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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
6
Arrowettes J and Geo Shaw visit from Plover for county business. Frank Kirkpatrick buys land near Ritchey garage and plans a machine shed and an eventual general line of implements. Several residents visit, retirements resignations occur, sports refereeing, births, and reflections on local institutions.
Knights of Pythias celebrate two members A V Graeber and K L Seifert by a baked squirrel banquet with sweet potatoes. W P McIntire and Frank De Mill.
The regular October communion services will be held at the church next Sunday morning with Rev. Chas W. Caldwell of Jefferson in charge both morning and evening. Preparatory services led by Caldwell are planned for Thursday and Friday evenings this week. A congregational meeting is set for Tuesday evening October 24 to transact business.
The Woman's Club hosted a basket social last Friday at the opera house with modest attendance. A seventh grade motion dance, a quartet, and dances in regalia entertained the crowd, followed by games and a basket sale that raised about $20 for the treasury.
Pocahontas hosts teachers examinations in the court room on Wednesday Thursday and Friday October 25 26 and 27. Grace D Bradshaw County Superintendent announces the schedule to educators and schools.
Potato seller Frank Kirkpatrick posts another carload for sale to be on track Friday October 20. Interested buyers are advised to contact him before purchasing for available stock and pricing.
Advert reads that changing seasons bring colds with symptoms like stuffed head clogged nose tight chest and sore throat. It claims Dr King's New Discovery soothes irritated membranes clears the head loosens phlegm and helps you breathe easier, urging persistent use until symptoms fade.
A traveler details a dawn to dusk tour through Fidalgo Sound country from Anacortes to Bellingham. He notes milk shipments from Mt Vernon, rich Skagit flats, holm-backed hills, and the North Pacific Highway along Mt Baker foothills. The piece echoes Mediterranean ports and urges See America First while praising northwest scenery.
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