Labor Day Celebration Promises Big Graettinger Event
A 1922 Graettinger Labor Day meeting outlined plans for a larger celebration with forenoon and afternoon games, a ferris wheel, merry-go-round, horse races, and many free attractions. Aimed to boost attendance and local loyalty, committees were formed for finance, street attractions, music, speakers, and concessions.
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Graettinger
P. J
Towa
Iowa
Pinanece
Vincent Kelly
J. C. Jertn
A. J Johnson
Eugene Fos- Teetreet
P. J. Paulson
J. P. Jensen
James Bigley
M. D. A.grodland
Charley Jensen
Uzsic
E. S. George
J. Jensen
S. KE. Sandvig
H. Ga
Reirey
Charlie Jensen
J. B. 3Ambe
E. A. Baumegartner
Eb.chinemu
Alfred Jensen
A. J
Ward Noble
Graet- Times
Des Moines Register to crown Iowa's most beautiful girl
The state fair will fete and honor Iowa’s most beautiful girl and present a $1,000 check. The Des Moines Register conducted the beauty contest for months with thousands of photographs from across the state, many published in the Sunday edition as winners are selected. Meanwhile Eli Craven suffered a knee injury after a horse kick, and a Leduc boy was kicked while cranking a Ford, no bones broken. Legion boys from Swea City advertised to 60,000 people for Hand’s Park celebration using thirty local newspapers.
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Lucile H. Berg
Palo Alto
Ruthven
Des Moines Registers
Sunday ‘Register
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Sunday Register
Legion Boys
Swea City
Hand's Park
Graettinger Day At Hand's Park Big Baseball At Park
Graettinger hosts Graettinger Day at Hand's Park with Reeves' Wolves facing Swen City in a big baseball game. Paulsen will pitch for Graettinger while Reeves catches, promising a crowd-pleasing contest. The event features shade, picnics, boating, bathing, and dancing for a full day of entertainment.
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Graettinger
Hand’s Park
Reeves
Wolves
Swen City
Minnesota
Northwest Town
Paulsen
Hand's Park
Sherburne Wolves Defeat Graettinger 8 to 2 in Thrilling Battle
Sherburne 8 Graettinger 2 as the semi pro club from Sherburne Minnesota overpowers Graettinger at Fox Lake summer resort. Bert Montgomery manages and catches for Sherburne boosting local interest. Graettinger lacked training but battled. Labor Day plans and next Sunday’s Gracetinger Swea City game at Hand's Park noted.
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Sherburne
Graettinger
Reeves’ Wolves
Minnesota
Fox Lake Surmmer
Bert Montgomery
Gracttinger
Swea City
Hand's Park
Copper clad range demonstration by Charley Jensen
A copper clad range demonstration ran Thursday to Saturday with a factory representative detailing coppering advantages and stove superiority. The firm aims to lead the market but is six months behind on orders. as a sale progressed, a free aluminum ware set was offered with each stove. Jensen, a noted northwest Iowa hardware dealer, promotes high quality goods and strong patronage.
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Charley Jensen
United States
Jensen
Northwest
Towa
Blumes Blames Republicans For Labor War
Tom Allen tells reporter that Jim Robinson and fellow Republicans are responsible for the labor war. He says hard times under a Republican administration are far from the earlier Wilson prosperity. We would like to hear from George and Martin, Myhre.
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Blumes
Tom Allen
Jim Robinson
United States
Wilson
George and
Martin
Myhre
Ray Wikert Weds Popular Lost Island Girl
Ray Wikert and Miss Lily Rasmussen married at Emmetsburg yesterday at two oclock. Rev Norman McKay officiated with Alma Rasmussen bridesmaid and Chris Clemenson best man. Afterglow refreshments and a quiet ceremony with immediate relatives. The couple plan Minnesota visit then settle on a Graettinger farm east of town after March first.
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Ray Wikert
Lily Rasmussen
Emmetsburg
Norman McKay
M. E
Alma Rasmussen
Chris Clemenson
John Wikert
Had Splendid Visit In Norway
Olav Bondhus returned from Norway Thursday morning after spending six months with relatives at his old home. It was his first visit in eighteen years and he enjoyed it. His parents live nearby with four sisters and three brothers. He left Grachtinger December 2 and sailed from New York on the Bergensfjord December 6 arriving Bergen December 15. On returning he sailed on the Stavangafjord and left July 22 arriving in New York on the 31st.
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Norway
Olav Bondhus
Grachtinger
New York
Bergensfjord
Bergen
Stavangafjord
Wages of Striking Shopmen Advenlay Reported
Rock Island company dispatches list wage rates for shop employees including Machinists Blacksmiths Shoe Metal Workers Electricians Boilermakers Passenger Car Repairmen Freight Car Repairmen Helpers and Coach Cleaners with rates ranging from 47 to 87 cents per hour amid the strike context. The document records cents per hour figures for each class of worker.
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Rock Island Company
Cesvevaveev
Legion Day at Lost Island Water Carnival
Ruthven American Legion members host a water carnival at Lost Island lake with a baseball game between Pocahontas and Mallard and a Will of fortune style attraction as part of the program.
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Lost Island
American Legion
Ruthven
Lost Island Lake
Pocahontas
Mallard
Railroad Strike Situation in Estherville
The situation remains largely unchanged from last week with trains running on schedule at times. Officials say engines are in fair condition and can run longer with shop attention. shopmen stay out for living wages and conditions while railroad executives push to uphold the board verdict and suspend hiring. Reports from Valley Junction Cedar Rapids and other cities claim varying success in finding replacements, with many strikers seeking work elsewhere. local sentiment and mobility influence possible returns to work.
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Estherville
Valley Junction
Cedar Rapids
Netherville Vindicator & Republican
Severe hail storm hits Graettinger area last evening
A storm about six o clock south and east of Graettinger bailed out W E Reed on the E S George farm and flattened his corn. Neighbors report similar damage across the region with Hamilton Brothers area also affected. Reed had crop insurance. No damage in Reed's immediate locale despite heavy rain.
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Graettinger
W. EB. Reed
E. S. George
Hamilton Brothers
Shopmen's Strike Begins to Affect Freight Service
The shopmen strike is taking effect with initial days showing little disruption but soon causing freight delays. Only six to seven trains pass daily as passenger service remains near normal and grain movement declines.
Closing Out Sale Planned by J Brekke Near Graettinger
J Brekke will hold a comprehensive closing out sale on Saturday September 26 near Graettinger He offers his entire line of farm machinery and all live stock He has disposed of his farm land and plans to move to Minnesota the first week His quarter page ad will appear in next week's Graettinger Times.
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J. Brekke
Graettinger
Minnesota
Gracttinger Times
Burt Man
Wm. Man
Burt
Express
Algona
Peters
Sheriff Hackman
Chris Hansen
Preston Sahnestock
Opera House
Hansen
Oats Crop Exceeds Predictions in Local Harvest
Report notes a surprising, heavy oat yield with quality described as excellent. Yields per acre ranged from 40 to 6 bushels with weights unusually high. Ben Reeves sold oats weighing 36 pounds while Jake Leduc blocked higher honors, marketing oats of 87 pounds.
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Ben Reeves
Jake Leduc
Boy Bitten in Face by Bull Dog in Estherville
A Saturday evening incident left an 13 year old boy with a severe bite on the cheek from a bull dog in Estherville. The dog grasped the cheek and tore a deep gash from the lower cheek toward the eye. He received hospital treatment and it is hoped there will be no serious consequences.
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Estherville
Ice Cream Social Next Tuesday at Church Lawn
The Catholic Ladies Aid society will hold an ice cream social on the church lawn Tuesday August 15. Serving begins at three o clock in the afternoon and continues into the evening. An invitation is extended to all to attend.
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Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society
Henry Jorgensen Died Tuesday Funeral Friday
Henry Jorgensen of west of town died Tuesday at Coleman hospital Estherville after an appendicitis operation. Funeral Friday at 1 pm at his residence and 2 pm at Danish Lutheran church South Walnut township with Rev. H P K Hansen presiding. He married Anna Shaw last May. Obituary to follow next week.
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Henry Jorgensen
Coleman Hospital
Estherville
P. J. Paulsen
Paulsen
Danish Lutheran Church
South Walnut Township
H. P. K. Hansen
South Walnut Church
Jorgensen
Anna Shaw
Light Plants Short Of Coal In Emmet County
Emmet County Light and Power warns patrons it may shut down at any time due to a near coal shortage. Northern Iowa Gas and Electric, serving Graettinger, reports a two month supply on hand.
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Emmet County Light& Power Company
Northern Iowa Gas & Electric Company
Candipower
Graettinger
Mionbha
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Nee
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O. C McAllister
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