Auctioneer Grodland Family Attends Norse-American Centennia
M O Grodland and family drove from Grachtinger to Minneapolis on June 5 to attend the Norse-American centennial. The party visited Fred Jacksons and watched a highly descriptive, educational event. They then headed to Green Lake Spicer for fishing with Pete Tolberson family, enjoying hospitality despite cold rain and a poor fishing run.
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Minneapolis
M. O
Grodland
Merle
Verna
Times
Grachtinger
Renville
Minnesota
Fred Jackson
Green Lake
Spicer
Pete Tolberson
Tolberson
Flooded Fields After Rain Hits Southern Minnesota Visit
A traveler reports heavy rainfall in southern Minnesota causing widespread flooding. On the return trip, a stop in New London, Minnesota included a brief visit with Jack Bolstad. The sender notes significant runoff and more rain than experienced locally.
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New London
Minnesota
Jack Bolstad
M. D. Grodland
Wolves and pigs losses in Jack Creek area
Wolves killed two sheep for Welsh and Sons in Jack Creek on Tuesday. The wolves are numerous this spring and a farmer, Andrew Olson, found and killed a den in his field. A Jack Creek farmer reports fifty small pigs lost this spring, uncertain whether wolves or thieves caused the losses. Rain halted a High Lake ball game between Graettinger and Estherville after seven innings, with Titherville leading 6 to ? and the picnic program praised.
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Welsh and Sons
Jack Creek
Andrew Olson
Ringsted
High Lake
Graettinger
Estherville
Farm Bureau
Titherville
Special Clean Up Prices On Cultivators
Rainy week boosts crops with three inches falling Thursday night into Friday morning. Severe weather included lightning and a tornado nearby, with hail damage southeast of Graettinger and a cloudburst near Emmetsburg. A Norse-American centennial attendance list noted many visitors from Royal, Everly, Spencer, Ruthven, Emmetsburg, Cylinder, Ayrshire, and others. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame at Hawkeye theatre delighted audiences, while a farm equipment sale promotes cut price cultivators including John Deere models and other brands.
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Iowa
Grachtinger
Emmetsburg
Hawkeye Shows Attract Big Crowds With Two Night Runs
Farmers Supply Company highlights a venture into historical and cultural attractions. A recent program featured grand cathedral and French fortress imagery linked to justice and royalty, shown at popular Hawkeye prices of 15c and 35c. The Hunchback drew near capacity at the opera house with Friday and Saturday performances.
I O O F and Rebekah Conventions Best Ever Held
The third annual I O O F lodges districts 21 and 14 and the fifteenth annual Rebekah convention districts 21 and 74 met in Graettinger on Wednesday June 10. Morning registration tallied 100 at the I O O F hall and 184 at the Rebekah hall. A joint Main street parade opened the day followed by afternoon sessions with degree work praised by all. Evening events at Hawkeye theatre featured Mr. Stubbs Mason City and four orphan home girls, with speeches by W E G Saunders Emmetsburg and Supt. Avery Spencer. Music by the Dickens band capped a well received program.
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I. 0. O. I. Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Graettinger
Repekah
Main Street
Dickens
Robbins Avenue
Hawkeye Theatre
Stubbs
Mason City
Odd Fellows Orphan Home
W. E. G. Saunders
Emmetsburg
Rebekahs
Supt. Avery
Spencer
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Farmers Grain Co
Gio
Ului
Jeim
Emmetsburg Hatchery
Palo Alto County
John Brennan
Loreto
EM. Thompson
Clark District Court
Elizabeth Collins
E. M. Thompson
Royal
Everly
Ruthven
Cylinder
Ayrshire
Rebekah
M. O. Grodland
Martin Myhre
Arthur
Serene
Arlene
T. C. Thompson
A. L. Herrem
Ole Bondhus
Lars Egesos
QO. B. Anderson
Louis Iverson
Jacob Brekke
Carl Holte
T. J. Brekke
Fairbau
Norway
Rev. Hansen
Wallingford
Fairbault
Minn
Louis Berg
Notre Dame
France
America
Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris
Bed Rock
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McCormick-Deering
Emerson
John Deere
Rock Island
Deeres
Farmers Supply Company
C. F
City Shoe Shop
Frank Wolgamot
Prop
Founda
Palmer
the Farmers Supply Co
Henry Westergard
P.J McCarty
Justice OF the Peace
Geo. D. Sweet
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