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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1932
Page
6
The jury list for the upcoming March term of court has been drawn, selecting residents to serve on trials. Local officials and the clerk issued the list, outlining eligibility rules and reporting dates for jurors to appear.
Graettinger High School placed third in the county basketball tournament held in Emmetsburg. Mallard won the title by defeating Emmetsburg 84 to 22 in the final. Emmetsburg edged Ruthven, and West Bend beat Ayrshire in a tense consolation. Mallard led in the semi finals and dominated the final, while Graettinger, Emmetsburg, Ruthven, and West Bend advanced through a series of close games as spectators packed the arena. Continuous pages note results from Friday to Saturday with a late consolation game continuing on page five.
Market report from Graettinger dated February 18 1992 lists poultry prices and items including hens leghorn hens and geese. Mentions eggs trade price heavy hens roosters and related poultry items with terse price indications.
Robert Simonsen, proprietor of City Meat Market, suffered facial burns when a blast heater back fired. He opened the heater top and accumulated gas flashed, singeing his face. The injuries are painful but not expected to leave permanent scars.
The Farmers' Co operative Creamery Company of Wallingford held its 40th annual meeting, tracing back to the founders in 1892 when the Marc hers' Co-Operative Creamery began. Early leaders included M. Meredith as president and W. C. Coomes as secretary, with a small initial group planning a building and well digging before expanding facilities.
Louis Clingman of Spirit Lake lost his Chrysler coupe to a fire on Highway 17 south of Graettinger early Tuesday morning. The car jumped the road and rolled up a steep bank, turning over backward before burning completely. Clingman, who was not injured, was carrying papers for the Des Moines Register.
The Commercial Club met Monday night to discuss taxes led by W L O Connor who was chosen to lead the discussion at a prior meeting. Local residents gave talks touching on many points and the gathering drew exceptional interest.
The 38th Town Dairy congress in Ames on February 10 awarded Frettem second and Nelson third in the national butter scoring contest. Frettem scored 94.50 and Nelson 94.25, with first place going to Fred J. Helland of Rolle Plaing Minnesota at 94.75. Dairy entries came from nine states including California Kansas Arkansas Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Oregon South Dakota and Utah. Judges were C. A. Starvick Howard D. Reynolds and R. W. Stephenson. Roy Seolex of the Iowa Department of Agriculture was present.
Auctioneer M. C. Grodland of Grachtinger will team with Col. H. S. Duncan, renowned Poland China authority, for a pure bred sale on February 22 at O. T. Gardner's locality. Duncan’s opening talk at sales is billed as a real treat. many locals plan to attend.
Olaf Rierson of Graetlinger area will hold a closing-out sale Friday February 20 with a noon lunch. The lineup includes four horses 14 cattle 23 hogs and farm machinery plus about one hundred chickens 1600 bushels of corn and around 100 bushels of oats. Greenland Reeves are auctioneers and the Emmetsburg bank acts as clerk.
Carlton College of Northfield Minnesota routed its opponents, led by Arney the star and cousin of Coach Arney, who scored four to eight baskets per game. The Carlton team defeated most major midwest colleges as reported after listening to the Carlton Iowa game broadcast from Iowa City.
The state preliminary contest will be held Tuesday February 28 in Graettinger. Arnold Henningsen Kathryn McCarty and Liles Jacobsen will represent the local contestants. We wish them success.
A group of local players gathered Monday in Graettinger area and traveled to Ruthven for an evening game against the Independent team. Ruthven won the contest 26 to 20. A fragment notes hog business and property transfer involving M. C. Grier and Emmetaburg with N. McNew as tenant.
A Tuesday storm brought heavy damp snow with flakes up to an inch wide and high winds. By Wednesday morning many roads were blocked, with drifts seven feet deep in places making travel difficult for horses, though plows cleared major routes.
The first round of the state tournament unfolds at Estherville March 3 4 and 6 with Gract tinger set to face Ocheferlan Friday at eleven. Draws list Armstrong versus Spirit Lake Gracttinger against Ocheverlan Estherville versus bye Milford versus Spencer Ayrshire Terill and Ruthven in Class 13 division. One of three teams advances to win the tournament.
Graettinger and Ruthven basketball teams will meet in Ruthven next Monday. The rivalry draws much interest as the teams are believed evenly matched. Graettinger boys are expected to contend closely, while Graettinger girls should win by a comfortable margin with many local fans attending.
Bert Griggs resident of the Peter Petersen farm four miles south and three-fourths mile west of Grachtinger will hold an entire closing-out sale Friday February 26. Sale begins with a free lunch at noon. He offers seven head of good horses 24 head of Holstein cows and stock plus a full line of machinery. Greyland Reeves are auctioneers and the First National Bank of Graetlinger will clerk.
Coach Arney will lead his High School wrestling team to Cherokee for a district meet starting Saturday at ten o'clock. Participants include Cherokee Carroll Sac City and Graettinger with ten entrants each, totaling forty wrestlers. Winners and runners up in each division advance to the state meet. Graettinger hopes for at least three men through the draw.
Citizens League of Palo Alto county invites members to a meeting at the Court House in Emmetsburg on Tuesday February 23 at 1 p m. Charles H Bleckwenn is chairman and L OConnor of Graettinger is secretary. The group seeks relief from high taxes and urges action as 1933 levies loom. Superior Township basketball hosts Graettinger Friday February 26. Ayrshire game canceled.
The Methodist church choir from Morningside leads the local group at the Algona district Music Festival held Monday night, with about four hundred musicians from thirty-plus churches, under Professor McCullen. The event, now in its second year, showcases Handel and a predicted district Messiah performance by seven to eight hundred voices.
The girls sectional basketball tournament will be at Ringsted March 10 11 and 12 with teams from Dolliver Armstrong Ledyard Bancroft Seneca Lone Rock and Graettinger. Ringsted fans will attend as nearby city crowds travel to support their team and a state berth is possible.
Gardner and son will hold a pure bred Poland China hog sale Monday February 22. They offer a choice selection and invite interested buyers. The notice emphasizes quality stock and the event details.
A car load of corn was loaded in Graettinger and shipped to drought stricken South Dakota. Two cars of corn have been sent from multiple towns including Estherville Wallingford Superior Emmetaburg Cyle inder and Mallard with more expected. An appeal for feed for starving livestock was made as dairy operations expand with new creamery vats and increased capacity. Palmer Frettem and P J Dusa visited Cedar Rapids to buy a new creamery vat, boosting Graettinger's creamery to five vats with 1,800 gallon capacity.
The Grachtinger public school closed Tuesday due to a flu epidemic and will resume Monday. Several teachers were absent or ill, and many pupils missed days. The illness is described as not severe, with victims sidelined for a few days and a lingering bitter taste reported.
C C Larsen of Graettinger led in a Des Moines Register straw poll with two votes for president. The piece notes his candidacy gains attention and jokes about orchestras supporting Larsen as he plans to outline his plans if elected president.
The Henderson Furniture Co of Graettinger announces a large furniture sale beginning Saturday February 20. Prices are the lowest since 1914 and value-minded buyers are urged to act. A page ad in this week's Times carries full details and particulars.
The county declamatory contest will be held in Cylinder on Thursday February 26 at 8 p m. Ayrshire Curlew Cylinder Emmeteburg Gruettinger Mallard and West Bend are represented. Admission will be 16 and 26 cents.
Auctioneer Reeves of Gracttinger will cry a sale for John Younker east of Emmetsburg Monday February 22. Reeves notes many fine horses are listed in this sale. The Younker family lived in Gracttinger territory for several years.
A factory man will be at the Jengen Heyiwans Saturday to demonstrate the Vega separators.
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