Thanksgiving Day Reflections Amid War and Cattle Loss
Thanksgiving reflections praise gratitude amid Europe’s war and strong crops. Notes on Minnesota governor elect, foot and mouth disease impact on dairy cattle, quarantine in Jackson County, and local arts and lectures. Includes mentions of The Virginian play at Hawkeye and reminiscences of Graettinger residents and a lecture by F. Lyon.
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United States
Europe
Chicago
Manson
Jackson County
Pat O’rourke
Hawkeye
Jones and Cranes
The
Sande
Ottosen
Irvin Shellmeyer
West Bend
F. F. Lyon
Mr. Lyon
Graettinger
Iowa
Lost Island Notes from Sheffield Sunday
Miss Imma Johnson visited Lorene and Irma on Sunday in Sheffield. Eulah Miles worked at Spencer. Mr and Mrs Nes Matsen visited at the Knutson home. Dave Ingvald party called to Estherville for Mrs Ingvald’s father illness. Martin Simonsen returned from Des Moines after hospital surgery. C J Lande visited Cylinder. Pete Hermanson entertained friends for Theo Paton’s honor. Paton’s corn pile grows with his boys’ work. Hankey visited Will Olson. Julia Iverson and Anna Johnson attended Cylinder confirmation with Iverson’s niece in class. Hans Sandvig and Ralph Smith with son Marion visited Graettinger. Frank Paton in Graettinger. Ethel Sheffield visited Grace Matsen.
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Imma Johnson
Lorene
Irma
Sheffield
Eulah Miles
Spencer
Nes Matsen
Knutson
Dave Ingvald
Estherville
Ingvald
Martin Simonsen
Des Moines
Methodist Hospital
C. J. Lande
Cylinder
Pete Hermanson
Theo
The Nightly Ride of a Horse Thief Pass
A fragment recalls a night scene featuring a horse thief pass and mounted pomp. The piece blends comedy with sudden tragedy and fleeting sketches of pathos, hinting at a theatrical or literary set piece rather than a straightforward event.
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Gantly- Mounted
Box Social at Gravel Pit District Dec 9
Marie Christianson announces a box social at the Gravel Pit district on Friday December 9 with a short program to follow. Teachers and residents are invited to attend.
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Gravel Pit
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B. B. Merriman
Minnesota
St. Paul
Manson Dem
Marie Christianson
Ringsted
Hoy
Duroc Jersey
R. I
McCormick
Deering
Fuller & Johnson
John Deere
Emerson Gang
de Laval
Mouritsen
E. C. Wahldeick
H.W. Jensen
G. C. Rinderknecht
A . Chinchillas
New Line of Dandy
Kor Coats
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