Passed Away Friday Morning P Mahan
P Mahan died Friday forenoon in Emmetsburg at age 72 after a long illness. He was born September 22 1850 near Graettinger and lived in Palo Alto County most of his life. Funeral services were held Sunday at Immaculate Conception Church with a large attendance, Father Michiting officiating, and pallbearers included Conway Quinn Olan Carney Leonard and Laughlin. He married Miss Mahan in 1872. he and his wife had resided in Graettinger, later moving to the city. He was a prominent cattleman and a longtime resident with surviving brothers and sisters noted in the obituary.
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John Leonard
Martin ‘Laughlin
John Phillip Mahan
South ‘Graettinger
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Palo Alto County
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Graettinger
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Ellie
Peter Malier
Mua
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Indiana
Patrick
Makan
Roy Cannon Injured In Mower Accident Near Superior
Roy Cannon of Superior, nephew of Mrs Briggs and Mrs Julia Wikert, was severely hurt Monday when thrown from a mower. A sharp object pierced his intestines and bladder. He was taken to Eatherville hospital in serious condition, with a slight improvement reported last night. A few months earlier his little cousin died in a vehicle incident involving his mother and a neighbor.
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Roy Cannon
Superior
Briggs
Julia Wikert
Eatherville
Daily News
Reeves Live Stock Sale Set For Next Monday
Reeves announces a big sale beginning at noon with a free lunch, inviting a crowd to his room. The auction features 4 horses, 85 cattle including 40 choice milch cows sold two by two, and 20 Poland China hogs. The sale, conducted by Shartle Jenawell Grodland Reaves with Iowa Trust & Savings Bank as clerk, runs through July 1, 1938.
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Ben F. Reeves
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Jenawell
Grodland & Reaves
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Reeves
Change In Rules To Speed Basket Ball Floor Work
There is a major change in basketball rules this year aiming to speed play. A player gaining possession must advance the ball past center within ten seconds, and if teammates bring it back to center the ball goes to the opponents. Proponents say it prevents stalling but critics warn it crushes the art of breaking and adds strain on players. Northwest injury concerns loom as coaches discuss whether to ignore the rule.
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Northwest Tory
Levi Kaltved Injury Report Unknown Source
Fragmented OCR text incompletely describes Levi Kaltved suffering a shoulder injury from a fall with garbled place and date references. details are unclear and sources are unreadable.
Important Meet ing Of Citizens League Monday
A Palo Alto County Citizens League meeting in Emmetsburg Iowa on Monday September 20 1982 at 9 80 A M seeks tax relief. Proposals include eliminating one clerk in the Auditor and County Treasurer offices shifting staff between offices dissolving the deputy superintendent role and setting a 2000.00 annual salary cap. It urges separating the County Home from the County Farm and criticizes Farm Bureau funding while noting no bridges should be built until finances normalize. The group plans to pressure the County Board of Supervisors to act, with a September 26 session to push for compliance.
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C. H. Bleckwenn
Mrs John Hansen Very Low In Coleman Hospital
Mrs John Hansen remains in critical condition after a week of severe burns and a broken hip. She is unable to talk and is delirious most of the time, with no improvement and family concern growing in Graattinger and nearby.
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Thieves Us, sBoven. weet. be lle Vault, of the
A garbled OCR fragment mentions thieves and a vault in unclear terms. No coherent names, places, or events are readable to form a complete item.
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Florence Skow Weds Mankato Business Man
Mrs. Florence Skow of Mankato Minnesota married Harry H. Arndt at Grace Lutheran church Saturday morning in a quiet ceremony attended by immediate family. The couple will reside at 414 Madison Avenue after a northern motor trip following a wedding breakfast at the Avints home.
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Florence Skow
Mankato
Minnenolu
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Harry H. Arndt
Sooth Fourth Street
Myre Florente
Victor Beck
Mias Gloriz Goltz
Minneapolis
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7. B. Richards
Ardatia
Big Bride
Madison Avenue
Horse Feathers at The Iowa Town Theatre Emmetsburg
The Marx Brothers film Horse Feathers plays at Town Theatre Emmetsburg on September 21 22 and 23. The spoof follows the college campus misadventures with Zeppo Chico Harpo and Groucho. a speakeasy football game romance and a chaotic campus night depicted in fast patter and comic mayhem.
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Noursday
Frank Weir Yields Fine Early Potatoes in Half Acre
Frank Weir supplied navural Early Ohio and Early Triumph potatoes to the Times office. Early Ohios weighed about a pound each, while Triumphs were smaller but more abundant. He reported a yield of 125 bushels on a half acre, a splendid record that Grayttinger residents may visit this winter if food runs low.
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Ohio
Triumph
Times
Weir
Grayttinger
Attending Funeral Of Brother In Law
A garbled notice references a funeral for a brother in law and mentions film names and a cast including Alexander Kirkland H B Warner Linda Watkins Marion Nixon and others. The fragment hints at a Tuesday event and a film mystery theme titled Charlie Chan's Chance but details are unclear.
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Charlie Chan
Hawkeye
Satur
Deo Che Ohih
Tax Reduction Debate At Walnut Township Meeting
Last night residents gathered at City Hall to discuss tax reduction and a county meeting at the Courthouse next Monday. Peter Sen presided as Y L O Connor led the discussion on mandatory levies and school tuition, with opposition to repealing the school-law section.
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Walnut Township
Court
High School Eleven Faces Milford in Season Opener
Graettinger eleven, rebuilt after nearly all starters graduated, meets Milford Friday. Coach Arney trains a light, speedy squad averaging about 129 pounds, with only a few games on the slate and St Mary's postponed. The kickoff marksGraettinger's early season test as basketball practice looms in November.
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St. Mary's
Graettinger
Arney
Milford
Mrs Theil Injured In Fall Near Bank Corner
Mrs. Fred Theil sustained a knee injury when a plank in a broken sidewalk at the First National Bank corner caused her to fall Saturday night. Bystanders and friends hope the injury is not serious and she will be able to be about again soon.
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Fred Theil
Graattinger
National Bank
Graettinger Wins Over Hartley In Softball Blowout
Graettinger knocked Hartley out 8 to 1 in a hotly contested kitten ball morning game. The Graettinger team dominated innings with three Beorenne runs, while Hartley’s efforts failed to match the locals. In other notes, Mayers, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Meyers, injured three fingers at Leduc county school and was treated in Graettinger. local bankers H A Hilsenbaut and Charles Spies were among congratulators.
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Bittle
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Leduc
Graattinger
Insane Farmer Kills Nephew then Dies by Suicide
Frank Case a 65 year old farmer from Superior who had been an inmate at Independence state hospital killed his nephew Frank Case 43, then shot his sister Mrs. L. Case 68, in a peaceful family setting yesterday morning. He attempted to kill another nephew but spared him after a plea. He later killed himself with a shotgun in a corn field as a sheriff searched for him. Mrs. Case and another sister are hospitalized in Estherville. Case had been paroled from Independence hospital in January amid prior mental health concerns.
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Superior
State Hospital For the Insane
Independence
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Coleman Hospital
Esthardville
State Hospital
Superior Farm
Auto Races Set To Crown Spencer Fair Saturday
Auto races climax the 1982 Spencer fair on a last half mile dirt track with Gus Schraeder and Misa Elfreida Mais leading a field of world speed champions. The program at 2:00 pm features a free-for-all stock car ash can derby, a motor show, vaudeville acts, circus acts, and music by Karl Kings Bani. REMEMBER ALL CHILDREN THIRTEEN YEARS AND UNDER ARE ADMITTED PRE EVERY DAY OF THE FAIR.
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Clay County Fair
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Hoeldera
Gus Schraeder
Misa Elfreida Mais
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Secar Rapids
Dave Champeau
Stani ‘Forks
N.D
Bill Clark
Detroit
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Owens
Des Moines
Shane Fitageral
Monterey
Mexico
Dwight Peck
Humboldt
Iowa
Karl Kings- Bani
Fort Dodge
Fried Chicken Picnic At Legion Event Next Sunday
The John Nelson Post American Legion will hold its annual picnic at Lost Island State Park next Sunday inviting all ex service men and families. Fried chicken dinner will be provided and the event promises a good time for attendees and their families.
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John Nelson Post
American Legion
Lost Island State Park
Evangelistic Meetings Open at Osgood Union School
Evangelistic meetings begin September 25 26 at the Osgood Union Sunday School led by Rev C E Bryden Evangelist The Sunday School meets at 107 a city and preaching service is at 8 PM The Rev Bryden is an able speaker recommended for attendance by the committees and urged for all to attend
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Osgood Union Sunday School
C. BE. Bryden
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