Graettinger Labor Day Celebration Promises Big Day
Graettinger plans a grand Labor Day on Monday September 4 with noon and evening activities. A long tradition continues with music by the Ladies Ideal of Estherville and a bowery style dance. Professor M. H. Hoffman of Ames will address the crowd, a merry-go-round suits all ages, and Secretary A H Shaver leads preparations for the nineteenth annual event. The town aims to maintain its reputation as top entertainers of Palo Alto county with a strong turnout and festive old fashioned celebrations.
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Graettinger
Ettinger
Estherville
Labor Day
M. H. Hoffman
Ames
A. H. Shaver
Branagan to Notify Wilson Delegates at Shadow Lawn
Hon W J Branagan of Bm metaburg heads a notification committee chosen at the St. Louis convention to formally notify President Wilson of the delegation. The ceremony occurs Saturday at Shadow Lawn New Jersey at 4 PM with luncheon at 10. Delegates meet in New York at 8 AM and proceed by train to Shadow Lawn.
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Wilson
W. J. Branagan
Metaburg
New York City
St. Louis
Shadow Lawn
New Jersey
Shadow ‘Lawn
New York
Mr. Branagan
Anterna
Peel
Shall We Have Electric Lights In Graettinger
Voters may get a chance to vote on an electric lighting franchise at an early date as the Graettinger city council discusses installation at its September meeting. Proposals from Mr. Mullen on behalf of Northern Iowa Power and the Commonwealth company are evaluated. The editorial urges rapid action, noting Graettinger as a prime market town needing modern lighting funded by the transmitting company. A northern lights display also disrupted eastern telegraph and telephone lines, with outages in Chicago to Minneapolis and parallel earth currents blamed for the effects.
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Mullen
Northern Iowa Power Company
Council
Graettinger
Chicago
Minneapolis
Tele
Champion Corn Grower John H Hester Puts Up 20 Acres
Palo Alto counties champion corn grower John H Hester brought large mature field corn samples to the Times office. He farms about 35 acres and plans to contest 20 acres against any other 20 in the northern state while seeking wider territory. His samples came from unselected loads husked by his sons.
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John H. Hester
Palo Alto County
Times ‘Office
Hester
Old Man Cronk Fatally Struck Near Armstrong
Samuel B. Cronk an about eighty year old man was hit by a Dodge driven by A L Meyers of West Bend near Armstrong. A prior car offered a ride but Cronk apparently stepped into the road. Cronk suffered a broken back crushed chest and severe head injuries and cannot live. The Dodge left the road into a ditch and struck a fence in trying to avoid the collision. The accident was described as almost unavoidable.
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Samuel B. Cronk
Armstrong
A. L. Meyers
West Bend
Mr. Cronk
Accident At Milford Involving Speeding Brothers
Two young men, believed brothers, were in an auto crash near Milford Sunday after speeding from the park. One was uninjured while the other suffered severe cuts and bruises, taken to a hospital and said to be on the operating table for three hours with uncertain recovery. The roadway showed a pool of blood. The incident serves as a warning against speeding.
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Milford
Auto Tipped Over Near Emmetsburg
On Tuesday three miles from Emmetsburg Harvey Petersen and Fritz Weigman collided with a car ahead that failed to notice the roadside stop. The Petersen vehicle tipped on the grade. Petersen was ejected while Weigman was trapped beneath the car and soon freed. both men were unharmed. The crash could have been more serious.
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Emmetsburg
Harvey Petersen
Fritz Weigman
Graettinger
Petergent
Mr. Petersen
Wheat market dips after Roumania war pledge
News that Roumania declared war on Austria sparked a wheat market drop in the United States. Prices on the day of the announcement fell as much as eight bushels per? The report notes a sharp tumble in grain prices following the war declaration.
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Roumania
Austria
United States
Young Couple Marry Yesterday at Spirit Lake
Miss Elvira Myrtle Christopherson married Mr. Arthur Alvin Albrecht of Spirit Lake at the Lutheran church with Rev. Sande officiating. Best man was A. J. Skow. bridesmaid was Irma Christopherson. They will live in Spirit Lake where the groom runs a barber shop. the bride is from Graettinger. The Times extends best wishes for a blissful marriage.
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Elvira Myrtle Christopherson
Arthur Alvin Albrecht
Spirit Lake
S. O. Sande
A. J. Skow
Irma Christopherson
Albrecht
A. O. Christopherson
Graettin
St. Ansgar
Iowa
A. J. Show
Pannier
Graettinger
Spilled the Milk on the Spirit Lake Road
An auto driver intoxicated after visiting a Minnesota road house collided with a milk wagon on a Highway. The milk wagon shattered, the Ford ended in a corn field, one rider jailed for 19 dollars fine while the other fled. Debris was left by the crash.
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Spirit Lake
Ford
Milwaukee
The Frame Up: A New Play Sparks Talk of a Perfect Woman
A theatrical production titled The Frame Up features a leading actress described as the most perfectly formed woman on the American stage. Critics weigh the casting and the play's themes as audiences attend previews and opening night approaches.
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Nowa
Aya
Poor Roads in Emmet County Report by Frech
J A Frech traveling representative of the Register Leader tells Tingsted Dispatch Emmet county has the best crops yet the poorest roads in his district. Culverts stick up a foot, most bridges lack approaches, bump at both ends. Oat fields near Maple Hill Gruver and Dolliver hit by hail. Frech notes half a crop at Maple Hill, three fourths at Gruver, and 40 percent at Dolliver. Oats yield about 60 bushels per acre near Graettinger and Wallingford.
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J. A. Frech
The
Register& Leader
Tingsted
Emet County
Maple Hil
Gruver
Dolliver
Graettinger’s Band Seen as Town Asset and Leader
Graettinger benefits from a long standing musical organization whose members deliver first class music. The town, famed for Labor Day, is praised as a lively community where bands are a vital asset and other towns seek to organize similar groups. Support the band by word and deed whenever possible.
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Graettinger
Graeittinger
Labor Day
Milestones of U S Postal History Through Dates
The record outlines key postal developments from 1847 to 1918 in the United States. It lists first stamps in New York July 1847, envelopes June 1853, registered letters July 1855, newspaper wrappers February 1861, money orders 1864, international money orders 1867, postal cards May 1878, postage 2 cents October 1888, special delivery October 1885, free city delivery July 1861, rural delivery October 1896, postal savings January 1911, and parcel post January 1918.
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United States
New York
Congress
Ayatean
A la Billy Sunday shout warns sin and salvation
A garbled quotation exhorts sinners to repeat their sins and be saved, citing colorful groups like rum soaked bums and bridge whist players while describing a wildly returned phrase from an unclear source. The fragment hints at revivalist rhetoric and worldly targets without full context or identifiable events.
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Manson
the Marrage
Will Tols
Japan
Elvira Christopherson
Alvin Albrecht
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Sande
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Maxine Elliott
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