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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
8
A fragmented column lists free advertising rules for the post office Graet town and notes on public meetings. It recounts political chatter about county attorneys, candidates, and a Good Roads convention visit. Mentions Andraw Carnegie and a Milwaukee incident with enforcement of Broadway ordinances.
The excerpt mixes a professor's manuscript notes on misspellings with remarks on the Panama Canal project and Senator Dolliver. It notes early optimism for canal completion around 1915, praises for two large vessels passing the canal, and references the postal savings bank bill debates led by Dolliver Cummins and allies.
Washington March 7 The secretary of interior announces completion of a second unit at the Ball Service station project. It will irrigate 10 000 acres across forty farms open for entry under homestead and reclamation laws with a cash payment and installment water and site costs. No lottery, required selection to local land office, entry filings with 8.40 per acre at filing, water rights of 200, payable in ten installments of 120 without interest. The narrative then shifts to a wedding report detailing the marriage of Sudle to Kultylu with attendees and ceremony carried out by Rev Sande of the Lutheran church.
Frank P. Woods urges equal opportunity for Tenth District youths to earn admission to the Naval Academy at Annapolis or the Military Academy at West Point. A preliminary competitive exam will assess mentally as well as physical qualities, with age, height, and eligibility rules specified. Col. Wm. T. Ohuneinud will supervise the May 1010 test at Fort Dodge Iowa, inviting candidates to Col. Charland for details.
In Pocahontas several youths faced local sanction after minor infractions. They appeared before Mayor Sturr, receiving a $2 fine plus costs and a reprimand. The cases likely go to the Grand Jury for further investigation.
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