Laurens Tabernacle Meeting Draws Overflow Crowd
The Laurens tabernacle Sunday night packed full with additional standing room outside. Pastor Mathis urged daily virtues and the Sabbath’s importance, condemning profanity and Sunday baseball. A concert and a men’s monster meeting were planned with wide local attendance and endorsements from Rev. Lester Green and Dorothy Green.
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Laurens
Mathis
Jesus Christ
Tabernacle
Lester
Ford
Rolfe Golf Club Sets October Championship Tournament
The annual Rolfe Golf Club championship will be held in the first week of October. The event draws many aspirants eager for a chance at victory. Past winners include F. J. Nacke and ELS. Colehaugh, with speculation of a new champion this year. Practice is advised to prepare for the competition.
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Rolfe Golf Club
Wolf
F. J. Nacke
Els. Colehaugh
Pocahontas Dedicates New $400000 Courthouse in Grand Day
Thousands from across the county gather for dedication exercises turning over to the public a new courthouse costing four hundred thousand dollars. Randall Melson presides, Rolfe provides music, and a full program including clergy, speeches, and a large banquet honors the county’s achievement.
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Pocahontas
Court House
Board of
Superviso's
Rolfe
Randall Melson
Presbyterian
C. B. Bowen
Marion Brace
C.H. Moon
Harriss I. Thomas
Amy Ireland
Everett Moon
Sterling Ritchey
Rollin Grant
Harriss F. Thomas
F. C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
Mike “Healy
Almiast Expute Ang
Altho
Tom Lynch
J. A. Eckenrod
Fred Gilchrist
Dan Coyle
Lee
DeLand
Rev Flickinger
Monsignor
Pape
Board of Supervisors
Methodist Church
Cateress Cleaver
Relfe
Billy Taylor
Clare
Gilmore City
Jap Crow
Clmore
Havelock
Laurens
Fonda
Lumber Yirers
What of Leigh Butler
Rolfe residents fear for Dr. Leigh Butler a dentist with offices in Tokio and Yokohama after the Japan disaster. Telegrams confirm Japan’s communication lines are down as authorities seek news on his fate and whether his new Tokyo clinic survived the earthquake.
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Rolfe
Japan
Leigh Butler
Tokio
Yokohama
G. G. Butler
State Department
Butler
Orient
MOTHER JEWETT DREAD DIES IN DES MOINES HOSPITAL
Mrs. Jewett died Saturday September 1 at Lutheran hospital Des Moines after gallstone surgery followed by jaundice and weakness. Her body was taken to Lincoln for interment with funeral services held Tuesday. She had lived with daughters Mrs J H Brinkman and Mrs Geo Moffett who express sympathy. D M T fair next Friday.
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Jewett
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Countywide Celebration Ends A Busy Boxing And Band Night
A lively boxing match drew a large evening crowd while county consolidated bands played but lacked ample music for the entire set. Town efforts to entertain and oversee the event succeeded, ending a historic county day with dancing, crowd growth, and strong local turnout.
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Pocahontas
Contract Let for Putting Steam Heat in Tremont Hotel
Landford L. S. Sargeant of the Tremont hotel has improved the property and contracted with G. C. Harris to install a steam heating plant. The system will be installed before cold weather, making the livery room a heated space and boosting Tremont as a desirable hostelry.
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Tremont Hotel
Sargeant
Brinkman Family Reunion Held At Brinkman Home
The Brinkman family reunion took place on the H. D. Brinkman home lawn Saturday September 2 with about seventy people present for a noon picnic. Attendees from out of town included Dr. and Mrs. Will Brinkman and son from Des Moines Mrs L A Wellstead Wisssin and three children of Ottumwa and Mr and Mrs Prank Catto of Long Beach Cal.
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Wellsted Wisssin
Ottums
Way
Mus
Prank
Catto(Mae
Long Beach
Cal
Local melon king pioneers river bottom farming
H. C. Ferguson, becoming known as the local melon king, shows how sandy river bottom land east of town can yield ten acres of luscious water and musk melons. He trucks fruit to nearby towns seeking a local market, arguing quantity production could raise land values if a special crop is grown.
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H. C. Ferguson
Ferguson
Ice Cream Social Planned by Trinity Lutheran Group
The Young Peoples League of Trinity Lutheran church will host an ice cream social at the O. G. Ryen home this Friday evening September 7, following a rain postponement. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Young Peoples League of Trinity Lutheran Church
O. G. Ryen
W C T U Holds Surprise Meeting and Elects Officers
The W C T U meeting with Mrs A V Grant on Tuesday afternoon August 21 turned into a surprise visit. Members elected officers led by President C L Gundergon and Vice President F L MacVey. secretary Wm Matteson. treasurer J S Pearce. press head FLO MacVey. program committee W P Wheeler M A Howland C W Stefin. A cafeteria lunch followed.
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W. C
T. U
F. L. MacVey
Wmn. Matteson
7. S. Pearce
Flol. MacVey
W. P. Wheeler
Dinner Party Honoring Miss Gunderson
A pleasant social dinner party was hosted by Mrs. Arthur Vaughn on Thursday afternoon August 22 in honor of Miss Martha Gunderson. Guests included Mrs. G C L Gunderson Mrs A L Jones of Detroit and Mrs John Gunderson. Table decor featured a miniature bride and groom a miniature church and a miniature town of Audubon. The guests departed after a three course meal wishing Martha a long and happy married life.
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Arthur Vaughn
Martha Gunderson
GC. L. Gunderson
A. L. Jones
Detroit
John Gunders
Audubon
Martha
Reception for Old Friends Honors Mr and Mrs Frank Caffray
D Brinkman hosted about sixty neighbors and friends at his daughter Mrs H F Olerichs home to honor Mr and Mrs Frank Caffray of Long Beach California formerly Miss Mae Brinkman The event celebrated the newlyweds and included refreshments with praise for the couple and Miss Mae’s judgment.
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D. Brinkman
H. F. Olerich
Frank Caffray
Long Beach
Cal
Brinkman
Caffray
Mae
Womans Club Opens 1923 24 Season at K P Hall
The opening Womans Club meeting for 1923 24 is set for September 7 at 2 30 PM in the K P hall. Reports from the Waterloo biennial will be presented and new members will be welcomed. The club seeks a large attendance from all members.
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Womans Club
K. of P. Hall
Waterloo
Lilies Aid Society Meeting and Officer Election
The M E Lilies Aid Society will reconvene in the League room on Wednesday afternoon September 12 for the annual election of officers. All members are requested to be present.
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M.E. Lilies Aid Society
League Room
No Ries Against Looking Forward to Advent of Spring
The note expresses optimism despite a harsh winter with no clear risks or dangers. It suggests patience and anticipation for the arrival of spring as a remedy to seasonal hardships.
Boy Scouts Enjoy Five Day Summer Camp at Silver Lake
Twenty five Boy and Junior Scouts spent five days at Silver Lake with tents near the resort. Frank Miles donated camping ground and truck use for straw bedding. Activities included swimming boating horseshoes baseball and crafts with rain ending the final day.
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Boy Scouts
Junor
Silver Lake
Frank Miles
T. EY Hoon
Rolfe Friends Send Best Wishes for Abbey and Henrys Marriage
Word comes that ABB preetan My and Henry Christianson of Des Moines township were married September 1 by the Presbyterian pastor in Garner Town. The couple surprised friends, took a Minnesota motor trip, then plan to return to Rolfe briefly before moving to Montana where the groom has landed interests.
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Abb Preetan
Henry Christianson
Des Moines
Presbyterian Church
Garner
Town
Minnesota
Rolfe
Montana
Knowledge of town to build informed citizens
The article urges residents to explore their town beyond familiar routes. It encourages visiting alleys to learn facts and conditions, then sharing those findings to form informed opinions and improve the community.
Threatens Suit for Slander in Rolfe Tale
Ernest Fisher says a circulating story about him in Rolfe is false and vows to prosecute the originator. He offers 8500 for identification and invites Lloyd George to visit America only if he pays his own expenses. The remarks are dated September 3, 1923, from Ayeshire, Towa.
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Rolfe
Towa
Ernest Fisher
Ayeshire
Lloyd George
America
Lone
Hie
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Wright
D. M. T. Fair
Pye
Womans Club Meeting
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