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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
5
Rolfe Highs underdog team upset Sutherland 20 to 7 in a hard fought game. Key plays featured Wiley and Fuller for Rolfe with strong line defense and sharp tackling. Despite a late financial shortfall, Rolfe showed grit and teamwork.
The Woman's Club meeting is postponed to next Thursday afternoon at K. P. Hall. The program covers Civic Improvement Foods Food Preservation and Preparation, Political Equality Suffrage Origins and Leaders, Equal Suffrage States, and Child Welfare School Sanitation. I. O. F. lodge members should attend next Saturday night October 28 for special business, then join dining room for oysters.
Danish Evangelical Lutheran Rev. J. P. M. Magnussen announces a catechetical instruction class starting Saturday October 28 at 2 PM at the parsonage. Sunday services remain at the usual hour with a sermon titled Behold, a Teralite in Whom is not Guile.
The church calls all members and friends to tonight’s remembrance prayer meeting and a Saturday Epworth League Convention rally with speaking and music. Prof Bloom led a 40 plus attendance last Sunday. Next Sunday features Rally Day for the Sunday school with a 10:30 sermon, 6:30 Epworth League, and 7:30 worship with music by the chorus and Lemon Family orchestra.
Rolfe High School notes a brutal football game against Sutherland High with strong home support urged. The team, still banged up, faces Laurens on Saturday the 28th as part of an away trip to boost standings. Students report grades and grade-level promotions amid school spirit.
Congregational meeting postponed after rain left no quorum. Adjournment set for Friday evening Oct 27 at 8 o'clock. Members urged to attend. Sunday services proceed as usual though the pulpit occupant is not yet known.
Rolfe learns of the wedding of Lewis Barcus of Des Moines to Catherine Blackford on October 18 in Newton Iowa. Barcus, the youngest son of Mrs. J. M. Barcus of Rolfe, is a Rolfe High School Class of 1914 graduate now employed by C. L. Percivale in Des Moines. The notice notes the bride is unknown locally and describes the groom as a steady industrious young man.
Republican attorney general candidate H M Wagner will tour the north part of Pocahontas county on Wednesday November 1st. The route from Rolfe to Laurens includes an evening meeting with Havner promoting the entire ticket and urging voters to hear the issues before them.
The Catholic fair opened last evening at the opera house with Father Nugent of Des Moines delivering a well regarded address. Attendance suffered from bad roads but attendees praised the speech as the fair continues today and tomorrow with further events including a 5:30 PM feed and a Friday evening lecture. Voting contests for local popularity are under way in Rolfe with results due Friday evening. season ticket holders received prizes. A separate note mentions the Simonson sisters visiting the Budd home in Pioneer and a Eastern Star trip to Pocahontas planned for Thursday evening with Autos provided. Tom Lynch, Democratic candidate for county attorney, was in Rose en route to Fort Dodge to campaign, while editorial chatter notes difficulty in forming a county ticket and ongoing gubernatorial talk.
Sealed bids will be received for hauling gravel from the Seffert and Hewlett pits onto Broad street from Holt's Implement Shop east to the town line. Bids per load from both places. Council may reject any or all bids. Bids due by Monday evening November 6 at 7 o'clock at the Mayor's office. By order of the City Council of Rolfe.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will offer for sale at auction at the State Savings Bank corner in Rolfe on November 8 1916 at 1 30 PM one suit of clothing formerly belonging to George Brock held by me for more than ninety days as keeper of an eating house under Section 188 of the Supplement to the Code of Iowa the proceeds to be applied to costs incident to said gain the defence to be.
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