Mrs Oleson Widow of Southwest of Town Passes Away
Obituary notes the death of Mrs. Ole C. Oleson aged 47 of Palo Alto county following pneumonia and surgery. Survived by husband Ole C. Oleson, eleven children, mother, one brother Peter Hendrickson and six sisters. Service held at Danish Lutheran church in South Walnut with interment at South Walnut cemetery. Large attendance and community mourning described.
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Ole C. Oleson
Estherville Hospital
Danish T Lutheran Church
South Walnut
H. P. K. Hansen
Kristine Marie Hendricksen
Grundy County
Iowa
Palo Alto County
T. I. Hendricksen
Ole C. Gleson
Edna Christina
Norman Lawrence
Clarence Oliver
Mervel LeRoy
Viola Elving
Laurinia Ethel
Vivian Ethaline
Lillian Grandeviere
Virgil LaVerne
Orville Clifford
T. S. Hendrickson
Peter Hendrickson
Jews City
Mary
Anna
Laura
Sameas
Olson
Gort
Teachers Hired For Next Year At Local School
Mrs. E. 8. George, president of the school board, says all teachers for next year are hired. Grade teachers include Ida Gunderson Florence Wiger Esther Simonsen Lillian Millen Cora Christopher Clara May Shatava. High School staff lists Geo A White J L Fidlar Frances Duhige Irene Barnett Helen Lambe Melva Jones Arlen Hipple. Shatava Jones are Town University students Hipple a Cornell graduate. Physical education added this year per state regulation for accredited schools.
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E. 8. George
Informa Us
Ida Gunderson
Florence Wiger
Esther Simonsen
Lillian Millen
Cora Christopher
Clara May Shatava
Geo. A. White
J. L. Fidlar
Frances Duhige
Irene Barnett
Helen Lambe
Melva Jones
Arlen Hipple
Ringsted Residents Praised For Neater Streets And Lawns
A Ringsted visitor observed Ringsted’s streets and lawns as neater than Graettinger’s. The writer admits Ringsted has many fine residences and well kept lawns during a drive through the town last month.
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Ringsted
Graettinger
Cream Thieves Active Again In Locality
Local farmers report ongoing cream thefts across Ruthven, Grachtinger, and Lost Inland township. Robberies include Nettie Thoreson and Robert Rierson farms, a Jorgen Anderson neighbor sighting, Shocker place tire theft, and 75 chickens lost near Jorgen Anderson. Citizens urged vigilance ahead of creamery day. A Ku Klux gathering at Estherville drew large attendance with a cross burn and warnings from Rev. LaGrone about enforcement and loyalty to law.
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Nettie Thoreson
Ole Thoreson
Robert Rierson
Oliver Osher
Jorgen Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Crickety Ford
Jit
Shocker Place
Mr. Nissen
Nettie Whoreson
Robert Elsenbaat Farm
Jebiekan
Ruthven
Grachtinger
Ku Klux
Estherville
LaGrone
Sheldon
Brown and Griggs Wed in Congegational Ceremony
Brown J. and Miss Laura Griggs united in marriage at the Congegational parsonage with Rev. Brereton officiating. The couple, after a brief wedding trip, will reside on a farm north of the city. Laura Griggs is a Emmetsburg High School graduate and former county teacher. Harry Brown is a Palo Alto native and a respected farmer. Best wishes from friends in Emmetsburg Reporter.
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Emmetsburg
John Brown
Palo Alto
Brown
Graettinger Nursery Visit Highlights Peony Display
Weilnastag evening the Times editor and wife visited the Graettinger Nursery to view vast peony blossoms and shrubbery. The nursery, a leading northwest Iowa and southern Minnesota establishment, doubles as a U S government experimental station for cultivating shrubs, plants and trees sourced worldwide.
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Weilnastag
Times
Mra
George
Graettinger
Gnettinger Nursery
Iowa
Minnesota
U. S
Our Inquiring Reporter Opinion on Liberty and Women
A mosaic of quips on dress freedom bootlegging drama and social roles. Mentions Arthur Brisbane Hearst conventions and the war debt while musing on marriage work and aging with a satirical tone. The piece blends social observation with sharp asides on liberty and opportunity.
Husbands' Baseball Excuse Backfires in Mason City Outing
J P Jensen J A Jensen and B Turner tried to sneak to see Gib Paulsen pitch for Mason City against the Union Giants but wives followed in an Overland. They sped through Clear Lake at fifty miles an hour and stopped at the bathing beach for air. Moral: don't teach your wife to drive.
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J. P. Jensen
J. A. Jensen
B. ¥. Turner
Gib Paulsen
Mason City
Union Giants
Paul Larkin
Alfred Skow
Clear Lake
Jnst
Jensen
Turner
Reward Offered For Cream Thieves By Farm Bureau
Palo Alto County Farm Bureau announces a standing $200 reward for the capture and conviction of chicken hog and cream thieves. The notice notes years of petty theft, with hundreds of chickens and occasional entire flocks stolen, and recent cream thefts. The fund, partly raised two years ago to support the reward, will be topped up by the Farm Bureau if needed to ensure payment upon conviction.
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Palo Alto
Farms Bureau
Farm Bureau
Grain firm offers special price on twine
D I McCarty manager of Varmers Grain Co says he is making a special price on twine. An ad in this week's Times calls attention to reduced prices. If the small grain crop between now and harvest requires more twine than usual, it will take more twine to handle the job.
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D. I. McCarty
Varmers Grain Co
Picnic and Dinner in Ole Thoreson Grove on July Fourth
A picnic dinner is planned in the Ole Thoreson grove on Friday July Fourth with a cordial invitation to all to attend. A special program will be presented and attendees are promised a good time.
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Ole Thoreson Grove
Graettinger Market Reports June 25 1924 Update
Market summary from Graettinger dated Wednesday June 25 1924 lists prices for corn oats chickens roosters eggs butter and other staples with brief, unreadable entries. Prices appear in old currency and vary by item with no clear quantities or buyers noted.
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Graettinger
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State Bank
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J. A. Spies
Grachtinger Nursery
Joe Sullivan
Waterloo
Lot Isie Lake
Armstrong
Blue Hayth
Hand's Park
Bart Montgomery
Silver Lake
Marathon
Guilford Paulmne
Silver
Arthur Brisbane
Hearst
Adam
U. 8
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Federal Reserve System
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Onal Bank
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