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Local society and farm notes from Graettinger area
Emmetsburg resident B F Lillard noted as nine Graettinger caller Monday. Mr and Mrs J L Birkland hosted friends from Havelock Sunday. Miss White a rural Graettinger teacher visited Emmetsburg Friday night for an over Sunday stay. E J Bradley buys nine Thoroughbred Shorthorn bulls to ship to Britain in Camp Crook South Dakota. Blooded livestock scarce in South Dakota. Mrs Bradley’s brothers and J J Kane’s sons live near Camp Crook. Captain Jonah promoted to Major General in American engineers, correcting earlier misstatement that he was with British engineers. Major Jonah served under shell fire at Cambrai last November. John Bondhus and Bert Anderson shipped a car of cattle and two cars of hogs to Chicago Saturday night. L T Petersen shipped two cars of hogs, T W Doyle one car of hogs. Notice of the appointment of executor for Anton Christofferson gon deceased of Palo Alto County Iowa. Executor urges payment and filing of claims with Palo Alto County District Court.