Mahan Pioneer Remembered In Palo Alto County History
The obituary recalls John J Mahan a longtime Walnut Township resident who died after sustaining a farm injury. Born to Edward and an early settler, he and Julia Doran married in 1890 and lived sixty years on the same farm before retiring to Graettinger in 1916. The piece highlights his memory of early days including 1861 school, Fort Dodge cattle trade, Spirit Lake mills, and 1857-59 Irish settlement migrations, noting his role as a local historian and community figure. The Times offers sympathy to surviving relatives and notes visitors from Superior Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Mahan
Walnut Township
John
Grachtinger
Mahona
Julia Doran
Mmmetsburg
Mahan
Palo Alto County
James P. White
P. R. Jackman
Mr. Mahan
Ft. Defiance
Estherville
Palo Alto
J. P. Crowley
Lott Laughlin
Joseph and Kern Mulroney
P. R. Jackson
Fort Dodge
Blackshire
Fimmersburg
Spirit Lake
East Okeboji
Milford
Indiana
Ned Mulroney
Mud Lake
Malan
Algotin
Frank Davey
Oregon House of Representatives
Wim. O'Connell
Martin Laughlin
Maton
Father Marsh
Ft. Dodge
Emmetsburg
J. J. Smith
John Nolan
James Hickey
Trish
Illinois
Dreath
Walnut Grove
Graettinger
Memorial Service for Mrs. S. E. Sandvig
Mrs. S. E. Sandvig dies age 70 in Graettinger Iowa after 43 years there. Funeral service featured hymns readings and obsequies conducted by multiple pastors. interment in Lest Island Lutheran cemetery. Surviving children numbered nine with seventeen grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Martin Funeral Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Anderson
Julius F. Master
M. C. .Thompson
Hinderaker
Fred Jacobsen
Sandvng
Lest Island Lutheran
Lew Aanongon
LaSalle County
Sam E. Sandvig
Morris
Ilinois
Saondvig
Grundy County
Illinois
Grachtinger
Graettinger
Sandvig
Florence Knutsen
Lost Island
Adaline Olson
Wallingford
Lily Jacobson
Erlene Aanonson
Estherville
Hamlin Sandvis
Gordon Sandvig
First Lutheran Church
Times
Charles Sandvig
Marshalltown
Malinda Bakka
Local News Notes From Milford to Estherville
Postmaster W L O Connor called in Milford Monday and Sheriff Montgomery of Emmetsburg visited Graettinger Saturday. Mrs Ted Suss and Mrs James Brown visited Vinton where Brown's daughter lives. Bernice Hewitt returned to Clinton Minnesota after summer with her sister Mrs Haakon Thoreson. Herman and Mrs Herrmann returned to Wheaton Minnesota after two weeks with Ray Rosburg. Walter Hamilton and granddaughter Ray Hamilton aided Mrs A J Hamilton’s birthday festivities in Estherville. An article notes how aerial hospitals save soldiers by flights to base hospitals with a feature in The American Weekly accompanying next Sunday’s Chicago Herald American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. O'Connor
Milford
Sherif B. F. Montgomery
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Ted Suss
James Brown
Vinton
Brown
Misa Bernice Hewitt
Clinton
Minnesota
Haakon Thoreson
Herman Herrmann
Wheaton
American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Invasion Drive Opens Third War Loan Campaign
The opening day for the third war loan drive is set for Thursday September 9. Graettinger Palo Alto county will receive a practice air raid alert to mark the start, with local chairman Dr Olene Jacobson directing house to house bond solicitation and public pledges. The drill schedule runs from 12 00 to 12 30 pm with multiple signals and an all clear, aiming to educate civilians while boosting national bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Graettinger
Olene Jacobson
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Iowa
Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission
State War Finance Committee
Defense Corps
Also Mentioned on This Page
John J. Mahan
Bernard Bormann
Superior, Wisconsin
Gormann
Henry Wobbe
S. E. Sandvig
John Sandvig
Peter Sandvig
Bertha Rollie
Ruthven
Tarvi Chambers
Pocahontas
Kenneth Gordon
Terris
Edward Sandvig
Roy Coop
Edna Sandvig
Jennings Sandvig
Des Moines
Harold Faust
Hubbard
Town
McCarty’s Grocery
Folger’s Coffee
ONI
Weiners
Walter Hamilton
Ray Hamilton
A. J. Hamilton
Nowa
Mason Jor Rubbers
Tall Corn
Briardale Coffee
C. A. Jensen
Mittchell’s Food Market
Pascal Celery
RITZ
Weeneess
Isqavaya Teats
Bedereeegay
Quay
van Cape
Indee
Hilex
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