High School Notes from Graettinger Students
Graettinger High School notes show Dec 14 basketball challenge between senior Mallard girls and Gractinger girls. PTA lunch income $39 funds library. Classes study classics including House of Seven Gables, Ty an Hoe, Silas Marner, Last of the Mohicans. Gotke buys a $20 basketball. gym floor near completion by December. Freshman party overpacked. home talent play with orchestra praised. Freshmen expect better basketball than sophomores. gym delay sparks rivalry and greenness among freshmen.
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Mallard
Woodman Hall
House of Seven Gables
Tyanhoe
Silas Marner
Mohicans
Gotke
Hawkeye
Graettinger
Times Office
New Fashion Spreads Among G H S Students
A new style appears at G. H. S. as one Freshman male student wears only one legging to school. The trend draws attention from peers and staff amid curiosity about the single-leg garment choice.
Lost Island News Highlights Local Visits and Affairs
Miss Veneta Sandvik visited her sister in Keister Minnesota. Mrs Henry Hauge hosts Lost Island Ladies Aid on November 18. Walter Smiths son is ill but improving. Anna Rierson studies at Waldorf College Forest City. Ethel Sheffield marked her 17th birthday with friends. Milo Hausner of Estherville visited parental home. Grace Matsen injured knee. under Dr Birneys care Estherville. Mrs Lawrence Thorson had a serious operation at Birney Hospital. Gus and Fred Baedke called at Gractinger. F Sheffield did business at Gractinger. Wm Hansen visited Nels and Mrs Smith. Albert Thue and family visited Barney Sampson. Ida Peton stayed with her parents for the weekend.
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Veneta Sandvik
Keister
Minn
Ed Ellingston
Henry Hauge
Lost Island
Walter Smith
Anna Rierson
Waldorf College
Forest City
Ethel Sheffield
Milo Hausner
Estherville
Grace Matsen
Dr. Birney
Lawrence Thorson
Birney Hospital
Gus
Fred Baedke
Graettinger
F. Sheffield
Gracttinger
Wm. Hansen
Nels Smith
Albert Thue
Barney Sampson
Ida Peton
Dredge Work Near Graettinger and Local Farm Tasks
Dredge boat cleans the ditch from Chris Jacobson and Jorgen Anderson land to the river while the skinning gang removes dirt at the railroad pit north of Graettinger to prep for spring work with the shovel. About seventy four horses and twenty five to thirty men are reported.
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Chris Jacobson
Jorgen Anderson
Graettinger
Conrad Ressell
Grad Pit
Andrew Jensen
Ed Osher
Wallingford
C. B. Larson
L. A. Larson
Albert Christiansen
A. Christensen
Notice of Appointment and Probate Returns
Notice states Mary H. Lambe appointed Executrix of Thomas E. O Connor estate in Palo Alto County Iowa with request for debts and claims to be filed with the District Court clerk for allowance. Also notes proof of will for Patrick McCarty deceased with hearing set May 3, 1921 and clerk E M Thompson signing this November 4, 1929.
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State of
Iowa
Palo Alto County
Thomas E. O’connor
Mary. H. Lambe
Said
Patrick McCarty
E. M. Thompson
Former Spencer man jumps bail in bank robberies
The Spencer News-Herald reports that Carles R. Bruntlett, a former Spencer youth tied to bank robberies in Lamesboro and Lavinia, has jumped a $10,000 bail. His bonds were signed by his father, Henry Brunlett, a 14 Wealthy farmer near Glidden.
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Spencer
Carles R. Bruntlett
Lamesboro
Lavinia
Henry Brunlett
Glidden
Spencer News-Herald
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FISK
Jensen Auto Co
Poland
China
Ben F. Reeves
Jeraigmed . Owill
Ata
Grmonth
Old House
O'Shropshire Ewes
McCormick
John
Jertson
Olerk
Lost Island News
South Emmet Mews
Elmer
Eddie Peterson
T. A. Hersloff
Alfred Nelson
L. A
Storm Sash
Royal Lumber CO
A. N. Jensen
Kentucky
J. H. Gammon Estate
Coles
Cole
Sleak &S
Charley Jensen
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