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Local News Bits From Graettinger and Surrounding Areas
A light snow fell Friday night followed by cold weather. Emmetsburg hosted a tournament drawing crowds, while Graettinger remained quiet. John J. Sullivan traveled to Mankato for a week of business matters. C. J. Show of Graettinger joined Northern States Power in Mankato as assistant sales manager earning $1,800 yearly. The Times notes community events, school activities, and social visits across Graettinger, Estherville, Ruthven, and Lost Island, including a Royal Neighbor dance and Mary Norris’s 80th birthday celebration with relatives from Graettinger and surrounding towns.
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Standard Oil
Hollywood
C. J. Show
Grachtinger
Northern States Power Company
Mankato
Minneapolis
Ilion
Skow
Windom
Trances Stewart
Kathryn Mahan
Emmetsburg
Dwaine Barringer
Vandermulen
Iowa
Mason City
Ole
Chris Norris
Theo Christiansen
Carl Ingvall
Estherville
Grandma Norris
Martin Myhre
M. Hi. Ladies’ Aid
Ward Noble
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Woodman Hall
J. R. Skow l
Lost Island
Manly Hampson
Walnut Township
Towa
Kendall
Ilowa
California
Fidlar
Sioux City
Green
Johnson
Petersen
Elsenbast
Erickson
Young
Garbara la Marr
Barbara
Winifred Westover Hart
William S. Hart
Harts
Hart
Winifred
Bill
J. E. Turner
Lisberville
Louis Heuertz
LeMars
Thomas Sullivan
John Galleger
John J. Sullivan
Olive Barringer
Ruthven
Gammon Lumber Company
Lars Nelson
Gilbaugh
Clemenson
Grauettinger
Correctionville
le Mars
Mary Norris
C. E. Ingvall
Martin
Pequot
Minnesota
Dan O'Neill
Ft. Dodge
Sande
Wigdahl
Ole Albertsen
Canada
Charles Salters
Kansas City
Lena Christiansen
Graettinger
O. S. Norris
Theodore Christiansen
Dave Ingvall
Wallingford
Henry Jensen
Victor Ingvall
Peter Peterson
Roy Smith
Jens Peterson
EB. A. Ingvall