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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes reference timing issues and a possible Iowa connection. No clear event, person, or organization identified. Further readable text needed to extract concrete entities or dates for a proper card.
Residents report relocations on nearby farms. H.A. Roberts and family settle on Kehoe farm south of town while the Youngs move from the vacated property. Hens from Ayrshire visit and prepare household goods for shipment. Hepps tour Estherville in their new car. Bessie Hepp stays with Schacherers to aid ailing Mrs. Schacherer. Stock delays persist as five or more stock cars are awaiting service. Munsterman from Iowa arrives to visit brother in Terril. Storm disrupts telephone lines and damages wires. Walden, Shiley, Reippen pause Estherville trip due to weather. O. J. Anderson recovers from a cold. Markland arrives to oversee an elevator project. E Grothe returns from Green.
Wallingford Wisconsin community notes recount visits by residents, lectures attended in Estherville, and family gatherings. The Wallingford Cow Testing Association reports a successful year with cows Belle Peter Red Spot Switcher No. 7 and others yielding notable butterfat figures, underscoring dairy efficiency amid high feed costs.
Lost Island residents report farm moves and new homes across Iowa towns. Families like Riersons, Christensens, Roselands, Thorsons, and Matsens relocate or visit relatives while others farm or work, with social calls, church and Red Cross events listed among weekly activities.
Notice is given that a document purporting to be the last will of Antone Christofferson, deceased, was produced and read. The court fixes March 18, 1918, for hearing proof, with I. M. Thompson, Clerk of the District Court, signing and sealing the notice.
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