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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
23
Miss Marion Tucker of Town State College's agricultural extension department shares practical paint guidance. She stresses choosing quality colors and finishes, planning color schemes, testing samples, and preparing surfaces to ensure lasting results.
Advice on room color and wall coverings emphasizes light tones for small rooms and neutral walls with rich accents. Poultry feeding timelines stress early chick care and digestible rations. Iowa horse prices are rising with draft horses around 300 to 875 dollars, and Wallingford plans a March 27 market day featuring livestock and an electric system auction.
Graettinger High School names Guilford Paulsen and Joe Sullivan to regional basketball all star teams. Guilford earns first team center at Spirit Lake, Paulsen center on second team and Sullivan guards on third at Morningside. Sioux City event lists over 300 players for 15 spots. Graettinger earns two awards amid strong field. A severe March gale hits town after, causing property damage but no further injuries.
Bartleman Brothers disposed of their pool hall to W. H. Wycoff of Emmetsburg on Saturday. Wycoff took possession Monday and will move his family here next week to reside above the post office. Roy Bartleman remains owner of the barber shop and will operate that branch.
Local friends hope Bartleman Brothers stay in the Graettinger community after a successful period of business. The note urges Liberty and Victory bond holders to consider the Times' warnings against trading bonds for risky stock, stressing the newspaper’s duty to subscribers and its two dollar yearly pay.
A Democratic caucus at the Hawkeye theatre named D. W. Cameron as mayor by a slim margin over J. P. Jensen and chose council candidates M. Weinholzer Jr., M. E. Mahan, 0. B. Anderson, Fred Simonsen, and Thomas Allen. J. P. Mahan won the assessor’s bid and Eugene Foster was selected for city treasurer. All named are competent gentlemen and will, if successful, be first class officials.
Good Market Day Sale drew a solid crowd with many livestock traded and hundreds of small items finding new owners. Grodland and Reeves served as auctioneers with Vincent Kelly as clerk. A larger sale is planned for April 3.
A March wind damaged the Farmers Supply Co building Monday night as the west wall and roof caved in. The improvised wall, built for the pending bank construction, collapsed onto the second floor where implement stock was stored. Repairs will cost several hundred dollars.
We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness and assistance after the death of our husband and father. Grateful for floral gifts and support. Mia P. Peterson and Family.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a rural carrier examination to fill a position at Grachtinger Iowa. The exam will be held in Emmetsburg Iowa on April 10 1920 for Palo Alto County residents seeking rural delivery duties.
Evangelical Lutheran Zion congregation announces the next Lenten services in German at the Methodist church on Sunday March 21 in the afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. J A Andres is the pastor.
The Peterson family expresses gratitude to Mr. Lewis Paul son and Mr. Hans Westergard for their kindness in opening the road to the cemetery for the funeral.
An Ohio girl who could not talk above a whisper drew 47 marriage proposals in one week, reflecting the dramatic social responses to her condition and the community’s curiosity about her secret.
The Lyceum Singers will close the Hawkeye theatre lecture series on Monday evening replacing a missed fall attraction due to delayed train service. The group comes highly recommended and urged not to miss the event.
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