Graettinger Teams Sweep Four Wins in Tuesday Night
Graettinger High School basketball teams defeated Ayrshire in both girls and boys games. Girls won 19 to 4 with strong defense led by Nelson, Gammon, Kent, and Harrington. Boys surged in the second half to rout Ayrshire 38 to 8 behind Johnson, Erickson, Green, and Reynolds. Crowd filled the small gym as Graettinger maintained momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Ayrshire
Masinm
Zanes
Gradinger
Horton
Estherville
Martha Nelson
Genevieve Gammon
Margaret Nefstead
Kathryn Kent
Guards
Laura Harrington
Kathryn Foster
Miss Meek
Sumning
Radio brings church services to Estherville listeners
Estherville residents heard sermons via radio from First Methodist Church Detroit and later a Sweeney Automobile School program in Kansas City. Attendees noted the real benediction and timing differences as rain fell and the concert concluded.
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First Methodist Church
Detroit
Mich
Kansas City
Sweeney Automobile School
Estherville Radio
Estherville Democrat
Spies Buys Guthrie County Farm At Auction
Carl Spies purchased a Guthrie County farm at auction last Thursday paying 145 dollars per acre for 144 acres. He has rented the place to Alfred Simonsen for the coming year. Auctioneer Reeves notes top prices for corn and calves with oats and a team of mules also sold.
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Carl Spies
Guthrie County
Alfred Simonsen
Myx. Simonsen
Mr. Reeves
John Kathman
Reeves
John Rathman
Ben Reeves
Graettinger Boys and Girls Face Ruthven in Hard Tests
Game lineups show Graettinger teams led by Graettinger and Ayrshire players with scores listed for field baskets and free throws. Graettinger boys travel to Armstrong for a tough Dec 1 set, while Graettinger girls host Ruthven on the same night as part of a challenging early season stretch.
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Smith
Maria
Miller
Meek
Kelly
Treat
Graettinger
Nealson
Gammon
Harrington
Foster
Nefstead
Kent
Nelson
Ayrshire
Horton
Motherville
Armstrong
Graettinger Girls
Ruthven Girls
Graettinger Boys
Gradlinger
Miss Thermanven
Ruthven
Graettinger Boys Win Again In Early Season Showdown
Graettinger High School boys claim another win as they surge early in the season. Details indicate a decisive victory over their opponent, with continued coverage expected on page jour.
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Stalpa
Graettinger High School
Lars Johnson Lost Island Pioneer Dies At 72
Lars Johnson pioneer of Lost Island township dies at home of his daughter Mrs Keo Christiansen after a long illness. Born March 25 1850 in Sweden he came to the U S in 1872 and settled in Palo Alto county. Funeral services were held at his home and at the Lutheran church with burial beside his wife in Lost Island cemetery. He was a well known thrifty neighbor and father of Mrs Theo Christiansen.
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Airs Johnson
Keo
Christiansen
Johnson
Lost Island Township
Lost Island
Lars Johnson
Sweden
United States
Wisconsin
Palo Alto County
Theo
Ben F Reeves On Palo Alto Roads
Auctioneer Reeves reports two long trips to towns north of Minneapolis and Guthrie county near Des Moines. He notes the Graettinger Emmetsburg road as the worst, causing many dollars of Estherville business to be lost due to poor highways.
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Reeves
Minneapolis
Guthrie County
Des Moines
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Grodland Auction Saturday In Graettinger
Auctioneers Grodland and Hepp hold a public sale in Graettinger on Saturday December 2 featuring a 1917 Ford car household goods and seven head of spring shoats plus miscellaneous items. Rolland George returns home from Chicago after a year with Westinghouse in transportation sales. The Graettinger High School manual training display window features finished work inviting inspection.
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Graettinger
Grodland & Hepp
Key
Rolland George
Chicago
Westinghouse Company
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
United States
Graetinger High School
Charley Jensen
Editor Aided Banker In Difficulty Turns Tables
Tuesday morning at 12 30 the banker Kiencke of Ceylon Minnesota asked the Times editor for help as his car ran out of gas five miles from town. All businesses were closed and the editor’s home light looked like a lighthouse in the fog. Profit by reading the ads.
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Kiencke
Ceylon
Minnesota
the Times
Returned From Hospital Ends Life By Shooting
Mrs. Merton Thompson of the Ruthven neighborhood committed suicide by shooting herself Saturday afternoon after being brought home from Eg Sherville hospital. She left a husband and several children and had been in ill health with domestic trouble. Authorities presume mental derangement from sickness as the cause.
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Merton Thompson
Ruthven
Eg- Sherville
Burdick Leaves Town After Liquor Incident
Burdick, who had recently secured parole, left town Tuesday evening after being invited by Justice of the Peace John Wood. He was accused of giving liquor to a schoolboy about 12 and confessed to the boy’s father, but prosecutors were not pursued following his plea for clemency. Ayrshire also reports Ruthven’s basketball win over Graettinger 36 to 4, with Superintendent Guiles refereeing satisfactorily.
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Bill
Burdick
Justice of the Peace
John Wood
Bancroft Register
Ayrshire
Ruthven
Graettinger
Guiles
Chronicle
Emmetsburg High School Basketball Team Returns
Emmetsburg high school will field a basketball team this year after years without a floor for practice. The squad uses the school assembly room with portable seats on skids for easy removal and return. The team will be large and largely new, according to the Reporter.
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Emmetsburg
Pactice
Pame
Large Snake Found In Pillow At Pom eroy
A large black snake was found in the pillow of four year old Kinsey Durst in Pom eroy. The child felt the pillow wiggle. Feathers left in a shed filled the pillow as Mrs Hurst had used them. Investigators presume the snake was gathered with the feathers. Revenue Man Visits Ayrshire In many towns an internal revenue man checked all places collecting revenue. No fines reported, papers suggest residents watched their revenue and taxes closely. Foreclosures Numerous In Kossuth County about sixty real estate foreclosures expected in the last three months. Sheriff Hackman and Deputy Hovey handle duties. Astronomers discover a new universe amid election dissatisfaction.
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Kinsey Durst
Pomeroy
Ayrshire
Chronicle
Kossuth
George Hackman
Hovey
Bancroft Register
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Ayrshire and
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White
Hermanson
Calvin Gammon
Focal
Aottinger
ve—Matthieson
M. Vane
Anderson
Rand OC
Vaniorken
Lar
Home County
Catholic Laidies’ Aid Society
Hawkeye Theatre
Bartleman Orchestra
Rock Island
Allen
Tastherville
H. TL. Horswell
Carty
Myra
Trouswell
Rock Inland
Dr. Hesalon
Horsion
Jensen Auto Co
Henry Hhawner
Ban
Alti
Intracite
Ben F. Reeves
Palo Alto
Grachtinger
Montana
George Miller
South of Town
Times
Flathead Valley
Rey Cunningham
Walnut Township
Osgood
Wolfe
Frances Hendricks
Woodman Hall
Rekou
Twelve Mileake Township
Cynettinger
Barketa
Mish Lily Sandyig
M. O. Grodland Auction
Comeres
Peewee
Mort Thompson
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