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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1922
Page
3
The notice sets subscription rates for Graettinger Indiana mail service as two dollars per year if paid in advance and a higher per copy price if payment is not made in advance. The item indicates second class mail matter status for the post office.
Independent candidate J O Kasa seeks a recount after losing to Fred Himebauch by 48 votes. Officials say canvass totals increased Himebauch’s margin from 84 unofficial to 48 official. Kasa claims ballots for him were not counted when voters marked the Republican head and crossed to independent. Twenty days from the election date remain for action.
Official returns filed with the board show a notice of contest was possible. The board announced its report yesterday and he had until December 4 to request a recount. The county has sixteen precincts and three errors per precinct could produce a tie. meanwhile errors might grant Mr. Himebauch additional votes, per the Estherville Democrat.
Fred Welchlin, Wayne Prindle’s father in law, clings to hope after Prindle was found gagged and bound in a rural Iowa schoolhouse. A 300-strong posse scoured tribary ground near Wallingford but yielded no clues. Prindle described his attackers, and Welchlin pledges to spend any amount to see the captors caught.
Estherville Democrat reports Wayne Prindle, abducted and held for days by a Black man and a white man at the Prindle home, returning restless and scarred. Neighbors and American Legion members aided the family, who thank friends and relatives for support.
Graettinger boys overpower Ayrshire 42 to 6 in a slow game with Ayrshire gym praised as one of the best for a county tournament. Girls win 18 to ? Rain forces many absences as English classes begin book reviews. Graettinger faces Ruthven on Nov. 18 and Charles Green shines on the Ayrshire floor.
Reported results show EH M Thompson 276 in Walnut 182 Lost Island 72 Vernon and Martin Thompson 191 54 50 in each town with a county majority of 1000. Also notes auto trip to Iowa City for a football game and corrections to Club Day prize winners Mrs Murphy mistake fixed by County Agent.
South Emmet correspondent notes the marriage of William Overholt to Olive France Probasca in Fayette Iowa on November 4 The couple plans to reside at 1210 Maple Street Evanston Illinois and host friends after November 15 The groom, known in Wallingford where his family lived for years, is praised as a fine young man. Gowrie man claims Iowa corn husking title 157 bushels in nine hours twenty minutes with three trips, no assistance, corn hauled half a mile to the crib.
Miss Marty Helen Currans, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs John Currans of southeast of town, died October 1912 at home after a four day illness from pneumonia. Born August 17 1905 in Highland Township she attended St Marys Academy at Emmetsburg. Survived by parents and two sisters Kathleen and Florence. Funeral Thursday at Sacred Heart Church with Rev Clark. interment in Catholic Cemetery. Attendees from distant towns listed. We extend condolences from Ruthven Free Press.
The town council approved bills for October and November 1922 including payments to Roy Christiansen 3.15 for streets W R Reeves 75.00 October salary Groettinger Telephone 0.20 Groettinger Tile Works 61.00 Y O Thompson 6.20 Henry Westergard 14.66 W C Foster 3.60 gas 11.06 John Paulsen 5.00 Northern Town Gas Electric 8 19 62 Community Service Station 10.05 for street lights and related services.
Oi Boom At Lemmon South Dakota Naples Lemmon area excitement grows as local capital leases 12 000 acres around a well sunk at 45 000 dollars. The well reached 581 feet through oil sands, with a rival mystery well and a secret outcome. Promoters anticipate Standard Oil and others may buy many leases if the municipal well proves successful. Lease prices currently run ten dollars per acre.
United States Department tests on five corn belt farms using 8 574 pigs show average profit of 1 28 per 100 pounds. Report credits corn at 35 cents per bushel and estimates pig production cost at 3 05 per pig.
We thank neighbors J and friends for kindness and assistance during our bereavement. We appreciated the floral gifts and thank the members of the chair for their services. Mrs. Fred Luhman and children acknowledge the support.
Ford C. Frick, author of Indian Lodge Tales, will serve on the Times staff for several weeks. He will contribute a column in each issue, starting with a story on the Navajo Legend of Creation.
Lloyd Nane sustained a broken arm a few days ago when cranking his Ford car. The spark was not properly set and the engine kicked back, causing a painful injury that will inconvenience him for several weeks.
We thank friends and neighbors for help and kindness during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father firs TL Chalsuingien sad Chin.
Mrs. Bert Masters receives word that her father has died at his home in Germany. He was advanced in years and the community offers sympathy to Mrs. Masters in her sorrow. Two fine shows announced for Thanksgiving week at Hawkeye Theatre, with "The Cradle of Courage" premiering November 25 and "Strange Days Ahead" presented later.
The Ruthven American Legion five edged Ruthven High School on Armistice Day in a tight basketball contest. Several former college stars play for the Legion lineup, boosting their veteran experience.
Two men met on Robbins Avenue and asked how the hear was coming, with one replying fine. The converse remark about Volstead adds a wry aside, reflecting the era’s social mood.
George Miller of the south of town held a splendid auction sale Tuesday. Prices were satisfactory in every way. He plans moving to Montana to establish his future home.
A cottage occupied by the George Yager family was struck by lightning in the southwest part of town during a Saturday storm. Mrs Yager was inside and was temporarily stunned by the shock as the fire began in the Weisbrod property.
Larry Doyle, field manager for the Sherburn baseball team last summer, slipped on the track in Jackson, Minnesota, fell backward striking his head on a platform. His skull was fractured and he was rushed to Sherburn hospital with his condition listed as very critical.
Chris Godfredsen of Burt was fined four dollars by Justice Hutchi son last Saturday for violating motor vehicle law. Heffler of Burt said Godfredsen swerved toward him near Algona, forcing Heffler into a ditch. Godfredsen paid the fine and the case was dismissed.
Notice is given that Mattie Birkland has been appointed and qualified as Executrix of the estate of J. L. Birkland, deceased, Palo Alto County. Creditors should pay and file claims with the District Court Clerk as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance. NEFSTEAD & CARMICHAEL Attorneys dated November 9, 1922.
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