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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1901
Page
7
Reader note indicates fragmented OCR text about Bh. C. family or person. The readable fragment references a rapid route and a person named Godar, suggesting a local route or travel item. No clear event, place, date, or organization available to confirm.
D. D. Collins drove to Emmetsburg. Jack Wilson’s ad appears on the first page. Molison from Spirit Lake visited early in the week. Jeweler Panisen sold an 80 diamond to Emmetsburg buyers Saturday. Various residents travel to Humboldt Sioux City and Dubuque for work schooling and visits. Plans for a new bell at the Catholic church and town improvements are noted. Local political notices include Democratic caucus delegates and candidate declarations. The town hears of deaths, real estate moves, and business shifts.
John Tweet sold his farm east of town. Miss Carrie Pierson returned from Jewel last Saturday. Rev J J Kely rode to Emmetsburg Monday. Rev Malone traveled to Sheldon Monday for a conference. Marshal Ferguson and Frank Berndorfner were at Emmetsburg yesterday. Hans Jensen and Chris Larson attended the fall event at Matherville Thursday. Mrs Ida Gorder left for Sioux Rapids today for an extended visit with friends and relatives.
In Graettinger area a 39 year old mother of four, Mrs Ole Johnson, was struck dead by lightning while milking near High Lake after leaning on a barbed wire fence during a thunderstorm last Friday. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church led by Rev Swalestuen in Norwegian and English with remains interred north of town.
A jumble of classified items lists drayman and Gofoot products, Norwegian books, paint by A. I. Lande, Cassidy plow, Singer sewing machines, household sewing machines by A. J. Lande, Norwegian books again, envelope printing, and a Honolulu club debating a hot question. The fragmentary text suggests multiple local sales and notices without coherent narrative.
A partial, garbled line hints at daytime happenings and possible wishes. The readable fragments mention a day and choices but lack names, places, or concrete actions. The item resembles an unfinished note rather than a full report.
The document notes the death arose from heart failure, attributing it to avoidance of a risk on Recky Mountain. The account mentions Madison Medteing Co and Colling & Co in connection with the event.
A Cherckan Iowa resident, F Collier, suffered a painful kidney themed injury from an assault that nearly proved fatal. He was unable to rise without cushions and endured back pain before trying Electric Bitters. The remedy reportedly transformed his health, claiming cures for backache and kidney trouble, blood purification, and overall strength. Available at local druggists for four cents.
Robber Barker routs a bandit during a Thornville Ohio bank robbery. Cashier R Garrison, plagued by lung trouble, credits Dr King’s New Discovery for relief. He praises its healing effect on severe coughs colds and lung ailments. Trial bottles offered free at Collin’s Drugstars.
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