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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1897
Page
5
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Local items recount daily life in Emmetsburg area including visits, business notes, events and upcoming gatherings. Mentions J F Steele dentist work, Windsor Hotel transactions, Kent Millinery hats sale, Norwegian church building, May 17 dance by Graettinger Fire Co, and community reminders about road work and school supplies. Includes a Lincoln quotation and a reflection on a boot black saluting the president.
The Norwegian Lithera l church in Graettinger plans a May 17 celebration with a 10:80 English speech by a guest speaker, followed by church dinner to benefit the church. In the afternoon at 2:00, a Norwegian tongue address from a guest speaker abroad will discuss why we celebrate this day. Everyone is invited to attend and support the cause.
Community updates discuss fishing season opening after May 15, local trips by Win Mueller and family, May baskets, grading on Spies lots, back street rubbish cleanup, early planting and variable temperatures, safe river boating, Jens Gison planning a Utah trip, Spies Bros exploring a gasoline engine for their meat market, a proposed curfew to keep youths off streets, and a report of recent juvenile mischief.
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