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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1914
Page
2
A boy set matches with a penny and started a fire at P. J. Paulsen’s furniture warehouse causing about $900 in loss. Carl Spies and George Frick saw the boy flee and smoke poured from the store. The fire brigade fought the flames but lack of hoses and insurance worsened the damage.
Automobiles and motorcycles race on October 9 and 10 at Algona. Sufficient entries promise a lively meet with a chance to set new records on the state half mile track. World famed racers are negotiations to attend, boosting the event’s prospects and spectator value.
Several neighboring farmers joined the cow testing association last week including W. H. Dreyer C. F. C. Lange and A. Dreyer. The note mentions efforts to recruit more members and references street lights on Tremore Street and Mr. W. H. Bis.
Mrs Emily Peterson born Emily Ristrim in Boston July 1 1855 died September 23 1914 at her son Henry Petersons home in Wallingford after six weeks illness. She moved from Dubuque to Stratford to Grand Junction before marriage to James Peterson in 1875 and is survived by a son daughter seven grandchildren and multiple siblings.
John Weigman suffered severe scalds to his face chest arms and hands last Friday after the radiator cooling fan belt broke on his delivery truck. Initial fears about vision were not realized though he remains bedridden for some time. John P. Bigley of Des Moines has moved to Sioux Falls renting a room at $125 monthly after closing his Des Moines business. he reports net earnings around $4,000 there and sees Sioux Falls as a promising market for his line.
Thought he was a spy, Geo Doughty of this city and Geo Lorimer of Estherville spent weeks in Canada and returning to Armstrong last week. While buying tickets for Winnipeg, Squire Doughty was accosted by a policeman who suspected him as a German spy. A brief parley convinced the officer he was not a spy, and the tale ends with the joke on George despite his Scottish lineage.
Gaskill and MacVinity present Harold Bell Wright's The Printer of Udell's at the Hawkeye on Tuesday evening October 18. The drama is praised as clean and moral with broad appeal for readers of the book. Reserved seats go on sale Saturday October 6 at Thompson's. Admission 35, 50, 75, and 1.00 dollars.
Burt's baseball team issued a challenge to any nearby club and Dolliver formed a team to meet them. Dolliver reported Burt refused to cross bats, despite Dolliver's good play. Moral: don't advertise if you can't deliver.
The narrative recounts anxious passengers aboard a British merchant ship during WWI as they fear Germany may enter the war. Reports from Greenoch hint at war news and blackout orders, with Scottish spectators offering philosophy while women show greater anxiety.
The voyage narrative describes keeping decks darkened and purser blinds closed as German threat looms. Crew remains vigilant while passengers speculate on British plans and troop movements, fearing attack yet sensing safety beyond the danger zone. Continued next week.
The Sheldon Mail reports Mr. Tenkhilay, eight miles northeast of town, lost four cows recently. Cows valued at $100 each were in a field of alfalfa before dew dried. Dr. L A Shipley arrived to save one animal. The piece warns stock men to heed the risk of alfalfa pastures.
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