Friday high school events feature basketball and declamatory contest
Friday evening at 7 p.m. the high school basketball team will host Arm strong in a return game. The Home Declamatory Contest follows around 8 o'clock in the Assembly, with free admission for all students and 25 cents for others. Contestants include Howard Nefstead Henry Simonson Herman Elsenbast in Oratorical, Florence Birkland Anna Berdin Minnie Henningsen Ruth Hilton in Dramatic, and Vesta Christopher Gladys Johnson Thelma Thorson in Humorous divisions. The Graettinger Tile Works annual meeting on January 17 elected C. C. Larsen president Chris Jensen vice president and Fred Spies secretary manager. The firm reported 100000 in annual business, 686 cars shipped, 100 cars of cement and coal used, and 18000 in wages for the year ending December 31. The tile works remains a major asset in Graettinger and northwest Iowa.
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Armstrong
Howard Nefstead
Henry Simonson
Herman Elsenbast
Florence Birkland
Anna Berdin
Minnie Henningsen
Ruth Hilton
Vesta ‘Christopher
Gladys Johnson
Graettinger Tile Works
C. C. Larsen
Chris Jensen
Fred Spies
Graettinger
Iowa
Lost Island Creamery marks 800000 in butter output
A C Christenson, secretary of Lost Island Creamery, visited Emmetsburg on Thursday while returning from Whittemore. The firm, planning a new cement block creamery, has produced 800000 dollars worth of butter since 28 years of operation. Last year the output sold for just over 60000 dollars. Neighbor William Rasmussen plans to install a milking machine and owns about twenty cows.
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A. C. Christenson
Lost Island Creamery Company
Emmetsburg
Whittemore
Lost Island
Christensen
Wm. Rasmussen
Notice Of Graettinger Chautauqua Meeting
A meeting of the signers and interested parties will be held at 7 30 PM at the First National Bank Friday January 19. Officers will be elected and 1917 chautauqua dates arranged. Attend if you can. Pregton Fahnestock secretary.
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First National Bank
Pregton Fahnestock
Card Of Thanks To Neighbors For Kindness And Flowers
We extend heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness and aid during the illness and death of Mrs. Jensen. Gratitude for the beautiful and costly floral offerings presented. From Mr. and Mrs A. Christopherson and family.
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Jensen
C Jensen
A. Christopherson
Cash Store challenge to mail order savings in Graettinger
A Graettinger cash store dispute questions M. O. H. mail order prices claiming true savings are with the local store. The piece lists items such as corn flakes corn meal grape juice and jelly powder comparing M. O. H. and Cash Store prices including freight and credit charges. It argues the mail order house hides freight costs and lacks local service while promising time and money savings.
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Graettinger
Logan Berries
del Monte
Chicago
Aoe Ee
M. QO. H
Nantes
M. O. HL
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C. Weigman & Son
Farmers’ Restaurant
Charley Jensen
Indiana
Craw
Avalon
Andrew
Almlci
Ford County
the Graettinger “Times
John. J. Sullivan
Ias
Wildey
Stawdberries
Grachtinger
O. H
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