Rolfe Dominates With 102 0 Victory And Farceful Car Race
The Rolfe football team routed its opponents 102 to 0 in a display of early season development. The article notes the win was not viewed as a major honor, stressing growth of players and acknowledgment of stronger later competition. A separate car race section lists eight starters and a two row lineup with entrants including Don Milford Rexall He roux City Haynes Gallamat Van Horn Buick Rwidy Spencer Ford Cundy Studebaker Ware driven by Bumbolde and Ryder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eam
Indiontas
Thes
Aoles
Nadie
Br Hogs
Elas
Qan
Rolfe
Fivele
Don
Milford
Rexall
Ray
Roux City
Haynes
A. M. Gallamat
van Horn
Buick
Rwidy
Spencer
Ford
Cundy
Studebaker
Ware
Bumbolde
C.W. Ryder
Box Social and Stock Car Races At Nelsville Fair
A Friday evening box social at Nelsville featured Bral Bros and Albert Reto serving country fare. Local horses Bral's Queen and Hefert's Lizzie B. raced in two heats with Lizzie B. winning. best time noted. Stock car races included five cars with Chevrolet first and Buick second in 6:35. A seven-and-a-half mile strip ped car event saw Donaldson perform a dramatic maneuver before finishing third. Auto and motorcycle events followed with Rexall, Buick No. 2, and Haynes fielding top placings. time records ranged 9:60 and 11:65 for different races. Attendees viewed a full slate of events, praised as a strong meet despite financial concerns.
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Bral Bros
Albert
Art
Bral
Queen
Hefert
Lizzie B
Nettle Ritchey
Oakland Six
Detvers
Strait of Humboldt
Ray “Hino
Havelock
Chevrolet
N. A. Nelpoh
Bode
Buick
Kaisler
Gilmore
Willys-Knight
Ford
Oakland
Donaldson
Schroeder
van Horn
Skague
Clarion
Elmer Sandvig
Chester Everson
Rolfe
Stolfl
Pocahontas
J. Valley
Sandvik
Everson
Sandvig
Rexall
Haynes
Axt Onnen
Josephine
Oe Rexall
The
Flag Raising Planned at Rolfe for October 13
A flag raising ceremony will be held in Rolfe next Saturday October 13 at 2 15 PM to unfurl a new steel flagpole. The event includes exercises by public schools and band music with speeches by J M Mallinger R D Echin and C J Burnette. Johnnis Doyle will raise the flag thanks to community fundraising.
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Rolfe
Muate
J. M. Mallinger
R. D. Echiin
C. 3
Burnette
Johnnis Doyle
Rolfe Triumphs as Hancher and Charitoot Earn Honors
Rolfe celebrates Virgil Hancher elected president of the Senior class at the State University and Clyde Charitoot winning game honors for the Freshman class. The town prides itself on two prominent university reads and credits local support for these achievements.
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Rolfe
Virgil Hancher
Ben
Cligr
State University
Clyde Charitoot
Recife
Iowa City
Cange
University Studenta
Severe Sunday Freeze Closes In On Early Winter
The region endured a harsh Sunday night freeze with the thermometer near eighteen above Monday morning. Icicles persisted at noon and ice up to three quarters of an inch formed in some areas. Reports vary on fruit and seed corn, while gardeners worry about plant protection and coal supplies as winter nears.
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Jack Frost
Jack
Missionary Meeting Boosts Indies Missionary Society
An October 3 booster meeting at H. F. Olerich’s home drew seventy five or more attendees and sixteen autos in the barn yard. Rev. R. D. Echlin W. C. Kennedy and C. A. Grant giv es chauffeuring. The hour long program and lunch by Mrs. Olerich and daughters Alma and Islea were well received. Receipts totaled $17.00.
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Indies
Presbyterian Misionary Society
H. F. Olerich
Weathman
R. D. Echlin
W. C. Kennedy
C. A. Grant
Olerich
Alma
Islea
Oleridha
Presbyterian Church Notes Rev R H D Echlin Pastor
Sunday services include preaching at 10 30 A M Bible School at 11 45 A M and 7 30 P M Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 00 P M Morning topic October Fifteenth Evening topic Our Great High Priest Ladies chorus to provide music The young people praised by last Sundays service and invites all to attend for singing and worship.
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Businessmen’s Bible
Christian Endeavor
World Series poised as Chicago and New York trade games
The World Series stands even with Chicago and New York each holding two wins. The next game shifts to Chicago next Saturday as both sides battle for supremacy with the outcome still uncertain and the Kaiser resting until a winner is declared.
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Chicago
New York
Prohibition Strain Beats St Patrick In Snakebite Note
In a dry state the topic of snakes and bans is noted with humor. The text contrasts religious reference with prohibition era themes and quiet mentions of bites.
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St. Patrick
Tag Day Effort Aims to Fund Soldiers Tobacco Quota
A column described a community tag day for raising funds to buy cigarettes for soldiers. Volunteers including Billy Taylor led solicitations, netting about 89.50 from tag sales and bringing the total near 200 dollars with several donors contributing small amounts.
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Soldiers Tobacco
Ward Ferguson
Deane Trick
Billy Taylor
Hershel Jackson
Robi
Bruce
A. DeMill
Duane White
Lou
Edress Fisher
N. G. Nielsen
Jens Jensen
Hoftert
Narrow Escape For Rapp Girls At Railway Crossing
Irene and Mary Rapp narrowly escaped serious harm Tuesday evening when a south bound passenger train and a freight neared the cement plant crossing. The horse bolted with the buggy, the engine applied brakes, the horse struck by the locomotive, and the girls jumped free, leaving the buggy wrecked and the horse injured but the girls unharmed.
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Irene
Mary
Jouth
Gilmore City Enterprise
Max Brenton Taught Wrestling To Fort Sheridan Soldiers
Max Brenton the Have nlock athlete left Tuesday for Chicago to train Fort Sheridan Officers' Training School soldiers in wrestling and other athletic skills. His engagement lasts a week to ten days, with possible longer government work if his methods impress. The goal is to keep soldiers physically fit and prepared.
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Max Brenton
Havenlock
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Max
Kaiser
Rumored Camp Dodge Schedule Sees Third Increment Depart
Report from Camp Dodge suggests the next training call may be October 27 with the third and final increments possibly leaving then. If true, about half the total call could go, with Billy Taylor of Rolfe among those likely to depart. Pocahontas plans a festive send off for the contingents.
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Camp Dodge
Billy Taylor
Rolfe
Pocahontas
Asttle
Will Pound the Preacher at M B Church Social
Members and friends of the M B church host a reception and pound social for the new pastor and family returning from conference. The event is at the M H church on Friday evening October 8th. Attendees are invited to bring pound and enjoy a social to get acquainted with the minister and church family.
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M. B. Church
M.H. Church
Pocahontas County Mutual Fire & Light Insurance Meeting
The annual meeting reports a growing, prosperous company with about 2400 members and 6 million dollars in assessable capital. Since January 1 1917 writes about 1.4 million in new insurance and 1.6315 million since last meeting. Officers re elected as war clouds loom and members urged support for Liberty Loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Fire& Lightning Insurance Association
Europe
Uncle Sam
Association
Nineteen Confirmed at St Margaret’s Rolfe
Nineteen youths received the Sacrament of Confirmation last Friday at St Margaret’s Catholic Church in Rolfe. Bishop Victor Dowling of Des Moines administered the rite in place of the ailing Bishop Garrigan of Sioux City. The class included Paul Carroll Emmett Crahan Homer Toole Edward Fagan Emil Hamisch Roy Hamilton Veronica Quigley Viola Quigley Lydia Reets Héther Reets Margaret Tiernan Mary Wagner Kathleen Barnes Gladys Howe Alina Hanttech Anne Bagnovsky Marie Burh Mary Daly and Laura Taylor.
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St. Margaret's Catholic Church
Rolfe
Victor Dowling
Des Moines
St. Margaret's
Garrigan
Sioux City
Paul Carroll
Emmett Crahan
Hmer Toole
Edward Fagan
Emil
Suffragettes Elect Officers at Higval Convention
At the Higval Suffrage Association annual convention in Pocahontas on September 1 26 officers were elected including Chairman Mrs J J Kelleher Pocahontas and Vice Chairman Mrs L H Bratt Ponta along with Secretary Mrs W O Furman and Treasurer Miss Dora Barker Rolfe A diverse Finance Committee including Mrs Burkhalter Pocahontas Mrs Van Alstine Gilmore City Mrs B Fair busy Fonda and Mrs McCombs Imurens and Mrs Bruce Rolfe was named The county association also resolved against picketing the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higval Suffrage Association
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
van Alstine
Gilmore City
B. Fairbusy
Fonda
NL ‘McCombs
Imurens
Robert’ Bruce
Rolfe
the County Association
White House
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Box
Nelsifiégatas
Neobide
Missionary Meeting
Presbyterian Church Notes
RH. D. Echlin
Posenger
County Mutual
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