Local News From Graettinger and Surrounds
Graettinger and nearby towns report livestock shipments, social visits, medical updates, and several community events. Residents include Osher Department store worker Ed Turner and Mrs. Lena Peterson’s Nebraska funeral, withJacob Brekke hosts and Christmas bazaars teased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Turner
Osher
William Stevens
John Nelson
Alfred Nelson
Frank Barrett
Ruskin
Nebraska
Lena Peterson
John Nelon
Lost Island News Highlights Local Visits and Events
The Lost Island News recap lists numerous visits across Gruettinger Wallingford Ruthven and Estherville, including Miss Thyra Thoreson and Gertrude Halverson. Socials, church, and Thanksgiving gatherings feature many families, with the Lost Island Aid meeting at Ole Thoreson home and a festive Christmas bazaar raising nearly $200. The article notes illnesses, confirmations, and a December 8 Young Peoples Missionary event at John Simonsen home with a varied program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringster
Estherville
Ringsted
Danish Ladies’ Aid Society
P. J. Paulsen
Bennett Thoreson
Sarah Alt
Gertrude Halverson
Bert Osgvig
John Helvig
Wallingford
Gertrude Thornwall
Ole Thoreson
Thyra Thoreson
Howard Mason Visted
R. C
8. E. Smith
Des Moines
Lewis Sanding
Victor Ingvall
Dorothy Martinson
Emmetsburg
Lost Island Aid
Selmar Nelson
Young Peoples
John Simonsen
Chas. Christiansen
Verne Hampson
Rudolph Christiansen
Alton Simonsen
Marie Holte
Thoreson Sisters
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
R. M. Butler
al Te Lac
John McDonald
Frank Elsenbast
Robert Penn
Margaret Cramrine
Wm. Pen
C. E. Norris
Ruthven
Miss Vivian
Graettinger
D. €. Barringer
Maple Hill
Fremont Saul
Ruthven and Armatrong
Miss Pearl Noble
I. F. Noble
John Lundgren
Theo. Jacobsen
Olive Noble
Daniel Henry
Chicago
Craettinger
J. E., Grady
Joseph
Dorothy Myhre
Mason City
Mrs
Martin Myhre
Harold Christiansen
Town City
Mona Christianson
Marie Laughlin
Anna Nolan
Goodell
Jensen Auto Co
Jensen Hardware
Britt and
Garner
Taylor
Baby
Pearl Jensen
Drake College
Charley Jensen
Hurd
Peter Weir
East Lake
Minnesota
J. T. Michaels
Mission Society
Helge Helges
Henry Westergard
J. B. Lambe
A. G. Gray
Granada State Bank
Granada
Fairmont
Elmer Meiner
Herman Elsenbast
C. W. Stevenson
Evening Card Club
Crnettinger
Fabian
Irene Carney
St. Joseph
Missouri
State Bank of
Hartland
Iowa
Mayme Woodke
Coleman Hospital
Los Angeles
California
Bismark
North Dakota
Loretta
Council Bluffs
Harvey Mink
Times
Mr. Fink
Thomas Flood
Emmet Lambe
Varina
Gleaners
Woodman Hall
K. Pierson
Clifford
Elvina
Albert Lea
Innesota
Jordan Ericson
Ericson
Piernon
Frank Christiansen
Rochester
Mayo
A. E. Johnson
E. M. Thompson
D. A. Bagan
Island News
Esceenes
Ingvald Dalen
Albert Linn
Gruettinger
Richard Rasmussen
A. I. Lande
Lost Island
Town
Erling Johnson
Ole Christiansen
Foullina
Hans Sandvik
Ed Ellingson
Martin Simonsen
Superior
Theo. Thoreson
Oliver Lande
Stevens
Helge Helgeson
Betsy Peterson
Jens Egel
Hilton
Henry Knutsen
Art Christiansen
West Bend
H. Sporen
Joe Peterson
Bas. Christiansen
Lewis Laarsen
Bert Osking
R. W. Nanamaker
Alice
Chris Norris
Fenton
Sande
Paullina
Chas Christiansen
A. J. Bonstead
Nettie Thoreson and
L. E. Christiasen
Jackson
Jake Nyborg
Harold Nyborg
Chas, Christiansen
Grandma Christiansen
Theo, Christiansen
Ole Norris
Henry Rierson
Jeannette Helvig
Dollaar
Kelloggs
Cadilie
Canada
Kalamazoo
Butiter Krust
Wilson
Stora
F. C. Wiegmann Graettinger
de Laval
Su and
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