Ayrshire Teams to Play Here Tuesday Evening
Ayrshire boys and girls travel to Graettinger for a double header with the local teams. Graettinger aims for revenge after recent wins against Ruthven, Curlew, and Mallard as Ayrshire shows improvement. The girls contest should mirror the excitement of the boys clash, with Graettinger seeking a repeat win on the Ayrshire floor.
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Ayrshire
Zym
Gract‘tinger
Ruth‘Yen
Curlew
Mallard
Jaettinger
Graettinger
Graettinger High School
Easy to Gauge Speed Joke From Fairfield Township
A Fairfield Township resident visits a garage in Emmetsburg after an election day trip. He is surprised a car lacks a speedometer. The sales manager quips that speed is gauged by rattles at increasing speeds and that a speedometer is wasteful.
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Fairfield Township
Emmetsburg
George Meiners and Virgie Meiner wed in Ringsted
George Meiners of Ringsted and Miss Virgie L. Miner of Graettinger Iowa were married Wednesday November 15 at noon in the Baptist parsonage Ringsted. Rev J Arthur Hurley officiated with Gladys Miner and C Meiners as attendants. The couple left for a wedding trip to Kewanee Illinois and other points and will reside on a farm two miles south of Ringsted.
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Baptist
E. Des Moines
George R. Meiners
Ringsted
Wirpie L. Miner
Grachtinger
Iowa
J. Arthur Hurley
Gladys Miner
C. Meiners
Mr. Meiners
Remmer. Meiners
Miss Miner
Arthur Miner
Graettinger
Myr
Mrs. Meiners
Kewanee
Illinois
Estherville
Democrat
Thanksgiving on November 30th A frequent Christmas Monday link
A local reporter recalls a quirky timing pattern for Thanksgiving When the holiday lands on November 30 Christmas Day falls on Monday Several instances occur within a dozen years including 1911 and 1916 The piece suggests readers order Christmas and New Year cards from the Times this week.
Bear attack victim returns home after hospital stay
Storm Lake to Des Moines Register reports My Goodness wife and daughter Venetta left Algona hospital where they and her husband were treated for injuries from a West Bend bear attack three weeks earlier. Husband's crushed hand is recuperating. The child’s broken arm remains in a cast and requires stillness.
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Storm Lake
Des Moines Register
Frank W. Goodness
Venetta
Algona
Goodness
West Bend
Big Force Kept Busy Sorting Lost Mail Packages
Post office waste and careless handling plague mail delivery with 25,000,000 items delayed or lost yearly. A Chicago potmaster's warning urges proper addressing and packing, early mailing, and public education to improve efficiency and reduce drain on resources. Obituary notes report B. E. Green mourning sister E J Green after a Rochester Mayo visit.
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Big Force
Frank Crane
Chicago
Post Office
Catholic Ladies to Hold Bazaar at Hawkeye Theatre
Catholic Ladies' Aid society plans a bazaar at the Hawkeye theatre on Tuesday November 28 featuring needlework articles for sale. Meals will be served at noon and evening, followed by a dance with the Bartleman orchestra. John Clemenson resumes in welding plant duties after purchasing the acetylene setup from Benson & Conway and advertises his services this week.
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Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society
Hawkeye Theatre
Bartleman
John Clemenson
Messrs. Benson & Conway
Same
John
Times
Builder Campaign Surges as Contestants Rise
I C Wiegmann reports a booming Junior Business Builder campaign with about thirty contestants in the race. Names and standings will be published in a couple of weeks. Monitor Mr Wiegmanns advertising for updates.
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I. C. Wiegmann
Rvace
Mr. Wiegmann
Can't Beat Automobile Law in Spencer
The Spencer Reporter notes state auto men collected 26 in fees and penalties from W. J. McCarter of Spencer fined by Justice Bender for operating a motor truck without a license. They also penalized a Dickinson County man for using borrowed license plates and no registration, costing him 103.90 to square up.
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Spencer
W. J. McCarter
Justice Bender
Dickinson County
Hudson
Carl Christiansen Breaks Leg After Ranch Accident
Carl Christiansen of west of town sustained a broken leg in a cattle drive incident when his horse slipped and fell. He is recovering slowly and will be limited in mobility for some time.
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Carl Christiansen
Christiansen
Basket Social Friday at Center School House Vernon
A basket social is held Friday evening Nov 24 in the Center school house Vernon township. Program begins at eight with a dance afterward. Ladies are asked to bring baskets. Organizer: Lillian Bradley, teacher.
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Vernon Township
Lillian
Bradley
Wikert's big sale next Wednesday brings 122 head of stock
H E Wikert will hold a closing out sale at his Graettinger area farm on Wednesday November 29. The auction includes 7 work horses 30 cattle 70 Chester White hogs 15 Shropshire ewes poultry and a large list of machinery headed by a Cletrac tractor and motor cultivator. Maxwel car offered with nine months time. Sale starts at 10 am lunch at noon. G E Moore estate sale also listed for November 28 with 58 stock 9 horses 75 hogs machinery and two quarter sections of land.
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H. E. Wikert
Graettinger
Chester
Maxwell
G. E. Moore
Two Auctions Set for Next Week in This Territory
Two auctions are planned next week in the area. On Tuesday November 28 a closing out sale of the G T E Moore estate will be held on a farm two miles east of Wallingford on the gravel road. On Wednesday November 29 H Wikert will conduct a large livestock and machinery sale a few miles east of Graettinger.
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G. TE. Moore
Wallingford
H. Wikert
Graettinger
Wikert
Box Social And Dance At Walnut Township School
A box social and dance will be held at the school house in District No 1h Walnut township on Friday evening December 1. The school is one mile north of Osgood and three miles south of Wolfe school with Miss Frances Hendricks as teacher. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
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Walnut Township
Osgood
Wolfe
Frances Hendricks
Roseland Youth Passes After Surgical Operation
Lars Roseland of St James Minnesota died following a surgical operation for intestinal trouble on November 14 at the local hospital. The 25 year old was survived by his parents and five brothers and one sister. Funeral and burial were held in St James with friends expressing deep sorrow at the loss of a young local resident once known from Lost Island.
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B. E. Green
E. J. Green
Crawford County
Rochester
Mayo
Mr. Green
Graettinger
St. James
Minnesota
Lars Roseland
Sam Roseland
Lost Island
H. H. Sandvik
Ed Ellingson
Red Cross Roll Call Returns via Bank Payments
The Red Cross Society will hold its annual roll call this month with a new plan: members may pay the $1.00 fee at their bank during November and December to receive a receipt. The drive supports social service and disabled veterans rehabilitation, and seeks records of World War service and war wounds for government compensation. Committee members Eagan McNally Soper urge participation.
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Red Cross Society
American Red Cross Society
W. F. Eagan
ED McNally
J. B. Soper
Off To Buy Mules And Land In Guthrie County Sale
Col Ben F Reeves Sr and Col Reeves Jr with Carl Spies and John Kathman left by auto for a Guthrie County land and general farm sale. Spies aimed to buy the farm while Kathman planned to drive home an 8,000 pound span of mules. Reeves was an auctioneer and the Graettinger group was expected to make the sale lively. P Duhn bought the Wm Matters residence for 3000 dollars, described as exceptionally cheap compared with six thousand dollars a few years earlier.
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Ben F. Reeves Sr
Col. Reaves, Jr
Carl Spies
John Kathman
Guthrie County
Reeves
Graettinger
P. Duhn
Matters
Wm. Matters
Box Social at Center School in Jack Creek Township
A box social will be held at Center School in Jack Creek Township on Wednesday evening November 29. The event features a program and other amusements. Ladies are asked to bring baskets. Miss Bernice Bracley, teacher, is listed.
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Center
Jack Creek Township
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Iven
Pears
Graettin
Northwest
Graetting
Raettinger Town
Gammonington
Nolan
Democrat Yd
Ruthven- Graettinger
Firat
George Meiners
Virgie Meiner
Tlineis
Jimmy Glickers
Automobile
Prrys
Basket Social
H. I. Wikert
Poland
T. R. Hepp
Hepp
McCray
Indiana
Red Cross
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