Old Graettinger Street Photo Captures Early Town Life
The long, grainy scene shows south side buildings numbered and unnamed with stores like Spies Bros City Meat Market C A Jensen hardware and Berg jewelry. A wooden sidewalk era mixed with wagons horses and a prohibitionist photographer features a Osher elevator a tent marked Reed's Photo tent and a bustling dray business plus Wells and lanterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jensen Hardiyate
Rioreon
Spies Bros. City’ Meat Market
C. A. Jensen
Spies
E. A. Baumgartner
Kent Land Office
Berg Jewelry
al Falb
George Bros. Hardware
City Bank
Noble's Grocery
Berndorfner Hall
Farmers Supply Co
John Paulsen Jewelry Store
Farmers & Merehaints Bank
Mossoon
Farmers & Merchants Bank Bunt
Osher
Michael
Times Office
Reed
J. B. Lambe
H. G. Harrison
Fahnestock
Wildey
Willey
Duhn Billiard Hall
Frick Drug Store
Paulsen Furniture
Fame
Windsor Hotel
Collins Drug Stores
Axelton
Harrison Implement
Rarmers & Merchants Bank
Harrison
Nght
Paulgen Store
Tha
Jensen Hardware
D. W. Cameron
Jack Brennanyg
C. Coplidge
Preston
Classified Notices and Church Notes From Graettinger IA
Local ads list items for sale including mules hens and pullets seed corn testing and hatchery services plus shoe repair and rug weaving. Church notes from several Lutheran congregations indicate services and events with times and speakers in Graettinger and Lost Island areas, inviting member participation and Thursday Bible study.
Men Council inspires Methodists in Des Moines meeting
Marie Thompson notes the Men’s Council in Des Moines drew about fourteen hundred attendees with strong speakers and a separate women's meeting drawing over twenty five hundred. The article urges forming councils in every district and local community to show loyalty to Jesus Christ. Sunday school at 10, public worship at 11, evening service at 7 30, and Wallingford Ladies Aid meets with Sunday school at 2 and 3 pm worship led by Rev L C McNulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Des Moines
Jesus Christ
Wallingford
Ladies’ Aid
Fred Raenkenbrodt
L C, McNulty
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Minnie Heise
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Neale Norvell
George Dyer
Adolph Leser
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Henry Krieger O
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Ann Hankey
W. W. Christe
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Ongeood
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Curlew Ss
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Immeteburg
Ayrshire
Whittemore
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E. S. George
Frank Elsenbast
Flag Pole
Frank Johnson
N. M. Sherman
Moorman
O. RB. Gardner
Gracttinger
Salez
T. Sullvan
Farmers Grain Co
M. R. Bradley
Poland
China
A. J. Bonstead
Rt. Gracttinger
Farmer
Grain Co
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A. Bergum
White Plymouth Rock
M. D. Smith
Dell
First National Bank
Penn and Sevdy
Coolidge
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J. K. Fleming
Fred Simonson
W. I. Stevens
Power & Light Co
Otis L. Lang
St. Paul's Lutheran
Grachtinger
South Walnut
Luther League
Lutheran Church
L. L
Lost Island L. Ch
M. Mandsager
First
Lutheran L. L
Arlene Anderson
Gudrid Nane
Mrs. W. Sevdy
Natural Man
Spiritual Man
Marie Thompson
Wisconsin Lumber Co
C. E. Norris, Mgr
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