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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
27
Legal notice states that on August 28, 1022 default will be entered and judgment decreed by law. Dated July 21, 1922. WM. J. FISHER attorney for plaintiff.
Sunday School starts at 10 30 AM with morning worship and a sermon titled The Cost of Christianity Communion at 11 80 AM Evening services feature Breezes From Lake Okoboji Epworth League Institute by delegates at 8 PM Bible Study Thursday 8 PM first Titus chapter studied All invited Food Sale by Ladies Aid at Res Pete Clothing Saturday Gos Pel campaign with Rev M L Metcalf and John Peterson at Wallingford services nightly 8 PM except Monday Official church board meets Friday 8 PM Danish Lutheran Church Notes Next Sunday 10 40 AM Danish language service at Graettinger Norwegian Lutheran church English language service at South Walnut 8 PM Tuesday communion class 10 AM at South Walnut Wednesday Ladies Aid Graettinger at Mrs Charley Jensen home Rev H P K Hansen pastor
Lutheran Church notices announce English language services in Grachtinger Sunday at 2:30 led by Student Austenson and a Young Peoples League meeting at Lost Island in the evening led by Rev S C Sande. Henry Ford’s business status notes rising sales and substantial output. In June 148,439 vehicles sold and six months to end June 80th show 452,251 machines. Ford employs 75,000 at the Detroit factory.
In August 1922 the District Court of Palo Alto County Iowa reviews a plaintiff Potts petition seeking an absolute divorce from Louise Potts on grounds of two years desertion and cruel treatment. The defendant is required to appear and defend by noon of the second day of the next term, August 1922, when the court will begin.
Paul Cornelius nearly lost his life last week when he descended a thirty foot well to inspect dynamite work. Gas in the well rendered him faint until a neighbor pulled him to the surface.
Notes mention Charley Jensen’s advertisement inviting a big store demonstration this week. The column also reports on Miss Lulu Montgomery returning home from Des Moines with Miss Mary Reidy, and other local items such as a river-policy stance by Iowa Conservation Association president J H Lees, electricity and gas concerns, a fatal rail accident involving a two year old near Rebrheck, and local civic and police updates.
Mrs O M Olson and daughter Mable entertained the Farm Bureau Wednesday afternoon. Miss Ethel Sheffield visited her sister at Estherville. Pete Jensen family spent Thursday at the Sheffield home. Hannah Sandvik was a Craettinger caller Friday. The Farm Bureau will meet at Mrs Seth Smith’s August ith. August Buedke visited the Platter home Thursday. Mr and Mrs John Hansen Chris Hansen and son Rasmus of Craettinger, and Pete Christensen were guests at the Jensen home Wednesday evening. Virgo Jacobsen helped cut oats for neighbor Charles Platter. H Sandvik and Mrs H spent Sunday at the Albert Anderson home north of Estherville. Mrs Paul Peton and children have been on the sick list the past ten days. Ed Johnson helped his brother John with harvesting. S Sheffield was a business visitor at Emmetsburg Thursday. Andrew Olson is visiting Mr and Mrs Ed Johnson. Melvin Christensen was a Craettinger caller Saturday evening. Joe Nyborg and Miss Jacobsen were Craettinger callers Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs W J Matsen and children and Irvin Myhre of Estherville and Miss Ethel Sheffield of Craettinger drove to St James Minnesota Sunday to visit friends Sam Roseland family.
Eight people were seriously injured, one perhaps fatally, in a two-vehicle crash on Trunk Highway nine about a mile and a half west of Sherburn. L. R. Guile of Estherville, sole occupant of a Ford roadster, survived but suffered severe facial injuries and possible internal trauma after his car collided with a Buick touring car at the old creamery corner. Guile, bound for Twin Falls,wed his wife and child had died previously.
A Buick touring car and a Ford roadster collided near Fairmont injuring W S Bedford his wife and three children Margaret Lucile and Walter and Oscar Colvin and his two year old daughter Drucilla. Mrs Bedford suffered brain concussion and spinal injuries while Margaret broke a hip Lucile fractured a collarbone and scalp wounds were reported. Dr Farrish said Mrs Bedford’s condition was very serious. The Ford driver Walter Bedford escaped with minor injuries. All were taken to John Hagerman’s farm for first aid. The crash lifted the Ford eight feet and both cars were written off in the ditch thereafter.
The steamer Okoboji, on its regular West Okoboji run, was beached Saturday when a cylinder head blew out leaving the boat powerless. It drifted about 300 feet from Inn dock toward Manhattan Beach, then drifted ashore in front of cottages as high winds washed sand under the hull. A crew of men worked Monday to return the vessel to the Roff docks for repairs while about forty passengers were safely landed via a sand bar route.
A smooth stranger in Spencer passed checks totaling 870 at local shops including H Kunath jeweler Moulton Fee and company and Hansen Perry shoe store and Aud pharmacy. He gave the name Jam Miller and claimed a week in town with a wife. they vanished Saturday night or Sunday. Police in Mason City were alerted.
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