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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
7
Graettinger and vicinity notes list social visits, birthdays, travels, and local business updates. Town residents including Mrs. Buna, Misses Masters and McCarty, and families such as the Morgans, Braddons, and Knudtsons appear among guests, travels to Emmetsburg, Estherville, and Chicago referenced, with upcoming dances, church events, school news, and a public sale noted.
Julia Kane Larson born 1874 in town married to Thomas Larson former editor. Four children Agriap 1 Raymond 9 Mary 6 Charlotte 4. Devoted wife Catholic church member with many local friends. Services held at Catholic church Jamestown with interment in Catholic cemetery.
The Grachtinger Woman's Club entertained husbands and guests at an open meeting Friday evening at Mr and Mrs Gammon home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Osher Baumgartner Hesslon Van nop George Spies Mrs Orcutt and Miss Orcutt, Mr urd Myer Pearilty, Mr and Mrs Merriman and Mrs Ditebell. Participants answered questions about the word cat and its letters. The prize drawn by Mrs Hesslon was a bottle of catsup, second prize a live kitten won by Mrs Mitchell. A bounteous repast was served at eleven o'clock and guests departed shortly after.
The column records varied updates from Hesston, Graatsinger, and nearby towns, mentioning visits by residents, land deals, travel to Turtle Lake, and a sermon. It notes efforts to improve household labor on farms, urging attention to kitchen machinery to ease women's work and emphasize shared family interests.
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