Gractinger Council Minutes Report Bills and Bids
April council minutes show bills approved totaling 218.04 for gas, water and road work, with bids approved for old gas plant building removal and city street graveling. Notices call for gravel bid submissions by June 8 1920 and a basket social planned in District 8 with Miss Norma Thoreson as teacher. Community updates note locals visiting Graettinger and marriages and social events in the area.
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Mike
Noble
John, Wikert
Tom V. Ailen
Billa
Albert, Jensen
Marshall
Nil
Gas & Electric Co
NL Gas & Electric Co
W. CG. Foster
Harold Rousch
Old
Hang ‘Anderson
John Paulsen
John Wikert
Mikes Weinholzer
Frank Madigan
John’ Wikert
Ed P. Duhn
August Baedke
Mable Olsen
Estherville
Ethel Sheffield
Mathilda
al Abertine Paton
Albert
Fred Baedko
Sylvia Brekke
Henry Hauge
Lawrence Thorson
Mason
Oscar Olson
Chris Norris
Sam Helvig
Butterfield
Minn
Wm. Johnson
Sioux Falls
Dak
Mra
Gerald Thorson
Want Ads Eyeing Hens Horses Pianos and Lost Items
A garbled want ad column lists sales of about 85 Plymouth Rock hens, a piano lesson service starting June 4 by Olive Noble, and multiple horse trades or sales including a team with harness. Lost items include a Reo truck chain, auto tools, a canvas roll, and a knitted scarf. Also mentions lambs, eggs for sale, and various local notices from Graettinger areas with multiple names and contact hints.
Candidacy Notices for County Sheriff and Clerk in Palo Alto
J W Jackson announces his candidacy for Palo Alto County sheriff subject to Republican primaries in June seeking votes and support. J C Molison seeks voters backing for county clerk of court in June primaries and expresses appreciation for support.
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Palo Alto County
J. W. Jackson
J. C. Molison
Thompson seeks renomination for Palo Alto district clerk
E M Thompson announces candidacy for re election as clerk of the district court Palo Alto county Iowa subject to Republican primaries to be held June 7 1920 Nosetead Graettinger town official also seeks the Republican nomination for Palo Alto County Attorney with June primaries in view.
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Gracttinger
Palo Alto
Palo Alto County
Iowa
E. M. Thompson
E. F. Nosetead
Graettinger
Tows
State Senator Nomination Following June Primary
A fragment notes the decision of Republican voters in June for the office of state senator representing the STth district. D. By Kulp is referenced as part of the nomination context.
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Stth
Kulp
Candidate Announces Candidacy for State Senate District 47
A formal declaration reveals a bid for State Senate in the 47th District. The announced candidacy specifies intent to seek the nomination and represent the district in the state legislature.
Pigs Disease Advice and Local Commerce Plea
An article discusses pig health emphasizing non contagious diarrhea and pneumonia risk if pigs are kept dry and clean. It advises dry feed, scalding troughs, and consulting a farmer for remedies, plus a local ad urging readers to buy from Graettinger merchants for quick access to goods.
Copy, Copy, Copy News Storm From The Press Room
An evocative look at the feverish grind behind breaking news in a bustling newsroom. Reporters pound keys, telephones ring, and editors shout rush orders as a single story races from wire to page. The piece captures urgency and the press culture shaping the final copy.
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Paree
Chicago
Precinct Three
Statesman
White House
Czolgosz
Rosenthal
San Francisco
Miss O'Leary
We Will Rock the Towns Foundations on a Front Page
A torn wartime style quatrain contrasts the press’s labor with a voice claiming to shake a city. The speaker reflects on blood and battle behind a brutal front page, while dismissing it as another public story to forget.
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Avenat
Merchant returns from Bristol Minnesota visit
E. J. Lawrence returned from Bristol Minnesota on Friday after a week away. During his absence his clothing store was in charge of John Reimer of Estherville.
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E. J. Lawrence
Bristol
Minnesota
John Reimer
Estherville
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Mike Weinholzer
Harry V. Dickhy
Royal
Edith George
Oracle
Emma Shaver
Plymouth Rock
Laula Petersen
Olive Noble
F. ‘D. Hurlburt
Iverson
J. L. Birkland
P. J. McCarty
Limes
Clara Suss
Bert Anderson
Larsen Sanitarium
PO. Larsen
Wyendothe
G. K. Pierson
Lows
Knute
Tyeitness
C. Orphington
G. Eges
Lippold
Grachtlager
Town
Parcs
Terris Tribune
Lutheran
Finnie and
Duff
Light Brigade
Hillard
M. D. Grodl and
Ben F. Reeves
Grodland & Reeves
Opera House
P. J. Hession, M. D
Eyen
M. J. Ribdy
D.S. Drentis
L. L. Lindshy
Gust of
Gammonium Graetting R
Towa
B. J. Paulsen
Seager
Charley Jensen
Alfred Peats
A. W. Franklin
John Bondhus
Preal
Jorgen. Anderson
VL O'Connor
Farmers’ Grain Co
V. L. O'Connor, Yea
T D. Collins
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