Mrs Nels Skow Dies After Long Illness At 67
Mrs Nels Skow died Saturday morning at eight in Graettinger Iowa after a years long illness. She and her family lived in this city for many years and she was laid to rest in South Walnut cemetery after services at St Pauls Lutheran Church conducted by Rev Axel M Andersen. Survived by her husband Nels and eight children Hana James Sam William Amia Rogers Elizabeth Dybavik John Alfred and eight grandchildren.
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Nels .Skow
Thin City
Estherville Hospital
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Axel M. Andersen
South Walnut
P. Duhn
L. L. Paulsen
Chris Christoffersen
P. I. Petersen
Peter Petersen
L. P. C. Larsen
Carrie Mary Christiansen
Koling
Denmark
Graettinger
Iowa
Nels Skow
Mra. Skow
America
DeKalb
Illinois
Grundy County
Buena Vista County
Iews
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Tuarly
California
Hana
Lake Bark
James
Barnard
South Dakota
Sam
William
Lamberton
Minnesota
Amia Rogers
Wallingford
Elizabeth Dybavik
Waterloo
John
Los Angeles
Alfred
Meeting of Northwest Town meat market men at Spencer
Spencer A G and M N Jacobsen hosted a Thursday evening meeting of northwest town meat market men. A splendid banquet preceded a nine speaker program and business session. A Dubuque speaker gave a fine talk as men from all over town attended. the gathering was reported as a decided success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer A. G
Jacobsen
M. N
Spencer
Northwest Town
Dubuque
Towa
Jacobson
Stolen car reported from Ruthven parking area
An automobile owned by Donald Maurer Spencer was stolen from a Ruthven parking area near a cafe. Police report the vehicle missing and are investigating the theft.
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Ruthven
Donald Maurer
Spencer
Maurer
Graettinger Market Report January 17 1929 Hogs Corn Hens
Market notes from Graettinger show Chicago top hogs at 26 cents, corn and oats prices listed. Minor reads include hog and poultry entries with small trades and typical floor movement for a January market report.
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Graettinger
Chicago
Berdin and Son Sale Set for January 22 Near Graettinger
C H Berdin and Son announce a full farm liquidation sale on Tuesday January 22 from their Berdin farm five miles north and one half mile from Graettinger. The auction includes 25 cattle with 10 high grade cows, 25 head overall, woodwork, hay, corn fodder, poultry and a complete line of farm machinery. Machinery bought three years ago, kept in the shed, is nearly new. livestock in good condition. Free lunch provided. sale terms usual. Display ad to run in this week’s Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.H Berdin & Son
Berdin
Graettinger
Grachtinger
Kent
Mrs John Brinck Dies After Flu in Dent Island
Mrs John Brinck died at her home in Dent Island township about ten o’clock last night after contracting the flu. A ten pound daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Brinck on Monday January 7. The mother, about forty, was developing well until the illness. Funeral date not yet fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brink
Dent
Island Township
Brinek
Lost Island Creamery Shows Strong 1928 Performance
The annual statement for Lost Island Creamery reports 1928 business near $81,000 with butter production at 167,898 pounds and patrons receiving $71,888 for fat. A dividend of eight percent was paid on $4,000 outstanding stock. The firm’s assets surpass $18,000, highlighting a solid community asset and the success of creamery keeper Selmar Nelson in northwest Town.
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Lost Island Creamery
the Times
Lost Island
Selmar Nelson
Northwest Town
Funeral of Mrs Phillips Held in Batherville
The funeral of Mrs Phillips, mother of Mrs C D Barratt of Batherville, was held there Tuesday. She was advanced in years and a grandmother of Bert Garrett. Sympathy is extended to the mourning relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Phillips
C. D. Barratt
Batherville
May Build New Light Plant At Gruettinger
L A Mulroney of Des Moines is in Gruettinger exploring a municipal electric light plant to supply electricity for light heat and power. He notes successful low cost operations at West Bend Whittemore and Emmetsburg and expresses interest in home owned projects. The Graettinger Telephone Co stockholders met and elected directors with a strong financial report and an 8 percent dividend amid line and pole improvements. Also, Andy Axelton returned from Ames and Des Moines after attending a printers and decorators convention and reported family moves and local activity.
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Mulroney
Emmetsburg
L. A. Mulroney
State Sales and Brokerage Company of
Des Moines
Gruettinger
Mminetshirg
Graettinrer
West Bend
Whittemore
Stale Sales and Brokerage Company
People’s Hank
Graettinger Telephone Co
John Graettinger
Oxcar Craven
Peter A. Petersen
P. J. McCarty
J. A. Carlton
J. L. Lambe
Fred Spies
Ruthven- Grachtinger
Harry Fink
Andy Axelton
Ames
Des Molines
M.T. Axelton
Axelton
College
Amen
Axelson
Hia Shaya
Graettinger Cagers Triumph Over Terril in Tight Games
Graettinger High School defeated Terril with first team 31 to 7 and second team 16 to 13. The night featured a tense overtime where Donald Jones fed Kurt Spies for a basket and Howard Horswell added a free throw to secure a three point lead. Both teams head to Plover Friday with Ayrshire rematches planned next Tuesday.
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Graettinger High School
Terril NM
Grachtinger
Donald Jones
Kurt Spies
Kurt
Lasket
Howard Horswell
Plover
Ayrshire
Graettinger
Fe Vg Wikert
Reeves
G. Bonstead
E. Sturdevant
Grodland
Issastasevvevece
Spies
Hornwell
G, Sturdevant
A. Bofsstend
Guarrd
L. Bonstead
Packing plants urged by livestock shipment figures
Dispatch notes Graet tinger should have a packing plant based on live stock shipped from here. With at least two plants needed, Saturday thirty eight cars were ready to ship but only twenty four were sent due to a car shortage.
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Graettinger
Keys
Réadineas
Hera
Two Deaths Reported In Wallingford Area
In the Wallingford vicinity two deaths occurred during the past week. Misa Luella Gilbert, 28, died recently. Weeks Mrs. Ralph DeWall, an aged resident, passed away on Monday. Details of the deaths will be published next week.
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Wallingford
Misa Luella Gilbert
Ralph DeWall
Montgomery Ward and Co to Open Estherville Store
Montgomery Ward and Co have leased the Gruwell garage building at Estherville for a remodeled store. A similar outlet recently opened at Fairmont, signaling a battle between chain stores and mail order houses in the coming years. The note also mentions new currency to be issued July 1 and the difficulty of swapping it for existing paper money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vika, Montgomery Ward & Co
Gruwell
Estherville
Fairmont
Houra of Mass at Local Church Schedule
Masses will be celebrated in the local church for the next two months during Father Kelly's absence. Father Colaman of Ruthven will celebrate at ten o'clock each Sunday except the first Sunday of the month when mass will be at eight. Confession will be heard on the Saturday afternoon before the first Sunday of the month.
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Houra
Mane
Father Kelly
Colaman
Ruthven
Mags
Mage
Camp Fire Girls Serve Supper At Woodman Hall
Camp Fire Girls will serve supper in the Woodman hall dining room on Saturday evening January 19. Local bowlers won from Fairmont last night. The meal offers a planned, generous supper for the public with a customary charge.
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Fairmont
Camp Fire
Woodman Hall
Graettinger Stores Offer Real Bargains
January clearance sales are in progress at Osher Department Store and Christiansen Variety Store with special bargains and grocery deals from Weigmann and Noble’s Groceries. Read advertising columns in the Times this week to save more than the price of a year’s subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osher’s
Weigmann's
Noble's
Osher
Christiansen
Weigmann
Noble's Grocery
Times
Wilder Moves Estherville Stock to Sibley Store
Wilder, longtime operator of a general store in Estherville, has leased a building in Sibley and will relocate his stock there. He notes strong statewide business but suspects chain stores have eroded Estherville sales.
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Wilder
Estherville
GFF
Sibley
Elsenbast elected bank cashier at First National Graettinger
H A Elsenbast chosen cashier at the First National Bank of Graettinger at the annual directors meeting. He has five years with the bank and prior experience in Gilmore City. Deposits rose from 180000 to 200000 in 1928 with expectations of 100000 more in 1929. No directorate changes. M L Brown president, Spies and Johnson vice presidents. Miss Elizabeth Jensen named assistant cashier.
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H. A. Elsenbast
First National Bank of
the Times
First National
M. L. Brown
John Mitchell
Jorgen Anderson
John Graettinger
G. M. Graettinger
Peter F. Petersen
Fred Spies
A. J. Johnson
Louis Christiansen
Elizabeth Jensen
Peculiar Corn Cob Resembles Human Hand at Times Office
Monday John Helvig brought a corn cob to the Times office that looks like a human hand and wrist. It has a thumb and four fastened fingers, with the wrist formed by the cob. The thumb is separate and slightly longer. the curious ear was found in a hog lot and is now on display in the newspaper window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Helvig
Times Office
Prize Mills Goats Triumph At Iowa Show
W I Stevens raised prize goats that won in the two year old Toreenburg class at the Iowa State Fair. Tess Price of Mason City purchased a goat last May. A Minnesota party recently bought two fine milk goats from Stevens. goat milk products gain wider distribution through Alpure evaporated goat milk listings in mail catalogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. Stevens
Tess Price
Mason City
Toreenburgs
Minrynesota
Burned Wife Of Babe Ruth Dies In Watertown Fire
Mrs. George Herman Ruth known as Babe Ruth’s wife was fatally burned when a fire consumed her Watertown Massachusetts home Saturday night. She had been living with Dr Kinder of Boston and posing as his wife after years apart from Babe Ruth.
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Baby Ruth Burne
George Herman Ruth
Babe Ruth
Wastertown
Massachusetts
Hey ‘Hie
Kinder
Boston
Govanant
Watertown
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St. Paul's "Lutheran Church
South Walnut Cemetery
C. H. Berdin & Son Sale
John Brinck
Mra
Philling
Tas
Terril
Frank Lembke
Griswold
Babe
Lake Mills
Piane
Orville Wogen
Sylvan Hugelen
Hugelen
Canada
Montgomery Ward & Co
Wather
Fairmont Packing
Fairmont Packing Co
Em- Metaburg
A. Wilson
Read
Rettke
Clemensen
Gratinger Frick
Russell
Wm. Duhn
Wm. Axelton
Messrs. Duhn
Paso
Texas
Phoenix
Arizona
Clarence
Minneapolis
H. A.elsenbast
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