Electric lights almost assured in Graettinger
Emmetsburg plan to furnish electricity at Emmetsburg rates minus meter rent. Mr Mullin met with Graettinger citizens and city council to discuss a 25 year franchise and a transmission line. A Mankato area firm also weighs options as Graettinger seeks in twelve months to secure electric service.
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Mullin
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Ringsted
Mankato
Humboldt
E. B. Merriman
Redfield
South Dakota
Peter Fell
Merriman
John Neilson Death Notice in Hoping Area
John Neilson died at his Hoping area home on Sunday morning July 28 aged about 85. Funeral was held Tuesday with interment in High Lake cemetery. Survived by ten children James John William Robert Frederick Frank Mrs Thomas Timmings Prairie City Mrs Margaret Neeman Randall Mrs Anna Carson and Miss Elizabeth Neilson, plus 25 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. native of Glasgow Scotland.
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John Neilson
Hoping
High Lake
Neilson
Neilsen
Glasgow
Scotland
James
John
William
Robert
Frederick
Frank
Thomas ‘Timmings
Prairie City
Margaret Neeman
Randall
Anna Carson
Elizabeth
Rapid progresses on multiple local construction projects
Building notes report rapid work on a new school with the old building moving to Main Street where foundation work is ready. Moving chief Mr. Miller faces obstacles. A new bank site shows excavation, a new garage awaits arrival of materials, Alfred Jensen holds the contract. Dr Reidy and M Weinholzer Jr have contracted C A Seele for a 22 by 40 office building to house a jewelry shop and dental parlors, with Peter Miller starting excavations soon.
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Main Street
Pegump
Times
Miller
Alfred Jensen
Dr. Reidy
M. Weinholzer, Jr
C. A. Seele
Weinholzer
Peter Miller
Bank
Albert Lea Town Growth Noted After Storm Damages
Visiting several southern Minnesota towns, the writer remarks Albert Lea's rapid growth to about 10,000 residents from 6,000 six years earlier. A recent destructive hail storm damaged corn and oats nearby, and Albert Lea’s wind damage remains visible as the town was praised for its strong building boom and modern appearance. Dr. C P Larson was not met, though he reportedly runs a thriving dental practice in town.
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Albert Lea
Minnesota
Blue Earth
Palo Alto County
C. P. Larson
Old Settler Picnic Anticipated at Lost Island Lake
Seventh annual Old Settlers gathering for Clay and Palo Alto counties will be at Lost Island Lake on August 15. Hon. E. T. Meredith seeks the governorship as speaker. Chicago Union Giants may face the Nebraska Indians in a major regional baseball showcase with many amusements and cash prizes.
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Clay
Palo Alto
Lost Island Lake
E. T. Meredith
Chicago Union Giants
Nebraska Indians
Old Settlers
Old ‘Settlers
Grodland Minnesota Trip Mentioned By Graettinger Residents
Mr and Mrs Grodland and family returned from a two week Minnesota trip spending much time at Hinckley where he owns a farm They visited former Graettinger neighbors in Sandstone Mora and at Minneapolis toured the University of Minnesota and its printing department and noted a large state prison at Stillwater with convicts and a new sanitary building The article also recounts Good Roads progress in Iowa and criticism of a proposed $100 million state bond issue for road paving with supporters urging better road funding and management.
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M. O. Grodland
Minnesota
Hinckley
Stillwater
Minneapolis
Grodland
University of Minnesota
Greater Iowa Association
Iowa
California
Clarke
Better Roads Commission
Highway Commission
Association
Minor Accidents Cause Several Injuries in Recent Weeks
Over the past weeks several minor injuries occurred. Joe Mouritsen injured his foot and ankle by a pitch fork. Ben Baker hurt a hand in a similar incident. Peter Knudtson injured his right hand while cranking a gasoline engine. Leo Christenson smashed a finger when a trunk fell. Dr Hession treated all injuries. patients are progressing well.
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Joe Mouritsen
Ben Baker
Peter Knudtson
Leo Christenson
Auto Crash Near Cedar Falls Injures Four
A Cedar Falls owned automobile carrying three men and a woman was involved in a Sunday evening wreck. The vehicle turned out to pass a car, skidded into a three foot ditch, tipped over, and caught fire briefly. The woman and one man were injured but not seriously. the blaze was extinguished and the car sustained minor damage.
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Cedar Falls
Shavers Take Ill Child To Vernon for Rest
The little son of Mr and Mrs A H Shaver fell ill last week but is now improving They have gone to the Sam Spear home in Vernon for a couple of weeks of rest Friends hope the child will fully recover from his ailment.
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A. H. Shaver
Letter From Rev. A. R. Cuthbert's Iowa Vacation Record
Rev. A R Cuthbert reports a unique vacation with Mrs Cuthbert noting punctual trains to Spooner a timber country dairy region with new cheese and pickle factories and abundant berries and trout He boasts of catching the largest fish and Iowa setting a North Dakota Wisconsin record He plans to return to Minneapolis and Graettinger while urging health warnings and baby care tips emphasizing clean cow’s milk, fresh air, and summer clothing for infants.
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A. R. Cuthbert
Cuthbert
Chicago
Duluth
Superior
Ashland
Ptatoes
Clover
Timothy
Lake Lepsic
Iowa
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Graettinger
Save the Babies bul letin urged infant welfare effort in Iowa
Des Moines reports a bulletin titled Save the Babies calls for a united campaign to reduce preventable infant deaths. The Iowa state board of health asks agencies charitable nurse and infant welfare groups and the medical profession to organize an infant welfare drive and assign trained nurses to visit homes to assess conditions. It stresses every baby's life has value and urges communities to study factors robbing children of life.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Board of Health
State Board of Health
Boards of Health
Married Wisconsin man discovers wife is his sister
Roger Newton a UW graduate now in Globe Arizona learns his wife of nine years is his sister after finding a locket with a tintype of his adoptive parents and her father and mother. Newton born George Porter was raised by Howard Newton after orphanage days in Spokane.
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Madison
Wis
Roger Newton
University of Wisconsin
Globe, Ariz
Newton
George Porter
Spokane
Washington
George
Howard Newton
Avho
Young
Porter
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Elizabeth Porter
Newston
Thim
How To Tell Then From Now An Old Married Man
An old joke explains how to distinguish a young husband from a seasoned one. Early in marriage he hums while tending the garden and may peek at the window for his wife’s glance. After years the songs fade and breakfast timing hints at a routine, as he relaxes on the porch while she tends the yard.
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Northern Iowa Company
Wiiter
the Times
John Nielson
Old Settler
P.J. McCarty
H. N. Osher
Chris Jensen
Mrs. Grodland
Rev
A.R. Cuthbert
Mrs. Cuthbert
Bulletin
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