Maxon Family Man Dies After Long Iowa Life and Church Service
Maxon, a longtime Rolfe resident born in Illinois, died after a life of farming and community service. He married Jeanne MacNeish in 1902, had two children Phoebe Isabel and Richard Wilber who died in infancy, and lived in Rolfe after moves from Bloomington and Des Moines township. He supported churches in Bloomington Roberts and Rolfe, held school director and township trustee posts, joined Roberts Camp MWA, and was honored with a prose-poem at his funeral reflecting his faith and influence.
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Maxon
Illinois
Linois’ ‘Central Railway
Bloomington
Jeanne MacNeish
Phoebe Isabel
Sand
Richard Wilber
Rolfe
Chas. Majorowicz
Christian Church
Ill
Congregational Church
Roberts
Til
Iowa
Des Moines
Roberts Camp
Lizzie
Batavia
N. Y
Effie
Roberts, Il
Bertha
Tll
Arthur
Ambia
Ind
Pierson
J.P. Lester
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
Mesdames Bowen
White
Moon
Thomas
Daphne Malcolm
My. W. A
Bradgate PTA Meeting and Community Notes
The Bradgate Parent Teacher Association will meet Monday evening November 14 at eight o'clock in the school auditorium. The program will be entirely by the masculine members, with a social half hour after. Various community members are noted visiting, traveling, or attending funerals and gatherings in nearby towns, including Mrs. Wallace returning home, Miss Watts home from Cedar Falls for a funeral, and a riverbank picnic with a large turnout and hot coffee.
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Bradgate
Shiph School
the. Association
W. S. ‘Wallacé
Walter. Larson
Northfield
Perry Lanning
John Logan
D. Lanning
Gilmore City
Nels Smith
Eunice
Nina
Myr
A.E. Olsen
Geo, Lanning
A. QO. Peterson
Charles Nichols
M. Templeman
D. Hemerson
Ellen
Humboldt
Will Hoag
Hoyne
Geo. Kelsey
Webb
Iowa
R. S. Haveland
Ottos
Ben Sanford
Belva Wallace
Havelock
W. S. Wallace
Fort Dodge
Des Moines Register Price Reduced to Five Dollars a Year
The Des Moines Register lowers annual price to $5.00 making Iowa's Greatest Newspaper closer to pre war prices. It is the only morning paper in Des Moines and central Iowa and delivers the latest news first the same morning even to rural routes. Local agent H F Thomas can be reached at phones 146 and 1230 Rolfe. The note ends with a wry aside about changing social mores.
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Des Moines Register
Iowa
Des Moines
Register
H. F. Thomas
Rolfe
Plover Community News Sees Meetings and School Events
Weeklong activities include teachers attending the state convention in Des Moines and plans for a pie supper and bazaar. Local society hosts and church events mark gatherings, masquerade party at the high school, and sports refereeing. Updates note new postings, moves, and a push for higher teacher standards nationally.
The Electric Ship New Mexico Battleship
Wonders of America highlights the New Mexico as the first US battleship fully propelled by electricity. The 624 foot, 82,000 ton vessel uses 28,000 horsepower to reach 21 knots, with 36,000 steam horsepower and 32,000 turbine horsepower from two turbines and four 7,000 horsepower motors powering its gear.
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New Mexico
United States
Marriage Is A Lottery Where One Side Wins All
A pithy aphorism suggests marriage resembles a lottery in which one partner captures most of the prizes. The line implies unequal gains and social expectations surrounding matrimony.
Plover Notes Preview J Adam Bede Speech At High School
The Plover Lyceum plans a lecture by ex-Congressman J Adam Bede this Saturday night in the high school auditorium. The Plover basketball team fell to Bradgate 22 to 9 Wednesday, with Bradgate seen as a strong county contender. Teachers including Supt Crowl attended the Des Moines state teachers meeting last week endorsing literacy reduction efforts and reflecting on the disarmament conference actions.
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Plover Lyceum
J. Adam Bede
Plover
Bradgate
Supt
Adam Bede to Speak at School Auditorium in Plover
The lecturer Adam Bede, born in Ohio and a former printer and correspondent, will perform at the school auditorium in Plover on Saturday evening November 12. His career spans journalism politics and Chau tauqua work, promising both humor and insight for attendees.
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Weekly Review
Ohio
Printer's Devil
Washington
Grover
Cleveland
Arepublican
Congress
Minnesota
Adam‘ Bede
Peters' Department Store: Big Bargains in Shoes and Apparel
Peters' offers all leather men’s work and dress shoes from 2.29 to 5.75, felt slippers 49c to 98c, women’s dresses 2.75 to 13.98, gowns and lingerie, plus textiles and home items. Also features rugs, comforts, blankets, and grocery specials including flour, coffee, and soap. Displays bold low prices across shoes, dresses, coats, and housewares.
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A T. Grant
Jesus
Christ
Breezes
Ss. Iin
City
Sioux
Mrs. Merton - Cri
Des Moi
Thes Ladies’ Aid Society
H. H
Matt
T. E
Meredith
G. C
J. Be Grove
Geo. Heathman
A. G. Heathman
C. _E. Heathman
Fred Grove
Rockwell City
Frank Herderson
Plover Mercantile Co
Orin Miller
Windy Center
West Bend
G. A. Everson
Heron Lake
Minn
Glenn’ Fomey
F. B. Forney
Waterloo
C. F. Forney
C. Be, Watts
D. Hilton
Kim
C. E
Watts
Phelps
James Jeffries
A.M. ‘Hoffert
Ladies’ ‘Aid’ Society
Fred McKim Jett
Nevada
Frank McKim
Wallace
Des. Moines. Register
Wonders OF America
Western Newspaper Union
Exchange Board
the People’s Savings Bank
Conservative
Safe—Sound
Ak AB
Nashua
Ter Union
SOX
Best
Peters
Folger’s
National Biscuits
del Monte
Monarch
Curtice
Carver
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