Early and fateful weather hampers corn harvest notes
In South Emmet region villagers race to pick down corn before predicted bad weather. The column records local activity from Estherville to Graettinger, including farm work, church events, confirmations, and community gatherings amid unsettled conditions and widespread husking.
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South Emmet
Henrietta
Emma Giligart
Sac County
Ralph Schumacher
Rockwell City
Otis Jorstad
Eary
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Knut Trueford
Clarence
Alice
Mable
Petersburg
W. Berg
Henrietta Gilgart
Miss Gilfart
Berg
Jorgen Andersen
Evie Jacobson
Berg School House
Mable Olson
Mee
Earl Moraine
Methodist Church of
Menlo
Martin ‘Traeford
Knut Traeford
Chitley Jackson
Archie Kieth
Herman
Earl Guid Gievald
Christian Home
Graettinger Manin
Merrum
Joseph Omuvidsen
Elmer Peterson
Shileyss
Graettinger Gold Rush Tale of Past and Present
In Graettinger, a gravel rich area along the Des Moines river and Jack Creek fed by a former Rock Island pit powered gravel work. Gold rumors surface in 1927 after tests show trace amounts, boosting local interest though large profits remain uncertain.
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Graettinger
Des Moines
Des Moines River
Rock Island
Rock Island Company
T. Sullivan
Graetlinger
Intaly
Jefk
Graettinger Tile Works
Heed Spies
Ele
Iowa
M. BE. Mahan
Denver
Colorado
Astunator Co
Corse
Graet
Washington
Genettinger
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the Farmers Creamery CO. OF
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Farmers Shipping Association
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C. H. Berdin
Frank Lambe
Jorgen Anderson
D. EB. McCarty
Farmers’ Grain Co
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Lost Stand News
Sylvia Therion
Amanda Treitress
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