Graettinger Correspondence Highlights Local Visits and Events
June 5 1923 notes from Graettinger recount visits by Gerton Franklin of Fairmont Mia DEHOL to Graettinger business interests. Local social activities include card parties hosted by Mrs P J Paulson and prizes won by Miss Julia McCarty and Mrs Gammen. Several residents travel to Estherville Mason City Casper Wyoming and Sioux City on various missions and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Frank Anderson
Cedar Rapids
E. J. Mitchell
Lilian Millen
Mason City
Vincent Kelly
Town City
P. J. Paulson
Cards
Julia McCarty
Gammen
Schaney
Emmetsburg
Graettinger Friends
Graettinger High School
Lost, Taland Lake
Bits. Wilson
Catherine Sheehan
la— Mette
Albert Johnson
Jackson
Minnesota
Frank Johnson
TS. Peterson
Ringsted
May Montgomery
Casper
Wyoming
Edward Mitchell
State University of Town
J. BE. Ellis
Hans Duus
Lillian O'Connor
John Sullivan
J. A. Spies
Peter Knutson
A. J. Johnson
C. H. Berden
B.A. Baumgartner
John C. Jertson
J. 8
Boudhus
Sioux
Decoration Day Social Notes From Emmetsburg Visitings
Decoration day events and a flurry of visits across nearby towns are recorded. Families such as Mr. Joby Caney with two children in Mason City and Mrs. Jubn Monk with granddaughter Eva travel through South Dakota and other areas. Local residents like Miss Mae Shartle and the Meyers family are noted visiting relatives in Estherville Clare Warren Emmetsburg and Ayrshire. The St Marys Academy pupils and the Grachtinger school enjoyed picnics at Medtric park while the American Legion organized a city parade and concert. Judge Lee of Estherville gave the address at the Opera House with strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jidward Washington
Joby Caney
Mason City
Ruthven
Airs
W. J. O'Brien
Anna Nolan
Hmmetsburg
Jubn Monk
Eva
South Dakota
Monte Heeley
California
Spencer
Margaret. Roach
Ball
Warren
Illngis
Mis
Ed Meyerg
Wesley
Mae Shartle
Estherville
Manticelli
Iowa
Stmer Meyers
Edward Meyers
Clare
Bir
Hans Anderson Ari Kian
St. Mary's Academy
Emmetsburg
Medtric Park
Grachtinger Schnol
American Legion
Judge Lee
Opera House
Robert Hynes
Eta Meyers
Ayr Shire
Fonda Hosts KC Initiation With Strong Banquet
Attenders include A J Fleming Ed Ruddy and W H Walsh as over sixty candidates were initiated in Fonda. The banquet featured several speeches with Bishop Heelan of Sioux City and Albert McGinn of Council Bluffs among the toasts. Emmetsburg visitors praised the exercises as the Fonda Knights show a strong council growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C
Fonda
J. Fleming
Ed Ruddy
W. H. Walsh
Ek.c
Bishop Heelan
Sioux City
Albert McGinn
Council Bluffs
Fonda Knights
Emmetsburg
Ruthven News Letter Highlights Local Visits
Ruthven notes report Mrs. William Simon of Minneapolis visiting relatives for Memorial Day events. Miss Josie Wilson of Graettinger spent a week in Ruthven. Dr. H. M. Houston in Chicago last week. Miss Caroll Christensen of Ayrshire called on Ruthven friends. Mr. Pease visited from South Dakota and traveled to Fort Dodge to see son Harry. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Watts welcomed a new son on May 26. Flock of Dickens and Miss Bernice Meyers were in Ruthven or Wesley recently. Grace Barnett left Ruthven for Graceville Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthven
William Simon
Minneapolis
Josie Wilson
Graettinger
Pease
South Dakota
Harry
Fort Dodge
H. M. Houston
Chicago
Caroll Christensen
Ayrshire
W. J. O’brien
Emmetishburg
Oliver Watts
Flock of
Dickens
Bernice Meyers
Wesley
Grace Barnett
Graceville
Minnesota
Gilchrist Mourns Death Of Sister Mrs Perry Ballou
Gilchrist was called to Clam or for the weak by the death of his sister Mrs Perry Ballou. The funeral was Monday. They were the family’s two mothers whose parents died young and who later learned of each other’s existence. Residents extend sympathy to Gilchrist in this bereavement. Dir and Mrs Ben Salinger Jr were in Sioux City last week but did not mingle with friends. Salinger, once vice president of Midland Packing, faces possible trial in Sioux Falls for recent legal troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilchrist
Perry Ballou
Mr. Gilchrist
Dir
Ben Salinger, Jr
Sioux City
Salinger
Midland Packing Company
Sioux Falls
Kerwicks Return to Emmersburg From Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Myrle Kerwick and their young daughter Dorothy arrived in Emmersburg from Woodward Oklahoma last Wednesday evening. They lived there for a couple of years and found southwest Oklahoma very warm in the summer months. They are glad to be back in Emmetsburg. Mr Kerwick worked in the post office service while there and has gained considerable weight since leaving the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinkoma
Myrle Kerwick
Dorothy
Emmersburg
Cornerstone Laid for Fine Lutheran Hospital in Mason City
More than 1,000 attendees witnessed the cornerstone laying for the new Lutheran hospital at Mason City. A. M. Shanke named president of the associated trust, with E. O. Broaten drawing the hospital plans for the ambitious project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
A.M. Shanke
E. 0. Broaten
Fourth of July Picnic at George Smith Grove Vernon
The RNA reports a grand picnic on July Fourth in George Smith grove Vernon township with a dinner and a sports program featuring baseball. Attendees should bring well filled baskets and stay all day. Also noted is a Farm Bureau meeting next Friday with a page ball event featuring Wallingford Dolliver Ringsted and Creve West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RNA
George Smith Grove
Vernon Township
Ajl
Monk
Farm Bureau
High Lake Township
Page
Wallingford
Dolliver
Ringsted
Creve
West Fer
Sibley Methodists Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary
The Sibley Methodists mark the fiftieth anniversary of building their first church in Sibley this week, with local tributes noted in the Sibley Tribune. Nearby Sioux City plans include a $300,000 MLE hospital and an $800,000 M. I. hospital for northwest town, planned at Thirteenth and Nebraska opposite the high school. Ottosen reports graveling of the road from the railroad south, using rock from Rock Island Railroad. A Stutz car burned and was found hanging from a cement bridge on the Manson-Rolle road east and north of Palmer. ownership and cause not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley
Sioux City
Northwest Town
Thirteenth
Nebraska Streets
Sheldon Mail
Manson-Rolle Road
Palmer
Poyhosiae Domscrat
Big Pickerel Hauls At Algona And Bil Gearing Reports Record Catch
The Algona region sees a large pickerel catch with Bil Gearing reporting the season’s biggest. Jandad and a nine pound pickerel set a standout mark at Algona Upper Des Moines-Republican. A Laurens Holstein cow owned by L. E. Ferguson yields a milk and butterfat record from the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. Princess Pierre Mercedes Ormsby produced 9449 pounds of milk and 25.37 pounds of fat in a year, equating to 906.7 pounds of butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Lloyd Wellendorf
Doctor Scanton
Fred
Maurice Bartholomew
Okoboji
Bil Gearing
Algona Upper
Des Moines
Laurens
L. E. Ferguson of
Advanced Registry Office
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Pierre Mercedes Ormsby
Rolfe Arrow
Birds clog fire whistle with nest and grass
A fire whistle failed nine times last Thursday morning as birds built two nests in the device. The rear had been screened, but birds entered from the front, filling the whistle with grass. The malfunction threatened crucial use on important occasions.
Humboldt man arraigned on non support plea in Clay county
Jaige Coyle's son and Clyde C Cote, son of Judge D B Coyle of Humboldt, were arraigned in Clay county district court on a Wednesday afternoon. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge of non support of two children who remain with his former wife in Spencer. He also asked to…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaige Coyle
Clyde C, Cote
Fr . Coyle
Humboldt
James Deland
Clay County District Court
Spencer
Continuance Granted in Criminal Case for October Term
The court agreed to a continuance until the October term to allow the defendant time to prepare. Coyle, a practicing attorney in Des Moines, remains at liberty while awaiting trial. The Spencer News-Herald notes the deferment as fair to both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coyle
Des Moines
Liberty Wader Honils
Spencer News-Herald
McNider Sails for Europe from Liverpool on Rotterdam
Cablegram to C H MacNider reports McNider sails today from Liverpool aboard the river Rotterdam bound for New York after attending the British Veterans association convention in London as a representative of the American Legion. No races at Webster City fair. The Hamilton county fair at its grounds September 3 to 7 offers over 4000 in premium money marking the sixth revival since the original association failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford MacNider
Liverpool
Rotterdam
New York
C. H. MacNider
British Veterans Agencation
London
American Legion
Webster City
Tuwa
Hamilton County
Superintendent McGoon Leaves Britt for Marengo Post
Britt Schoel Man and Mrs C D McGoon relocate to Marengo where McGoon will lead the Marengo school. Superintendent McGoon earlier joined Britt football players for trips to Emmetsburg and earned praise for his work. He is succeeded by W C Cooper of St Angur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britt Schoel
Marengo
C.D. McGoon
McGoon
Emmetsburg
W. C. Cooper
St. Anggur
Velvet Rug Theft Strikes Web ster City Area Home
Thieves entered the home of F J McConnell six miles south of Webster City last Saturday night while the family were in town. They took 175 new velvet rugs from the living room and also stole an electric sweeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Farm Bureau Notes Postponed Farm Work Meeting
The Farm Work meeting planned for Independence township on Tuesday evening May 29 was postponed due to rain. J C Galloway Extension Specialist was to lead. A new meeting will be held later this month to address individual problems of cooperators with the Cooperative Farm Record Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Township
J. C. Galloway
Gallaway
Palo Alto
Hossatil Farm Bureau Picnic at Algona
The fourth annual farm bureau picnic will be held at the fair grounds on Friday June 3 with J W Coverdale secretary of the American Farm Bureau Federation as speaker. The Algona Military band will lead a town parade at 10 o clock and perform throughout the day with additional numbers from the Halcyon male quartet Bart township mixed quartet a Willey solo and a Misses Young duet. Afternoon baseball teams are not yet decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Farm Bureau
Fair Grounds
J. W. Coverdale
American Farm Bureau Federation
Halcyon
Bart Township
H. F. Willey
Misses Young
Seneca Township
Art
Community Talk at Walnut Towne Farm Bureau Meeting
Postmaster H L Mayne spoke at Walnut Towne Farm Bureau gathering on June 1 on Community Effort. The program included a Christine McShane recitation and a tuberculosis eradicatio n update by County Agent Clark with moving pictures. The meeting attracted a full schoolhouse and wrap up with light lunch. Future Walnut Township Farm Bureau plans Graettinger and nearby towns invited. Belmond to host summer band sessions with Garner or Clarion choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TL. M. Mayne
Ommarsburg
Farm Bureau
Christine McShane
L. C. Randall
Clark
Moving Pictures
Walnut Township
Bueran
Graettinger
Gt. Ib
Barn Yard Disease Outlined At West Bend Meeting
County Agent Clark reports Dr. K. W. Stouder outlined hygienic control of nursery yard infections in mass pig losses. He noted microbactalosia and necrotic enteritis from filthy hog yards, urged disinfection, separation of farrowing areas, and moving pigs to clean ground or separate hog houses to save future crops. Local farmer F. L. Nylen shared success following these measures, saving most of his 1923 pig crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
K. W. Stouder
A. B. Carter
Stouder
I. L. Nylen
West Bend Township
F. L. Nylen
Nylon
Iowa Dairy Co operatives Reach 243 Creameries Strong
Iowa lists 243 cooperative creameries with a concentration in the northeast. Bremer County leads with 19 creameries plus two private plants. Statewide, 51 counties host creameries and Iowa ranks third in butter production and fourth in dairy value, behind Minnesota Wisconsin and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Creamery Secretaries ‘and Managers' Association
Bremer
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New York
Second Spraying At G W Cross Orchard In May
The Palo Alto demonstration orchard known as the O. W. Cross orchard was sprayed a second time on Monday May 28 by C W Cross and the county agent. Several checked trees remained unsprayed to compare fruit outcomes with sprayed trees. A third spray is planned for Monday afternoon June 11 inviting all orchard operators to inspect the work and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Cross
Palo Alto
C. W. Cross
Weather bulletin notes poor corn progress and pests
Meteorologist Charles The Hee, director of the state weather service, reports in today’s weekly bulletin that corn seed has not germinated and that cold ground conditions hinder growth. He cites lead worm and wireworm issues and notes more than usual problems observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles the Hee
State Weather Ana
Erm Service
Flo
Poor corn start noted across county
The report says replanting occurred and soil was very dry over much of the blue, causing deep planting and slow emergence. Early plantings have been cultivated but stands are generally poor, with Mr Reed noting the crop is off to a weak start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Auto wreck near Fort Dodge injures six at sixty mph
Six people were badly bruised when a car sped sixty miles per hour east of Fort Dodge and tipped over five times. Injured were Irma Harden of Des Moines and sisters Marie and Louise Shephard and Leo Collins, plus John Onnem and Eleanor Onnem of Rolfe. They were treated at Mercy hospital Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Irma Harden
Des Moines
Marie
Louise Shephard
Leo Collins
John Onnem
Eleanor of
Rolfe
Mercy
Wisconsin dairy expert warns on Holstein cattle trade
A Wisconsin gentleness warns that many Holstein cows shipped from his state to town farmers are overfed and burn out after a few years. He says sellers fatten cows for sale, depriving them of green pasture in summer, leading to poor long term milk production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Wiscons N Gentleness
Hockenbury drives fund for Minneapolis hotel project
The article notes GH D Hockenbury’s brother completed a campaign raising over $2,000 for the new Nicolett hotel in Minneapolis. It states the task was finished quickly and predicts the hotel will be the finest in the Twin Cities. Mr. Hockenbury has spent years running drives for costly hotels and is described as a specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GH. D. Hockenbury
Minenapolis
Twin Cities
Hockenbury
Clinton High signs Lester Belding as coach after Colorado stint
Lester Belding, former University of Iowa football and track captain, who coached at Colorado Technical College in Boulder, returns to Iowa to coach Clinton High School. He will lead athletic directing and basketball duties. He starred at Mason City High School in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hickw
Lester Belding
University of Iowa
Colorado Technical College
Boulder
Colo
Clinton Igh School
Iowa
University Sical
Mason Civ
North Iowa Counties Fall to Come
North Iowa counties have not met their quota for the Citizens Military Training camp at Fort Des Moines in July. Young men 17 to 24 are urged to enroll to fill the missing slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Palo Alto
Fort Des Moines
No Longer Published Thank You Notices Mentioned
The newspaper notes that cards of thanks for deceased relatives are no longer published. They state these notices are out of date and readers should bear this in mind in the future, as the policy has been mentioned on several occasions.
Eye Specialist Schedule Visitation in Several Towns
FE E BALLHEIM THE MASON CITY EYE SPECIALIST travels to Waverly Emmetsburg Mallard Ayrenice and other towns on June 8 18 offering tests for headache dizziness and reading or vision problems. Patients encouraged to bring relatives or neighbors and to note the dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. E. Ballheim
Mason City
Waverly Hotel
Emmetsburg
Town
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H. L. Mayne
Walnut
Tefulee Garner
Clarion
Belmond
Garner Band
Dodge Frothers
Emmetsburg Auto CO
F. L. Jen
G. W. Cross Orchard
Eckerte
Mallard Nesday
Carrigen Hotel
Ayrenice
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