Sipes Wins Shetland Pony At Local Store Contest
Harry Sipes defeats Anna Hansen by a wide margin with 2,728,500 votes to claim the Shetland pony prize at the P. G. Johnson store event. Lupt Gotke and Misses Clara Larsen and Cora Christopher counted ballots from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon. Besides the pony, eight other prizes were awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sipes
P. G. Johnson
Anna Hansen
Lupt. Gotke
Clara Larsen
Cora Christopher
Harry
Vee
Anna Moline
Fred Ruud
Local News From Renville And Emmetsburg
Mahan returns from Renville Minnesota reporting Mrs Jackson at Mayo Hospital nine weeks and fully cured after throat growth from childhood injury. Yellowstone Trail frost depth two feet. auto travel unpleasant. City water tested by University of Iowa chemists and deemed satisfactory. On the Emmetsburg route 26 carloads of cattle shipped to Germany donated by Hutchinson County Dakota residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Mahan
Renville
Minnesota
Fred Jackson
Germany
Emmetsburg
Abu Venkte
Hutchinson County
South
Dakota
Lumber price drops revealed in Royal Lumber ad
Manager Alfred N Jensen of Royal Lumber Co cites 1921 lumber prices versus 1920 with reductions from 36 to 52 percent. Plain oak flooring falls from 250 to 120 per thousand and quarter saved oak from 300 to 150, with other cuts following the same pattern. The ad presents notable news for builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred N. Jensen
The
Royal Lumber Co
Methodist Episcopal Church Notice Extended Sunday services and church reception
Regular services occur next Sunday at usual hours. Some members will be received into church membership during the morning service. Parents who missed christenings last Sunday due to weather may attend next Sunday morning for baptismal rites. Four children were christened and three young people received into the church last Sunday. Rev. J. A. Fe. Cunningham, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
J. A. FE. Cunningham
Boxing match called off after Ringsted man steps on nail
Elmer Sullivan of Ringsted stepped on a nail Saturday, causing the scheduled boxing match with Hans Norviel to be canceled. The two young men will likely meet in an exhibition soon. The wrestling match between Gerald Reed and Joe Crooks was also postponed to Saturday evening, April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Sullivan
Ringsted
Ion
Hans Norviel
Gerald Reed
Joe Crooks
Marriage of Wendell D. Anderson and Helen E. Goundrey at Iowa City
Mr. Wendell D. Anderson and Miss Helen E. Goundrey of Graettinger were married in Iowa City on Saturday March 26 at the bride's sister Mrs G G Benjamin home. The couple will reside with Mr and Mrs F E Schurmann in Graettinger as they begin housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell D. Anderson
Helen E. ‘Goundrey
Iowa City
G. G. Benjamin
Barnes
New York
Iowa University
Graettinger
P. Anderson
Epworth
Iowa
Grachitinger Tile Works
Towa University
Boulder Downs Bluff After Spring Thaw Near Waukon
A fifty ton boulder loosed by spring thaw rolled from a bluff near Waukon last week. It bounded over two wire fences, crossed a highway, and settled in a meadow used as hay land. A man in a passing automobile likely did not brake as the boulder swept behind him, leaving three foot deep dents in the earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Tin Knife In Eye Injures Six Year Old Elliott Smith
Six year old Elliott Smith of Eagle Grove fell while helping his mother wrap wall paper. A sharp knife pierced the eye and he was rushed to a Fort Dodge hospital. He rests well but doctors have not determined if sight can be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Smith
Eagle Grove
Fort Dodge
Humboldt Republican
Farm Management Courses Train Iowa Farmers Now
Farm management extension experts at Iowa State College conducted one hundred short courses over four months ending mid March. A total of 1,757 farmers learned bookkeeping and how to prepare income tax statements and assess profitability on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Whittemore and Terris Papers Install New Hnetype Machines
The Terris Tribune and the Whittemore Champion have installed fine new Hnetype machines in the past weeks. The papers expect the machines to aid newspaper work and job printing, saving time and improving efficiency. The Times notes this prosperity as a sign of strong local journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terris Tribune
The
Whittemore Champion
Times
Twelve Heifers Return For Whiskey Reward Noted
In a neighboring county a man advertised a whiskey reward for returning a lost heifer. The next day twelve men arrived with a heifer and forced the advertiser to pay the whiskey and give up the animal. The Humboldt Republican records the incident.
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Advertiser
Hummboldt Republic
Wrestling Match Saturday Night at Woodman Hall Graettinger
An April Saturday card at Woodman hall Graettinger features George Richards of Wallingford vs Charles Thompson of Clay County in a noted clash. Preliminaries have Gerald Reed and Joe Crooks contesting Palo Alto County championship with local fans primed for a strong show.
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Woodman Hall
Graettinger
George Richards
Wallingford
Clay County
Charles Thompson
Charlie
Jud
Ben Reeves
Lost Island
Richards
Gerald Reed
Joe Crooks
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
Compliment for The Times from J L Holland
A letter from J L Holland of Epworth Iowa dated March 25 1921 compliments the Graettinger Times editor and praises local papers for building up town and community. He encloses a subscription check and notes the paper is efficiently run and newsy.
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Timea
Times
Graettinger Times
J. L. Holland
Catholic Ladies Aid Elect New Officers
The Catholic Ladies Aid society met at the parsonage with strong attendance for the annual meeting and officer elections. Mrs D B McCarty was chosen president, Mrs John Jackkanan vice president, Mrs Frank Carney second vice president, Mrs Barney Elsenbast third vice president, Mrs Reidy secretary, Mrs Hendricks assistant secretary, and Miss Julia McCarty treasurer.
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Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society
D.B. McCarty
John Jackkanan
Frank Carney
Barney Elsenbast
Reidy
Hendricks
Secetary
Julia McCarty
Their Daughter Is Very Low In Laverne
The little daughter of Supt and Mrs Antone E Johnson of Laverne is critically ill with slim chance of recovery. They recently took her to Iowa City to consult a specialist. Graettinger area friends hope for improvement soon as the family faces this illness. Will Carry Mail At Graettinger Cecil Samson moved his family to Graettinger at the start of the week after passing the civil service exam and receiving the Graettinger appointment. Friends of the family wish them luck in their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gringo
Emmetsburg
7 Electric Light Company
Grachtinger Tile Works
Temaan
Grachtinger
Antone E. Johnson
Laverne
Mgr
Will
Graettinger
Cecil Samson
West Bond
Miss Mary Reidy Injured In Clothes Wringer Incident
Miss Mary Reidy suffered a hair pulling accident while operating a clothes wringer last week. Her hair was pulled from the roots and the wringer had to be disassembled to free her. She had a very close call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Reidy
Moving building east of town with John Dooley passenger
John Dooley rode as a passenger Saturday evening while workers moved a building east of town. The task continued for a week, shifting the structure from the Baste Jacobsen farm to the McKenzie place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dooley
Emmetsburg
Baste Jacobsen
McKenzie Place
Powder usage and alcohol link in 19th century vent
The article notes over fifty million dollars yearly spent on face powder in the United States and questions whether people can tolerate the trend. It links cosmetics to vice, blaming cigars, wood alcohol, and booze for male social decline, suggesting wives drive men away from farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United’ States
Rand Wood
Excelsior Springs Letter Complains Of Early Spring
Advanced at Excelsior Springs Missouri dated March 23, 1921 notes a check enclosed for 1922 subscription. writer Preston Fahnestock reports a fine winter with a good sized garden planted and growing, season ahead of Palo Alto county, and that all are well enjoying the Times which arrives on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Times
Palo Alto County
Meeting of Lost Island Township Board
The annual meeting of the Lost Island township board will be held at Center school house Monday April 4 1921 for the purpose of reviewing the assessor s books and letting road work and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the meeting THOS H RUZRSON Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lost Island
Center School House
Thos
H. Ruzrson
Gotke Re-Elected Graettinger School Superintendent
G W Gotke was re elected superintendent of the Graettinger schools for next year with a substantial salary increase. The community regards the past year as highly successful and Gotke is praised as a capable school leader. A College Widow will be staged at the Emmetsburg Iowa theatre April 6 and 7 by local talent for the hospital fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotke
G. W. Gotke
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Iowa Theatre
Woman’s Club
Predicts Rock Bottom In May By Byron Gillette
Byron Gillette, who last year forecast 1921 price movements with accuracy, predicts that the market will hit a low in May. He says times will then improve and that prices for produce, material and labor will stabilize at about 60 percent above the 1913 level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Gillette
Mr Gillette
A J Johnson's Father Dead in Wisconsin
A J Johnson was called to Stoughton Wisconsin last week by a message announcing his father's death. No further particulars are known. Mrs Johnson accompanied him to Wisconsin. Mr Johnson has the sympathy of his many Graettinger friends in his sorrow.
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A. J. Johnson
A.J. Johnson
Stoughton
Wisconsin
Old Fashioned County Fair at Hawkeye Theatre
The Old Fashioned County Fair comes to the Hawkeye theatre Friday evening April 1 featuring an imported three legged woman, a monkey show, baby show, and chorus acts. Single admission nine cents, fifteen cents per couple, presented by the Young People’s Society of the M. E. church. Remember the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Theatre
Young Peoples’ Society of the
M. E. Church
April First Entertainment At School
Freshman class members present an April First show at the High School gym Friday evening. The event features fortune telling airplane rides a chamber of horrors a living skeleton with his wife boxing fish pond swimming shooting gallery ice cream homemade candy popcorn and the famous minstrels.
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Existtence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shetland Pony
City Water
Is “O. K
Gorke
Methodist Episcopal Church Notice
Jowa
Perous
Farma
Yours Truly, Preston Fahnestock
Lost Island Township
Oma Rooms
Alfred Peats
Wm, Franklin
Merchants Bank
John P. Kirby
Vincent, Kell
K. S. Stonkés
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