The Boy Scouts Return From Twin Lakes Camp
The Boy Scouts returned from a Twin Lakes camp last Saturday afternoon tired but joyful. The week featured visitors and daily treats, with a main menu of pancake breakfast, ham dinner, and pork and beans supper. Forrest Grant led pancake baking each morning, while Merle Finn and Kirkpatrick stood out for chores, and mischief persisted with midnight grub box raids and camp jokes echoing after taps.
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Twin Lakes
Forrest Grant
Forrie
Torrie
Rockwell City
Merle Finn
Ed Kirkpatrick
Fred
Land of
Nod
W C T U Food Sale Aids Scout Camp For Boys
The W C T U plans a food sale at Peterson meat market on Saturday afternoon Sept 3 to fund a Scout camp. The article notes the camp cost for twenty four boys will not exceed 55 dollars and credits many local friends and families for transportation tents meals and support.
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Peterson Meat Market
Ev Moon
Grant
Ritchey
Pollock
Harris
Siefkin
Bowen
White
Community Sing Plans for Rolfe by Woman's Club
The Rolfe community music committee now part of a Woman's Club department will sponsor nine monthly sings at the high school auditorium. Each hour long gathering will feature lemon and high school orchestras, a 15 minute music talk, and 3 or 4 special numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Woman’s Club
Curlew Banker Shot Near Town After Bank Robbery
Curlew banker W Fisk, cashier of Citizens Bank, was found beside a road north of Curlew with three bullet wounds to the chest. He admitted shooting himself after a bank robbery last week, while bystanders aided in an improvised ambulance to Emmetsburg hospital. bullets removed and prognosis guarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vv. W. Fisk
Citizens Bank of Curlew
Mr. Johnson
Ollie Larson
Johnson
Fisk
Larson
Mr. Fisk
Emmetsburg
Melvin Fisk
Des Moines
Curlew
Chautauqua Association Elects New Officers for Next Year
Rolfe Chautauqua Association held its annual meeting at secretary J. R McIntire’s office. Ward Ferguson stepped down and F Seemsike was elected to fill his role. Officers remained otherwise unchanged and committee heads were reshuffled for 1920s program planning.
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Rolfe Chautauqua Association
J. R McIntire
Ward Ferguson
Clig Buqua
Nike
B. Bowen
Chautauqua
Rolfe Golfers Edge Eagle Grove In Close Meet
A large Rolfe golf squad hosted Eagle Grove last Thursday with twelve to eighteen players, twelve foursomes and a round of eighteen holes. Eagle Grove secured seven points to Rolfe's twenty nine, with low medal and individual scores highlighted.
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Eagle Grove
Rolfe
O. S
Ragleites
Iid
Vi Aera
Islea Olerich to Lead Next Con secration Meeting
Co. E notes a well attended last meeting and invites more names for active or honorary membership next Sunday. Islea Olerich will lead with the topic Thy Will Be Done With My Mind at 7:00 p m sharp, con secration meeting. Everyone welcome.
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Islea Olerich
Walcome
W G U Elects Officers and Plans September Meeting
The W. G. U. held its annual officer election at Mrs. Lida DeWolf’s home. Officers chosen: President Mrs. C. L. Gunderson, Vice President Mrs. C. A. Green, Secretary Mrs. Libbie MacVey, Treasurer Mrs. Florence Pearce. The next meeting Sept. 6 will install new officers and review the year’s work. Committees plan a food sale Sept. 8 at Peterson’s meat market. Mabel Stott of Mason City arrives to train contestants for a Des Moines township silver medal contest Sept. 2.
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Lida DeWolf
C. L. Gunderson
C. A. Green
Libbie MacVey
Florence Pearce
E. R. Wiswell
J. P. Lester
Congress
Peterson’s
J. M. Smith
M. A. Howland
Mabel Stott
Mason City
Des Moines
Woman's Club Opens Season With Reception and Program
The Woman's Club starts its meetings Friday September 2 at 2 30 pm in the K P hall. A reception for new members will introduce the year and a program outlining planned work will be presented. Refreshments will be served. The club hopes for strong turnout.
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Woman's Club
K. of P. Hall
Rolfe Club invites Eagle Grove for return engagement
Invitation extended to Eagle Grove for Thursday September 8 at the Rolfe club. The note asks if any eight bodies will attend and confirms general enthusiasm for the event.
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Rolfe Club
Gome
Eagle Grove
Silver Medal Contests At D M T Friday Eve Sept 2
Des Moines township school hosts a silver medal contest on Friday September 2 at eight. Admission is twenty five cents adults fifteen cents students. Series continues September 7 at Fairview and September 9 at Pikertown. First and second class selections listed.
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Fairview School
Lake Township
Pikertown School
Powhatan Township
Jim
Cigarette
Kehoe’s
Pythian Sisters Open Season Meeting Planned
The first meeting of the Pythian Sisters season will be held September 7 at 8:80. The grand lodge report will be presented and all members are urged to attend. Gladys Grant began teaching in Sioux City schools on Monday. Mr and Mrs R C Grant and daughter Ivyl are on a motor trip visiting Boone Perry and other places. Mr and Mrs J C Olerich Mrs Earl Fisher and daughter Fay retired Thursday from a trip to Des Moines and Dexter. They are accompanied home by Miss Myrtle Smith a nurse at the Des Moines Methodist hospital on two weeks vacation. Mr and Mrs Joe Dolan left Monday for Des Moines to attend the state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
Gladys Grant
Sioux City
R. C. Grant
Ivyl
Boone
Perry
J. C. Olerich
Earl Fisher
Fay
Des Moines
Dexter
Myrtle Smith
Methodist
Joe Dolan
Farmers' Union to host three day Pocahontas celebration near Laurens
The Farmers Union of Pocahontas county plans a three day event at the McCormick farm five miles south of Laurens from September 7 to 9. National speakers are invited along with aeroplanes baseball wrestling midway and a bowery dance. Amusements include stalls, auto repairs, free air and parking, camp grounds and electric lights.
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Farmers’ Union of
Pocahontas County
McCormick
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