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Graettinger and Vicinity News Highlights
Local interests and visiting patterns surface as residents of Graettinger and nearby towns report holiday travels, church events, and social gatherings. Notable names include Bernie Roberts, H L Wildey, Harry Godden, Tom Clestrup, John and Tom Nolan, Rich Aylward, Elmer Myhre, Miss Timma Sando, Miss Ruby Moore, J D McCarty, Chris Hanson, Marie Kiela, Louise Danielson, and many Emmetsburg and Estherville visitors. Reports mention church bazaars, Norwegian Ladies Aid, field plans for electric plants, and the Tonka Motor Company installing private power. Several residents travel to Des Moines, Chicago, Iowa City, and Minneapolis. a fatal rail incident and a cholera-linked hog news are noted among broader local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Roberts
H. L. Wildey
Minneapolid
Harry Godden
Murtagh
Estherville
McNerney
Emmetsburg
Kelly
Roy Jackson
Kate Fogarty
Des Moines
Tim Sullivan
Arthur Fossum
Wallingford
Forest City
W. L. O'Connor
Robert Harrison
Ruthven
Jensen
Newell