Emmetsburg social notes and local visitors update
Emmetsburg and surrounding area sees numerous callers and visitors this week including Olene Jacobson Lars Ligesos Oscar Craven and Lawrence Thorsen as well as Mrs B H Horswell visiting rock Rapids and Esdtherville. Auction plans by P J Henderson and son George for a January 7 sale of about a hundred head of livestock and farm machinery are announced. Endre Worland travels to Waterloo for holidays. Miss Matilda Das visits from Algona. Miss Mitte Knutson and others travel to Emmetsburg for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olene Jacobson
Emmetsburg
Lars Ligesos
Emmetsbure
Oscar Craven
Lawrence Thorsen
B. H. Horswell
Julius Sevdy
Andrew Sandanger and Son
L Emmetsburg
Endre Worland
Waterloo
N. J. LaChance
Rock Rapids
Mitte Knutson
Schurmann
Apdv
Robert Schooley
Estherville
M. C. Grodland
Oscar Hauge
Graettinger
Bartleman
Little Son
Bertha Benson
Rose Ynberg
Matilda Das
Algona
Hans Duus
Louie Gracttinger
Hayfield
Ions
Gracttinger
E. P. Dulin
John Jackman
Mr. Dulin
George Jenkins
Denison
Iowa
Jenkins
Kathryn Mahan
J. P. Mahan
Graettinger Times Holiday Notices and Local News
Graettinger residents share Christmas greetings from local businesses and report on visits, births, travel, weather, and regional concerns. People mentioned include Myrle Carnahan, Lloyd Joynt, Maude Montgomery, Clara Paulsen, P J Paulsen, J M Thompson, Hinshaw of Spirit Lake, and Alvin Birkland. Observations cover coal shortages, hops shipments, and housing costs as Californians discuss winter migration and rental rates. The Times notes a Christmas cellar for Santa, and urges readers to read the ads for seasonal messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrle Carnahan
Emmetsburg
F. E. Schurmann
Adv
Barney Elsenbast
Robert
Albert Thu
The
Times
Lloyd Joynt
A. D. Moraine
Des Moines
Misa Maude Montgomery
Ames
Mies
Alvin Birkland
J. L. Birkland
Graettinger
Irishman in Court Says He Could Go a Round
A courtroom transcript shows a little Irishman answering a judge’s question by joking that he could spar with the fat man in the corner, delivering a light moment amid the trial.
He Was No Liar He Had Bad Luck Fishing Trip
A man tells a butcher he will take five of the largest trout to tell his family he caught them. He admits poor fishing but professes he is no liar as he requests the trout to be thrown to him. The shopkeeper is astonished by the tall tale and the punchline.
The Wrong Kind A Swere at the Saloon
A Swede in a saloon asks for squirrel whisky but is offered Old Grow. He exclaims about flying, then a Sunday school superintendent prompts children to rise for heaven, except Sammy Scruggs who says Not yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Scruggs
Sammy
Near Neighbor Visit Sparks Conversation and Suitors
In a humorous exchange, Mr Bore notes living across the river while Miss Smart invites him to visit. A furious Pa demands who posted a wall paper note, a decorator cites the wife, and a fishing trip party jokes about prayer as a boat sinks. The first Cuban sugar cargo arrives in New York harbor, totaling 24,006 bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bore
Miss Smart
New York Harbor
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Merry Christmas
First National Bank
John O. Jertson
Victor Ingvall
P. P. Petersen
City
J.H. Gammon Estate
Clara Paulsen
Sioux City
Mrs
P. J. Paulsen
J. M. Thompson
the Times
Santa Claus
Mr. Hinshaw
Spirit Lake
Long Beach
California
Osgood
Dan Larson
Car
Iyle
Montana
United States
U. S
Whittemore Champion
Cairy
Middle West
A. H. Cameron Dyer
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Jno
P. Kirby
Vincent Kelly
Brown
Jones
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