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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1924
Page
3
The essay laments the decline of blacksmiths twenty years apart noting higher shoeing prices from 40 cents to a dollar and the shrinking number of skilled workers. It contrasts old and new wages coal costs and equipment, warns that few young people learn the trade, and fears horses will suffer as aging smiths exit.
Brent Glasscock alias C P Reese led the band that robbed a twin city mail train at Roadout DL last June of 2 000 000 and with his wife drove through Fairmont six weeks ago. He was arrested in Battle Creek Michigan wearing a mail coat and carrying 30 000 in cash and 50 000 in diamonds. Mrs Glasscock is held as a witness. A post office circular offered 2 000 reward dead or alive for his capture.
Post office inspectors trace the minor repairs and travel pattern of the couple since the Roudout robbery. The pair lived in tourist camps, moved through several cities, ending in Battle Creek. Glasscock faces trial in Chicago with eight others on November 5 for the train robbery and the shooting of Will C Newton during mail car looting.
A social dance will be held at Woodmn hall Thursday evening November 18 with music by Tombstone Smith and his Estherville trio. The well known musician, known as Tombstone Smith, energizes the crowd with peppy tunes, inviting those seeking lively music to attend.
Terril man Marshall Elkins was hurt at the beet dump last Thursday noon when his clothing caught in a tumbling rod. Most of his clothing from the waist down was torn. for a time it was feared he was seriously injured.
The west road past Oakes farm in Jack Creek township is getting a heavy gravel coat. Two miles were graded this summer and those are the two miles being gravelled. The improvement is a good one.
In a courtroom exchange Finnie asks if he lost control of the car and Will confirms he could not keep up the installments, linking the accident to overdue payments.
A country editor near death joked with a doctor who claimed the circulation was gone. The editor then sat up and declared the paper has the largest circulation in the county, rebuking the doctor in a defiant quip.
A Detroit man develops a novel speedometer device reacting to road speed. At forty miles an hour a green light flashes, at forty five a red light, and at fifty five a red light with a gong and phonograph playing Nearer My God to Thee.
Algona caller A Jd Johnson and P H Donlon were in the county seat and Emmetsburg respectively. Graettinger guests included W J Bowden Otto Spies and Mr Mrs Dobberstein. The canvassing board met. theater plans and a thunderstorm with hail are noted. Social events include dances at Woodman hall and a November 14 basket social at Joyce school.
Terris Eleven edged Jackson of Minnesota 3 to 0 last Friday in a hard fought high school football game. Jackson relied on passing and end runs but never broke through the Terris line, while Terris secured the lone score with a third quarter goal from the twenty- Alyse yard line.
A driver named Henry Altman from west of town crashed a roadster into the sidewalk, breaking the large plate glass windows of the Fenton Mercantile Company store. The article notes the glass value and damage to the storefront.
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