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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1921
Page
2
Posings heaves today for Underwood Minnesota where he will spend several months of the winter with the family of one of his children. There he lives on the bank of a good lake and enjoys winter fishing.
The column records a visit at Mrs Woo's home by Mr and Mrs B F Pike and others, notes a Boone funeral attendance for a nephew of Matteson who joined the U S Navy, and mentions farm, banking, and local personal news. It also cites poultry market pressures, a Ramsey-Darrah style dairy update, and Emmet Dougherty of Linn county praising farm profitability.
Boston Store offers top prices for eggs and poultry in cash or trade. Heavy spring hens paid 17c cash and 18c trade. Winter supplies include dry goods shoes groceries and meats with a sugar free offer and a free gasoline benefit per purchase.
The Humboldt Legion hosts Pocahontas Legion at Humboldt fairgrounds next Sunday November 20 at three in the afternoon. Humboldt aims to slow Pocahontas after a 28 to 0 loss to Fort Dodge, while Pocahontas held Ft. Dodge to 7 points on Armistice Day. The crowd is expected to be large with players Stew White Olson Sykes Worthington Bennet Brown Jaqua ready to clash. The note also mentions a Turkey Day game against Rolfe and a thanks from the American Legion Auxiliary for Armistice Day support.
At the Rolfe Woman's Club visit, Pocahontas county federation of clubs elected officers: President Mrs Porath Varina 1st Vice Mrs W A McNee Lavensoned Vice Mrs M E Burckhalter Pocahontas Recording Secretary Mrs L H VanAlstine Gilmore City Corresponding Secretary Mrs Butler Varina Treasurer Mrs W R Rogers Rolfe Auditor Mrs S L McIntire Pocahontas.
The article urges renewed interest in Christianity inviting all to attend both services starting Sunday November 27. The pastor will preach each service with preparatory lines and Mrs EC Hoard will lead the Christian Endeavor meeting at 6 30 p m.
A church notice quotes a satirical piece On Going to Church by Billy Sunday urging members to skip services. It lampoons church hypocrisy by advising attendance avoidance and criticizing church leadership while urging personal inaction.
An announcement urges members and friends to attend the Woman Missionary Society meeting at Dr TD's residence Friday afternoon at 2 30 o clock dues paying day is observed. A Thanksgiving Sunday service is encouraged with steps to attend the union service in Pocahontas November 29 30 and to keep the Disarmament Conference on prayer lists.
The Des Moines Evening Tribune promotes subscriptions with a 60 day money back guarantee if not satisfied. The annual price is reduced to four dollars and promises more news pictures features and markets than any other Iowa evening paper. Local agent H F Thomas invites readers to try the offer.
The American Buddy refuses to wear his army overcoat unless dyed. Waterloo Laundry Cleaning & Dyeing Co. offers dyeing to brown blue gray or black. Comfortable all wear overcoats are returned dyed for $4.00, with a $1.50 option mentioned.
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