Local News Items From Graettinger and Nearby
Dale Noble spends the week at the Methodist Campground. Miss Myrtle Snyder of Winterset visits Graettinger friends. Mrs. H. A. Elsenbast attends a pre nuptial shower for her sister. Mrick and family from Spirit Lake visit local relatives. Lillian Baker of Council Bluffs visits sister Mrs. Worl Lehigh. W. P. Chambers of Spencer visits daughter Mrs. Olene Jacobson. Dr. L. M. Jacobson opens the Tourth with brother Dr. Olene Jacobson. Moses deputy grand warden visits Graettinger to inspect damming the Des Moines River. Mr. and Mrs. H. Blair of Reach, North Dakota honeymoon in Graettinger. Haakon Thoreson attends summer school at Minnesota University. Alice and Jeanette Brown guest at Jakie Ladue home. Mrs. Ben Leary and family visit sister Mrs. C. O. Wikert. Howard Urry arrives from Chicago for two weeks with his parents. travels with Art Myhre toward Clarinda. Victor Henningsen visits parents, then graduation in Town City. plans Newark, New Jersey employment. Adolph Weibel and son George visit Graettinger and Spirit Lake. Weibel related to local Fricks. wife deceased years ago. George Weibel once lived in Graettinger. attended local schools.
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Dale Noble Fa
Myrtle Snyder
Winterset
Graettinger
H. A. Elsenbast
Matherville
Mia
Tseoh Mrick
Spirit Lake
Milas Lillian Baker
Council Civils
Worl Lehigh
P. Chambers
Spencer
Olene Jacobson
L. M. Jacobson
Jewell
Iowa
Ross. Moses
Monlay
O. L. Thoreson
Alice
Jeanette Brown
Jakie Ladue
Ben Leary
Town Falls
Rd Urry
Town
Chicago
Des Moines
Art Myhre
Clarinda
Victor Henningsen
Town City
Chris Mwfennhiyrsen
Ilena City
Grachtinger
Newark
New Jersey
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Adolph Weibel
George
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Saaturday
George Frick
John Graettinger
Jacob Frick
Spiritlake
Messrs. Frick
George Weibel
T. D. Collins
John Swift
Estherville
Marvin Barber
J. A. Fleming
Maris Jacobsen
Wallingford
Osage
Lewis Iverson
Lena Olson
Nora Nolan
Andy Johnson
Eagle Grove
Frank Erfmeyer
Rockford Illinois
Roy Bartlemen
Iver Amdahl
Gilbert Christianson
Roy Young
Badger
Mons Christianson
Charles
Nan McCarty
D. BE. McCarty
Gamble
Emmetsburg
John Howard
Birney Hospital
Lowell Young
Chicago Heights
S. R. Young
Charles Harrington
Newton
Joseph Thorsness
Huron
South Dakota
Thorsness
Lena Christiansen
Salzwedel
Tracy
Minnesota
C. A. Jensen
Margaret Anderson
P. J. Hession
D. E. McCarty
Wm. Penn
Inez
Henery Field Broadcasting Station
Shenandoah
Adaline Leduc
Sioux Falls
Jake Leduc
Miss Leduc
Brujeld-Skrennes
Brujeld
High Lake
Blue Earth
C. J. Elsenhast
Marenga
Barney Elsenhast
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Walter Matsen
Ames
M. Sheffield
Milo Hausner
Holdredge
Nebraska
W. Stevenson
Stevenson
Harry Shofstol
Klemme
Towa
C. J. Skow
Harry Ahrndt
Mankato
Dr. Smith
Reinbeck
Alfred Sehurmany
Austin
Franke Schurmann
Graettinger Notes Roundup of Visits and Local News
A long list of Graettinger area residents and visitors is reported. Names include Mrs. J A Fleming Mrs. Maris Jacobsen Nora Nolan Frank Erfmeyer from Rockford Illinois and many others visiting relatives in Graettinger or traveling to nearby towns. Various hospital lists and travels to Estherville Spencer Chicago Ames Huron and Sioux Falls are noted along with local store openings and family reunions.
Visiting In Minnesota And A Bank Vault Opened In Spencer
Rev M Mandsager and family visit Kenyon Minnesota then head to Lake Independence for a bible institute. The Clay County National Bank vault in Spencer opened after ten days cooling post fire with over a million dollars in cash and securities guarded under heavy guard.
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Minnesota
Spencer Bank
Clay County National Bank
Spencer
Auto Wrecks Are Not So Numerous
A reader recalls a Sunday family trip to Okoboji via Milford and Spencer observing thousands of cars on a paved Arnold's Park to Spencer road with no accidents noted. The writer contrasts expected crashes with the apparent safety of machines and driver judgment, marveling at the low accident count amid heavy traffic.
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Okoboji
Milford
Spencer
Nold’s Park
Estimate Of Beer On Lake Bottoms Made At Fairmont
George Beard and fellow actuaries estimate 2688 pre-prohibition beer bottles rest on the lake bottoms near Fairmont. Workmen found bottles while cleaning shores and beaches, suggesting long-ago fishing trips and lost cargo. The calculation uses fishing trips, tip-overs, and loss ratios with calculus and trigonometry.
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Fairmont
George Beard
Beard
Fifth Birthday Observed By Gordon Raleigh And Friends
Garrison Raleigh celebrated his fifth birthday last Saturday inviting friends for games and refreshments. Embroidery Club enjoys social afternoon with 5:30 refreshments. RN A group holds a delightful Wednesday gathering at a local home. Family gatherings include Blair relatives at West Bend Park and a large Young family reunion at the State Park with 45 attendees sharing picnic and memories.
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Gordon Raleigh
Raleigh
Embroidery Club
Max Baumgartner
RN. A
Hamilton
Herdome
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Meat Department
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Weiners, Per
HOM Pees Grocery
Eugene Delana Abrams
Sunset Beach
West Okoboji
Abrams
Ringsted
Charley Jensen Graettinger
West Bend
H. W. Blair
Beach North Dakota
Fred Campbell
State Park
Alfred McCombs
Post’s
Folger’s Coffee Rice
Usher
Baker’s Overalls
Elise
Osher Dept
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