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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
3
Rolfe and nearby residents are listed with visits and social news. Names include Vernon Coffin family, John Seaman of Plover, Emory Odell of Humboldt, Mrs Archie Adams hosting Ladies Aid, and several callers to Rolfe from Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Minneapolis, and other towns.
Local notes report Nathan Chase returning to Cedar Rapids for college after vacation with family. Will Pirie visited Fort Dodge for business matters. Mrs Randolph and Mrs Veazie visited Webb with relatives and friends. Prof Busby left for Chicago to attend college this summer. Epworth League led Sunday services at the M E Church for the league anniversary. Born to Mr and Mrs John Kixemaier a daughter on May 21. G V Teach stationed with Northwestern during a westward vacation. Mrs A G Obrecht and Miss Gladys left Friday for a visit to Kankakee II and Mrs Obrecht’s home village. Miss Bertha Ste teaching.
Local students and staff are noted leaving for summer breaks and visits. Madge Veazie and Clara Rinehart depart for Laurens and Pocahontas households while Mary Wilson and Carl Missleman take travels or new work. Humpreoldt quotes appear in informal banter about luck and life.
Camp Foster in Pocahontas County opens June 12 to 20 offering nine days of outdoor living with sanitary facilities, camp physician, screened dining area, cook, and tents with cots. W.B. Holliday of Pocahontas YMCA invites boys to apply, highlighting character building and low cost.
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