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Community notes from Graettinger region update
Items show Mrs. Anna Dinan building a double garage on her Graettinger farm while Miss Esther Petersen travels to Cedar Falls for a few weeks. A local theft at Eagle Grove yields $600 in clothing from a cleaning plant. Busy Bees meet at Mr and Mrs Nelson with Miss Clara Thompson hosting. Mrs. J H Garnmon reports South Dakota trip, crops show drought impact but moisture improves prospects from Redfield to Madison. The Merriman home hosts guests from Graettinger and Emmetsburg, with Merriman’s hardware business thriving and strong local ties to Redfield.
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Anna Dinan
Graettinger
Esther Petersen
Cedar Falls
Hand's Park
Eagle Grove
Clara Thompson
John Nelson
J. H. Ganmmon
Watertown
Redfield
South Dakota
Madison
Grachtinger
Emmetsburg
BE. B. Merriman
Erriman
Elizabeth Wiegmann
Mason City
Martin Ayleward
George Zemple
Estherville
Kathryn Mahan
Reta Dunn
Mullard
Ringsted
Lost Island Park
Ben IF. Reeves
T. C. Thompson
Roy Christiansen
Livermore
P.P. Peterson
Netherville
Victor Ingeall
Vangie Reeves
Geneva
Henry Westergard
Irene
Arnolds Park
Nettleton Commercial
M. O. Grodland
Gus. Amend
Des Moines
Standard Biscuit Company
Rembrandt
The
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