Threshing and social notes from Grover area
County correspondence recounts threshing starting at Bird Williams place with rain delaying work. Oats yield 62 bushels per acre. Numerous visits, gatherings, and travel among Williams, Myers, Johnson, Wade, and other locals. Club meetings at Hageman and Williams homes with meals. extensive social rounds and minor incidents. Grover community church notes urge timely church year end contributions and treasurer submissions.
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Bird Williams
Williams
Acre
Walter Williams
Helen
George Myers
Estherville
Frank Harris
Mr. Myers
Mr. Young
Art Pitcher
Radebaugh
Smith and Harvego
Silver Leaf Club
William Hageman
Herrman Rosberg
Willing Workers Club
Rachel
Helen Williams
J. P. Johnson
Orleans
John Johnson
Charlie Smith
W.R
Y Camp Dedication Highlights Eight New Cabins
About 200 friends attended the State Y M C A Camp dedication last Sunday for eight new cabins to house hundreds of boys annually. Gifts included the Hi-Y Camp 1923 cabin, memories of Dr. J L Sawyer, Mayor Lacey, and the Foster family, with total costs at $255 per cabin. The event urged support for water, dining facilities, kitchens, boats, and lakeside expansion to prevent commercial intrusion as Estherville fosters youth work. Dwight Lewis presided as state Iowa Y organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Emerson
Fred Emerson
Minneapolis
D. M. Clump
Lindquist
Trittle
Spirit Lake
Floyd Small
Chicago
Fred Hoyt
Fayette
Draper
Guy Small
Carl Hilton
Fort Dodge
Melvin Wade
Max Wade
Vivian
Gravatt
Onawa
Hillman
Thomas
John Ramsey
Thomas Thompson
Alpha
Minn
Ralph Deming
Paul Ramsey
Forest Ramsey
Harry May
Racine
Wis
May
George Merriott
John Rogers
Ocheyedan
Frank Yoch
Waukon
Andrew Yoch
Charles Stanley
Cedar Falls
Stanley
Hannah , Wade
Harry Perkins
Eldor
Gage
Estherville
Marshalltown
Nellie Balmeister
Nellie’ Lenox
Des Moines
Jim Smith
Joe Prochaska
Jackson
Thomas Larson
Junior
Alice
Jennie D. Sawyer
Centerville
J. L. Sawyer
Towa
Lacey
Oskaloosa
T. D. Foster
Fred M. Hanson
Rev. Harris
Sibley
W. M. Parsons
Assa. Sec
C. F. Ford
Coolidge
Harding
W. P. McCormick
Storm Lake
Champaign
Dwight Lewis
Iowa
Graettinger Man Dies at Coleman Hospital
Charles Hezekiah Schmuck aged sixty seven died Wednesday at Coleman hospital after a broken femur failed to heal. He lived alone at Graettinger for years. Daughter resides in Graettinger. Body taken there for Saturday services, then to Rolfe for burial. Chas Anderson drove the hearse. Services at Rolfe were conducted by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hezekiah Schmuck
Coleman Hospital
Graettinger
Mr. Smuck
Graetinger
Rolfe
Chas. Anderson
Unknown Wealth Gem Found by Poor Man Keepsake
A poor man kept a large red stone he found, later realizing it was a priceless gem. He had not recognized its value, and the owner had previously possessed it before it became unappreciated and immense in potential wealth.
Sweden's Match Industry Roots in 1844 Invention
A historical note credits G. K. Pasch of Sweden with inventing Matches in 1844. The industries he founded grew to supply about one third of the world’s matches, reflecting Sweden's long standing leadership in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
G. K. Pasch
Despondency in Hospital Amid Anesthetic Error
A hospital notes the danger of wrong anesthesia causing despair in patients. It cites a cheerful yet nearly cured patient and recalls a steam kettle proverb about staying submerged yet singing, illustrating grim irony in medical care.
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Ellsworth
John Thomas
Wm. Winters
Floyd Weaver
John Winters
Petersburg
Nv, R
Huntington
R. B. Williams
Gail
Emma Halpenny
Northville
S. D
L. W. Alexander
Halpenny
Mrs. Peterson
A. J. Deitrick
Lake Wilson
Shorty
K. A. Levi
Dummell Pool Hall
Monterey
Dunnell Pool Hall
V.R
Armstrong
Violet Bunt
Swea City
Jane Eaton
Iowa City
Oakland
Cal
Ivey Bosworth
A. J. Bosworth
Vera Wood
Iowa Falls
Alice Knipe
Ed. Knowles and
Melrose
Mr Knowles
Fred Knowles
Frank Gibbons
John Blum
Mae and
Vivian Bunt
EMMET
W. A. Schultz
Grantsburg
Frank Schultz
Clem Lurkhart
Irving Ellerston Lefe
Denver
Colo
Ellerston
Wyoming
Grover Pres
Edward Loew
Avery
J. C.irwin
Ladies League
Robert Woods
Odd Fellow
Rebekah Judgex
Vv. R. Graettinger
St. Paul’s
Vic
Goodyear West
Boys’ Athletic
Ballbyan and
Porist
Men’s Athletic Union
WRIA
Sig Rey
Yunury
Co. Mi
H. L. Strom
Sec’y
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