Edison Cooper Obituary Recalls Iowa Pioneer Family Ties
Thomas Edison Cooper of Pocahontas county Iowa born January 21 1848 in Clinton died September 8 1918 at his home after a surgical illness. He served in the Missouri Infantry during the Civil War with Sherman at Vicksburg Chattanooga and Atlanta and never married. He helped establish Coopertown with his brother and father after moving to Pocahontas county in 1865. Survived by sisters Lois and Caroline and many nephews and nieces. Funeral at Rolfe M E church followed by burial at Powhatan cemetery led by Rev. Mark Masters.
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Thomas Edison Cooper
Edison Cooper
Beriah
Johanna John Cooper
Clinton ‘ Noy
Per ‘Pocahontas County
Vermont
New
DeKalb County
Ill
Clayton County
3D Regt
Missouri Vol. Infantry
D. B. Green
I. F. Shepherd
Sherman
Vicksburg
Hiram Evans
11Th
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Henry
Roswell Crown
Ogle County
Pocahontas County
Henry Cooper
Coopertown
Lois
Robert Lowrey
Caroline
A. H. Hancher
Iits
Thomas
Tim
Mark Masters
Rolfe M. E
Powhatan Cemetery
J. Bruce
Trinity Lutheran Church Notes Rev C L Dalseide Pastor
Trinity Lutheran Church schedules Sunday services at 11:00 a.m. and an English evening service at 7:00 p.m. Bible class meets, Ladies Aid gathers September 12 at Mrs De Wolf’s home, prayer meeting September 18 at R Peterson's home, and children’s instruction at the parsonage September 14 at 2:00 p.m.
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Ladies Aid Society
Big Picture Coming Crashing Through To Berlin
The new war picture Crashing Through To Berlin will have an early Iowa showing in Rolfe this month, with scenes from battlefields and a claim of unprecedented actuality. Manager Obrecht is commended for arranging the first local screening. Miss Vinnie Roberts, daughter of Mr and Mrs John S Roberts, teaches near Mason City this fall.
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Berlin
Iowa
Rolfe
Obrecht
Vinnie Roberts
John S. Roberts
Mason City
Sewer Assessment Approved for Rolfe Lateral and Main
The Rolfe city council approved the sewer construction assessment with minor changes and two formal objections. Payment options include cash within 30 days or a seven year installment plan with six percent interest, waived by filing within the period. The disposal plant costs and bonds are funded by a five mill tax levy in sewer district No. 1.
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Rolfe
Currie
Ben L. Green
Iowa
Presbyterian Church Notes Rev. R. D. Echlin Pastor
Presbyterian Church notes outline Rev. R D Echlin D D preaching schedule at 780 A M Bible School 11 35 A M and 7 00 P M services with WHEK day readings highlighting series on The Black Christ and Limiting Jesus. Excelsior meeting postponed to next Wednesday due to rain. new members baptism and Lord s Supper planned for last Sunday morning of month. Theodore Roosevelt lauded for church related civic work.
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Christian Endeavor
Jesus
Excelsior
F. C. DeWolf
Theodore Roosevelt
War Time Measure Regulates Subscriptions
The war board orders that no newspaper may continue subscriptions after expiration unless renewed and paid. The Arrow urges prompt compliance to maintain supply and avoid dropping names from the subscriber list.
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War Board
Swar
The
Arrow
Remembering Frank E Seaman Pioneer Farmer of Pocahontas County
Frank E Seaman born March 29 1881 in the eastern edge of Des Moines township Pocahontas county died September 3 1918 aged a little over thirty seven. He married Mary Mather in 1904 and fathered six children Reed Arlo Robert Mildred Vera and Mary. Survived by his widow his mother four sisters and four brothers. A diligent farmer he planned to farm alone with a new tractor after moving to South Dakota then renting the Dolliver farm east of Bradgate. He was a patriotic provider who loved stock and business and attended the Methodist church in Bradgate and the Odd Fellows. His funeral Thursday September 5 at his home and Clinton cemetery Rolfe was attended by many mourning his loss. The Clarkes visited Chicago and reported the war exposition drew a million visitors Sunday.
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Frank E. Seaman
Des Moines Township
Pocahontas County
Mary Mather
R. 8. Mather
Reed
Arlo
Robert
Mildred
Vera
Mary
Mary Seaman
Rolfe
Anna
J. C. Turley
Brdgate
Adam Billings
Lois Battley
Montana
Harry
Bradgate
John
Plover
Will
Oregon
Albert
Spencer
Seaman
Old River
South Dakota
Frank Seaman
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
R. D. Echiin
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
Clinton Cemetery
Auspicious Opening of Year for Rolfe Woman's Club
The Woman's Club of Rolfe held its first meeting of the year on Friday September 6 with about seventy members present. New president Mrs Co W Siefkin led the session featuring a War effort program and a letter from The Fatherless Children of France approving a $36.50 adoption for a boy named Eugene Marcel Alfred Pierre Beer in Paris. The club welcomed out of town guests and planned monthly meetings, projects, and a push toward 100 members, with strong support for former president Mrs Fae McEwen.
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Co .W. Siefkin
Woman's Club
Rolfe
Town
Eugene Marcel Alfred Pierre Beer
Boulevard Arago
Paris
Furene
Woman’s Club
R. A. Henry
Bov
Marie Wieeman
Ernest Vaughn
E. D. Bloom
America
Robert Bruce
P. A. McCray
Howard Clarke
Club
Fae McEwen
McEwen
Study of parliamentary law under Mrs Fae McEwen
The program included a study of parliamentary law as part of the year’s work. Mrs Fae McEwen served as hostess and concluded with a delightful luncheon.
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Fae McEwen
Dugan Gibbons Reports From the American Expeditionary Forces
Wm Dugan Gibbons writes to his mother from the American Expeditionary Forces about warm weather, front-line duty, censorship, and nightly artillery exchanges with German forces. He notes drafts, local rumors, and hopes of sending Germans home, mentioning a Dixie band and sporadic letters from home.
Obituary Implied From War Era Letter Fragments
Fragmentary wartime letter notes anxiety and hope as a person named Cecil Cuming and Mrs. Fae McEwett are referenced. The writer mentions awaiting word from headquarters and hints at boxing and military transfers, with a sense of urgent communication and news in a local paper.
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Cecil Cuming
Fae McEwett
Eggspuehler
Ment
Ike
Fusco
Weing
Hia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trinity Lutheran Church
C. L. Dalseide
F. C. Thomas Co
Presbyterian Church Notes
R. D. Echlin
D. D
E. H. Clarke
Chicago
Howard
Clarkes
D. J. Lowridge
Newton
C. H. Preble
Humboldt
B. Dubbert
Cedar Falls
Leonard Crosby
Denver
M. E. Currier
Boston
Mass
BE. L. Hollis
C. J. White
B. L. Green
Marion Bruce
Mans Tha
Dugan
Gibbons Writes
Am. Exp. Forces
Holgers, Co
Roy
Dewey
Jerry
Las
Meen Naa
J. T. Grant
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