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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1920

Page

5

Grach tinger Lyceum Opens With Dorothy Cole Concert

The 1920 21 Graettinger Lyceum season begins Monday November 22 at Hawkeye theatre with the Dorothy Cole Concert Company offering instrumental and vocal trios violin cello piano and readings plus a lecture by Opie Read on Human Nature and Politics. Future acts include the Alpine Yodlers and Alton Packard with a four number program at prewar price and guaranteed refunds through Redpath Vanter.

Grachtinger Dorothy Cole Hawkeye Theatre Opie Myr United States Graettinger Opie Bond Oy Awit Pierce Arran Alton Packard Redpath-Vanter Lyceum Times Times Office Graettingar

Mayor Cameron Tax Notice on License Tags

Notice states the license tag collector will be on duty Monday. Pay the tag tax to avoid penalties.

Turkey Shoot Planned for Thanksgiving Day in Grachtinger

A Thanksgiving turkey shoot is scheduled at the county gravel pit in the northeast part of town. Early indications suggest a large turnout for the event.

Grachtinger

Community club plan debated in Graettinger

Mr. Lucas of the Iowa Chamber of Commerce outlined forming a Graettinger Community club at a Monday meeting. A public gathering is planned for December 1 at the Hawkeye theatre with talks on benefits, inviting farmers, merchants, and families to join the effort to unite town and surrounding countryside. It would include a farm and agricultural bureau, women’s participation, and a board of directors.

Lucas Iowa Chamber of Commerce Gracttinger Graettinger Hawkeye Theatre theHawkeye Theatre Aetail Dealers Ibureau Agricultural Bureau Ibureaus Crub

Scarcity of Hard Coal Bites Local Markets

Local coal dealers report no hard coal in supply, scarce as money at eight percent. Prospects of shipments this December or January appear doubtful. Quaker Oats advertises coke as a substitute, noted this week as a potential alternative.

Quaker Oats Company

Thanksgiving Sale and Dinner at Lost Island Ladies Aid

The Lost Island Ladies Aid will host a chicken dinner with creamed potatoes pumpkin pie cranberry sauce at the church school house. Afterward a sale features comforters pillow slips taprons piano gears dresser seats and other items. Mrs Oo I Thoreson president invites all. John Wicol sale on November 25 and closing out sale November 28 five miles east of Wallingford.

Lost Island Church I. Thoreson John Wicol Wallingford

Nyborg Funeral Held Friday in Lost Island Township

Mgr Nyborg longtime resident dies in Sioux Falls hospital aged 75 3 24 at time of death. Funeral conducted Friday at Norwegian Lutheran church Lost Island with Rev Sund e of Graettinger officiating. Interment in parochial cemetery. Survived by wife and ten children and fourteen grandchildren with rich community ties noted.

Mgr. Nyborg Sioux Falls Lost Island Lost Island Township O. Sunde Graettinger Cornelius Michael Nyborg Kobbercik Savanager Norway America LaSalle County Ilinois Betsie Larsen Isaac Jackson Minnesota Jacob Joseph Ruthven C. S. Tillverson Frost Chris Norris Gerald Thoreson Carl Christiansen Wm. Johnson Minnie Nyborg Chicago Missy Alice Myr Mr. Nyborg

Ole Egeland Auction Sale This Saturday

Ole Egeland will hold a big auction sale five miles northeast of Graettinger featuring 88 head of livestock including horses cattle hogs and sheep plus farm machinery and creamery shares. Date is Saturday of this week with the event advertised as a large sale.

Jou Amdahl Joe Amdahl Amdahl Graedttinger Times Ole Egeland Graettinger Peter. Norgaard Peter Norgaard Near Fallow

Armistice Day Program By Service Star Legion At Hawkeye

The Service Star Legion held an Armistice Day program at the Hawkeye opera house on Thursday November 14 with addresses by Rev. J A E Cunning ham Rev S O Sande T D Collins and Dr Nage Victor Henningsen read a patriotic address and musical selections complemented the event praised by the large attendance.

Hawkeye Service Star Legion Opera House J. A. E. Cunningham S. O. Sande T. D. Collins Dr. Nage Victor Henningsen

Free Picture Show at Hawkeye Theatre

A free moving picture show will be given at the Hawkeye theatre on Friday evening, November 26, featuring about 4000 feet of North Dakota descriptive pictures with a lecture. The program is sponsored by the Department of Immigration of North Dakota, and W. H. Raney of Sheldon, Iowa, is the field deputy.

Hawkeye Theatre North Dakota Department of Immigration of W. HE. Raney Sheldon Iowa

We Implore Supt Green to Give Us Light at Depot

A plea to Supt Green from Rock Island residents asking for power restoration at the depot after extended darkness. They urge swift action and emphasize hardship from the outage, pressing for public illumination and reliable service.

Green Rock Island

Young Couple Wed in Ruthven Parsonage

Mr Marion Raepe of Ruthven and Miss Alvine Olson of Graettinger united in marriage at the Lutheran parsonage yesterday afternoon with G. Sande officiating. They honeymoon in Guthrie Center and Town, then begin housekeeping in Ruthven where the groom is employed. The bride, popular in Graettinger, is praised for character and charm, and the Times offers hearty congratulations.

Marion Raepe Ruthven Alvine Olson Grachtinger Lars Olson G. Sande James Murphy Raepe Guthrie Center Gra¢ttinger

Rock Island Shovel Quits For Winter

Winter railway operations halt as Rock Island gravel pit closes due to frozen ground. The large shovel will likely be moved to another site for the season, ending excavation work for now.

Rock Island

Notice of dog license tax deadline

The license tax for dogs must be paid by Monday November 22. The marshal will collect all delinquent tax. Attend to the matter by this date. D. W. Cameron, Mayor.

D. W. Cameron

Old Time Supper Friday at Osgood Union

The Osgood Union S. 8 invites all to an old time supper Friday evening in November 26. Community members are cordially asked to attend.

Osgood Union S. 8

New Telephone Installed

A new telephone line has been installed for Fred Simonsen two at location 122. The brief notice records the installation and the associated party. The entry emphasizes the new communications facility and its user.

Fred Simonsen

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Cameron Graettingeh C. Nyborg Outalda Quintette Spirit Lake Jan Mirby R. S. Knight Graettinger, Jowa
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