Rolfe tornado recalled in local history tale
A retrospective recalls the May 1908 Rolfe tornado that devastated Garfield street and surrounding areas in Pocahontas county. The storm killed one and caused extensive damage, with many buildings and churches ruined and the town’s industry disrupted. The feature notes near-misses and survivor sheltering, ending with a subscription plug for The Arrow-Now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Reverlee
A. R. Thornton
Pocahontas County
Garfield
Tremont
George Wengart
Peter Johnson
M. Crahan
Counselman & Company
Rock Island Tracks
State Savings Bank
J. T. Siefert
Nelson & Dawson’s Tile Works
Jimmy Cunningham
Flinders
J. C. Nelson
Rolfe Grain Company
Standard Oil Company
Rolfe Telephone Company
Nortwest
Crahan Opera House
Plover Social Roundup Sees Local Travels and Graduations
Mr Carnes of Manson cleaned cisterns in the area last week. Mr and Mrs John Otto and others spent Sunday with relatives near Ware. Families visited the George Roush home near Mallard. Mrs Harry Wegele of Des Moines and Mrs A A Firkins of Rolfe called on friends in Plover midweek. Miss Gladyce Budd to graduate from Waldorf College Forest City Friday June 2 with Plover High School class of 1931 background in Phi Delta Rho and The Lobbyist staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnes
Manson
John Otto
Clarence Otto
Ware
Marion’ Ham
Leota
George Roush
Mallard
Harry Wegele
Des Moines
A. A. Firkins
Rolfe
G. L. Sanders
Dyersville
John Seabach
Beatrice McFadden
Perlie
Havelock School
Harry McFadden
Lester Goodchild
Fred Hagerman
Cummins Township
J. E. Grove
Gladyce Budd
Mike Budd
Collegiate Normal Department
Waldorf College
Forest City
Miss Budd
Plover High School
Phi Delta Rho
Future Teachers’ Club
Lobbyist
Plover Orchestral Pep Meeting Aims for Chicago Contest
A pep meeting in the Plover school auditorium rallied support to send the 24 member high school orchestra to the national music contest in Chicago. Students performed two pieces without music, with solos and a three part chorus by grades five to eight, plus ensembles led by Mrs Myrtle Eggspuehler and praise from Rev W L Patterson. Local districts Emmetsburg Rolfe Pocahontas contribute to expenses, while parents bear the major share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Myrtle, Eggspuehler
Marjory McKim
Valeria Leutjen
Marion Hubbell
Lucille Fisher
Edna
Evalyn Zeck
Ilene Everson
Myrtle
Irene Everson
Myrtle Fisher
Forest Sanders
Merwindler
Gowrie
Carnegie
Patterson
Rev. Patterson
Supt
G. L. Sanders
Emmetsburg
Rolfe
Pocahonta
Chas. E. Watts
Pocahontas
Graduating Exercises for R H S Class of 1933
Graduates listen to a campus address praising public schooling as the democratic path to civilization. Emphasis on gratitude to parents teachers and officials, and on turning education into useful lifelong character and deeds.
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America
Cummins Two Community News and Visits
Cummins residents note Mr and Mrs Roland A Ginder left for Missouri with Mrs Ginders mother Mrs W A Goodchild accompanying. Adrian Logan suffers gallstone attack under Dr George Keeney care. Friends Adrian Logan Ed Hagermann Clayton and Lester Goodchild and C A Boughey went to Lost Island Lake to fish returning with a good catch. Jack Fokken returns from Emmetsburg hospital after weeks recovering from horse kick injuries. Chris Hacker and family visited Bert Smith. Phil Zurcher shopped in Emmetsburg. Will Pirie and family toured West Bend to view The Grotto. Beyea travels from Buena Vista county to Storm Lake after addressing Havelock schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland A. Ginder
Cummins
Missouri
Clayton
Lester Goodchild
C. A. Boughey
Lost Island Lake
Jack Fokken
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Mr. Fokken
Chris Hacker
Bert Smith
Phil Zurcher
Will Pirie
Charlotte
D. Pirie-Beyea
West Bend
Havelock
Orchestra Eyes National Contest and World’s Fair View
Glenn Pinkham spoke of the educational advantage for orchestra members at the national contest in Chicago and the chance to see the World’s Fair. The group pledged to be a pride of northwest Iowa and Pocahontas County, with a committee set to solicit funds. Results are not yet available, but promoters report encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Glenn Pinkham
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Plover
The Lavender Office Romance at Agnes Osborn Studio
Agnes Osborn runs a thriving publicity business set in a lavender themed office. Frank Barlow, her longtime assistant, confesses he loves her and asks for a permanent position, while she confronts renewed feelings and professional boundaries in a moonlit, flower-scented workspace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gnes Osborn
Frank Barlow
Frank
Agnes
Miss Osborn
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