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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1921
Page
10
Emmetsburg and Graettinger area ads list hauling services, grain tile lumber and livestock transport. Also farm for pasture space, baby chick orders, purebred eggs, cattle pasturing, a Ford car for sale and rooms for rent amid estate notices and auctioneers listings in Palo Alto county 1921.
Good bluegrass pasture with ample water and shade offered for rent. Cattle rate is 87 per head for the season and horses at 2.50 per month. Contact A Barratt, 8 miles north and 1 mile east of Gracttinger, note dated 4-7.
C. 8. Nichola of the engineering department of Iowa State College requests farm owners with sewage diagonal systems to contact him. He aims to collect experiences on the system's good points and flaws as engineers strive for near perfect efficiency in Iowa. Send a postcard to Amos.
Statement of ownership and management for Graettinger Times dated April 1 1921 lists John J Sullivan as publisher editor managing editor and business manager owner and mortgagee T Sullivan all based in Graettinger Iowa sworn before notary Vincent Kelly with commission expiration July 4 1921. The document records the publisher editor and owner as one person and notes town Palo Alto County Iowa.
Andrew Johnson, a long-time resident of our city, died at home on Academy Street after a stomach illness since last Friday. Born August 1850 on the Atlantic, he grew up in Black Earth and was twice married, leaving a wife and seven children. Funeral arrangements are pending with plans anticipated for next Monday as relatives travel from Canada California and elsewhere to attend.
A Farm Bureau alert warns residents to avoid outside firms selling stocks amid a period of risky investing. Do not trust blue sky claims. verify with the Farm Bureau blue sky committee and seek official OK before engaging. The county agent urges postponing outside stock purchases unless reliability and intent are certain.
Mrs Chris Jacobson left Monday for a week long visit with relatives in Alty Town. English services are planned at Riverside church next Sunday. Mr and Mrs Charles Barnhard and Clarence Traefeld were Eutherville visitors Monday. Mrs Strid entertained the Home Circle Tuesday. Kathryn and William Maher were at the parental home Sunday. Gravel Pit school closed Monday due to a rail fault. Mr and Mrs W Borg visited their daughter and family in Motherville Thursday. Mr and Mrs Peta Hanson spent Friday at Nala Mortenseng. Raymond Rembling and Heidecker boys spent Sunday together.
High School Notes report Supt. Gothe and judge in the Upper Town Declamatory contest set for May. Harold Harrington Norman Osher Oscar Elsenbast Lloyd Gardner Tra Gardner Tom Sullivan Joe Gabrielson Ulla Rothermel Roy Christiansen Harold Christiansen receive official high school G letters. Five boys earn B five medals. H. S. Declamatory winners also medalists. Girls Arlene Myhre Margaret George Carol Green also medalists. Seniors plan Nothing but the Truth play with selected roles and practice to start this week. Sophomores have about four weeks of history left and review time. Juniors see a new necktie style. freshmen girls wonder if six day vacation was enough as some stay out longer. Miss Lundeen hosts Freshmen English April fool joke. First Division Girls gym plays Base Ball. Ancient history class reads imaginary Rome tales. Freshmen carnival postponed due to Methodist church event. vaudeville stunts planned next week with program elsewhere. Spring vacation ends with last bell. pupils return with spring favor. Some boys fill holes in a chair using manual training skills. Freshmen English classics The Merchant of Venice arrive and class begins Monday.
Gilbert away on land business. Doreas society met at Olson home. Miller returned to Puyallup. Krause back from Lone Rock. Amdahl Archia South Byron Anderson and Herum attended Gractingler dance. Schacherer hauling gravel for Otis Jorstad installing highway culverts. Celia Peterson visited Jacobson and Peterson homes, with Mic keolgon. Millie Duhn visiting. accepted hotel job in Jackson Minnesota. Father Conway from Estherville visiting parishioners. drives Ford coupe gifted by Sanborn parish. Local anglers fishing river as law awaits final. Mayor Larson warns speeders with $10 fine. Quest Sunday windy with dust reducing visibility. Mrs Gilbert visiting from Albig. Jack Franklin to stay with grandparents during mother’s treatment. George Richards unable to wrestle at Graettinger Saturday due to injury.
Fans hoped for a match with Charles Thompson at Graettinger Saturday. Miss Helen Bond leaves the bank and returns home to Estherville. Miss Odell Kasa will replace her, having studied in Mankato. She plans to return this week. The road to Estherville is being graveled but rocks in the gravel damage tires.
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