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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1924
Page
10
The article notes eight years ago the automobile emerged, roads were built, and autos and trucks became common for short hauls. It describes autos nearly replacing rail for passenger and freight travel, with buses entering and changing the transportation landscape.
A jumbled page segment lists items like Bulk' Bolla Crabbers and olives with quantities, then a dense block of names and places such as Hora, Graettinger, Emmetburg, and West Bend. It also mentions a Christmas pageant, a sermon, Bible study, and a faulty remark about Moonshine worth $40,000 poured into Minneapolis sewers.
The article discusses railroads losing tracks and rising operating costs. It notes passenger train expenses at about $1.10 per mile versus 40 to 60 cents for bus travel on graveled roads, with trains Nos. 3 and between Enelo Grava and Hawarden showing income only 10 percent per mile but costs of $1,100 per mile. It cites 3,600 miles of track removed in eight years and mentions the Chicago Peoria and St. Louis tearing up 260 miles in Illinois with Interstate Commerce Commission approval. It laments the bleak outlook for railroads, stressing dependence on rail for passenger, freight, and mail services. The piece ends with dental thoughts unrelated to transportation.
The document lists petit and grand jurors drawn for the January term. Grand jurors for 1926 include MD Reinders Mallard Pronk Cor i occaseniees Ayrshire Peta Spittal John Light Fontan Bul Phelan E A McMillian Ruthven Hector Thompson Mallani Bon Walker West Bend George Bell Roidman Bert Dranco Emmetslune Alex Johnson Cylinder Palit Innace BRAN BAS Sam Perking Laurens Caul Drake Osgach Ray Watson West Bend Carl Spies Graettinger B Broadie Ruthven Frank Meade Emmatsarg Peter Jengen Wet Bend Ray Paine Mallard R A Davidson Cylinder Levis Rippold Grose Curlew Teatty Bieetslurg ISP Vaughnee Mallard)
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