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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1920

Page

15

Local Notes From Jack Creek Area This Week

Mrs J B Johnson is on the sick list. Nat Wm Lubman will farm a plot one and a half miles west of Hoping. Mr and Mrs Art Anderson visited from Wallingford Friday. Frank Nock is progressing, walking with a cane. Clarence Wikert moved to a new farm. Miss Lydia Luhman has been home this past week. A farewell party for Art Gordon Saturday night drew many, everyone had a jolly time. Miss Agnes Leduc is at the Grodland home while Mrs Grodland is sick. John Hassel left for Fairmont Minnesota Tuesday. Joe Hassel bought a Reo truck.

Wm. Lubman Art Anderson Wallingford Frank Nock Clarence Wikert Lydia Luhman Art Gordon Agnes Leduc Grodland

Notice of Gractinger Independent School District Election

Qualified electors are notified of the annual meeting of the Gractinger Iowa district on the second Monday in March 1920 at Hawkeye theatre Gractinger between 1 pm and 6 pm Two directors will be elected for three years to succeed E A Baumgartner and Martin Myhre A treasurer will be elected for two years to succeed M J Reidy The meeting will transact business and financial statements are presented The General Fund balance and School House Fund details are listed with projected needs for the coming year dated February 24 1920

Gracttinger Palo Alto Iowa Hawkeye Theatre E. A. Baumgartner Martin Myhre

Want ads and notices from Graettinger area listings

A pasteboard page of want ads and community notices includes Larsen Sanitarium marketing for hydrotherapy and massage, shoe repair by W I Stevens, multiple FOR SALE posts for cows geese and a purebred bull, LAND LISTING requests by Lewis Lippold and O H Raleigh, rental of City Livery, and LOST LOST Brindle pup. Also mentions a found rosary beads and a truck chain near Graettinger with contact prompts.

Larsen Sanitarium Larsen Baths Woodman L. P. C. Larsen

Courtesy In Dealing In The Store And In Life

A pamphlet style piece urges store owners to insist on courteous, upright clerks and to set a positive example. It argues politeness benefits customers and workers, calling a well run shop an educational establishment where noble conduct educates all involved. It emphasizes kindness over gruff treatment and stresses shared responsibility for a pleasant shopping environment.

Lfe Ohio State Journal

Sugar beet expansion and labor notes in northern town

The report notes 40 000 acres in northern town to be planted to sugar beets next season with sugar factories at Mason City Waverly and Belmond to operate. Mason City mill profitable with Russian laboring families aiding cultivation though growers pay for labor. Also obituary: Mrs Julia Ferry Mills widow of Oliver Mills dies at Lewis at 88. Oliver Mills allied with John Brown and served Cass county legislature and state agricultural society presidency.

Mason City Waverly Belmond Atlantic Julia Ferry Mills Oliver Mills Cars County Lewis John Brown Cass County State Agricultural Society

Found bag with money from Times office notice

A ladies hand bag with money was found and is awaiting the owner. Call the Times office to claim the item and verify ownership.

Times Office

Graettinger Times Sale Program Update

Market Day Sale on March 6 listed among events. BE. D. and Jas Darling appear for March 9 with Peter Fell noted on March 11. Frank Weir and GX Pierson show March 16 entries and John Jackman appears in the notice.

Graettinger Times BE. D Jas W. Darling Seoee Peter Fell Eoee Prank Weir Pierson John Jackman

Market Day Sale at Gracttinger on March 6

Market Day sale set for Saturday March 6 at Gracttinger sale yard starting 1 p.m. Don I Meeves has no milch cows or horses listed. He had planned an auction March 8 but cancelled it and will dispose of his property Saturday. W Berg lists four Holstein cattle and other property. The sale notice appeared in last week's Gracttinger Times.

Gracttinger Don I. Meeves W. Berg Grachtinger Times

Auction planned for 45 head of Duroe Jerseys at Estherville

Estherville will host an auction of 45 Duroe Jersey cattle on Saturday March 6 conducted by KE Dd and Jing W Darling of Es therville. The notice references a display ad in last week's Gracttinger Times.

Barling

Peter Fell Auction Sale Set for March 9 Nearby Farm

Peter Fell, living half a mile south of the Crippen elevator, announces a surplus stock sale on Tuesday March 9. The sale will feature live stock including five Innel 28 cattle, machinery, and 1200 bushels of corn. Fell, a longtime Greottinger figure, has farmed here and shifted to business in the city before moving to a Hammelsburg area farm, where he has two abundant crops but now overstocked and short of help. Dozens of bidders from the area expected. display ad appears in this week’s Gracttinger Times.

Peter Fell Crippen Erik Mell Greottinger Lince Hmmelsburg

Frank Weir Auction Sale Details

A quarter page ad in this week’s Grachtinger describes an auction by Frank Weir on March 11. The listing includes surplus stock and items to be offered, with a property list mentioning 10 horses, one head of cattle, 7 fall pigs, a 1014 Ford tractor, and various machinery. The article continues with further particulars from Weir’s list.

Vimes

Pierson to close Chester White herd sale in Graettinger

On March 16 C K Pierson will hold an entire closing out Chester White sale at the Graettinger sale barn. Col Evans of North English will sell hogs assisted by Grodland and Reeves. five days later Pierson offers horses cattle farm machinery poultry and seed corn with Grodland Reeves and Evans again handling arrangements at Livergreen Farm adjoining Graettinger. Free lunch served by Ladies Aid. farm sale follows after dinner.

C. K. Pierson Mr. Pierson Chester Col. CO. C. Evans North English Iowa Grodland & Reeves Piergon Livergreen Fruit and Gracttinger Pierson Col. Evans Iows Ladies’ Aid Society

John Jackman to Auction 268 Head of Livestock

John Jackman schedules a major public sale on March 16 at his Graettinger riverbank farm. The auction includes 8 horses, 200 cattle, 60 hogs with 45 Duroc Jersey brood sows, plus farm machinery, with bankable notes due in one year at 8 percent. Grodland & Reeves, J G Jenswold supervise, Vincent Kelly clerk.

John Jackman Duroc Jersey Graettinger Graattinger Times Grodland & Reeves G. Jenswold Vincent Kelly Clork

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jack Creek J. B. Johnson Nat Kautaan W. I. Stevens B. R. Gracttinger Frank O'Neil P. B. O'Connor Lewis Lippold O. H. Raleigh Graettinger, Iowa P. J. McCarty Toulouse Ganders Robt W. Starkey Sant I. C. Lowmani Merle Carnahan Legion of the Methodis Des Moines de Moines Thraves Garident Hurst Grodland Ben F Reeves Grodland & Reeves E. F. Nefstead Opera House P. J. Hession, M. D GRAE Tinger M. J. Riedy D. D L. L. Lindsey D. V. M. Veterinarian Gammon Lumber Yard Graettingdr, Iowa P. J. Paulsen Furniture Dialer Ombalmer Grarettinger NAAE M.sc Frank Weir Chester White the Graettinger Times John J. Sullivan
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