Two Business Changes Here This Week
A. A. Kuyper purchased Lee's tavern from Lee Hornbuckle and took possession Tuesday of this week. He has leased a residence at Fallow after selling at auction and plans to quit farming. Mrs. Hornbuckle will visit Newport, New Jersey next week. Mr. Hornbuckle and Albert F. Johnson plan a motor trip through Texas. John McCullah now manages the beer parlor formerly leased to Mammen and Yokumsen with Amos Mammen remaining as assistant. McCullah is a veteran of foreign service and recently bought the beer parlor and billiard hall from W. A. Marley. Graettinger high school beat Curlew 40 to 31 at Curlew Tuesday, Appel and Holland with 18 each. Remaining games include Laurens at Ruthven sectional on February 21. Box score highlights Appel, Holland, Iverson, Seereesseee Thomson, G, Grachtinger, Elsenbast, Christianson, Potior, and Voigt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Kuyper
Lee’s Tavern
Lee Hornbuckle
John McCullah
Mammen & Yokumsen
Amos Mammen
Mr. McCullah
W.A. Marley
Appel
Holland
Iverson
Seereesseee Thomson
Grachtinger
Elsenbast
Voigt
E ‘ Christianson
Potior
Galleger Underwent Operation In Seattle Area
Joseph Galleger of Seattle underwent a serious operation ten days ago and is improving, expected to stay hospitalized for a couple more weeks. He is a brother of Mrs. J. J. Sullivan. The Times wishes him continued recovery. Mrs. Donald Peton Very Ill in Holy Family Hospital has been severely ill for a week, with local friends hoping for improvement and full recovery. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Westergard. Legion And Auxiliary Meeting Tuesday at Legion hall with county Auxiliary meeting planned for the next evening. Change In Closing Hours at Adolph Spies office in Graettinger after 4:30 pm daily due to wage and hour law. Special Services At First Lutheran Church Evangelist Philip G. Hanson to conduct a series of services in Graettinger from Sunday February 12 to Thursday February 16 at 8:00 pm, with morning services at Our Savior's and First Lutheran Churches using Luke 8:34-15 and Philippians 3:12-21 themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Galleger
Seattle
Washington
J. J. Sullivan
the Times
Donald Peton
Holy Family, Hospital
Peton
John Westergard
First Lutheran Church
Philip G. Hanson
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Cate
Auction News Two Closing Out Farm Sales in Graettinger Area
Herman Jensen near Graettinger will close out his farm on February 20 listing work horses cattle 200 White Rock pullets two tractors machinery hay and household goods Elmer Lindgren will move onto the farm and sell Farmall tractor a milch cow and stock Grodland Bortint Brown serve as auctioneers Graettinger State Bank clerk Charles Burg of Graettinger plans a February 21 closing out sale featuring 29 Holstein cattle a tractor and machinery hay feed and poultry Walnut 4H girls to serve lunch Grodland Bortint Brown clerk note: Burg quits farming and sale ads appear in the Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Jensen
Itt
Graettinger
Elmer - Lindgren
Grodland, Bortint & Brown
Graettinger State Bank
Charles Burg
Noutheast
Northwest Town
Burg
the Times
Littl
Young to Leave for Manila Duty Aboard Piedmont
Vincent Young son of Mr and Mrs R M Young Graettinger will soon depart for Pearl Harbor and Manila Bay aboard the USS Piedmont. The ship will load at Frisco and depart west February 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Young
R. M. Young
Graettinger
Pearl Harbor
Manila Bay
Piedmont
Frisco
Over sixty GI's register for agricul tural course
Frans Swanson reports that over 60 GIs registered to take the agricultural course during two successive Saturdays. The course, held in connection with the school, will be announced in the Times as the proposition progresses. A Better Milking Clinic in Mallard on February 16 will show fast milking methods to save time and improve yield. Town State College extension dairy men say one quarter to one-half the usual milking time can be saved by proper milking, without or with machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frans Swanson
Pato Alto County
Mallard
Town State College Extension
Town State College Extension Service
Mallard ‘Theatre
Farmera
Confort
R. W. Ashby
Free Stage Show and Free Movies in Graettinger
On Saturday February 11 the town of Graettinger hosts a no charge event at the high school gym featuring a big stage show and color movies. Thoreson Hardware sponsors free coffee and doughnuts at their store after the show with no selling. Everyone is invited for a family treat day starting at 2:00 with free entertainment and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Thoreson Hardware
Allis-Chalmers
Legion Hall
Farmers Creamery patronage meeting draws large crowd
The Graet linger patrona annual meeting attracted over 200 for a noon free dinner. A 1:30 PM business session elected directors Myron Fogde Alfred McCombs Alfred Johnson Henry Lammers and J W Knutsen. R W Aghby and John Dorothy spoke. several movies were shown. Oral Bonstead will supply industry data for next week’s Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Creamery Co
Graetlinger
Myron Fogde
Alfred McCombs
Alfred Johnson
Henry Lammers
J. W. Knutsen
R.W. Aghby
John Dorothy
Dairy Products Improvement Association
Oral Bonstead
Focal Creamery
the Times
School Meeting Addresses District Reorganization Plan
A meeting at the school auditorium discussed district matters and explained the steps of the reorganization law. An issue of 47000 dollars for a school addition was presented for a March 18 vote in the Groettinger Independent district, with good attendance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groettinger
Gruver Girls Win Graettinger Sectional Title in Graettinger
The Gruver girls defeated Seneca by a nine to ten point margin to win the Graettinger sectional Saturday night. Graettinger girls finished third by beating Rodman by four points in the consolation game. No box scores are available for the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gruver
Graettinger
Seneca
Graettinger Girls
Rodman
Mrs Matt Hayes Dies in Reno After Operation
Mrs. Matt Hayes, aged 22, died in Reno Nevada January 24 after an operation. She is survived by her husband and one son, a son of Mrs Mayme Hayes Grast finger. The Times extends sympathy to the husband in his sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Hayes
Reno
Nevada
Mr. Hayes
Mayme Hayes
the Times
Weather Report And A New Chevrolet Truck For Graettinger
Mild days with foggy mornings gave way to sun as ice remained slick yet walks and roads cleared. Graettinger Municipal Light plant added a Chevrolet truck to its fleet, a powerful asset for company business. A farm near Wallingford was purchased by Charles Bergeson, with owners expecting a return from California and plans to start east next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallingford
Charles Bergeson
Rev N C Carlsen Dies. Lutheran Leader in Blair
The Rev Doctor N C Carlsen president of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church died Monday evening February 6 at his Blair Nebraska home after a heart ailment. He was 65 and had led the group for 25 years. Funeral is Friday at 1 30 pm in Blair with the body in state 9 pm to noon. Survived by his widow and eight other children including his son Rev Werner N Carlsen of Kenmare ND a Navy chaplain and a Graettinger daughter married to Dr Harold E Sorensen. An offering will be taken February 12 at St Pauls for the Church and School Development Drive in memory of Dr Carlsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Carlsen
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Blair
Nebraska
Doctor Carlsen
Graettinger
Werner N. Carlsen
Kenmare
North Dakota
St. Paul's Lutheran
U. S. Navy
Carlsen
Harold E. Sorensen
Dostor Carlsenre
Dr. Carlsen
Mrs C A Jensen Breaks Ankle In Fall Near Home
Mrs C A Jensen sustained a double fracture of the ankle after slipping on ice near her son Bt Jensen’s home. She was taken to Holy Family hospital in Es itherville where the ankle was casted. She returned home Friday afternoon and the cast will likely stay on about two months. Friends regret the misfortune and wish her a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Jensen
Bt Jensen
Holy Family Hospital
Esitherville
Jengen
Matinee Sunday at Watson Theatre Graettinger
A matinee Sunday at the Watson Theatre in Graettinger starts at 2 00 PM and runs until closing hour. The feature is the popular Top O The Morning with Bing Crosby Barry Fitzgerald and others. The same film repeats Monday night. The Graettinger March of Dimes drive nearly reached its $1000 quota with about $762 44 raised. thanks go to Sam Watson Supt Manchester the Legion and The Times for promotion and support. Carl Christensen buys a quarter section farm near Spencer after selling his Emmetsburg area property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Theatre
Graettinger
Bing Croxby
Barry Fitzgerald
Sam Watson
Watson
Manchester
Legion
Times
Carl Christensen
Suez
Spencer
Emmetsburg
Fort Dodge Visitors Friday From Area Women
Mrs. John Galleger and Mrs Lillian Culligan of Emmetaburg Mrs Jon Schumacher of Mallard and Mrs J J Bullivan of Grachtinger visited Fort Dodge Friday. Mrs Galleger has been ill for several weeks and traveled to Fort Dodge to consult a specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Dodge
John Galleger
County High School Music Festival Tonight
A county music festival is in progress at the high school auditorium with a splendid program. The highlight will be this Thursday evening when the public is invited to hear a massed band of 200 youthful musicians. A full report will appear next week.
Mrs Gertie Iverson Died Suddenly in Iowa City
Mrs Gertie Iverson 68 of Wallingford died at 9 p m Monday at her son Gordon s home near Iowa City from a heart attack after retiring for the night She had visited her son in Iowa City Survivors include four sons Lawrence Ray Arthur Gordon four daughters Lowell Ostrander Paul Thompson Barnard Tsakson Maxwell Jamison 20 grandchildren six great grandchildren one brother John L Johnson and two sisters Louise Oddson and Martha Simnegin Also survived by husband Parl and other relatives She was a Wallingford Lutheran church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lstherville Daily News
Gertie Iverson
Wallingford
Gordon
Iowa City
Iverson
Lawrence
Ray
Arthur
Ruthven
Lowell Ostrander
Indiana
Paul Thompson
Rock Island
Illinois
Barnard Tsakson
Maxwell Jamison
Estherville
John L. Johnson
Graettinger
Louise Oddson
Martha Simon Igen
Norway
Parl
Wallingford Lutheran Church
Mrs Cor a Sezinski Victim Of Heart Attack Friday
Mrs Cora Sezinski formerly Cora Strom of Graettinger died of a heart attack Friday while on duty as a nurse in a South Bend hospital. Her uncle Johnnie Johnson of High Lake and Gerald Best, Martin Ambulance driver, traveled to South Bend to bring the remains home for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Sezinksi
Cora Strom
Graettinger
Nurge
South Bend
Johnnie Johnson
High Lake
Gerald Best
Martin Ambulance
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wallingford
C. B. Gunderson
Local Patients at Holy Family Hospital Dated Dismissals and admits
Holy Family Hospital reported recent discharges including Mrs Jim Boles Mrs C A Jensen and Mrs Jerrald Halverson all listed as surgery patients. Medical admissions include Miss Jo Huachka Kathleen Gellenkirchen and others from Graettinger Graettinger. Surgical admissions include Arthur Tindall Graettinger and David Palmer Wallingford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Family Hospital
Jim Boles
C. A. Jensen
Jerrald Halverson
Graettinger
Jo Huachka
Kathleen Gellenkirchen
Graattinger
Arthur Tindall
David Palmer
Wallingford
Mrs Abbie Briggs 80th Birthday Anniversary
Friends announce Graettinger resident Mrs Abbie Briggs will celebrate her 80th birthday on Thursday February 10. The milestone will be marked with greetings though Mrs Briggs is unaware this item appears in today’s Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Briggs
Graettinger
Severe Winter Report From Portland Oregon
Mrs Art Anderson writes from Portland Oregon that the winter has been severe with four feet of snow recently. The mercury rose only above zero, marking the coldest reading in 100 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Anderson
Abbie Briggs
Portland
Oregon
Mercury
Advertising Payoff Reunites Lost Kitchen Stool
A brief Times notice reports an Army bed rolling and kitchen stool lost from a truck were found by Orville, returned to the Times office, and returned to the owner. The item’s recovery highlights a local ad pursuit and community cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Orville
Death of John C. Boseld at 63 in Graettinger
John C. Boseld aged 63 died in his sleep February 4 1950 from a heart attack. Born June 27 1886 in Rock Island Illinois he lived on a farm in Jack Creek township most of his life and held leadership roles in local farm and civic groups. He was survived by his wife five children three sisters and many grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Immaculate Conception church Graettinger with large attendance and burial at St Jacob’s cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grachtinger
Lourn
John C. Boseld
St. Jacob's Cemetery
Martin
Joe Oakes
Frank Neilson
Arnold Gaarde
al Lowenberg
Fred Kruse
Frank Welsh
H. E. Barringer
John Graaf
Charles Jackson
Lee Moore
E. ©. Corderman
Hans Gaarde
Cornell Olsen
L. A Peterson
John Andreasen
Loren I Wolfe
John Charles Bosold
Rock Island
Ilinois
Bosold
Iowa
Misa Anna
Campbell
Estherville
Jack Creek
Robert F. Bosnikl
Fort Lewis
Washington
LaRue Wiseman
Graettinger
Russell Dominy
Armstrong
John Klingheil
Victor Ricke
Bosaid
M. J. Tindall
Susan Bosold
Louis Graettinger
Pasadena
California
Immaculate Conception Church
Catholic Order of Foresters
Emmet County Farm Bureau
Jack Creek Township
Emmet County Farm Loan Association
Miss Kathryna McGarty Returns From New York Visit
Miss Kathryna McGarty, employed in a large construction company office, arrived home from New York City on Sunday morning for a visit with her mother, Mrs. D. McCarty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Kathryna McGarty
Mre
D. McCarty
Kathryna
Territorial transfer and land area noted in 1899 history
The text references a land area of 162,158 square units and notes the cession of the Philippine Islands to the United States in 1899, indicating a historical territorial transfer between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rce
Phillippine
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Curlew
Joseph Galleger
Legion and Auxiliary
Adolph Spies
Charles. Burg
Spies & Levi
Manila
Cora Sezinski
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!