Graettinger Twilights pound Jackson 16 to 0 on Sunday
Graettinger Twilights routed Jackson Minnesota 16 to 0 at Jackman Park with strong batting and stout pitching from John Conway. Next games include Graettinger vs Lone Rock on September 5 at Jackman Park.
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Graettinger Twilights
Jackson
Minnesota
Jackman “Park
Offerigs
John Conway
Gracttinger
Horswell
Jackman Ball Park
Graettinger
Big Game At Mallard Sunday Featured Graettinger Mallard Clash
Graettinger and Mallard prepare for a keen baseball contest with Graettinger having won three recent games against southern county teams. Mallard seeks revenge as Poulson, the noted Graettinger pitcher, is slated to start on the mound for Graettinger.
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Mallard
Graettinger
Poulson
Gruettinger
Graettinger to face Estherville in Labor Day diamond battle
Graettinger and Estherville prepare for a Labor Day showdown in this city with a $250 purse at stake. Mallard, backed by strong rooters, plans to plug for the occasion while Ruthven and Graettinger clubs also figure in weekend play along the lakes.
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Graettinger
Estherville
This City
Ruthven Club Drives Fall Festival Race Meet Campaign
The Ruthven Community Club advances an air advertising push for a Fall Festival and race meet in Ruthven city on September 2 22 and 23. The program features six harness events two running races one automobile race and a novelty event. They offer a $1500 free attraction program and allocate $500 for street sports.
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Ruthven
Miss Mary Herberger’s Fifteenth Birthday Party
The Neola Gazette reports a party of fifteen girls surprised Miss Mary Herberger for her fifteenth birthday on Tuesday August 3. She received an ivory set as a gift, with games and refreshments. Guests described the afternoon as very enjoyable and wished her many returns of the day.
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Mary Herberger
Mary
Neola Gazette
Ayrshire Men Stage A Hold Up.
Ayrshire youths in a Ford attempted to stop Joe O'Brien and Carl Berger near Gractinger after a late-evening ride from Es itherville. The O'Brien car sped away as a gun fired, prompting warnings of rising night robberies in Fort Dodge area. A separate incident east of Gractinger involved Ayrshire youths holding up Emmetsburg dancers' car, with two men and four women feared targeted. Authorities note a string of such robberies statewide and advise caution and possible armed defense for night driving.
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Joe O'Brien
Carl Berger
Esitherville
Gene O’brien
Grachtinger
Carl
Joe
Fort Dodge
Emmetsburg
Gracttinger
Methodist Church Notes Regular Services and Conference Reminder
Church notes call for regular services next Sunday and remind members of the quarterly conference on August 28. Stewards are urged to check arrears so the year's business can close. Emphasis on completing full reports and honoring the centenary pledge. Rev. J. A. Cunningham, Pastor.
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Methodist Church
J. A. i, Cunningham
Lutheran Church Notices and Local News Fragments
Lutheran services announced for Grettinger at 10 30 morning and Lost Island at 8 00 pm with offerings. Evangelical Lutheran notes list August 22 service and Sunday School. Eugene OBrien remains very ill after a nearby wreck with poor recovery prospects. Farm sale reports 20 acre tract near Grettinger at 60 per acre paid. Electric Trade purchase by Ruthven firm with $10,000 gain noted.
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Lutheran Church
Grettinger
Lost Island Church
Gradtlinger
Sunde
Evangelical Lutheran
Zlow
J. E, Andrea
Dog Lonesome For Little Master In Iowa Town
Five year old Buddie the shagey-hatred dog cared for baby Lyle in Northwood until the boy's death. The dog wandered in sorrow, vanished, was found at the cemetery beside the grave, returned home, then disappeared again. He now visits Sunset Rest daily, sharing a family’s grief.
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Knut Lund
Northwood
Buddie
Lyle
Jane
Local Baseball Scores and Bank Robbery Report
Base Ball tick ups Bode defasted Estherville at base ball Sunday by a score of to 0. Ringsted defeated Estherville in a twelve inning game Tuesday by a score of 7 to 6. The Thornton Bank robbed the First National Bank at Thornton of $4000 and bonds in a six-man heist traveled by two cars with Minnesota plates. Friday Was The Thirteenth notes Groettinger residents avoiding risky acts amid superstition on Friday the 18th.
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Graettinger
Spencer
Lakeside Electric Park
Paulsen
Babe” Towne
Chicago White Sox
Maillard
Forest City
Estherville
Guilford Paulsen
Smith
Oma‘ha'i
Rodman
Fenton
Swen City
Ledyard
Thornton Bank
Thornton
Cerro Gorda County
Minnesota
Wallingford
Groettinger
Threshing machine accident injures worker arm
Ed Dulin suffered a severe arm laceration Friday when a threshing machine malfunctioned. He was taken to Estherville hospital and X rays showed no broken bones. He does not recall the accident.
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Ed Dulin
Estherville Hospital
American Express seeks higher rates before I C C
The American Express company has applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to raise its rates. Express wires today are double the rate of two years ago. An increase of 100 percent would seem ample to please even the greediest.
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American Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jamaica ginger demand surges after prohibition ends
Jake hounds become active as Jamaica ginger sales rise sharply since prohibition ended. In cities the product dominates the prescription counter, signaling a strong local demand surge and market shift.
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Jamaica
Labor Day Sport Program at Emmetsburg Event
A Labor Day sport program lists events including men and girls dash races with cash prizes, a blindfolded wheelbarrow race, sack and three legged races, a pie eating contest, tug of war, ball game after which horse races and other purses are offered. Nearby announcements note a double celebration of a 25th wedding anniversary and an 85th birthday, followed by Farm Bureau Picnic plans for September 16 with countywide participation and a farmers day challenge among Palo Alto County townships.
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Emmet
Palo Alto
Frick, Horswell and Jacobson
Peter Petersen
Southwest
Graettinger
Jens Petersen
8.P. Duhn
Nels Petersen
White
South Dakota
Antone Petersen
Racine
Wisconsin
the Times
Peterson
Farm Bureau
Emmetsburg
E. H. Cunningham
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Cunningham
Iowa
Mr. Cunningham
United States
Farmers
Fern Valley Township
Farm‘ers
Palo ‘Alto
Tern
Fern Valley
Wood Alcohol Gets New Name for Covoner's Cocktail
A garbled note suggests wood alcohol, used in a so called covoner's cocktail, has a new designation. The text hints at a price or value of eight dollars and references a coroner.
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Sibley
Sys
Ruthven Free Press
Brother Foy
the Lakes
Pletcher
Sioux City
Gui Waarad
Aaa Ryed
Graett
Ayrshire
Eugene O'Brien
Wiberville
Ife
M. O. Grodland
Greettinger
O. G. Dalen
Hinckley
P. Turevinger
My. Tishenbannar
Tishenbannar
Mairman
Peoples State Bank
Trumbolt
State
Labor Day
Jensen & Reeves
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Jno
P. Kirby
Knight
N Vincent Kelly
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