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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
9
Emmetsburg area social and business items from Monday to Tuesday list residents visiting from nearby towns, upcoming events, and local notices. Read like a country column with names such as Aylward Laughlen Spies and many others attending church meetings, dinners, and social events.
A compact old advertisement notes DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve speeds healing of cuts and scratches and bruises, touting quick action. Sold by TD Collins and associates.
Take notice that any person or persons buying or giving intoxicating sights of any kind to anyone forbidden to purchase them will be prosecuted under sections 2403 and 2417 of the Iowa code. D. W. Cameron, mayor.
Business leaders in Emmetsburg and Des Moines cooperate on a sixty five mile interurban line named Spirit Lake Emmetsburg and Fort Dodge railway. A Port Dodge vote will decide a 75000 dollar tax and 26000 dollar stock subscription. New York builders propose the work, weather permitting. The line will link with Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern electric, forming a Des Moines Emmetsburg route of 152 miles. The nearby Des Moines interurban has raised farm land values by about ten dollars an acre. Plans include extending next year to Split Lake, forty miles further. The ad section notes several local sales and properties for sale and services.
After renting 300 acres of pasture, Wm Jackson of Osgood Iowa offers space for 150 horses and cattle. Provides running water and shade. interested parties should write or call B 17.
A speaker urges sellers to present their own price reductions clearly and include freight in delivered cash price. The goal is to compare net cost against competitors by presenting a complete delivered price from the producer to the buyer with all charges accounted.
Local note offers about 80 acres of good land for corn crop two miles from Graectinger. Reach out to E D Collins for rental and Elmer Olson for sale details. Also advertised 400 bushels of corn and 85 tons of good hay available.
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