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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
4
United States senatorial campaign activity unfolds as Southern statesmen head to Washington to push loyal support for Reed. Democratic House members and state committee figures who aided Reed express mixed reactions while opposition signals loom.
An east Emmet and west Osouth county drainage ditch project faced disputes as two commissioners failed to reach an agreement. W Q Atkinson of Armstrong and J i Newell of Fenton represented their counties in a meeting where Erickson, a local farmer, was chosen to oversee the work, with previously the county drainage plans described as ongoing and contested.
Engineers from Bancroft and Algona assisted the Swea township farmers who preferred local builders over outsiders. The proposed drain would be about seven miles long, with potential extension toward the south to cover about 14 miles and benefit 20,000 acres, pending landowner petitions.
Reported in Iowa that post offices in the state face appointee shortages as ten offices have no applicants and about fifty were under review by Judge Wade State Chairman Reed Pepper and Kirkpatrick. The list includes nine offices with no applications and a broader roster of offices with referees names and recommended postmasters across towns such as Algona Britt Estherville Forest City Jewell Kanawha Lake City Lake Mills Livermore Manilla Rolfe Webster City Wesley and more.
The News notes growing indications that Lake Park will gain an electric lighting system before fall. It urges residents to support town progress, believing belief and participation will boost growth, population, and values.
The Sibley Tribune reports that county doctors intend to raise their fees, a move some may find unappealing though they will proceed with higher costs of medical service.
In Rock Island yards at Dows on Wednesday evening train 993 was left with two engines detached for water. While backing to reconnect, the lead engine struck the train, then surged ahead and tore loose from the rear. The fireman on the head engine survived, while the other crew jumped clear as the engines sped two miles before stopping. The incident followed by exhausted steam and throttle confusion. Iowa Falls Sentinel.
Attorney W. J. Bock of Lake Park secured an acquittal for Forbes after a guilty plea and a subsequent trial despite initial innocence claims. The case arose from an alleged vicious kick that wounded a boy, with family feud shaping the dispute.
Jefferson Bes denounces farm sale free lunches as a nuisance asserting farmers should bid and buy without charity meals. He proposes paid lunches by restaurant vendors to curb waste and ease farm wives' burden, claiming attire to fair sale ends and pilots a return when the season opens.
Calvin Gammon and Mac Oakes visited friends at Eather ville on Sunday.
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