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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
1
Editor reports from Kingston Jamaica on the journey from Santiago, noting the vivid contrasts of wealth and poverty, beauty and decay, and the city’s hurricane and earthquake history. The piece recalls Port Royal’s sinking, Kingston’s post disaster scene, and the tourist image versus harsh realities.
The district Sunday School convention at the Methodist Church drew a large crowd with Miss Gladys Breffle and Mrs. J P Davidson performing solos. Mr. Rockerfeller delivered an illustrated lecture on key factors in building an ideal Sunday School and urged enrollment, instruction, and active class organization. Officers elected were President Ida Wheeler, Vice President D C Tipp, and Secretary Treasurer C H Giddings. The session was deemed one of the most inspiring in years.
Six year old Bertha Juhl of near Reinbeck died from burns sustained when a play fire in an old house ignited kerosene. Her father Martin Juhl suffered burns trying to save her. two younger children escaped. The incident began after a possible matches and stove fire.
A traveler describes Blue Mountain as a glorious sight from the summit yet notes the journey costs two days and most of a twenty dollar bill, leading to a preference for staying down and admiring the view from below. The passage highlights the mountain's beauty and the cost of the excursion.
Iowa State College extension plans second annual farm investigation auto tours starting June. Two crews, five men each, will visit forty counties to gather data on soils crops beef pork horse breeding dairy poultry and farm buildings. Director Kennedy says the program reaches over 600000 farmers and expands to nearly every county by year end.
Governor Clark named B. IF Robinson Luther I Aasgaard and T P Harrington to appraise the former Bancroft Lake bed in Kossuth county. The 115 acre tract is valued at 50 dollars per acre with 9 acres to be used for a drainage project leaving 106 acres to be sold, likely annexed by adjacent property owners, after drain completion about 1000 dollars would go to the county treasury. The land is described as high quality and largely peat free.
The steam shovel that operated at the gravel pit north of town last year has been in Estherville this past week loading coal stored in the Rock Island yards. The crew plans to return to the gravel pit soon to resume operations.
Miss Emma Bergum and Mr. Hampson of Huron S D were married at the Thorsnes home with Rev. Alfred Bredesen officiating. The bride, long known in the city, lived in Graettinger Iowa before moving to Huron and working at Modle Steam laundry. The groom, a night storekeeper at Northwestern shops, is connected to Mrs. Steele of this city. Attendants included Alfred Thorsnes and Miss Bertha Jost. The couple’s future appears bright and joyous.
A farmer named William Logan reported his team of horses ran away overnight near a grade by a bridge north of Sherburn Minnesota. One horse died in the mud after a fall from the grade and the other, though alive, faced poor recovery. Logan escaped injury when thrown from the wagon.
An acetylene gas plant in the Macoun hotel basement exploded at 12 30 injuring ten and burning eight bodies. The dining room collapsed trapping victims. eight dead were cremated. Hotel and adjoining barber shop were destroyed while eight others were injured, some severely.
Anna E. M. Nelson, editor of the Ruthven Appeal, was in town Monday and made a pleasant call, leaving a good impression at the Palo Alto Tribune office.
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