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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1898
Page
5
Graettinger Times announces subscription rates and advance payment terms. Notices state that one-year and six-month subscriptions require prepayment and that advertisements or changes must be received by Tuesday noon for publication.
Local items include D W Cameron family moving to the Atra house, Chris Jensen as Bank of Graettinger’s first employee, H O Dalen heading to Chicago for Deering Harvester Co., and a Graettinger delegation attending Tipp schoolhouse meetings. A new geared windmill by Duplex Manufacturing Co. is praised for wind regulation and power. Community visits, church plans, and business notes fill the week.
The Bank of Graettinger opened for business with fixtures finished and a new coat of paint. A large safe, railing, desk, and counters are installed. J W Joyce, former Ruthven Iowa Savings Bank cashier, is the cashier. Deposits are flowing in and proprietors M L Brown Co hold over 200000 in personal responsibility. Here’s to the bank’s success.
Congressman Dolliver recommends B S Appelman for postmaster of Emmetsburg after a bitter contest. The appointment likely this week as the current postmaster’s term ends. Appelman has long served as agent for B C R N at Emmetsburg and West Bend. Democrat and the present postmaster extend congratulations and wish him success.
A collection of local items lists people and places: a laundry exchange in Humbolt, farm inquiry near Graettinger, a passenger to Estherville, and a Teachers Association gathering at Emmetsburg. The document mentions school law, recess debates, seating, and attendance figures for 1897, plus financial tallies and Campa funds. It notes Carl Hanson’s child ill with fever and pneumonia and mentions Mesdames Deschenka and Christophierai as visitors to Estherville.
An Iowa woman describes years of illness, heart symptoms, and sleep trouble. After starting Hood's Sarsaparilla in March she reports better sleep, regained left-side comfort, improved appetite, and weight gain. The ad extols Hood's and Hood's Pills, urging purchase and credit requests follow.
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