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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
6
The ACW J annual banquet of the tiger bachelor club was held Tuesday evening. Guests enjoyed a Mary Pickford film at Hawkeye theatre, followed by a Woodman hall banquet with a country menu. A cake program and performances by Bartelman orchestra capped the event.
A fragmented OCR list shows officers and committee members including vice and president roles, treasurer, refreshment and entertainment committees, and numerous individuals such as Geo. Prick, C. M. Axelian, John Anderson, J. DE. Turner, Vernon J Dickey, K. S. Stonkes, Jim Bigley, Alfred Jensen, Ray Rouach, and Art Henningsen, with spouses.
Supt. Johnson reports Guilford Paulson’s success at Cornell as center for the freshmen team. Luverne staged the play Then Arrival of Kitty on December 17 with Miss Fischer directing 18 ih declamatory work. Four declaratory contests are planned in Konauth Humoldt Boone Valley and Sub District. The district’s basketball cadence is the stiffest in school history. Johnson notes four veterans out, but strong new material to form a good record if fit. He supports Graettinger’s athletic and academic efforts.
Atty H W Nefatead thanks the people of Crachzinger and vicinity for patronage and the vote. He plans to discharge duties to merit confidence, and after January will operate from the opera house block in Emmetsburg inviting friends and clients. The note also urges checking the Times label for subscription expirations in December and January.
Mrs. C H Raleigh died December 23 in Chicago after a long illness. She lived in Emmetsburg and Graettinger before moving to Canby and Nebraska with her husband O H Raleigh. The funeral was held Monday in Graettinger with large attendance. Survived by husband, two children Stanford and Ruth, parents B A Bergman, Centerville, a brother Arthur Bergman, and two sisters M B Hampson and Anna.
Lakota farmer Gus Torne of Torpistry farms, known for pointing Yerin termal stock, reported the loss of a registered Duroc Jersey boar that ranked first at the Iowa State Fair with a value around 978 dollars and over 170 dollars in value. The 700 pound hog died during the night feeding, possibly from a broken blood vessel or heart trouble, after receiving cholera treatment and no other illnesses prior.
The Gruettinger Times announces the first installment of The Shadow of the Sheltering Pines, set in Lake Chyuga County New York, a top serial praised by editors and readers alike and purchased from the Western Newspaper Union of Des Moines. Bachelor Civic Dances Friday Night in town mark the last night of 1920 with events at Hawkeye theatre and Woodman hall featuring Bartleman orchestra and traditional music.
J B Turner of the First National Bank displayed a large fine calendar in the lin es office. The calendar is named There’s 4 Long, Long Troll 9-Wind ing. It carries the line In appreciation of the only asset money can not buy your good will. Many thanks, Mr Turner.
We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness and help after our bereavement. Grateful for choir and floral offerings. From Raleigh and Children and Mrs. E A Bergum and Family.
Local receipts of cornage are very heavy though little vats are marketed. Steady shipments of rock are made through the Ship Association. Alva McSpadden of Cedar Rapids badly burned while trying to start a fire at Sam Austin's near Marion using a kerosene tin. home burned heavily before the fire was extinguished. Weather report notes today’s conditions.
Herbert Thwaite of the Michael McCarty farm three miles east and one half north of Grachtinger plans a complete closing out sale on Monday January 10. Proceeds fund his move to California due to his wife's health. Goods include seven horses three milch cows forty hogs and full farm machinery and household items. Auctioneer Ben F. Reeves and clerk John O. Jertson announce usual sale terms and a noon lunch for attendees.
Frank Weir will hold an auction in Graettinger at the sale yards on Saturday January 8 starting at 1 o'clock. He offers 16 head of cattle one bay mare, machinery and household goods under usual sale terms. Grodland and Hepp are auctioneers with Vincent Kelly clerk. See the auctioneers to list items. A quarter page ad appears in Graettinger Times.
V T Ogle of the old gtchina farm in Jack Creek township eight miles northeast of Graattinger will hold an auction Thursday January 6 starting at 10 30 a m with a free lunch at noon. The sale lists 104 head of livestock including 17 head of horses cattle or cattle stock to be sold in lots.
A local sale lists hordes and mules 87 head of cattle and various machinery and house goods. Usual ante terms apply with notes running nine months. Mr Ogle has a quarter page advert in this week's Gracttinger Times. turn to read full particulars.
Robbers broke into the Algona Catholic parsonage Tuesday night shortly after 7 15 taking a Liberty Bond and 400 dollars in cash. Fathers Maynard and Coffey were away at the time and housekeeper Mrs Ryan discovered the theft. Coffey later reported 2650 cash and bonds missing from clothing pockets while other money was taken from various spots. Despite watch of roads and depots, no one has been captured. The offense is penitentiary in nature and will face severe consequences if caught.
A large crowd gathered at the Odd Fellows hall last Thursday evening to witness the conferring of the Decoration of Chivalry on fourteen candidates from Indica, Spenseer, Gracttinger, Superior, Wimmersburg, and Estherville. The work was conducted by Department Commander A. O. Peterson and staff, with Emmet Canton Emmet and McPherson of Emmetsburg assisting. Many prominent Odd Fellows from across the state attended the event.
A large will calendar titled The Spring Drives depicts logging in the north rivers as ice breaks in spring. It is presented to The Times by K M Stoakes assistant cashier of the Farmers & Merchants Bank and is described as a beautiful calendar.
A quirky reflection on the dollar losing value yet retaining debt payments pegged to its former worth. The speaker notes financial ambiguity and questions the practical meaning of this value shift.
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