Coming Events List for September Community Groups
September events announced include a Woman's Club opening at K P hall on Sept 7 with a reception for D ra teachers at D M T school that evening. Sept 10 American Legion Auxiliary meeting. Sept 11 Y M C A Bridge at Mrs Wal Lortz home. Sept 11 Tuesday Club luncheon at Mrs C B Kwene. Sept 13 Pythian Sisters Kensington at K P hall. Sept 14 Eastern Star regular meeting. Sept 14 D M T Fair at Des Moines town school grounds. Sept 27-28 Olfe Fall Festival and 4 H Club activities.
Lutheran Leader to Speak at Fort Dodge Hospital Drive
T F Gullixson of Minot first vice president of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America will address Norwegian Lutherans at the Lutheran Hospital grounds Fort Dodge on Sunday September 9 at 3 00 p m The event includes a concert by the Dodge Municipal Band and serves as part of the final drive to raise funds for the hospital The meeting is open to the public and buildings will be open for inspection Gullixson, a noted church and hospital figure, is a long time pastor and hospital leader with deep ties to Lutheran communities across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inev
T. F. Gullixon
Minot
Normian Lutheran Church of America
Lutheran Hospigrounds
Fort Dodge
Rt Dodge Municipal Band
Karling
Fnds
Orse
Umholdt
Rode
Gullixson
Luthor Collexre
Decorah
Theological
John Hopkins Uniersity
T Pierre
S. D
First Lutheran
N. D
Trinity Hospital
Children’s Hospital
Paul, Minn
St. Luke’s Hospice
Tes Falls
Minn
Bethesda Pest
Amer- Oise Hospital
San Franay Cal
Chung
Norwegians of America
Cha
Graeme
Board of Foreign Salons
Opi
Murder in Lonely Spot on Des Moines River Claims Clarence Coffin
The body of Clarence W. Coffin was found near a fisherman's shack east of Rolfe along the Des Moines river on August 30. A coroner's inquest found he died from a bullet wound likely fired by an unknown person. suspicion fell on J. W. Arnett, known as Indian Arnett, who lived nearby. Arnett was located at the Sandy place and brought to Rolfe for grand jury consideration as investigators, with the case continuing in Pocahontas. Coffin, born November 25, 1871 in Clinton Iowa, leaves a large family and was a respected supervisor of stock buyers in the Rolfe area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence W. Coffin
Des Moines
Old Rolfe
J. W. Arnett
Arnett
Wesley Campbell
Art Michalek
Mr. Arnett
Campbell
Mickalek
Mr. Mickalek
Mr. Coffin
McIntire
Rolfe
Bruce
Coffin
W. W. Beam
George Sandy
Pattee
Marshall Pat Calligan
Harris
Sandy
G. G. Butler
Z. T. Carroll
M. T. Blessing
Chas. Ham
Mr. Ham
Arnett Shack
Ham
Orersons
J. W. Amnett
Guy G. Butler
Joe Shepherd
Muscatine
Hall’s Bayou
Armett
Casey
Clinton
Iowa
Belle Roberts
Harry
Clarion
Ione Locke
Wayne
Denver
Colo
Lloyd
United States Navy
West Coast
Percy
Cold Springs
S. D
Edwin G
Frost Proof
Woman's Club to Meet and Big Four Fair Dates
The Rolfe Women's Club opens September 7 at 2 30 pm in the K of P hall for Membership Day. The 38th Annual Big Four Fair runs September 11–14 at Fonda with entertainment, races, free Children’s Day on Sept 12, and a Farm Question talk by Frank W Murphy on Sept 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Murphy
Rolfe Women’s Club
K. of P. Hall
Fonda
Theatle-Duffield
Pomeroy
Frank W. Murphy
Wheaton
Minn
Farm Union
Farm Bureau
Murphy
D M T Teachers Reception At Des Moines Township School
The D M T Woman's Club hosts a reception for teachers of Des Moines Township Consolidated School at the school building Friday evening September 7 at eight o'clock. Parents of students and the community youth are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M.T. Woman’s Club
Des Moines Township
Funeral rites held for Coffin as partial confession emerges
Funeral services were held at McIntire Funeral Home with Dr D P Lester of the Presbyterian church delivering the sermon. Odd Fellows pallbearers escorted Coffin to Clinton Garfield Cemetery. Reports from Pocahontas state Arnett confessed to manslaughter and may plead guilty, with grand jury hearing further questions. L D Smith presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIntire Funeral Home
D. P. Lester
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Odd Fellows
Clinton Garfield Cemetery
Coffin
Order
Pocahontas
Arnett
Tracy
L. D. Smith
Rolfe
Harry Woodin
Laurens
A. L. Roberts
Arthur W
Mattie Christensen and Dale Byrne Wed at Fort Dodge
Miss Mattie Christensen daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Christensen of Rolfe wed Dale Byrne at the Methodist parsonage in Fort Dodge on Tuesday September 4. The bride, a well known Rembrandt and Plover teacher, plans a north country wedding trip and later residence in Chicago. Lloyd Coffin aboard the U S S New York learned of his father’s death by radio and rushed home after docking in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Christensen
Martin Christensen Jor Rolfe
Dale Byrne
Fort Dodge
Rembrandt
Plover
Chicago
Lloyd Coffin
U. S. S. New York
Seattle
San Francisco
Des Moines Township Fair Set For September 14
Des Moines Township Community Club hosts its annual Fair and Play Day at the D M T school near Rolfe on Friday September 14. Events start at 10 A M with youth races and contests, parade at 11 30, afternoon sports, a penny pinching lineup of games, and a band concert plus free movies in the evening. Premiums total 16 50 and entries due by 10 A M. Exhibits must be 1928 crops and prepared by exhibitors with closing removals at 5 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Friady
Pocahontas County Dairy Demonstration Team Wins State Championship
Carl Hertz and Marjory Vaughn representing Pocahontas county won the Iowa State Fair dairy demonstration titled The Making of Ice Cream and Its Importance to the Dairy Industry and will compete at the Seventh National Boys and Girls Club Congress in Chicago. Humboldt county won the Bread Making crown. One hundred two teams entered the fair with Pocahontas edging Scott county after a split judges decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hertz
Swan Lake Township
Marjory Vaughn
Des Moines
Pocahontas County
Verle Hudek
George Pavik
Archie Rouse
Curtis to Speak at Spencer During Clay County Fair
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas republican nominee for vice president will speak at the Clay County Fair in Spencer on Wednesday September 19. He will travel by special car and possibly a special train arriving from Des Moines and leaving for Sheldon and South Dakota after five in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Curtis
Kansas
United States
Spencer
Clay County
M. E. DeWolf
Curtis
Illinois
Rosebud
S. C
Des Moines
Sheldon
South Dakota
Garfield Schools Open With List Of Teachers
Garfield township opened this week with District No 1 Bernice Brown District No 2 Ina Jolliffe District No 8 Aletta Grant District No 4 Maybelle Ayen District No 5 Ida Hanish District No 6 Hattie Rutgers District No 7 Ruth Rutgers Dr T D Jones called to Fort Dodge several times this week due to Mrs Jones illness Mr and Mrs L M Graham report Mrs Jones improving and expected to continue doing so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Township
Bernice Brown
T. D. Jones
Fort Dodge
Jones
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Olfe
Ft, Dodge
DBR
T. F. Gullixson
Minot, S. D
D’moines
Grand Jury
bBasepail
Garfield
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