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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
8
A letter notes the big auction and market day sale in Graettinger on Saturday. Mentions Misses Frances Hendricks Mary Nolan and Marie Laughlin returning from Emmetsburg after a teachers meeting. Barbara Gilman visited Mr and Mrs Charles Nolan for the weekend.
A workshop in the Ed Duhn Machine Shop offers all kinds of tin work and repairing. The operator emphasizes years of experience and invites a trial to prove skill and quality.
Graettinger residents attended games, dances, and Sunday School events, with Sherburne defeating Pocahontas 12 to 5 and 18 to 5 in two recent matches. The community also notes bank reports, visits from Minnesota relatives, dance at Roy Lowmans, and a birth at Oliver T. Lande’s farm. Separately, Miss Esther Christiansen and Miss Mathilda Badke were seen with friends in Estherville and Graettinger.
Hoping Newa Henry Lammers and daughter Miss Lwey and Mr and Mrs Henry Lam mers Jr returned from Wilson Wisconsin Monday. They were visiting Mrs Lam mers parents Mr and Mrs from here were attending Hands Park Sunday dance at Roy Lowman Saturday night was swell attended a good time had by all there will be dance held there next September.
Attendees enjoyed good times as the Graet tinger Orchestra played. Emma Andersen visited her mother Mrs. A. Andersen of Ringsted. Floyd and Mrs. Johnson returned to Des Moines after visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Johnson. Opal Johnson came back from Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Meiners hosted Sunday dinner at Art Miner's home. Ole Wicks filled silo. Henry Thiel built a large hog house. Mrs. B. H. Leary and child visited her parents. Fred Luhman and John Leduc shell corn. Wm. Luhman hosted threshers. Weather brought showers and resumed threshing.
The residence of Mr and Mrs J C Overholt was the setting for a notable social event. Details suggest a refined gathering with prominent local attendees and formal attire observed by guests and reporters.
Friday ceremony united Florence Kennedy of Estherville in marriage to S LeLand Kennedy of Detroit Michigan. Officiated by Rev Tred Willis at the First Methodist church with close family in attendance. The couple planned a Great Lakes honeymoon before settling in Detroit.
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