13 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1899
Page
1
Fragmentary tribute note from S. George county seat mentions memorial lines written by sister Mrs. T Woodford Fort Collins in memory of a mother who died June 5 1899. Text evokes sunlight and fading days as the writer mourns.
The Greater America Exposition opens in Omaha July 1 and runs four months with a grand display of new amusements. Visitors will see Filipino and Cuban villages, Hawaiian and Porto Rican natives, and a large Midway theater complex featuring vaudeville performances, ornate restaurants, a cyclorama of Civil War scenes, and a spectacular fountain illusion. The on-site industries include the Old Plantation spectacle and elaborate color displays, along with a massive midway restaurant and the rebuilt main building.
News items from Wallingford and county seat recount local events including agricultural shipments by Jeffries and Severson, a split sheller accident, a gravel pit school year’s end celebration, and the marriage of Milas Smith to her longtime partner. The piece notes new businesses planned for town, wind mill interest, school improvements, road and railway changes, and local officials and residents traveling or visiting relatives.
A sworn financial report from Graettinger Savings Bank Palo Alto County Iowa listing assets including cash on hand 4500 gold 2500 silver 0 notes and bonds 21089 785 and overdrafts 5000 property values 82030 total assets, liabilities including paid-in capital 1000 000 depositor claims and profits with signatures of president and cashier.
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