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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1922
Page
10
The railroad announced last week it appropriated one million dollars for purchase of new all steel coaches to seat one hundred passengers. The cars are expected to be in service soon, per Esther ile Vindicator.
Did Not Like Michigan Henry Tieman arrived here with his load of farm implements and horses Friday from Dowagiac Michigan. His wife and children followed in the car. The Tieman family will live in the house on the old Geo Stigman place until March, then relocate to the Philip Weisbrod farm where T N McFall now resides.
The Ruthven Free Press notes that Silver Lake near Ayrshire will receive a carload of game fish in about two weeks due to the efforts of Mr E P Barringer of the city. The arrival promises to improve fishing at Silver Lake soon.
Andrew Larson was injured Monday while working on a section. He rode a hand car when something gave way causing him to fall on the track. The car ran over his shoulder and he was badly bruised. Iree Press.
Friends mourn news that David Madsen will lose sight in his left eye after exposure to a chicken house spray two weeks ago. A specialist in Mason City examined him and advised that the right eye may recover, but the left eye is permanently blind.
Sunday morning a fire at the W. T. Oliver home farm five miles northwest of Whittemore destroyed the engine house, granary, corn crib, and large barn within about twenty minutes. Harry Seely, owner occupant, started the engine for water then found the barn in flames. Fire rapidly spread from the engine house to the adjoining structures.
Through Prof Winder effort Ringsted will have an ice skating rink for youths once freezing weather arrives. Ground east of the livery barn is secured furrow plowed around the pond area and town officials assure water supply to flood the rink.
The article praises a new skating pond funded by user need, likely lit by future electric lights, and foresees it as a popular winter attraction in Ringsted. It anticipates benefits including healthier residents and potential hockey teams, predicting the pond will become a favored amusements hub this winter.
Dairymen at Ilowa State College urge special care for dry cows through winter to ensure strong calves. Feed a balanced ration of oats, bran, oilmeal, and ground corn as needed, with alfalfa hay and silage for lean cows. Provide shelter and warm water. reduce silage after calving if udder inflammation signs appear. ensure roughage and concentrates to sustain milk.
Dairy experts at Iowa State College say pumpkins do not cause cows to dry up. Cows must eat enough pumpkins to meet milk demands, but two and a half pounds of pumpkins equal one pound of silage. Cows need substantial concentrates to balance the ration and sustain milk output.
A new cow testing association formed in Howard County Iowa gathers 26 farmers with 380 cows to run their herds on a business basis. Initiated by the dairy extension service of Iowa State College and County Agent E Mildenstein the group will have an official tester weigh milk and test butterfat monthly. Feed for the test day will be weighed and results averaged for the month to determine each cow s profit or loss.
A Sanborn man is described as the cleverest fellow in the county for using three pocketbooks. One empty pocketbook signals he is busted to his wife. Another shows he is liberal and gives money for flour. The third is his own secret, never shown to her. The tale notes heartbeats broadcast by radio and hints at upcoming lovers’ sighs.
Wallingford residents attended numerous meetings with the Community Aid Society and the W C T U, planning December gatherings and sharing meals. Local socials, box social at Bowl Wednesday, and holiday activities at Lutheran and Sunday School groups are noted alongside visits from residents returning from Des Moines and Wisconsin.
The speaker notes many seek the whole, not a fragment, implying people strive for complete possession rather than partial gains. It muses on the human tendency to want everything rather than just a piece of life.
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