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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1922
Page
5
Local notices list a lost chain in the Graettinger Wallingford area dated May 16, with a binder pickup at Times office on May 18. There are classified entries offering Leghorn eye settings for sale at $1 per setting or $4.50 per 100, plus several lodge and society notices and auctioneers ads from Graettinger Iowa.
Whalen heckles Humaromane as Fritz belts a tune to pass the time. Whalen jokes about a deadly weapon while Fritz laughs, saying the singing is merely to fill the wait.
The Lutheran congregation dedicated their new parsonage on Sunday afternoon. J C Larson and W H Schacherer are each building a new chicken house. Mrs Dalim of Barly visited with her sister Mya Brinkman. Many locals went to Estherville to attend the carnival last week. Miss Viola Gilbert gave an excellent program at the school.
Notice in Palo Alto County Iowa states Vincent Kelly is appointed administrator of the Martha Sandvig estate. Creditors are asked to promptly present claims to the Clerk of the District Court as provided by law, with authenticated proof for allowance. Date May 8th, 1922.
Numerous residents announce candidacies for Palo Alto County offices including treasurer recorder attorney auditor sheriff and supervisor. Each entry states candidacy is subject to Republican primary decisions in June and names the hopeful and hometowns such as Ruthven Ayr Shire Cur Ion Lost Island Ruthven and more.
The local school leader retires after three years of teaching efficiency, while a farmer’s spark set a pair of buildings ablaze near Wy Road, destroying a barn and gate. A boy scout program and tax concerns appear in village notices as Sylvester Mepp dies after an ambulance ride and surgery in Rochester to remove a corn kernel lodged in his lung.
Fragmentary text shows a 1922 item related to a horse or jack once owned by Ben Reeves. It mentions a City Deed shed in Cradlinger, terms to insure standing stock, due care disclaimer, service fees due if sold or moved, and community responsibility limits.
In a brief self announcement, C Bordin of Grachtinger Iowa declares candidacy for County Supervisor, District Four. The notice states it is subject to the decision of the voters at the June primaries.
A telegram announced the death of a young boy on Saturday afternoon. He was taken home by his parents and relatives arriving about 1 AM Sunday. The funeral was held Monday at 10 o clock at St Thomas Catholic Church in Emmetsburg with pallbearers Leroy Schach lover, Joseph Brinkman, William Maher, and Alvin Brinkman. He leaves a little brother and sister beside his parents.
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