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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
5
Wednesday brings mentions of Mrs Sevatson and family as guests celebrate a birthday. Mrs O Keel leaves for Dysart Iowa while Mary and sister Anna host a pleasant afternoon for their mother. Sevatson visits Minneapolis and returns from relatives in Estherville and Winnevegan.
Spencer Herald reports M and St I officials surveyed grounds last Thursday for a proposed new round house. No official plans released yet but it is understood definite action will be taken soon. Securing the round house would be a major step forward for Spencer.
A merchant with two small town shops tested advertising by placing identical bargain counters and running ads in one village paper but not the other. In a month the nonadvertised location earned 984 dollars in sales while the advertised store sold 1,724 dollars worth of goods, prompting the merchant to say customers travel between stores for price differences.
Farmers busy haying and hiring rents as Osgood shipments continue. Dickinson family visits and kin: A D Dickinson wife and son in town, H and Francis Giddings host visitors, Alberta Bough and Margaret Carrel seen in Emmetsburg, Mrs Clara Hall from Nashua visits O W Giddings. Horse breaks leg reported. Quite a few farm rentals sought.
HOPRIG BE. B. Pough was in Ringsted on Tuesday and Charles Wilson of west Ringsted was seen nearby Sunday. Julus Jonson and family drove to Graettinger on Monday in their new auto buggy. Contractors survey the area and prepare to move machinery for ditch No 21. John Blair and daughter Carrie were in Graettinger on Monday. Carpenter of Keister Minnesota was in the vicinity on Tuesday. Hoping shows Tile factory prospects soon. The Ladies Aid met with Mrs H G Iverson on Wednesday. W R Bryan enjoys a visit from his brother Phil of Wichita Kansas. Mrs McCullough drove to Graettinger last Saturday.
Eyewitness pages describe Riverview world’s fair crowds on opening day. Attendees from distant towns arrived by train and streetcar to view the grand displays, parade entries, and fashionable attire. The scene featured bright costumes, steam railways, automobile travel, and a mix of workers, families, and officials enjoying the spectacle.
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