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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
3
In Fertile Iowa residents recall the incident between Alexander Shott and John S. Nott. Accounts differ over who was shot and who fired. Local old timers note Shott was often shot while Nott was not, suggesting a puzzle of accidental shooting and misremembered events.
A scatter of items from Graettinger area notes include bizarre wordplay about who fired the shot at Shott and Lee, local obits and civic updates, plus a report that Clay County registered 8600 autos in 1926 and Palo Alto County exceeded 6000. Other items note a death of an infant, a farm fire near Extherville, a hogless farmer, a shooting in Dubuque, and Coolidge invited to the Iowa State Fair.
A garbled want ad fragment from Laughing Township Clerk hints at a copying error or filing year issue. The readable bits reference Hn Laughligy Township and indicate a possible clerical note about inexact dates or year labeling.
Reporter recalls Don Leonard engaging in a spirited tire with a southbound Rock Island passenger train. He stopped fast but reached the depot just a second too late. Two Clarion youths were fined $60 for pheasant shooting. judge suspended the fine after statements about further shots.
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