30 Jul 1925
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
1
The newspaper reports a double wedding tale involving Lowell Young and Laura Harrington at Newton Christian parsonage with Rev Paul Becker officiating. They will reside in Chicago after a brief honeymoon. Laura Harrington grew up here and worked at Newton Daily News. Clarence M. Batey and Ina Harrington wed at Montezuma and plan Newton residence at Maytag factory.
The bride grew up in Newton and attended public schools. She lived with Mr and Mrs Rousch in Newton for a year where she met the groom. He is a Maytag employee from Newton, son of Mr and Mrs Marion Batey. The Times offers hearty congratulations and best wishes for a long, happy marriage.
E W Griggs visited Sunday en route to his son Bert Griggs’s home west of town to meet his new grandson born last week. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Harry Brown of the Osgood neighborhood on Saturday. Mrs Brown is Griggs’s daughter. Months ago another grandchild arrived at the home of his other daughter near Emmetsburg. The Times extends hearty congratulations to the families and the grandfather.
The Times asks subscribers to report missed date changes on this week’s mailing. If you have paid and not received proper credit or your date hasn’t been updated, inform us so we can correct the record promptly on your label.
Michael Crowley of Emmetsburg long a Graettinger resident died at his home Saturday. The funeral was held Tuesday with many Graettinger attendees. He was a pioneer Palo Alto County citizen, and his death brought sorrow to his longtime friends.
Oats yield 40 bushels per acre and more this year. Bert Masters threshed 800 bushels from 12 acres, about 63 bushels per acre. Machine measurement and a 7 to 9 ratio with weight may indicate higher overall yields.
E. E. Green, long time manager of the Community Service Station in Graettinger, died suddenly Tuesday morning at 2:39 from heart trouble after recent health issues. Funeral services were held at 9:50 a.m. at his home and 1:16 p.m. at the church. remains interred in Rolfe. He was born May 7, 1804 in Wayne, Wisconsin, 61 years old, married Jennie Gray in 1891 and leaves seven children, three brothers, and several grandchildren. active in I.O.O.F and Woodman lodges. his death is mourned by the community.
Obituary notes M Carnahan of Estherville aged 88 longtime Palo Alto County resident died after a long illness. Born August 26 1859 in Reasoner Iowa he married Jennie McKensie then Eugenia May Schagle y, leaving two surviving children Mrs Ray Kennedy and Merril Carnahan. Funeral held at Kennedy home with burial Oak Hill. Walter Dexheimer 17 drowned in St James Minnesota while swimming. funeral attended Graettinger mourners. Ford to introduce new car body design mid August promising a classy update.
GC McAllister reports to Lorraine Kansas that the threshing season is nearly over with a light wheat crop averaging about 10 bushels per acre and price around 1.48. Oats are good at 50 cents per bushel, corn looks fine, and a goat rain saved the corn. He plans to move to Redfield South Dakota for work as heat and drought persist in the region.
O H Raleigh purchased the P S Knutson residence on the South side last week for 700 dollars. The well located home will make Mr and Mrs Raleigh a fine residence.
The Christiansen Variety store reports a very successful sale of whiteware dishes and other items advertised in last week's Times. Osher Department store and C A Jensen store are also running special sales.
Miss Allison Gowans of Emmetsburg married Des Moines dentist Harold H Ozanne on July 18. The couple will reside in Des Moines, and many local friends extend hearty congratulations through the Times.
The Labor Day committee calls a meeting for Friday evening in the P. J. McCarty land office to make preliminary Labor Day celebration arrangements. All interested citizens are invited to attend.
Fire of unknown origin was found at the Franz Swanson farm shortly after 1:30 Sunday morning. The blaze consumed the separator house, cribs, machine shed, and damaged the barn and granary filled with last year’s grain. Watch dogs alerted Mr Swanson allowing him to summon aid and save the landlord Louis Christian Sen from greater losses.
John Clemenson shipped a separator to North Dakota last week, the machine overhauled with new parts. He and W. C. Foster visited the state and praised the wheat crop as the best in history, signaling a lengthy threshing season.
A rare frost occurred on the night of July 27 in this Iowa region. Early risers observed a gray frost touching tender vegetation and in some spots corn fields. The occurrence adds to a year with frost in every month so far.
J T Michaels who went to Iowa City for treatment for cancer of the lip is taking radium treatments. Due to his advanced age surgeons would not operate. The radium treatment is usually successful and Mr Michaels has hope of complete recovery. J G Amdahl visited his father from Estherville Saturday.
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