Rolfe High Wins County Football Championship
Rolfe High School defeated Fonda 20 to 0 in a county football championship game. Rolfe capitalized on a 92 yard kickoff return and multiple long passes, while Fonda struggled with penalties and missed opportunities. The win secures Rolfe’s third straight county title and sets up home games against Sutherland and Humboldt later in the season.
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Rolfe
Fonda
Toth
Fuller
White
Charlton
Mose Miller
Art
Rusty Chambers
Rock- Well
Praia
Shorty Charlton
Mises
Teiec
Josges
Ona
Ler
Shadow Basket Social At Pikertown School House
Pilot Creek Union Sunday school plans a shadow basket social at Pikertown school house on Friday evening November 19. Proceeds fund the recently erected barn at Pikertown school house. All welcome to attend. girls bring food and shadows. fathers ensure boys have what they need. Andrew M. Simonson, Supt. Reservations for display space must be made by Tuesday noon each week to guarantee insertion.
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Pilot Creek Union
Pikertown School
Pikertown
Andrew M. Simonson
Jong
Move to Open Main Street to City Park
A movement seeks opening Main Street across the railway to City Park to bring the park closer to town. Petitions by Rev A Z McGogney and Col J B Kent call for a direct route, with plans for an athletic field and rebuilt amphitheatre near town. Civic pride supports the improvements as railways may concede.
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A. Z. McGogney
Col
J. B. Kent
Arong
Union Temperance Meeting at Presbyterian Church
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. will present a program at the Presbyterian church next Sunday evening. All are cordially invited.
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Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church Notes Rev A Z McGogney Pastor
Presbyterian Church notes state Rev A Z McGogney pastor leads Sunday morning service with sermon and Sabbath school after. Y P S C E at 6 30 P M. A union service under W C T U auspices to be held next Sunday evening at the usual hour with an excellent program planned. Sutherland versus Rolfe Saturday
Banquets to rejoin county Y M C A work in villages
A series of Y M C A banquets will be held in Rolfe Fonda Laurens and Pocahontas next week and the following week to reorganize the county work. Senator J A Alien State Secy Parsons County Secy Holliday and others will speak. New members will be elected to the county committee and Boys Groups planned in Rolfe and other towns. The Plover Y M C A is the first regular county unit with 25 charter members.
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YL M. Co
Methodist Church
Rolfe
Rolfe High School
J. 4. Alien
State
W. MM
Parsons
County Secy
Holliday
Plover
Gilmore City
Havelock
Ware
Palmer
Varina
Two Merry Tramps at Rolfe Opera House
Next Monday evening Rolfe opera house presents Two Merry Tramps a lively musical farce with dance numbers and travesty. Ernest Ambrose wrote the book and lyrics Claude Roe composed the music BE Harrington directs a company of eighteen plus principals and coryphee. original costumes and stage effects will be used. Mrs C W Bjesskin visited Chicago last week.
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Rolfe Opera House
Ernest Ambrose
Claude Roe
BE. A. Harrington
Coryphees
Lucile Rising Marries Leste J. Langford in Idaho
Rolfe readers learn Miss Lucile Rising and Mr. Leste J Langford married at the Montpelier Idaho Methodist Church by Rev Chas Wheller on Wednesday evening November 8. The couple plans to settle in the west with Langford’s railway career and Rising returning to home life in Rolfe.
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Rolfe
Lucile Rising
Leste J. Laneford
Montpeler
Idaho
Chas . Wheller
Miss Rising
Pegram
Harry
Mr. Lanngford
Miss Luedle
Rote
Railway President Orders Depot Stove Removed
President Ashton of the Northwestern Railway Co visited Rolfe last Thursday to inspect the new depot. He ordered removal of the rusty volcano stove in the waiting room and for a furnace to be installed at once. The depot impressed him, though he criticized the ornament and praised the clean exterior and surrounding improvements. Local authorities plan to pave with cinders and beautification efforts by ladies clubs are set for spring.
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Ashton
Northwestern Railway Co
Rolfe
Christening Party Brings Brinkman Wellsted Family Together
Mrs and Mrs R Wellsted visited Des Moines from Plano and collected Miss Idella Brinkman and Miss Mae from Algona. A christening was held at the D Brinkman home with Dr McGogney officiating. The weather added a light sprinkle to the gathering.
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R. Wellsted
Methodist Episcopal Church notices and events
The Ladies Aid Society plans its annual bazaar and supper for December 1 in the church parlors. Weekly Bible Study and prayer meeting are scheduled tonight with the Sunday school lesson for next week. Sixteen men attended the Men's Brotherhood class last Sunday. The church treasurer reported finances and urged members to request envelopes to meet bills. All services run at the regular hours next Sunday including 10:30 sermon and 11:45 Sunday School. Union temperance program with W C T U at the Presbyterian church tonight. World Temperance Sunday observed. An excellent preventative is being prepared.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Eivery
Men’s Brotherhood
Ben Green
Epworth League
Presbyterian Church
P Reevent
Sutherland and Rolfe Football Saturday Showdown
Sutherland High faces Rolfe High in a key football game this Saturday November 13 at 2 30 PM. Rolfe has won all its games this season and this is their only home game, inviting supporters to attend early to avoid the rush.
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Rolfe High
Sutherland ‘High
Rolfe
Rolfe Boys
Gravel movement advances road work around Rolfe
A local effort near Rolfe to gravel the west road south of town has grown rapidly. Over 1,200 toads of gravel have been pledged and four miles of road will be ready for travel once loading accelerates. Supervisor Klein speeds up the gravel pit preparations hoping neighboring areas join in spreading the good roads fever.
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Rolfe
Klein
No Sunday Games Stir County Football Objection
The community opposes Sunday football as risky for observance and finances. Residents argue weekday games sustain athletics, with plans to boost weekday attendance and avoid future Sunday matches. Some boys may travel to Fort Dodge or Emmetsburg, but public sentiment favors weekday play to keep peace locally.
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Rolte
Fort Dodge
Emmetaburg
Club Women Active at Federated Clubs District Meet in Fort Dodge
A large group from Rolfe's club ladies attended the Tenth District Federated Clubs meeting in Fort Dodge last Friday. Attendees included Mes: J Wiewel, J A Carroll, M T Blessing, J B Kent, Fae McEwen, Marion Bruce, FE Hollis, M R Fisher, F E Hoyne, A B Symes, A G Hille, C A Grant, A R Thorn ton and Miss Nellie Grant. The gathering boosted enthusiasm for civic improvement work.
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Rolfe
Fort Dodge
Nellie Grant
Free Methodist Notes on Rolfe Church and Pastor
Regular services will be held at the usual hour at the Callon schoolhouse. A prayer meeting will be held at the parsonage. In Rolfe it is reported that M. a Blessing has disposed of his residence near the Northwestern depot, likely moving to a new home in Rolfe in the near future.
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Callon
Rolfe
Northwestern Depot
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