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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1916

Page

2

Good roads push in Ringsted area cited as model

The Ringsted Dispatch reports that the county can build and maintain good roads for less than the patchwork system. Two miles east of town were permanently built and gravel surfaced last summer, now well drained with solid grade. Local notables and residents travel to Canada and nearby towns for business and family visits. A Danish church confirmation occurred, and a Harris wedding near Ringsted drew about fifty guests.

Ringsted Dispatch H.W. Jensen Winnipeg Canada W. E. Holmes Ida. Truesdell Graettinger C. E. Christensen Hans. Nelsen Algona W.C. Nelsen C. A. Olson Story City Rasmussen Jens Hendricksen Cheago Rev. Grundy Lake City Marshalltown J. M. Resh Mt. Morris Illinois John Madsen Kansas City Aito Alfred Frink Ft. Dodge St. Paul’s Church St. Joan VS Harris Iowa Helen M. Harris Carl Laurit‘sen Pickergell Mable-Wilson E. M. Stehle Estherville Ringsted R. L. Harris Elmer Salling Titanka Commercial Club Iffess O'Keefe Neve Wwap Fenton Cora Ladsay G. Gronbach Kossuth County

Terril Savings Bank saw change as L A Koon buys Bascom stake

A business shift occurred at Terril Savings Bank this past week as L A Koon purchased the interests of A W Bascom, altering control and ownership dynamics within the local financial institution.

Terril Savings Bank L. A. Koon A. W. Bascom

Ruthven Zion Lutheran Congregation’s 80th Anniversary Observed

Ruthven Free Press reports the Ruthven Zion Lutheran Congregation, organized April 22, 1886 with seventy members, marked its 80th anniversary on April 16, 1916. Services were led by Rev. L O Wigdahl and Rev. Akre, with Communion in morning and evening. Several local residents and visitors attended, and community news covered travel, hospital visits, and local happenings.

Wigdahl R. Sande Graettinger Akre Sterling Triggs Ayrshire Ole Knuts G. Mathison Milford Des Moines Paul Grozkruger Farmers Laving's Bank

Train Encounter Sparks Fateful Proposal

Willis Bates reunites with Alice Durfee on a train after eighteen years and learns she never married. He lures her into a new life together proposing marriage and a move to Richmond with a minister, a plan that risks their old lives for a promised future with money and home.

Willis Bates Bates Alice Durfee Henry Taber Bob Bates Bob Hackman Richmond Vis Sorr Aale

Not a Contortionist Merchant Resolves to Guide Family Business

A merchant dies and leaves his only son to run the extensive business. Doubt exists about the son's ability. One friend predicts brightness and success, another questions whether he has the head to fill his father's shoes.

Henry Ivan

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H. H. Bu Spirit Lake J. H. McCord Spencer Albert Hillmer Estherville Hospital Heldt Brothers Everly Hugh Thomas Milford Township Harry Nelson Ruthven and Spencer Bert Hildreth Ben Peterson Ben Leonard Jackson C. E. Jackson Hammes Place The Terril Tribune From Ruthven Free Press By Sara G Igleheart J.H. Gammon A. H. Shaver Prop Graettinger, Iowa C. C. Rucker SPIES Bondhus Pres Sec J. AN Mgr Larmers’ Grain Co Jowa the Times
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