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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
5
The Rolfe Golf Club announces first and second teams chosen from thirty six hole rounds played over the past week. Scores were tracked by impartial observers with tie fights leading to playoff for final team positions and a pin scheme designating gold and silver pins to motivate ongoing competition.
A double wedding occurred in Spencer on Wednesday September 7 as John Thompson and Iva Evelyn Harris wed alongside Jens Thompson and Helen Lothen. Both couples are well regarded in Des Moines township with promising futures in farming and teaching. The community welcomes the new families and extends best wishes for happiness and prosperity.
Thieves entered the Stratton garage at Ayrshire between two and three o'clock Sunday morning and stole sixteen tires from Racine and Blackhawk. A reward is offered for the arrest of the robbers and the tires. The tire numbers may be obtained at this office.
The club plans a new playing system to prevent overuse of players and to defend positions with help from nonteam members. It aims for many interesting matches under the fair rules, prioritizing the club’s best interests.
The first community sing will be at 3 PM in the high school auditorium on Sunday. After this initial date the sings move to the third Sunday each month to accommodate college students. Everyone is invited to sing or bring an instrument to join the ensemble.
Rev. John P. Lester outlines Sunday services and midweek prayer meetings. The Christian Endeavor Society hosts a Friday social to welcome public school teachers and celebrate sending students to college or teaching positions. Plans for a new class for younger married members are discussed.
Parties renting the Knights of Pythias hall are notified that the contents of the kitchen cupboard are private property and not to be used by said parties.
The group plans a Sunday night meeting with Alma Olerich leading How to Make the Most of Our Bibles. A monthly business meeting will be held on the last Tuesday, with a social Friday in church parlors for new teachers and departing students. Everyone is welcome regardless of class.
Rev. A H Bryan announces retirement at Conference time due to health. Three Sundays remain before Conference. Sept 18 Church Day features a family dinner and special program. Conference begins Sept 28 at Storm Lake as preaching and Epworth League continue with planned support.
Rev. O. Shaveland leads English morning and evening services at Trinity Lutheran Church. Sunday school follows the morning service. Prayer meeting is Wednesday evening at eight o'clock. A business meeting is scheduled for Saturday evening, Sept. 10, at eight o'clock.
Mrs Chas Cook attended a visit at Manson on Wednesday with local residents noting her appearance and the communal event.
A years old Curlew bank raid car was found last Sunday in an Ely Grimes cornfield near West Bend. The run vehicle, towed to Emmetsburg, fuels theories that robbers fled on foot or by train while a phantom car misled investigators. The case grows more mysterious with each passing day.
The first annual meeting of the Woman's Club for 1921 1922 was held Friday afternoon September 2 at the Knights of Pythias hall with nearly 100 members present. Mrs L Hollis, new president, welcomed new members and outlined the year's program. The meeting encouraged a productive year with a spirit of cooperation and a cordial reception for newcomers after business adjourned.
A DeWolf family reunion was held last Sunday at the home place northeast of town now occupied by the Billy DeWolf family. All Iowa members attended including F E Fuller family Sioux Rapids Ralph Weisner Des Moines Mrs O J Cruickshank and son Jimmy Balaton Minn and local DeWolf members.
Albert Howland advertises a hog and pig sale on the Howland acreage in northwest Rolfe on Saturday September 17. Eighty head of fine porkers will be disposed of along with brood sows as he quits farming. A good attendance is expected. Read his ad elsewhere in this issue.
The W. C. T. U. declamatory contest at Pikertown school house Friday evening has been indefinitely postponed due to unavoidable reasons. Mrs. Martin Weible was taken seriously ill Tuesday.
On September 3 1921 Mattie Marjorie Wiley married Loren L Jenks at the bride’s parents home in Missouri. The ceremony was followed by a four course dinner under a flower bower. Both graduates of Northwestern University they plan to reside in Chicago after October 1. The bride has headed the Linn Grove schools English department. The groom works with Westinghouse Electric Co. in Chicago. Out of town guests included Rev Glenn M Squires and Miss Beatrice Markin.
Rolfe community announces a baby health contest for mothers with children aged one to three. The event runs September 28 to 30 with a $5 prize for the child showing the most improvement over the year.Registrations available at the Fat Store for those not contacted by phone.
Scores compiled for forty five or better on the men’s side and sixty three or better for women were collected for submission to the Nacke Pharmacy or the office. Names include Arch Mather George Seifert Hollis Nacke Wheeler Colebaugh Siefkin Theobald and others with notable women such as Miss Bess Cuff Marion Bruce F M Ritchey Clarke Jolliffe and several Eikenberrys.
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