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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
12
A local ad highlights soft hats priced 2.50 to 6.60 and a store on the east of the post office selling stylish clothes shoes and table linens. Local society notes mention Miss Chara Anderson and relatives traveling to Estherville and Emmetsburg, a Preston Famestock auction upcoming, a well attended barn dance at L. E. Conway place, and Graettinger news on dances and church figures.
Local notes mention Wil dey from Emmetsburg and several visits by residents to Graettinger. The article covers farming, egg prices, health concerns, and plans to expand a repair shop, with social events including a wedding and a celebration after Rev. Schumann’s sentence confirmation in Pomery.
Farmers busy with corn harvest while Red Cross meets in Lest Island township on Tuesday October 21. Catholic Aid society gathered at Mrs Dickey’s home with good attendance and a pleasant time. Bridges and roads under construction along the east road near J P Conway placer. Dennis McCarty and wife welcome a son, joining two older boys, and the iTimes delivers congratulations. George and family traveled to Fairbank, Iowa by auto, noting excellent road conditions between Clear Lake and Mason City. Land around Fairbank described as cheaper than here. L L Benson and family from Morris Minnesota plan visits. Benson bought land at $60 per acre earlier and has since refused $100 offers, praising consistent crops. C W Higgins of Wallingford rents near Grachtinger and plans farm tenure through H G Fisher of Carroll County. Hans Westergard visits Emmetsburg. Mrs Abbie Gardner Sharpe seriously ill at Spencer, survivor of Spirit Lake massacre. Mrs T L Hampson improving after injuries. two weeks to crutch time. Mrs Ole Solheim spent Sunday at Armstrong. H E Wikert heads south to Farmington for a Chester White hog sale. Clergy Father McNerney of Emmetsburg and Father Murtagh of Estherville visit Father Kelly. Louis F Schurmann of Watertown, SD, brother of F E Schumann, now employed at Windsor Hotel & Cafe for about a month.
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