27 Dec 1906
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
1
A horse buyer purchased a three year old colt near Gillett's Grove weighing 1 784 pounds. The animal was sold to the State of Iowa for use at the Ames Ruthven experiment station. An appeal is noted.
Limited time offer for subscriptions to the Iowa State Register and Farmer and the Times at one year for 150. Old subscribers to either paper receive advance one year. The Iowa State Register and Farmer is a weekly publication with farm and home content including illustrations, articles, departments, and agriculture related features.
The article notes new towns opening along the Minneapolis and St Louis railroad extension into South Dakota. It highlights excellent business opportunities and directs readers to contact Thomas AL Way, Townsite Agent, Water Town, S D, B O DeWitt & On of Chicago for full particulars. It also advertises Kodol digestive aids from the laboratory in Chicago, claiming broad stomach relief and compatibility with National Pure Food and Drug provisions.
A Graettinger Iowa report lists primary and grammar room enrollments with total counts, average daily attendance rates, and tardy and absent pupil tallies. Names across rooms include Julia Montgomery Vivian Grew Rose Bergum Eugene Funtey Ada Peterson Mamie Sullivan Eleanor Mitchell and many others, with teachers listed as Lena A. Orcutt and Guinthia Cameron. A local contractor note at the end offers services after purchasing a complete outfit for work in this line.
A farmer announces a public sale of his farm four miles west and half a mile north of Graettinger on Friday December 28. The auction begins at 12 oclock with lunch served at 11. Items include sows, herd cows, heifers age 8 to 12 years, two bulls ages 3 and 19 months, spring calves, and machinery such as a Deering binder and a John Deere. Terms include 12 months and a $100 goal noted.
New towns in South Dakota near Florence are planned with six elevators, three lumber yards and about 2000 inhabitants in a budding country. Brentford and Gresbard in Spink and Faulk counties are platted with million bushels of grain to be marketed and private lot sales for occupancy. Towns aim for rapid growth, cash payments, and rail link prospects along the James River valley.
A garbled notice outlines a National Live Stock Exhibition in Chicago during December with plans for tickets and travel incentives. The fragment mentions venues Rock Island and lives, a pricing note of one fare plus 82 dollars, sales through December 10th, and expectations of a major livestock show, possibly the greatest in the United States.
Advertises seeking drivers and teams with good buggies and robes at unbeatable prices. Mentions Meredith as contact and asserts strong rates, inviting applicants or customers to inquire.
A communiqué urges Republicans to unite with the Republican National Congressional Committee to back a Republican Congress, centering on the party's record while highlighting Theodore Roosevelt's leadership and achievements to drive the campaign.
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