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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1923
Page
12
A humorous column by Paul Larkin recounts shop life with exaggerated anecdotes about customers and fashion, touching on Prohibition era complaints, banter with a wife named Mary, and rants about knickerbockers, bootleg spirits, and social norms, concluding with a note on Pythian Sisters meetings.
Estherville visitors include Mrs William Bergstrom and child with her parents Mr and Mrs 8 W Berg Anmhrew Jensen of West Bend. seeding nearly finished and plowing active. birth announced for Mr and Mrs J B Osher on Saturday April 21 a daughter. many local social visits and horse and hog trading. several attended senior class play in Graettinger with Timer Osher and Lauri Warrington in cast. hospital visit for Mrs Lloyd Olson in Estherville.
Osgood and vicinity notes show a busy week with box socials postponed due to muddy roads. visits to Emmetsburg and Graettinger. local teams preparing for a Twelve Mile Lake game. several residents traveling and hosting family, with health updates and car repairs around the community. Relatives include Melick, Schumacher, Fredrick, Kye, Ruby, Dalziel, Giddings, Birney, Mylhve, McCannnell, Herke, Webb, Myhre, Bradley, and Mahan, among others.
Lost Island residents and guests visited friends and relatives across Graettinger Graettinger area. Hy Sandvik and family dropped by Wid Ellingson’s home. Pete Christiansen called on Graettinger. Anton Boustead visited Joxyen Paulson. Pelw Jensen and family called John Hanson. Eliza Wier from Story City stayed with her daughter F Sheffield. Lawrence Thorson and H M Sandvik attended the High School play in Graettinger. Mrs Sandvik consulted Dr Coleman about her heart.
Mr and Mrs W J Matsen and their sons joined Mr and Mrs Arnie Johnson of Estherville for a Wednesday evening at the Sheffield home. Knute Treitness was a Grachtinger caller on Friday. Mr and Mrs Tom Rierson entertained a small gathering Thursday evening in honor of their daughter Matilda.
Evening service features the Odd Fellow and Rebecca lodges as special guests with a 7 30 schedule. Bible study at A H Shaver home Thursday at 8 00. Mother s Day planned for the second Sunday in May with an appropriate service. May 4th visit by Rev J J Bushnell D D for the 3rd quarterly conference.
Lutheran church announces services in Ottosen next Sunday with Sunday school and Bible class at 9 30 a m in Graettinger. Luther League and Bible study follow at 7 p m all welcome Rev 5 O Sande Pastor
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