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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
18
A compilation of diverse local ads includes sales listings for livestock and farm equipment, real estate, and vehicles. notices advertise estrays, lost items, and hatching stock, along with business listings and personal services in Graettinger and nearby areas.
Sioux City hosted a regional event where Graettinger High School finished third behind Sioux City in first and Battle Creek in second. The Graettinger team earned a valiant showing as reporters extend congratulations and note the loss of first place.
The article describes Miss Bonnstetter directing school health programs across ten northeast Konsuth county townships with American Red Cross support. It notes physician certificates for reentry after illness, parent cooperation, and plans for nurses in each school while she pursues child welfare efforts during vacations and through upcoming Register columns.
Pathologists report 664 154 barberry bushes removed over two and a half years with 40 to 60 percent infection previously. The rust threatens oats wheat and barley. control hinges on eliminating barberry hosts. Posters will be issued to farms and county agents as scouts urge public help. crews advance into northwestern districts.
Iowa State College farm crops department promotes Sudan grass as an emergency feed suited to Iowa. It is non leguminous and not as high in feeding value as clovers or soybeans but yields well, is easy to grow, and can be seeded by July first. It tolerates hot weather, stores moisture, and does not permanently harm soil, though it may reduce long term yield potential.
A special committee gathered figures on Iowa State College men and women in the great war. Totals show 5846 enlisted including students alumni faculty and special trainees with 103 dying in service. The A T C enrolled 1538, naval unit 136, mechanical training detachment 2028, and 1614 ex-students alumni and faculty served.
Members of the Pig Club will secure nine pure bred registered gilts before June 16 to feed care and keep expense records. Gilts may be sold at the county exhibit after the feeding contest. Awards hinge on individuality development and detailed records. State pair Des Moines Interstate Fair Sioux City prizes offered. County Agent contact urged for information.
Dr E D Ball state entomologist warns about green worms stripping leaves in southeastern Iowa last May and June. The moth lays eggs on trunks. protect shade trees by wrapping bark with grease or sticky material for three weeks. avoid direct bark application. spraying with lead arsenate after leaf-out can kill caterpillars.
Miss Marion L Tucker of Town State College Extension warns that rising furniture costs and waning quality push housewives to renovate instead of replace. She advises cleaning old dust, removing varnish, staining anew, and waxing to restore attic finds into like new pieces. A new extension circular detailing methods will soon be distributed.
P E Brown of the Iowa agricultural experiment station urges proper lawn prep for summer. He stresses maintaining moist subsoil with good drainage, avoiding waterlogged air, and using manure or lime on light soils. He advises filling gaps with loam rich in organic matter and avoiding soils from hillsides or gullies due to weed seeds.
Iowa State College wrestling team defeated Northwestern University four bouts to one in a decisive win. They set sights on an intersectional meet with Pennsylvania on April second. Eastern wrestlers travel west for a first ever clash, promising a hard battle as neither side has been defeated.
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