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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
5
Voters in Hinmet County hear W T Bryan seek Republican primary for Emmet sheriff. Estherville voting on an $85,000 high school fireproof building. Obits and travel notes. sheriff hopeful Lew Heffelfinger likely renomination. April term jurors listed with extensive local names.
High Lake resident Miss Lillian O Rourke Sun dayed with her parents west of Graettinger Mr and Mrs Martin Mahan visited at the J P Kennedy home last Thursday Peterson Brothers sawed wood for Albert Anderson last week John K Johnson left for Bricelyn Minn to attend a relative's serious illness Mrs Mary Peterson and family spent Sunday at the parental home Olen Anderson hauled wood for Mrs Nelson last week Albert Walden was at Graettinger Saturday Gus Merklin and family spent Sunday at the M O Grodland home Iver Nelson was working for Johnie Nelson last week P P Peterson and family were Sunday visitors at the P N Peterson home
Miss Lena Gunderson of Huntingten spent Sunday with her parents in Wallingford. Asher Peterson made a business trip to Graettinger Saturday. Miss Beatta Sando visited her brother Eric at Graettinger Sunday. James Nelson returned Friday from Forest City for a week’s vacation while attending school there. The Ladies’ Aid met at the James Ressell home Monday afternoon. Miss Nettie Schubber came from Estherville Saturday to visit her parents. J O Kasa returned last Tuesday from a business trip to Canada. Vernon Meelalwain went to Estherville Friday to visit his parents. Mr and Mrs Harry Anderson visited Superior last Tuesday. Joe Rathman was in Graettinger Saturday. Miss Louise Danielson of Estherville was an over Sunday visitor at the Kasahome.
The largest horse feeding experiment ever conducted by Kansas Agricultural College and the U S government involved 937 government horses. Dr C W McCampbell presented the results in an address to the Kansas Horse Breeders Association.
Dr Campbell oversaw a four hour session at Fort Riley testing grains and hays as horse feed. Fifteen rations fed to 937 horses over 140 days showed oats best for work horses but corn with alfalfa matched oats at lower cost. Alfalfa hay provided superior roughage, reducing daily ration cost by 25 to 40 percent. Soldiers maintained strict weights and measurements throughout. This confirms earlier Kansas Agriculture Secretary F D Colburn on alfalfa feeding.
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