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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1897
Page
5
Subscription ad lists prices for one copy one year in advance at 1.00 and six months at .60. A note indicates not paid in advance with a misprint showing 1.86. Published by E F Klugkhohn in Graettinger Times.
Local items include photos from the depot and a carload of goods headed for Pequot Minn. A. A. Sampson donated a dollar to the Times. Lydia Falk visited her brother Alfred in West Bend. Rev. Hugholm and Rev. Hjostsvang plan to preach in the Danish church at Walnutwo. Four inches of snow fell. temperatures hovered near zero, with 14 below zero recorded. Jiva Jensen and Mabel Axelrot plan rabbit hunts. Graettinger school reports exam scores across Grammar and Primary rooms. Albert Myhre will attend Decorah for the winter. The Boston Comedy Company performs in Ruthven. South Vernon Sunday school plans a Christmas program on Christmas Eve. A carload of hard coal arrived. Meridith reports good work horses for sale. The Great Tinder Trams issue closes Volume Four. A public sale is set for Ole Thoreson on Lost Island township with cash in hand for under $5 and credit on larger amounts.
The Webster Literary Society chaired by Cynthia Cameron held a Thanksgiving program last Wednesday at 1:30 in the afternoon. Readings and songs by Primary and Grammar rooms featured "Our Mirac Thanksgiving," "To Whom Shall we give Thanks," and "Thanksgiving Turkey" among others, with recitations by Tia Reno and Jaherd Axelton. The event closed with "Lincoln's Dream" and "Vacation Days," followed by thanks to participants and guests.
On Friday evening December 10 Graettinger hosts a four act drama with fifteen characters. It is billed as the season’s greatest hit with good music between acts and home talent. The show starts at 7 30 p m in the I O G I hall and offers a synopsis of events in four acts featuring David Mason Susannah Floyd Aunt Papzibah and others.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a 79 to 75 result with a year 1916 and names like Onate and Butter. The legible items indicate a scoring line and team references but many words are garbled, leaving an incomplete game report and uncertain participants.
Fragmentary lines reveal a dramatic arc with a fool of a Frenchman, a lost husband, a freed man named David, and a troubled couple. The text hints at a tragic craft of sin, fate, and a hopeful finish, ending with reserved seats for sale at a drug store.
A garbled report notes the cooperative creamery receiving a shipment last week with shareholders aiding unloading. Names like Doyle, Duhn, Borgeson, and a trip to Emmetsburg or Eatherville are mentioned among scattered details. The text warns against illness and touts a tonic.
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