City Officials and Appointed Officers Named
Fragmented text lists a mayor and several city officials including a treasurer and a street commissioner. Names appear garbled but indicate formal municipal roles and appointments in a historical notice.
19 Feb 1903
Page 1
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1903
Page
1
Fragmented text lists a mayor and several city officials including a treasurer and a street commissioner. Names appear garbled but indicate formal municipal roles and appointments in a historical notice.
The Washington correspondent notes Senator Nelson and highlights M. L. Bidsness from Graettinger Iowa as an original organizer and the most active in carrying out banquet details. Bidsness has served four years and is trusted in his duties as messenger.
The Milford Mail reports a new postal law arrest anyone who takes a paper and refuses to pay. If a subscriber lets an issue run unpaid and then orders the postmaster to mark it refused, they may be arrested and fined as for theft. Also notes a local sale of a Q I C breed hog weighing about 740 pounds sold for 45 88.
In the Swamp Land case Palo Alto County was defendant after selling the Jane controversy to Heimphil. The district court ruled against the county and lémphnil but the Supreme Court overturned that decision. County attorney Morling guided the appeal in a handsome manner.
Fragmentary notice notes a caution about marriage plans involving James Dont and an unclear reference to an image titled Rocky Mountinger priced at 35 cents. Names and details are obscured in the OCR.
A fragmented and satirical column mocks public figures and social quirks, noting election talk for a “President” of a singing society, drinking shifts in Germany, and a string of risque ramblings. The piece lampoons readers with wordplay on newspapers and national imagery, highlighting absurdities and social taboos of the time.
An old notice announces an annual visit excursion including Indiana and Ohio destinations. Septambar 2 and 16 are listed with 28 rounds of tickets available through local agents or the undersigned. Contact Gi Fann D P As QB L BuRy for full details and inquiries.
420 acres of good prairie land in Clark County South Dakota offered at 15 dollars per acre. Parcel identified as 853 BF 2 Avarin Clark S D.
Good 160 acre farm near Lost Island Township listed by Lars Johnson. Sound mares aged 5 and 8, each about 1100 pounds. Apply at The Times office for full details and pricing.
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