Pals Of Agnes Behind Bars In Minnesota
Two of the three bank robbers involved in the Gilmore City heist were captured in Minnesota and jailed in Hennepin County after arraignment in Elk River on first degree robbery charges. A third bandit, August Backer, was wounded and hospitalized. an accomplice, Alice Hull, 18, was also moved to jail. The day’s rapid sequence of events followed the Elk River robbery and gunfight with lawmen led by Sheriff Earle Brown and Highway Patrolman Mike Ruspos.
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Gilmore City Exchange Bank
Minnesota
Gilmore City
Gilmore City Holks-Up
Elk River
Minneapolia Tribune
First National Bank of
Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Banttit
August Backer
Sumner
Iowa
Princeton
Minn
George ‘Page
Jst
Tha
Iidnap
Tthe Bank
Tia
Excursion To Chicago Saturday Fare Notice
An excursion rate of 8.85 for the round trip is offered with details to be issued. Information references Graet TF and Chicago free tickets. timetable and exact terms to follow.
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Chicago
Graet- TF
Graettinger Market Report August 15 1929
Market notes from Graettinger listing grain and livestock prices. Corn and oats figures shown alongside barley rye and hay costs, with hogs hens and roosters price hints as of Thursday.
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Graettinger
Mason Recounts Time To Quit Farming In Graettinger
R C Mason, aged 69, sold the farm life and moved with Mrs Mason to a Graettinger home. He sought his birth certificate from England, learning he is 07 years old, prompting plans to work five more years. He has spent weeks harvesting and threshing.
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R. C. Mason
Foster Grocery at Estherville Heads Strong Local Trade
Reporters visiting Estherville observed Foster Grocery run by Mr and Mrs Eugene Foster. The shop handles meat stock ice cream and soft drinks and benefits from a prime location and steady business. Foster also works for the Rock Island company. Chris Boecker of Carroll, brother of Wm Boecker, was injured in a fall while operating a separator. He fell ten feet, breaking both bones above the left wrist and fracturing the right wrist. He is 63 years old and local friends express regret.
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Times 2
Foster
Estherville
Hugene Foster
Rock Island Company
Chris Boecker
Carroll
Rother
Boecker
Boacker
Linda Spies Candidate For Queen Of Fair
Linda Spies named candidate for Queen of the Grand Historical Pageant at Palo Alto County Fair August 28 29 30. Graettinger volunteers supply a large group of girls and local supporters urge voters to cast season-ticket votes for Miss Spies as the popular county favorite. The pageant runs three nights and promises a spectacular production relying on county cooperation.
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Palo Alto
Graettinger
BE. S. George
Hvelyn Swift
Alice George
Marjorie Noble
Freida Geil
Harriet Harris
Vivian Norris
Verna Greilland
Bertha Gardner
Jeannette Reeves
Vivian Wolfe
Myrtle Halverson
Vern Sundaren
Evelyn Horswell
Marian George
Serene Myhre
Jeannette Heelvig
Loretta Swift
Helen Reidy
Cloe Erickson
Mildred Gardner
Pearl Thompson
Vera Myer
Ardella Christianson
Geneva Penwtson
Moss
Hife
Hugh Andersons Brother In Accident
M Grodland reports an auto train crash at Langdon crossing on Monday morning. William Anderson, brother of Hugh Anderson, was slightly injured when his Ford coupe was struck by a train engine. He was driving about fifteen miles per hour as the train slowed for the station. Narrow escape noted.
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Algona
Peter Leichman
Britt
Kenneth Cook
George Stell
Leichman
M. ©. Grodland
Langdon
Wm. Anderson
Hugh Anerson
Mr. Anderson
Big Baseball Game at Grodland Park Sunday
The Benson feature game will be played next Sunday at Grodland Park with Mallard and Graettinger diamond artists facing off at 3 o clock. Admission is 5 cents. Graettinger defeated Mallard on the Mallard diamond in an earlier, lively match on Sunday August 4. Tom Conway aims for revenge as a strong baseball contest is promised.
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Rebekah
Losterland State Park
Sbwaya
Benson
Mallard
Grachtinger
Grodland Park
Graettinger
Tom Conway
Found Valuable Diamond Ring At Spencer Camp
A diamond ring valued at 1000 dollars found while an attendant swept a tourist cabin at Spencer. The ring, lost weeks earlier, belonged to Mrs. I. W. Bradlees of Upper Montclair New Jersey, who had visited the camp. It was found embedded in a broom used by the tourist. Merle Grodland leads as the star in a school play at Sheldon Friday evening drawing local interest. Graettinger residents plan to attend. A Ford sedan wrecked near Estherville Saturday with damage but no details released.
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Spencer
I. W. Brad
Upper Montclair
N. J
Merle Grodland
Sheldon
Marle
A. Pord
Estherville
Esthervilla
Graettinger
Graettingers Labor Day Celebration Looms On Monday
Graettinger prepares for a big Labor Day event with committees shaping the program. boxing was to feature Goeders of Emmetsburg but Emmetsburg fair week plans block his appearance. other attractions include a merry go round a local band from Emmetsburg a bowery dance with Tall Corn orchestra street races and a Waco plane stunt show fans anticipate a day of continuous shows and sports with plans to publish full details in the Times within two weeks
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Ehometsburg
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Interlaken Park
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Danish Lawlies’ Aid Society
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James Reid
Missouri
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Times
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Sam Reynolds
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J. A. Jersan
Tom Alien
Reidy
Too Amdahl
A. R. Maurstad
M.0. Grodland
IE. C. Wiegmar
George Frick
Olene Jacobson
Bert Barrett
My EB
Raepe
Jordan Drieson
John Clammenson
Advertising
A. H. Henningsen
Dr. Dappen
J. J. Sullivan
C. A. Jensen
Nela Nelson
Marta Jacobsen
Re, Hoxie
Goeders to Meet Thomas in Emmetsburg Bout
Joe Goeders meets Joe Thomas in a middleweight championship on August 20 in Emmetsburg. Thomas holds the title as Goeders trains in St Paul. Promoter Deneen has a full card with prelims, a 6 round semi windup, and several early fights. Doors open 7 pm. show starts 8:30 pm. General admission 1 dollar. ringside 1.50 dollars.
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Emmetsburg
Joe Goeders
Joe Thomas
Oelwein
Iowa
Thomas
Goedera
St. Paul
Grachtinger
Emmeteburg
Deneen
Teil Goeders
Bud Rule
Forts Dodge
Tommy Collins
Has Charge Of Shell Oil Co. Andy Johnson Moves to Emmetsburg
Andy Johnson, who ran a J. A. Spies farm northeast of Grachtinger, now operates a tank wagon out of Emmetsburg. A new station stands at the county seat just south of the Milwaukee depot. Johnson, described as a hustler, will relocate his family to Emmetsburg soon after his auction on August 26. The Times extends best wishes to Mr and Mrs Johnson at Emmetsburg.
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Andy Johnson
J. A. Spies
Grachtinger
Emmetsburg
Milwaukee
Johnson
the Times
Mrs. Johnson
Steiners In Auto Accident Near Emmetsburg
Mr and Mrs William Steiner and children of Emmetsburg were in a Sunday auto wreck in Pocahontas county. The Steiner car met another vehicle on a narrow bridge. it was hooked, turned around and tipped over. Mrs Steiner’s mother, riding in the car, was badly injured. Mr and Mrs Steiner were bruised and injured lightly. the others escaped unharmed. The car was wrecked.
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Wm. Steiner
Ichildren
Emmetsburg
Pocahontas County
Steiner
Terril Fall Festival August 29 Parade and Concert
Terril prepares a fall festival on August 29 with a big parade a speech a baseball game novelty races a band concert drum and bugle corps and dancing. Graettinger Laboy Day is also represented as Terril crowds attend the celebration.
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Terril
Terri
Graettinger Laboy
Graattinger
Attendance light at Ayrshire harvest day report
Charley Jensen A Jensen and George Frick were among the Grachteringer people who motored to Ayrshire last Thursday to attend the harvest festival. They report the attendance was extremely light during the afternoon. Mr Jensen and Pilot Walker took The Spirit of Graetlinger to that place and staged a parachute drop.
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Charley Jensen
A. Jensen
George Frick
Ayrshire
Mr. Jensen
Walker
Graetlinger
Just A Suggestion About Wallpaper Resting Habit
A Times subscriber notes a habit where people tilt a chair back against the wall and rest their head on the wallpaper. This practice is said to damage wallpaper and the suggestion is shared as a worthwhile idea.
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Times
Fragmentary Political Names List From an Older Ledger
A disjointed OCR reads names and titles such as DINNER P J Paulsen chair man and CONCESSIONS George Frick chair man along with SPEAKER A H Henningsen and BOWERY C E Norrvns chair man. It appears as a scattered committee roster with multiple individuals and roles lacking context.
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H. K. Overland
A. J. Johnson
Bert Montgomery
W. L. O'Connor
J. A. Jensen
Joe Swift
RAND
W. H. Noble
E. Norris
LeRoy Bartlemen
Henry Weatergard
Fred Spies
Een Myhre
Penn
John
Fara Auctions August 26 And September 4
Andy Johnson of Graettinger area announces two closing out sales on August 26 and September 4. An event offering eleven head of horses ten milch cows thirty young cattle sixty shoats and full farm machinery with six months terms. Grodland Reeves auctioneers and Charles Splea clerk.
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Andy Johnson
Gronettinger
Mr. Johnson
Grodland & Reeves
Charles Splea
Bancroft Defeats Graettinger Surte Day at Baseball
Bancroft defeated Graettinger at home on Sunday in front of local fans. It was Graettinger’s first loss of the season and Mallard is set to face Graettinger next Sunday at Graettinger diamond.
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Bancroft
Graettinger Surte Day
Graettinger
Mallard
Swea City Woman Patricia Conti Dies in Hollywood
Patricia Conti of Swea City died in Hollywood last week amid a personal crisis. The deceased, born Miriam Witerry, was married to Albert de Conti Cadassamare, an Austrian movie star and director. Authorities note a suspected slow poison as the likely cause.
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Swea City
Patricia Conti
Hollywood
Contia
Albert ‘de Conti Cadassamare
Miriam Witerry
Labor Day Boxing Card Planned by Local Association
A local association is forming to stage a popular athletic event on Labor Day. It hopes to secure Joe Goeders for the main bout if possible. Further details of the boxing program will be published in next week's Times.
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Joe Goeders
Kenneth Swift Injured in Camping Accident at Okoboji
Kenneth Swift suffered a fractured collar bone when brushed from a truck by a tree limb while camping at Okoboji last week. The injury is painful and he will be laid up for a time. His many young friends in Graettinger regret to learn of his misfortune.
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Okoboji
Kenneth Swift
Kenneth
Graettin- Ber
Newspaper publishers buy own hall at auction for 610 dollars
The Woodman hall was auctioned by the First National Bank receiver and purchased by Hutton and Jenks publishers of the Bancroft Register for 610 dollars. This marks a rare instance of publishers owning their own hall after repeated calls to rent space.
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Hutton & Jenks
Bancroft Register
First National Bank
DeLaval Magnetic Milker Installed in Jensen Wordware
In the past week the Jensen Wordware installed a new DeLaval Magnetic milker for Chris Christian of southwest Graattinger. Many milkers have been installed this summer and they apparently give splendid satisfaction.
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Jensen
Chris Christiansar
Graattinger
Tropic Madness to headline Saturday cinema show
The upcoming Saturday night program features Tropic Madness as the premier motion picture. A comedy titled You Know She Dares Em follows, promising light amusement for the evening.
Graettinger resident Mr Gjerde gravely ill at home
Mr Gjerde of Graettinger IA is quite ill at his home in this city. His condition has been very poor for the past two months. Graettinger friends hope for his early and complete recovery.
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Mr. Gjerde
H. H. Gjerde
Graettinger
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