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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
5
An article extols a two story grain house with center driveway and heavy load capacity for corn and wheat. It details ventilation, beam strength, crib sizes, slat and wire mesh options, and integration of a fanning mill, sheller, and portable elevators to improve handling and reduce labor.
Patrons of rural routes 1 and 2 in Wayland protested announced changes by the post office department that would discontinue route 2 and extend route 1 to cover part of its territory. Residents fear loss of local merchants and longer mail delivery times, with potential impact on Wayland’s trade and economy. The mass meeting in Wayland’s Commercial club room voiced concerns about delivery delays, business losses, and increased travel for mail from Rome.
Irwin Calking of Immeraburg sustained a tree fall causing a fractured arm and lockjaw. Dr Eleney performed surgery but infection followed and amputation at the shoulder became necessary. Dr Birney contracted the infection and faces a slim chance of recovery.
A crowd watched about forty people ride an engine and tender after a derailment on the Wilton branch of the Rock Island road. Three coaches plunged into the slope, and passengers looked wary as the scene recalled a Chicago railway airike.
Port Dodge police seek a 22 year old man who gave the name Joyce and is alleged to have forged a $445 check on Hawk Eye Motor Company for a Saxon car. He reportedly presented the check as payment for the vehicle.
The clerk of the county district court reports 130 births in Buena Vista County during 1914, an increase of 14 from 1913. Of the births, 4 were boys and 2 were girls at the Big Elevator picnic event. Alta-rA held a large farmers' Elevator picnic drawing about 4,000 attendees from Buena Vista and nearby areas at the fair grounds.
Charles Briggs, an elderly farmer near Hockford, shot himself in the right temple, ending his life over his grave in a self inflicted act.
Bellevue resident Miss Della Dorpheater, formerly of Bellevue, marked her 100th birthday at Dexter New Brunswick. A family gathering counted fourteen nephews and twelve grandnieces among eleven grandnieces. A Lightning Killers incident near Fort Madison claimed Mrs George Bond's life. she was killed on her porch while a girl escaped unharmed.
Lloyd Ressell finished his Norwegian school Saturday and began teaching in Gradlinger Monday. Herman Larson and Albert Christiansen called at L. A. Larson's Friday evening. Ressell spent Saturday night with Arthur Mosuum. Mrs. SIL Young and Mrs. McCarty visited the Harn home. Ressell sprained his ankle last week. Mr and Mrs Honas Osher and two friends from Emmetsburg called nearby Thursday. Glenn Young and others tried fishing at Ryan Lake Saturday. Mrs. Martha Stewart improved from illness.
The thirty sixth general assembly tightens child labor enforcement under A L Uriel. New limits ban underage work in street trades for those under 18, require badges for workers 11 to 16, set work hours to eight per day and forty eight per week, and expand prohibitions to mines hotels and high risk occupations.
A May report of Iowa highway crashes cites six deaths and numerous injuries based on newspaper clips. Most crashes stem from speeding and driver misjudgment at curves. one car was hurled fifty feet after striking an obstruction and another struck a bridge railing with force.
A fragmentary quotation urges the study of celebrated ancient figures to avoid remaining in childish ignorance. The text references Plutarch and notes a continuous pursuit of knowledge through the ages. The source presents a dated, literary perspective on education.
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