Boxing Show Draws Big Crowd in Labor Day Event
The Graettinger Legion Athletic Association hosted a labor day boxing show with strong attendance and competitive ringside action. Everett Strong vs Fred Etzel ended in a draw. Gerald Reed defeated Harold Higgins on points. Dago King vs Gus Kielbrook was a draw. Jack Carney beat Joe Morris in four rounds. Fans from Emmetsburg Ruthven and nearby towns praised the event, the first athletic show by the local Legion. Lee Taylor of the Des Moines Register officiated.
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Graettinger Legion Athletic Association
Oidler
Everett Strong
Spencer
Fred Etzel
Fort Dodge
Beut
Strong
Etzel
Gerald Reed
Grachtinger
Harold Higgins
Emmisburg
Higgins
Reed
Dago King
Gus Kielbrook
Jackson
Minnesota
Bac Pata
Jack Carney
Graettinger
Joe Morris
Alpha
Minesota
Carney
Ance
Emmetsburg
Ruthven
Legion Boys
Lee Taylor
Des Moines Register
Hog boasts among largest in region at local fair
O. R. Gardner displayed a massive hog near Charles Jensen hardware store on Labor Day. The boar Big Tim weighs 820 pounds and measures seven feet long. The item notes Iowa State College plans to expand housing with a dormitory wing completed last spring, bringing permanent dorms to five plus four temporary lodges.
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O. R. Gardner
Charley Jensen Harware
Labor Day
Big Timm
Iowa State, College
Gracti Inger Market Reporta September 6 1923
Market report notes hogs selling around 9 dollars for top price and chickens at a high rate with corn and eggs listed. Odd OCR errors present but the piece records commodity prices and cautious trade sentiment.
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Gracti Inger
Auto Trip to Yellowstone Park West Coast Views
A travelogue by Mise Hertha Spies covers a two month journey from June 12 to August 11 across Iowa Nebraska Wyoming Montana Idaho Washington Oregon Utah and Colorado. The party camped nightly cooked most meals, faced floods and washed out bridges, visited Omaha Cheyenne Cody and Theropolis, toured the Yellowstone region including Shoshone Canyon and the park, observed geysers and bears, and noted the scenic Bitter Root Pass and Spokane fruit markets along the way.
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Mise Hertha Spies
Davenport
Jowa
Missouri River
America
Vacaland
Graettinger
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Colorado
Carroll
Iowa
Cheyenne
Neola
John Herberger
Omaha
Torus
Hells Half Acre
Binl’y Bya
Pasa Mes
Thermopolis
Cody
Buffalo Bill Cody
National Park
Yellowstone
Park
Shoshone Canyon
Great Shoshone Dam
Kodak
Murran
Tilaho
Coney
Spokane
Ritaville
Albert Christiansen Farm Auction Details
Albert Christiansen will dispose of an 80 acre farm at public auction on Monday September 10. The property lies in High Lake town eight miles northeast of Grachtinger. See display ad for further particulars.
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Albert Christiansen
High Lake
Grachtinger
Miller and Kennedy End Graettinger Chicken Business Sale
Miller and Kennedy announce the end of their chicken business in Graettinger and will hold a public sale of young chickens, a 2 1100 egg Queen incubator, and numerous other articles. The Times display ad this week provides full particulars.
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Miller & Kennedy
Graettinger
Poland China Hog Sale Next Month At Graettinger Farm
O. R. Gardier and Son announce a sale of fifty Poland China hogs on September 16 at their Graettinger farm two miles northeast. Pure bred boars and gifts included, with high quality breeding stock offered from top local breeders.
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Poland
China
O. R. Gardier & Son
Rover
Graettinger
Two Dolliver Farms At Public Auction September 20
Two half section farms jointly owned by J A Spies and the John Jackman estate on the edge of town will be sold September 20 by section, half auction, quarters and forties. The properties are well improved with new buildings erected a couple of years ago. See display ad for full particulars. Also notes on home economics urge tracking food costs and using dairy and produce to balance diets, with advice from Iowa State College.
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J. A. Spies
John Jackman
Iowa State College
Big Labor Day Celebration in Grachtinger
A large Labor Day festival in Grachtinger featured ideal weather, heavy attendance, and a full program. Events included street sports, a midday dinner by M. E. Ladies' Aid, a band concert, a Saunders address, free street attractions, a Lone Rock to Bancroft baseball win, a Hawkeye theatre show, an old time dance, a merry-go-round, various concessions, and a Royal Lumber boxing card noted elsewhere.
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Grachtinger
Dicken
Opera House
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
W. E. G. Saunders
Emmatsburg
Lone Rock
Bancroft
Hawkeye Theatre
Woodman Hall
Bowery
Itelf
Royal Lumber Company Yard
Legion
Poultry Droppings Spread Disease, ISU Extension Warns
Droppings spread most serious poultry diseases, says the Iowa State College extension service poultry department. Clean dropping boards and well constructed floors that are easy to clean and disinfect are emphasized as key to limiting infection. Though cleanliness is valued, room for sanitation improvement remains.
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Poultry Department
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Times
Errol
Kielblock-King
Morris
Farm Bureau
Fred Wolfe
W. I. Branagan
Yellowstone Park
West Coast
First National Bank
Onal Bank
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