Rolfe Amusement Association Hosts Last Matinee of Season
The Rolfe Amusement Association held a well attended race matinee with autos from afar and a large crowd. Winners included Gip in the 2:80 pace and Will Eikenberry in the Ford race, while a mule race and a motorbike event drew cheers. Ed Gahm won the greased pig race as Hille's band played between events.
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Rolfe Amusement Association
Dad Cleveland
Havelock
Cleveland
Wm. Nowack
Dick Miller
Gip
Altho
A. Love
Prince—D. Miller
Roush
Will Eikenberry
Oriken
st—Jones
Ft. Dodge
Humboldt
Excelsior
Hogeboom
Leabs
Ed Gahm
Hille
Hancher Severson Case Settled Out of Court
The Hancher Severson case arising from a runaway that struck a mailbox near Hancher corner northwest of town was settled out of court last week. At lawyer advice, Mr. Hancher paid $800, avoiding costly litigation over a fine point. The brief settlement aims to curb rural mail route accidents and emphasizes road edge caution.
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Hancher-Severson
Severson
Hancher Corner
Hancher
Wey
Jay
Auto crash near Roosevelt township ends with injuries
Two men M B and Menswell Haskin escaped serious harm after a Ford loaded with tools collided with a Buick driven by Mr. Myers on a dark rural road near the Jas Hronek house. Myers’ family were thrown from the car but unharmed. Haskin suffered a black eye, and Menswell bruises.
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M. B
Menswell Haskin
Hronck Place
Mr. Myers
Chase Place
Roosevelt Township
Haskin
Buick
Ford
Myers
Mr. Haskin
Jimmy Hronek
County Treasurer Forbes Dies Suddeny at Farm
John Forbes Pocahontas county treasurer collapsed after burning brush on his farm near Rolfe Iowa. Heart failure suspected from prior arterial disease and high blood pressure. Funeral in Pocahontas, body sent to Carroll for interment. Mrs Minnie Simpson recovering in Rochester Minnesota.
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John Forbes
Pocahontas County
Des Moines
Rolfe
Mr. Forbes
McIntire & Son
Pocahontas
Carroll
Woman's Club Postpones October Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Club scheduled for Thursday Oct 26 is postponed to the following week Thursday.
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Woman’s Club
Woman's Club
Sutherland and Rolfe Clash in Rolfe Park Showdown
The Sutherland and Rolfe football teams meet at Rolfe Park next Saturday afternoon in a highly anticipated rivalry. Both squads have alternated bragging rights this season, promising an evenly matched contest. Attendance is urged to boost support and offset visiting team costs.
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Sutherland
Rolfe
Rolfe Park
Acc
Cement Plant Nears Operation in Marble Valley
Portland Cement plant at Marble Valley near Rolfe receives carloads of machinery to start clinker burning by January 1. Eight reinforced concrete bins, thirty by sixty feet, will store finished cement as the company plans to manufacture its own supply and save costs. The project boosts community prospects and promises dividends for Gilmore City and Mason City stockholders as operations begin.
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Marble Valley
Rolfe
Mason City
Gilmore City
Wm. Obrecht
C. G. Cleaver
Rolfe Opera House
Opera House
Rolfe Wedding Unites Mather Glenney and Hill Couple
Mather T. Glenney of New Providence and Otto C. Hill of Richmond Ind wed at the M B parsonage on Wednesday evening October 18 officiated by Rev C S Burnette. A wedding dinner followed at the C A Grant home before the couple left by evening train for Richmond Inn. Felicitation came from relatives and friends as they begin married life.
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Mather T. Glenney
New Providence
Otto CG. Hill
Richmond
Ind
M. B. Parsonage
C. S. Burnette
C. A. Grant
Richmond, Inn
Rolfe
New County Auditor and County Treasurer Appointed
The Pocahontas county board of supervisors appointed Louis O Donnell to fill the late County Treasurer James Forbes vacancy and George Day to complete the County Auditor’s unexpired term. The move avoids inexperience before January 1 and is expected to keep offices running smoothly.
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John Forbes
Louis O'Donnell
Geo. Day
O' Donnell
Board of Supervisors
O'Donnell
Pocahontas County
Rolfe School Notes Echo Student Activities and Games
Rolfe School notes report reorganized literary societies with officers Tricorps President Elizabeth Lighter and others. Football ahead against Sutherland with new yells planned and pep meeting, plus attendance, visiting teachers, Apple Day events, and grade activities across seventh to eighth grades.
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Tricorps
Hizabeth Lighter
Vernon Sharp
Rollin Grant
Olympian
Charlotte Thornton
Fledgie Kauffman
Clell Kirkpatrick
Bessie Patterson
Reading
Ruth Klein
the Haunted
Gate
Hubert
Barnestone Gadd Murrell Carroll
Anna Matteson
Alice Pike
Gail Hayward
Thelma Ig
Lou Reents
Halowe'en Legend Base
Niles MacVey Ouaint
Grace Johnson
Annetta Green
Valentine Hauck
Sutherland Bunch
Rolfe
Hahn
Colebaugh
Mae Harris
Miss Burke
B. . Anthony
Migs
May Brown
Mesdames Guy
W. W. Beam
W. C
Manson Gospel Team Coming to Rolfe Weather Permitting
The Girls Gospel Team of Manson plans services at the Methodist Church in Rolfe if weather allows. Members invite broad support from the community and all are welcome to attend.
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Rolfe
Methodist
Sondlatty
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Agticntroves
Will Lothian
Ben Hur
Carl Hoffert
Chas. Cook
Tres
Moore
Jones
Fort Dodge
Grano Keeper of Records
K.P
Grano Lovee
Lowa
Harding
Gove
Rolfe Chavksuqua Aissaciahon
Ife
Ward Ferguson
Forbes
Minnie Simpson
Rochester
Minn
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Iowa
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