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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
5
The Northwestern fan Advocate reports on a church quarterly conference at the parsonage Friday night 7:30. It lists Mrs Tipp and Mr Warling with classes and organists Miss Trues and Miss Cameron West among present members and attendees.
Fragmentary Outlook on coal quality and cleaning steps. Mentions Bantona and West Virginia related to better dal and heat per pound, emphasizes cleaner coal and soot reduction, hints at home use and heating needs.
Community notes show numerous residents visiting relatives in Ruthven Graettinger and Emmetsburg. Names include Leonard, John Quinn, Charley Nolan, Matt Quinn, John Peterson, Harold Matson, Paul Paulson, K M Paulsen, Mrs Jensen, Clarence Lande, Elmer Olson, Millie Duhn, Danish Sunday School events, and farm families gathering for Christmas. Several trips to Ruthven Emmetsburg Graettinger and Graettinger are recorded along with livestock buying and land purchases in Sioux City Minnesota.
Rural social notes from Gravel Pit report Christmas visits by thirty to forty friends of Mr. and Mrs. Amdahl. Many families, including Overholts, Jensens, Osher, Jacobsons, and Nelsons, spent holidays in Graettinger and Estherville. Students prep two week break. locals travel for shopping and dinners.
Local notes report corn shelling and hauling around North Vernon. Des Moines visitor Mr. Harrison LaGrand stays with the McCulloughs. Miss Mable Resh and Mildred leave for Illinois. John Berkland heads to North Dakota. Jim Brown ships cattle. Ed Vaicieck and H E Valdieck families spend Christmas at Lillard home. Alice Lillard visits Mrs. Valdieck. Florence Berkland home for Christmas. Joe Oakes visiting relatives in Illinois. Larkin Club meets with Mrs. Kaltvedt Tuesday afternoon.
Emmetsburg men traveling to Sherburn Minnesota loaded suitcases with liquor, returned by afternoon train, and were escorted to the mayor’s office where they paid fines. One man lost eleven pints and the other fifty four pints in the incident.
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