08 Nov 1923
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
1
Mallard meet Graettinger at the High School Friday as both teams seek a win in the season opener. Graettinger coach Idler has prepared the squad with grit to overcome inexperience from last year while Mallard rebuilds with new material and a transfer from Ruthven.
A basket social and program will be held Friday evening at the Walnut township district three schoolhouse. Miss Dagney Simonsen teaches. lunches will be served. All are invited and ladies urged to bring baskets.
Firefighters quickly extinguished a morning blaze at Taylor Bakery caused by heat from a doughnut stove. The building owned by C. A. Jensen sustained light damage to structure and stock. The incident followed a local sale where Otte Pelton won a washing machine. Firent Teachers plan Armistice Day program at High School on Wednesday November 14 with ex service men invited and officers to be elected.
Roy Glover and Mabel Olson were married Wednesday at high noon at the Olson home southwest of Terril in Lost Island township Palo Alto county. Rev. A A Howe officiated in the presence of immediate relatives. The couple, highly regarded in the community, will reside on the Benflixcent Hildreth farm east of town after visiting LaVerne Iowa and shortly after the year begins.
The County Federation of Women's Clubs will hold a peace meeting at Emmetsburg High School auditorium on Monday November 12 with a 6 30 p m dinner. After dinner two programs include TH A Merling speaking on Iiffort Toward Peace and Mrs Wrisbie of Spencer on Peace Not Way. There will be solos and community singing. Members with husbands and friends are asked to attend Grace Gammon Secretary
Notice states a 1922 Model C-55 Buick six Cylinder Touring will be sold at Jensen Auto Company Garage Grovettinger Palo Alto County Iowa to satisfy $98.50 plus costs for services and storage. Auction set November 8 1928 from 10 pm to 4 pm with sale at 2 pm. Dated Graettinger October 1 1928. Also reports Rockwell City electric plant destroyed by fire last week with estimated damage $100000 and unknown insurance.
Reed suffered a broken hand in the third round of a five round bout with Eddie Mahoney at the Fort Dodge Legion show. Mahoney delivered a knockout one minute thirty five seconds into the fourth round after Reed was down on the canvas. Also on the card, Kid Higgins lost a close four round decision to Jack Carney.
Graettinger boys behaved well setting a record for Halloween night pranks. The usual tricks were not attempted and no property was damaged.
A Home Economics Demonstration will be held at the home of Mrs Seth Smith in Lobt Island township Thura lay on November 15 at 1 PM. Mrs J Tyborg and Mrs Pete Duus will give the demonstration. Attendees are urged to join to learn the forthcoming line of work and bring one item for lunch and a waist pattern a tape measure a notebook and pencil.
Council records show payouts by Gruettinger own council including Northern Iowan Gas and Electric Co for October lights 49.02 Alfred Simonsen for street work 11.78 W R Reaves October salary 76 John Pegum crossing work 38 Farmers Grain Company cost 16.65 John Paulsen October salary 5 Times Printing Company 3.25.
Joe Amdahl buys the Reimer and Jensen millinery shop and plans to sell stock and move his meat market into the building. Mrs J P Jensen and Mrs John Reimer had purchased the store from Misdea Kimdson and Bolstead last fall and report a large patronage.
Des Moines Capital and Gradlinger Times advertise subscriptions at 4.28 for one year of the Times or Capital, expiring December 1. Public Sale Tuesday, Nov. 20, by Knute Tyeitnes near Graettinger offers 66 head of stock, hay, farm machinery, and household goods. E. B. Westfall Public Sale on December 4 with full particulars to follow.
The American Legion members hosted wives sisters and mothers for a Ladies Auxiliary reorganization program led by Geo White. Frances Duhigg sang Makita and Arbrie Myhre gave a reading. officers were elected with Clara Gammon as president and Kathryn Foster as treasurer. The gathering ended with Five Hundred games and an oyster supper.
Bennington township in Black Hawk county selects its representative for the all state nubbin picking contest in Des Moines. Harry Friedly, 19, set a local mark by husking 25 bushels in one hour and twenty minutes.
Auctioneer T Sullivan offers 15 head of shoates 2 unsted cows 8 yearling bulls 1 riding pony chickens 10 acres of corn folder an Oldsmobile car and other items at his farm adjoining Graettinger on Saturday November 17. Read full particulars in this week Times display page.
The annual Red Cross roll call will be held from November 12 to 20. The Red Cross is a worthy institution needing moral and financial support from the public. Enroll with local Red Cross officers and read it in the Times.
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