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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
4
The Esch-Cummins bill is examined as business legislation, guaranteeing 6 percent to railroads but burdening farmers. The piece argues a 160 acre farmer with $60,000 invested faces reduced prices and high costs, urging nationwide Farm Bureau action to counter the cut and gain justice.
A masked burglar entered the home of a prominent East Dubuque resident, pointing a gun at the maid and searching for liquor. No alcohol was found and nothing was disturbed. Residents are warned to secure any “bite remedy” supplies and take precautions.
The agricultural economics department of Towa State College, in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture, reports land values rose $121 per acre over five years. From March 1919 to March 1920 the increase was $63 per acre, with higher prices often ahead of earning potential. Farmers dominated purchases and sales, not real estate agents, and most land yields low capitalization returns while loan interest climbs, tightening credit margins for average farmers.
A sprawling column riffs on Cupid and bad shots, fashion ridicules, and aging. It jokes about shelter in Los Angeles, alcohol in puddings, and onion-skin politics. It notes Iowa road conditions, road-drainage tips, and the need to keep culverts clear while hinting at social quirks and profiteers.
Two hay stacks on the B. F. Felt farm about a half mile northeast of town burned after sparks from the 2 o'clock Chicago and Milwaukee passenger train last Wednesday afternoon. The blaze scorched forty acres and destroyed about forty tons of timothy hay, with a stacker also burned. Loss is estimated around 400 dollars.
A local report notes rats under a building at the Chas Yeoman ranch near Renwick were killed using poison gas from an automobile exhaust. The gas escaped through a rubber hose forced through the foundation walls while boys with clubs dispatched around fifty rats attempting to flee.
Sherman Stover, 45, of Havelock, was en route with his wife from Iowa City to his home when he leaped from a train near Thor. Authorities found him dead beside the track. he had been struck by the train. It remains unclear whether he leaped first or was later struck while walking the rails. Humboldt Republican reports.
Carlos R. Bruntlett, ex Spencer man, admitted robbing Lanesboro bank months ago and vanished after $10,000 bonds were posted. The Carroll Herald says he fled to Tin Juana, Lower California, near San Diego, enjoying a life of ease. A letter to his wife revealed his location as officials pursue him.
Donations totaling 200 support the Hoover campaign for starving European children. Algona council Knights of Columbus sponsors a movement to rally local farmers to donate corn for shipment to the sufferers.
Fragmentary note suggests uncertainty over whether a label marks poison for a child and questions the family’s care, implying a cautious or negligent situation. The text hints at a mysterious, potentially dangerous scenario needing clarification.
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