Five die in coal gas tragedy in Graettinger home
A family of five perished from coal gas asphyxiation in their Graettinger residence. The deaths, likely occurring Wednesday night, were discovered days later by Mrs. Cline and others. Investigators found a clogged furnace pipe and an open kitchen chimney hole allowing fumes to fill the upstairs bedroom.
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Hast Racine Street
Henry Butts
Tens Pehl Butta
Ed Pehl
Butts
Harold Butts
Otis Petit
Charles Cline
Myre
Cline
My. Butts
Cle
Browntown
Mercy Cline
Mye
Metcal
Caradine
Theo
Kundert Bros
Dvatta
Gay
Dan Haren
Mr. Buchl
Mr. Butts
Cadiz
Spancer Deal
Dad
Otto Pehl
Tiarold
Mrs. Butts
Harold
Root
Woodford
Henry Beyers
Monroe Journal-Gazette
Local social notes from Last Island area events
Mr and Mrs Walter Matsen of Wallingford entertained Sunday with many guests including Nus Mates and daughter Grace Mile Hausner of Estherville Fr Sheffield and daughter Michel and Hans Knutsen O D Barrett attended A Graettinger call Pete Larson visited Friday Miss Anna Rierson returned to Forest City duties Lewis Hauge spent Sunday at Albert Thu home Miss Gertrude Upedall visited Mr and Mrs Albert Thu Mr and Mrs Tom Rierson hosted a gathering for daughter Melinda Karl Holte and family shared New Years dinner with John Rierson and family A surprise party honored Miss Leona Mason before her Sioux City departure Mr and Mrs Pete Hermensen hosted a small group Karl Holte visited Graettinger Monday Last Island Ladies Aid elected officers Dec 30 President Mrs Pela Hermensen Vice Pres Theo Thorson Treasurer Mrs Anton Lonstead Secretary Mrs Carl Christiansen Baby christening for Mr and Mrs Jake Nyborg last Thursday afternoon Mrs Win Johnson visited Lawrence Thorson Saturday Veneta Sandvile called on Ethel Sheffield Monday
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Anna Rierson
Forest City
Lewis Hauge
Albert
Gertrude Upedall
Tom Rierson
Meliida
Karl Holte
New Years
John Rierson
Leona Mason
Sioux City
Pete Hermensen
Christmas Holiday Visits Across Wallingford Area
Percy Herum returned home Thursday evening to spend the holidays with his parents. Miss Wilson and her aunt left Thursday for Melvin for Christmas. Miss Freda Krause will be home at Lone Rock for the holidays. Miss Olga Ressell came home from Forest City to spend Christmas. Mrs. Wm. Holgason rested between trains at Batherville Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Crlin and child visited Mr. Crin's parents at Watherville. Mr. and Mrs. James Rosa of Re Min enjoyed Christmas at Washone. Hepp was reported sick but improving after Monday morning. Aye and Mrs. Ray Roush of Gruel Sizer spent Christmas with Mrs. Browsel's parents, Chas. Carrington. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Myanldin spent the holidays in the area.
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Wallingford News
Estherville
Percy Herum
Miss Wilson
Melvin
Freda Krause
Lone Rock
Olga Ressell
Forest City
Wm. Holgason
Batherville
J. E. Crlin
Mr. Crim
Ted Torreson
K. G. Amdahl
Fred Gahlke
Gus Gilbert
Morton
Moniny
Lloyd Refsell
Refsell
N. L. Nelson
Ed Anderson
Art Anderson
J. M. Anderson
Oscar Peterson
Brother Asher
Graettinger
C. H. Raleigh
Art Larson
St. Paul
Chris Larson
Ethel Palmar
Christmas Notices From Local Families and Holiday Activities
Christmas at the Gus Gilbert home and visits at the L L Gunderson and K G Amdahl residences mark a busy holiday period. Illnesses include the young son of O J Anderson and the baby of Ed A Kramlin. Services note travel by Sam Gunderson and Oscar Peterson, sleighing parties, and several kin visiting from Estherville to Graettinger and Des Moines.
Man Wanted at Britt Iowa Captured in Canada
Joseph Cadbury, sought by Britt Iowa on a $1,990 bank defraud charge, was arrested in Winnipeg by police detectives after arriving two weeks ago by air posing as a moving picture tin man en route to Alaska. He was held in city police court and remanded to jail until extradition.
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Joseph Goodbury
Britt
Iowa
Vivet National Bank
Winnipeg
Cadbury
Wine Jniper
Alaska
Humboldt
Sheriff Moulds Warns Local Businesses on Punchboards
Sheriff R E Moulds from Algona visited Bancraft on official business and warned local business places with punchboards and slot machines to stop operations. He acts on orders from the Attorney General and County Attorney, signaling likely enforcement actions.
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R. E. Moulds
Algona
Sheriff Moulds
Ate ‘Torney General and
Sheriff Mould
Bancraft Register
Gas trapping near Lakota farm home causes near tragedy
Mr and Mrs Harm Dontro narrowly escaped suffocation from coal gas leaking through a base hole after a heating stove was checked for the night. They woke in time at their Lakota area farm home and are recovering, with lingering weakness and unease despite doctors confirming improvement.
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Mra
Harm Dontro
Here
Granau
Italy
Attempted double ax murder shocks Mason City
Friday morning an attempted double ax murder occurred in Mason City. Abeling Pena and Pant Pierce, both Mexican, lie in the hospital with deep gashes to their bodies and heads. Pena is not expected to survive. Lester Whelen, a Black man, is held at the police station as a suspect.
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Mason City
Abeling Pena
Nother Mexican
Pant Pierce
Lester Whelen
Cedar Rapida
Editor Carried Home After Kind Word Triggers Shock
Albert Lea Tribune reports an editor, shocked by a kind word about a prior article, needed a stretcher ride home. On reaching his residence he faced a fresh tirade from a passerby and returned to work.
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Worl
Albert Lea Tribune
Airplane Crashes Near Wiota. Mail Carried Confirmed
An airplane carrying 400 pounds of mail from Chicago to Omaha crashed a mile south of Wiota at noon Tuesday. Weather, specifically wet snow, is blamed for the accident. The plane was completely wrecked but pilot Hopkins escaped injury after difficulties since Des Moines. The Cedar Rapids Republican reports the incident.
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Chicagoe
Oninha
Wiota
Hopkins
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong Banker Dies In St Paul Club Room
T W Doughtey banker of Armstrong Ta died in a room at the St Paul Atistie Club early today the fire confined to his room origin unknown He was president and cashier of the Emmet county bank at Armstrong and its principal stockholder He was unmarried a brother and sister survive him Also Henry Hannum from Isalle South Dakota passed bad checks at Spencer merchants and was later caught in Des Moines he faces sentence after a thirty day fine then will be brought to trial at Spencer
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Armstrong
St, .Paul St. Paul
Minnesota
T. W. Doughtey
Armstrong, Ta
St Paul
Flenry’ Hannum
Isaille’ Place
South “Dakota
Spencer
Des Moines
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J. A. Spies
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Henry Keator
G. K. Pierson
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C. K. Pierson
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Loat Island News
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Grace
Mile Hausner
Fr. Sheffield
Michel
Hans Knutsen
O. D. Barrett
Friends
Pete Larson
W. O. Eckley
China
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