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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
7
Graettinger and nearby areas report local interest as residents note regular visitors and engaging activities within the community. The page item highlights neighborhood dynamics and social events shaping weekly life across Graettinger and surrounding zones.
Residents such as Henry Schmidt and Gov. Scovilla are noted in a string of visits and travels to Emmetsburg, Finmetsburg, Spirit Lake and Chicago. The piece highlights a Woodmen Picnic at Emmetsburg, summer events, club meetings, and several residents’ comings and goings with many names and dates scattered through the report.
Woodmen picnic day arrives next Wednesday in Minmetsburg with a parade speeches three-handed drills a woodmen prize race leaps to tower eighty feet balloon ascent water carnival lake night dancing and street performances special trains on all lines all citizens urged to attend Emmeburg and return by about 1 AM
Ordinance 27 requires mowing weeds and noxious growths on all lots and abutting streets. If owners neglect mowing, a written notice will be served describing the property. If not mowed within five days, the street commissioner will mow it and assess the expense to the property, per Mayor D. W. Cameron.
The 14 month old Francis Connors, son of Mayor Patrick C. Connors and wife of Barnum, drowned in a partially filled yard tub. The mother found the child lifeless after noticing the other children were elsewhere. The tragedy was reported by the Humboldt Republican.
Mel Stephenson, foreman of the Milwaukee bridge gang, narrowly escaped serious injury when side braces broke at Ruthven. He was in the middle of a timber car, bruised and cut, briefly unconscious, while other workers jumped clear. He is recovering at home.
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