
Robert Mather
Olerich
Walter Lortz
City Park
M. Ison
Rolfe Woman’s Club
Grant Pollock
C. L. Gunderson
C. P. Lathrop
Ed C. Hoard
J. C. Olerich
F. L. Robinson
Mesdames B. C. Rudolfson
Two Former Residents Die In Distant Localities
The Arrow reports the deaths of Clara Smith Fessenden of Claremont Saskatchewan and Robert G. Price of Burlington Washington from pneumonia. Clara Smith Fessenden, born 1878 in Rolfe, taught school here, married Geo Fessenden in 1907, and left a daughter Vera and son Earl. her funeral at Laverna Sask. drew large crowds. Robert G Price, born 1862 in Dane County Wisconsin, lived in Pocahontas County and Skagit County Washington. he married Ida McKown and leaves a daughter Corda Hart and sons Marion and Leo. funeral held May 11 in Walter Halbush Chapel with burial at Bay View Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Smith Fessenden
Vera
Earl
E. R. Smith
Martin Hunsly
Redlands
Cal
Martin
Laverna, Sask
Clara
Robert G. Price
Robert George Price
Burlington
Wash
Winnifred Inman
Skagit County
Washington
Marion
Leo
Paternal Union of America
International Bible Students
Walter Halbush
Bay View
Robert George
Price
W. E. Struthers
J. J. Bruce
Niels Lillegarde
Rolfe
Maria Stover
Anna Lane
St. Paul
Senior Class Play Impresses Large Audience
The 1929 senior class presented Miss Somebody Else to the largest crowd ever for a high school class play. Miss Edna Marcum directed with strong advertising by Mr Letzeplandt. The cast featured Mildred Heald as Ann Delavan and Nanna Lea Smith as Constance Darcey among others, delivering well-acted roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Marcum
Mr. Letzeplandt
Mildred Heald
Ann Delavan
Mildred Delavan
Flossie Mae Smith
Ralph Wilkinson
Jasper Delavan
Judith Wangberg
Susan Ruggs
Blainwood
Lordraine Morrison
Sylvester Crane
Anna Munson
Marcum
Gundersons Attend Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs Meeting
C L Gunderson traveled to Sioux City with Mrs Gunderson and Mrs Wm Matte to attend the biennial Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in session May 21 to 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Gunderson
Sioux City
Mothers Day Party Hosts Honors At Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary young ladies hosted their mothers at a Mothers Day party the home of Mrs E F Stallcup Monday evening last week with thirty four attendees. A program featured poems by Mrs T D Jones and instrumental numbers by Mesdames R G Hunter and F 2 Grant, plus entertainment by Misses Ella Taylor and Tilda Munson. Games and music followed, a lunch was served, and each mother received a carnation in remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion Auxiliary
E. F. Stallcup
T. D. Jones
Mesdames R. G. Hunter
F. 2. Grant
Ella Taylor
Tilda Munson
Woman's Club Luncheon Set by Rolfe Group
The Rolfe Woman's Club holds its annual luncheon on Thursday June 6 at 1 00 p m at the home of Mrs C L Gunderson 1 00 p m cover charge fifty cents all attendees must notify Mrs Jos McEwen by Monday June 5 1929
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Woman’s Club
C. L. Gunderson
Thos. Irving Visits Cousin R C Grant Family
Thos. Irving of Ft. Dodge visited his cousin R. C. Grant and Grant’s family last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Irving
Ft. Dodge
R. C. Grant
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RTH
Gespa
C. W. Siefkin
Tive Board
J. H. Engel
A. C. H. Letzeplandt
F. J. Nacke
A. M. DeVaul
Pyetey
J. White
Y. A. G. Hille
Mane
A. 0. H. Setze
FE. J. Nacke
Geo. 0. Hauckasurer
M. T. Blessing
Eghteen
Gilmore City Bank
Arrow
Wn Mothers’ Day Party
Woman’s Club
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