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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
3
In Buena Vista County a family named Weaver suffered house raids cattle killings and shameful abuse. In Clay County near Peterson the outrage on two families was even more villainous, with further details hinted as continuing from last week.
Ex Governor Carpenter details the Gardner family murder at Lake Okoboji. An Indian guest, Ink-pa-du-ta, leads a group into the cabin after breakfast, demanding ammo and seizing stores. Tensions rise as Interfering visitors threaten the family’s safety and property.
A hostile party of Indians attacked settlers near Marble Grove and Spirit Lake, killing and abducting residents. Mr Gardner’s family faced the ambush and two young men, Luce and Clark, volunteered to summon neighbors but were killed. The tribes felled cattle and burned property as they moved toward Mattock, Howes, and Noble families. High School notes report postponement of a banquet and a field meet with class winners. local baseball details include Groettingery, Ayrshire, and Curlew scores. coffee sales and a hospital update in Estherville noted.
A confrontation ends in the murder of Mr. Gardner and Mrs. Luce, with Mrs. Luce’s daughter and a twelve other children also killed. The attackers beat victims to death, plunder the cabin, and abduct Abigail, leading to grisly scenes at the Matock cabin where bodies lie scattered.
An item lists 8,400 pounds of oyster shells and cracked corn chick feed, 600 pounds, with 1,000 units of chick feed. The text reads as a damaged or fragmented sale notice or inventory line.
After a daytime attack left two dead in a cabin fire scene, Dr Harriott and Snyder lay slain near the house. The following dawn the Tak pa du ta war party moved to the Howe and Noble cabins, killing Mr Howe and decapitating his head, then murdering his wife and six children. The Nobles and Ryan were also attacked as the war party swept the east Lake Okoboji area.
A county track meet will be held in Emmetsburg Tuesday afternoon with girls possibly traveling to Ayrshire the following Saturday for a nine girls event. Boys named for Emmetsburg events include Quinten Jensen in high jump broad jump and half mile relay Albert Masters in shot put Merle Grodland in 100 and 220 yard dashes and half mile relay Clifford Ruthman in the mile Willard Rucker and Silas Nyborg in the relay Supt Johnson invites volunteers from here to help. The baseball team also visited Ayrshire camp Wednesday afternoon.
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