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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1904
Page
7
Local notices from South Dakota to North Dakota recount visits by gas and business travelers. Shoppers and residents discuss harvest, land lotteries, school textbooks, and railroad advert specials while small townites share sightings, repairs, and upcoming excursions to Twin Falls and Grand Forks.
A deal completed Monday transfers ownership of Spies lumber yard to Royal Lumber Co. The firm plans to move its general office to Graettinger and relocate broker Fred H. Green and family there. M Ausland, general manager and treasurer, confirms the office move, praising the new owners as fine citizens. Additional notes mix local notices, ads, and community updates.
Otto Fahnestock dies at 8:20 AM after a brief illness. Born July 12, 1880 in Marine Ill, he moved to Palo Alto County in childhood and lived in Graettinger and Osshood. He studied at Cornall College and the University of Minnesota, pursuing law. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Preston Fahnestock, sister Mrs. Lester Wildey, and relatives. Interment in Marine, Illinois, with family accompanying.
Half rate to St Louis for the National Democratic canvas with round trip tickets available at one fare plus twenty five cents. Tickets are valid for travel on and returning within fifteen days from the date of sale, ending July 20 inclusive. Farmers and others seeking money making guidance may request John G. Farmer of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a booklet titled The Land of Now.
In late August long trains of Knights Templar and friends will travel over the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains to the Pacific coast for the San Francisco World Conclave in September. The Rock Island System offers a detailed trip outline via a folder available by mail from Mr. G. Farmer, Division Passenger Agent, Dubuque, Iowa.
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