Lindsey Chosen Mayor In Democratic Landslide
Graettinger mayor Lindsey reelected by a 1381 vote majority as D W Cameron trails. Councilmen Penn Swift Myhre Hansen McCarty Clemmensen Axelton Christensen Wikert Simonsen elected along with Elizabeth Jensen treasurer and S B Sandvig assessor. In 1924 figures Lindsey led Cameron 212 to 160 with broader council results. Blizzard recap and GOP dissatisfaction noted.
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Graettinger
L. L Lindsey
D. W. Cameron
Henry Hansen
P. J. McCarty
Martin Myhre
Wm. Penn
John Swift
S. E. Sandvig
Elizabeth Jensen
M. Weinholzer
J. P. Jensen
Florida
Dr. L.la Lindsey
John Wikert
Ccs
Fred Simonsen
Lindsey
Times
Maunyo
the Times
L. L. Lindsey
W. E. Kelly
M. Sandvig
S. B
Sandvig
Eeeeeersvereerge
Free Coffee Demonstration At Osher Departm Store
The Osher Department Store hosted a free coffee event on Saturday with management and employees serving coffee to hundreds. The demonstration promoted advertising coffee and related products, drawing wide appreciation from attendees at Batherville Grocer events.
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Geher’s
Osher
Batherville Grocer
Deputy Game Warden Killed in Train Collision
William Shears of Orleans died instantly when a westbound Rock Island freight struck his sedan at a crossing north of the Welty place. The 64 year old deputy state game warden, living at the state fish hatchery, was dead on arrival. fog and a raised crossing contributed to the crash. He is survived by his wife.
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William Shears
Orleans
Rock Island
Welty Place
Shears
Terris Tribune
May Receive Bank Dividend During June
A bank dividend may be paid after April 10 following claims filing. The first payment could total 50,000 to 60,000, aiding community finances. A committee of depositors, led by Charley Jensen, P. J. Paulsen, and G. M. Graettinger, sought guidance from the Estherville examiner. Also in Graettinger, Easter bonnets draw shoppers, and a small chimney fire at the Hession home was quickly extinguished by Emmet Lambe and volunteers.
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Charley Jensen
P. J. Paulsen
G. M. Graettinger
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Estherville
the Times
Hession
P. J. Hession
Emmet Lambe
Basket Social at Coleman School District No 8
A basket social and program are planned at Coleman School in Twelve Mile Lake township on Thursday evening April 8. The school lies five and a half miles west of Wallingford. Women are asked to bring baskets, with Miss Lillian Benesh as teacher.
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Coleman
Easter Dance Next Monday at Woodman Hall
The annual Hanter iball will be held at Woodman hall in Grachtinger next Monday evening. Moore's orchestra of Estherville will provide music. The dance is under the auspices of the American Legion. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
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Woodman Hall
Grachtinger
Moore’s Orchestra
Estherville
American Legion
J H Godden Elected Mayor of Emmetsburg
J H Godden was elected mayor of Emmetsburg on Monday in a tight race. His opponent was J C Bennet while A Scott Ormsby also ran but received a light vote. The election was exceptionally close.
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J. H. Godden
Emmetsburg
J. C. Bennet
A. Scott Ormsby
Basket Social at District No 5 School North of Osgood
A basket social and entertainment will be held at District No 5 school one and a half miles north of Osgood on Thursday April 8. Mrs Martha Herke is the teacher and a cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
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Osgood
Vernon and Jack Creek Township Bureau Activities
Vernon and Jack Creek township farm bureau reports cover meetings on March 2 and 16 at Lippold and Anderson homes, dress forms made, nutrition lessons planned, a March 26 center schoolhouse meeting, and upcoming District No. 6 site. Jack Creek members hosted March 26 with around sixty attendees. program was led by residents with prose and recitals, project leadership changes announced, and 4 H club training and home economics goals outlined.
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Vernon
Louis Lippold
Lippold
Edd Anderson
Levi Kaltved
Stillman
McCwan
Farm Bureau
Center School House
S. J. Torkieson
Jack Creek Township
Kathryn
Mildred Bosold
W. A. Haskin
Beatrice Webbe
N. Bortint
Lillian Beecher
C. L. Paugh
Zeta Richardson
Neals
Knowles
Ames
Emmet
Fanny Gannon
Gannon
Ei. Olson
Wallingford
Osher
High Lake Township
Warns Doctors On Raw Pork Dangers In Iowa
Dr. Chas Murray of Iowa State College reports trichinosis cases across Iowa last year and urges cooking or long refrigeration. He notes many meat samples are examined for trichinae with uncertain value and cites Meat Inspection Dept rules requiring heat to 137 degrees F or 20 days at 6 degrees F for raw pork products.
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Iowa State Veterinary Investigation Department
Murray
Iowa
United States Meat Inspection Department
Barber Shop Sold to Ladies in Brewster Minnesota
Wilson and Bartleman have sold their North Side barber shop to Misses McBride of Brewster Minnesota. The purchasers are experienced barbers who have worked in Sioux City shops for years. Craettincer notes Brewster is the only nearby town with a woman owned and operated barber shop. The McBride sisters are John McBride’s siblings who bought the Ben Buckley pool hall recently. Bartleman and Wilson offer no definite future plans but wish success to both old and new owners. Local merger of two paint firms A H Shaver and Lars Petersen merge into one painting concern with several spring and summer contracts. The Times notes both are capable workers and wishes them continued success.
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Wilson & Bartleman
Wilson & Bartlemaon
Misses McBride
Brewster
Minnesota
Sioux City
Wilson
the Times
A. H. Shaver
Lars Petersen
Fst
Times
The
Walter Petersen Sells Pool Hall Interest to Partner
Walter Petersen disposed of his interest in the Duhn Brothers pool hall and bowling alley to Art Duhn who will run the business. Petersen plans to leave for Montana to spend winter. Basket social and program at Petersen school district No. 7 Lost Island township Friday April 9. Miss Alta Nelson is the teacher.
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Walter Petersen
Duhn Brothers
Art Duhn
Petersen
Montana
Lost Island Township
Alta Nelson
Four H Club Work Shapes Leaders On Achievement Day
The text notes that participants will learn about the composer of each selection and recognize them during achievement day. It emphasizes 4 H club activities developing girls into leadership material fit for community roles.
Closing-Out Sale of Horses in Graettinger
Vincent Kelly as receiver will hold a closing out sale of 26 head of horses and mules in Graettinger Saturday April 8. The sale starts at two o clock. Horses and mules age 5 to 12 years and weight 1100 to 1700 pounds. Cash or its equivalent. Farmers Supply Company will sell machinery with six months on approved notes. Grodland Reeves auctioneers M. S. Sandvig clerk. S E Sandvig suffered a broken arm Friday morning cranking his daughter's Ford.
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Vincent Kelly
Graettinger
Grodland & Reeves
M.S. Sandvig
Mrs Hannah Hays Dies at Estherville After Illness
The Estherville community mourns Hannah Louise Hays 66 who died Friday night after two years of slow blood poisoning. Survived by children Frances and Gladys Hayes and Thaddeus, plus three sisters. Funeral Monday at Armstrong Presbyterian Church with interment at Armstrong cemetery beside her husband. Rev. Herbert Harsh led services.
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Thad Hays
C. G. Dalen
Hinckley
Minnesota
Frances Hayes
Estherville
A. E. Ammon
Gladys
Frances
Thaddeus
Martha Jensvold
Portland
Oregon
Andrew Anderson
Great Falls
Montana
O. G. Dalen
Hinkley
Presbyterian Church
Armstrong
Herbert Harsh
Spirit Lake
Hannah Louise Gaarder
Albany
Wisconsin
Grachtinger
Thaddeus. Hays
Graettinger Ten Years Ago in the Times
From the March 80, 1916 issue of the Times: Peter N. Petersen visits from High Lake. Knute Iverson visits from Minneapolis. Graettinger Tile Works to start next week. Ray Hall and P. G. Johnson visit Emmetsburg and Worthington respectively. Jensen Bolstad open new music store. Mrs O T Larson obituary. Ole Peterson welcomes baby girl. Don Skow and Miss Mossie Zenor visit Estherville. Miss Hertha Spies returns to Cornell. Arthur Richardson and Miss Vina Briggs attend at C Anderson home.
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the Times
Peter N. Petersen
High Lake
Knute Iverson
Minneapolis
Graettinger Tile Works
Ray Hall
Emmetsburg
P. G. Johnson
Worthington
Jensen & Bolstad
Grachtinger
O. T. Larson
Gjerde
Ole Peterson
Don Skow
Mossie Zenor
Estherville
Hertha Spies
Cornell College
Arthur Richardson
Vina Briggs
C. Anderson
The
Times
Rescued By Radio Was Fine Junior High Play
The Gracttinger High School Junior High presented Rescued By Radio at Hawk Eye theatre on Thursday evening March 25. Cast included Madge Marian George Janet Geneva Peterson Bob Verna Grodland Helen Virginia Hansen Kitty Helen Reidy Lucia Harriet Harris Miss Price Louise Grady Ray Leslie Mekkelson Clem Cecil Jones Burt Ronald Nane Robin Dale Noble Kito Kenneth Reeves. Music by Dale Noble Marian George Loretta Swit with other members singing and performing. Coach Miss Clara Shatava oversaw the cast and program.
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Gracttinger High School
Hawkeye Theatre
Madge
Marian George
Janet
Geneva Peterson
Bob
Verna Grodland
Helen
Virginia Hansen
Kitty
Helen Reidy
Lucia
Harriet Harris
Miss Price
Louise Grady
Ray
Leslie Mekkelson
Clem
Cecil Jones
Burt
Rapnald Nane
Robin
Dale Noble
Kito
Kenneth Reeves
Loretta Swit
Clara Shatava
Hen party dulls amid farm bureau postmeeting chatter
In a rural gathering tone the piece contrasts a hen party with the noise after a farm bureau meeting where roosters argue over saving the country. The scene shifts to a quiet moment likened to a moment of silent prayer as the talk fest winds down.
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Farm Bureau
Arguin
Kong
Rural News Highlights From Graettinger Area Saturday
Railing eggs sold at 3 for 50 cents or 5 for 100. G J Lande from Tettil neighborhood visits after fifteen years. Local residents and students return to Cornell college for the week. James Gammon hosts birthday party at Windsor hotel. Kathryn Foster receives a fine piano as gift from distant aunt near Sioux City. Albert Chrestiansen and Matilda Tonderum wed at Bede. plan to live west of Graettinger. John Forthmiller now in butter and eye business at Wilsworth Minnesota, left town 14 years ago. Graettinger ballots blank as law shifts filing date to fifteen days before election. Frank Schurmann elected mayor, councilmen chosen, Joe Gabby Jelson assessor, J M Herberger treasurer. Peggy's Dream performed by Hawkeye theatre pupils with Mary Reidy as Peggy and Dorothy Myhre as fairy godmother. cast includes numerous local names.
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G. J. Lande
Tettil
Mable
Asther Osher
Ollie Noble
Phoee Mueller
Arthur Togde
Cornell College
James Gammon
Windsor Hotel
Kathryn Foster
Sioux City
Albert Chrestiansen
Matilda Tonderum
Bede
Graettinger
John Forthmiller
Wilsworth
Minnesota
Frank Schurmann
Grachtinger
D.W. Cameron
Chris Jensen
Charley Jensen
C. Larsen
Fred Spies
C. A. Vanney
Joe Gabby Jelson
J. M. Herberger
Peggy’s
Hawkeye Theatre
Gertude Montgomery
Mae O'Connor
Mary Reidy
Peggy
Dorothy Myhre
Fairy Godmother
Mildred Stone
Viola Brown
Hilda Petersen
Mary Aylward
Opal Brown
Mildred Baumgartner
Pearl Jensen
Elizabeth Jones
Gladys Michaels
Alice Ingrall
Lillian Beecher
Mable Ellis
Hilda Knutsen
Oscar Christensen
Frances Beecher
Tom Pyie
Clifford Ingvall
Hereschel Aylward
Donald Olaon
George Robbins
Clarence Ingvall
Joseph Herberger
Axronold Jacobsen
Marion Nase
Gilmer Axelton
Floyd Archer
John Beecher
Clifford Pierson
Marvin Wikert
Leonard Rude
Lawrence Smith
Lester Craven
Victor Henningsen
John Hansen
Lyle Pierson
Quentin Jensen
Martin Jos Hendricks
Marion Axelton
Robby Newhall
Cassius Robbins
Evelyn Vanney
Norence Miller
Dayton Merriman
Gladya Harrington
Helen George
Albert Masters
Lloyd Nang
Elma Pegum
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Dri P. J. Hession
George
J. Paulsen
Henry Westergard
Simonsen Bros
Vernon Township
Emmet County
Gee
Robb
Cessna
Muale
Mr. Sanding
Hays
Ames Abe Saya
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