Public Sale Dates Announced for Graettinger Area
September 8 sale of young stock by Wm. Freed in Graettinger and September 8 residence property sale by IF H Green in Graettinger. October 1 sale by Mac Medallister of Graettinger real estate and personal property. October 2 sale by IF Noble, 114 miles southeast of Graettinger, farm sanction sale.
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Wm. Freed
Graettinger
IF. H. Green
Mac MedAllister
tGraettinger
IF. Noble
Miles Noutheast
Minnesota
Lars Egesos
M. O. Grodland
Vincent Kelly
Soldier Returns Home Then Heads Back To War
Sergeant Alexander McClintock reports from Lexington Kentucky about a Caed’an army hero who earned a Distinguished Conduct Medal. Wounded, he was invalided home but sails again to fight for Uncle Sam and allies Over There in a gripping undenied account.
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Alexander McClintock
Lexington
Uncle Sem
Belgium
McClintock
No Man's Land
Sam
England
London
Uncle Sam
Sergeant Alexander McClintock Bravery and Frontline Service
February 14 1917 notice honors Sergeant Alexander McClintock of the Eighty seventh Battalion Canadian Grenadier Guards for Distinguished Conduct Medal earned in France from 1915 to 1916. Testimony by Brigadier General F 8 Meighen commends his devotion to duty and bravery under fire. The article outlines war features and a local meeting notice with coal price changes, church district session reports, and fraternal lodge activities in Algona area.
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Alexander McClintock
Canadian Grenadier Guards
France
Meighen
Bramshott
Times to Publish Six-Part Memoir by Canadian Veteran
The Times announces September 13 will print the first of six articles by Sargeant Alexander McClintock of Lexington Kentucky. A former Canadian Grenadier Guardsman with 144 months service he was wounded on the Somme and invalided home. He plans to return to Europe with American forces and join the Canadian army as lieutenant.
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Times
Sargeant Alexander McClintock
Lexington
Kentucky
Canadian Grenadier Guards
Somme
Europe
Pargeant McClintock
Akes
America
Wallingford Bits of Social and Local News
G E a left Thursday evening for Des Moines on business. Mr and Mrs C I Skattebo and Mr and Mrs Edwin Osher spent a few days in Inwood visiting relatives. Ruth Rokenbrodt returned from Sheldon after twelve weeks of teaching. she will teach this fall. Mrs Misener visited Estherville with her son and daughter. Mrs Sarah Kenline and daughter visited Ledyard relatives. Edith Ronolds went Friday to Sibley to visit friends. N L Nelson hosted a large Ladies Aid gathering Thursday. A Egeland of Estherville visited Ole Egland Thursday afternoon. Mrs Shaffer left for Waterloo after about three weeks with her daughter Mrs L B Crim. Gladys Egiland, the couple’s young daughter, died.
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Des Moines
C. I. Skattebo
Edwin Osher
Inwood
Iowa
Ruth Rokenbrodt
Sheldon
L. B. Crim
Gladys
Ole Egiland
Local obituary notes bowel illness and visits of relatives
Thursday afternoon of some bowel complaint, she was sick only a few days. We sympathize very much with Mr. and Mrs. Egland. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at the Riverside church. S. T. Sevatson of Verdel, NE spent last Thursday and Friday with his brothers and sisters. Miss Ellen Miller of St. Charles, Ill., spent a few days last week visiting friends here. They formerly lived here.
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Fenton
Henrik Fauerby
M. E. Church
Algona District
J. A. Kettle
Graevtinger
Houser
Ames
Frances
Emmetsburg
J. L.fort
D. D
S. T. Sevatson
Verdel
Ellen Miller
St. Charles
Ill
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Lost Island Township
Lars Johnson
B. Elsenbast
Gract Linger
Maewis Lippold
Howe
Worisale
T. Sullién
Opera Meuse
Ewanted
Labor Day
Wren's Cafe
Zeound
Pitchfork
Albert Shake
Harrington Propehy
A. D
Moraine
G. C. Coolidge
Tommy
Allty
John C. Molison
John Herberger
Lyle Green
Estherville
St Ote
Immetsburg
Ode Fellow
Fred Rubink
Woodman Hall
Decker Bros
Howard
Hamilton
Lwhich Gall
Cuthbert
Wallingford News
Graettinger Opera House
Perry
Perry Siste
Pepper
Cummings
Perry Sisters
Schurmann
Wren’s Cafe
Harvey Petersen
S. D. Wren
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