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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1922
Page
6
The New York Giants defeated the New York Yankees in the final game of the world series, 3 to 2, delivering a dominant finish under John McGraw. Giants fans hailed masterful management, resilience, and strategic play that outmatched the favored Yankees who boasted ace pitchers and a famed lineup.
On the Road of Good Intentions traces the mastermind from the sidelines as the Giants win the set 3-0, 4-3, and 6-4 after a 2-2 tie and a 2-2 ten inning affair. The Yankees fight hard, committing only one error, but the Giants’ iron nerve prevails and fans cheer while Yankee supporters await next year.
County officials propose a $250 to $280 reward funded by subscriptions to the Palo Alto Corn Fund to catch chicken thieves. Township contributions of $25 or more are expected as funds are placed in county protection certificates. The campaign aims to deter thefts and encourage community action with a broader plan to raise money and support law enforcement efforts.
Miss Mary Liddle and Rugsell Stephenson, both of Spirit Lake, were returning from Jackson when a shotgun blast shattered the coupe near the Stony Point farm. Liddle suffered head injuries from a near fatal shot while Stephenson escaped serious harm. The assailant’s vehicle, a northbound car, fled after the volley.
A record start to October 1922 with the season’s first killing frost on October 9. Cold wet weather eased by Sunday night, leaving calm clear air. Jack Frout is noted as progressing toward a notable event as the landscape turned snowy by Monday morning. Peter Miller lost a stack of hay to fire last Thursday in a town incident involving local youths. Amdahl opened a bird market in the rear of the P G Johnson grocery store offering a well equipped shop and expectant growth potential.
Ten million dollars of new U S Treasury Certificates dated September 20th are in the hands of postmasters in the Seventh Federal Reserve District. Denominations are $20, $100 and $1000, offered to the public on a discount basis at $20.50 $82 and $820. Certificates are redeemable on demand and insured by registration. Secretary Mellon expects this issue to attract small investors and build a base of regular buyers. Postmasters can accept investments from $20.50 to $4100 from individuals firms or corporations. Subscriptions may be sent to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Shorty Lester, a returned soldier from Blue Earth, Minnesota, loses his job at Winnebago and meets John McDermott, an itinerant salesman, on Iona cay. A Palo Alto county number recalls Graettinger gold field days, prompting Lester to join the local gold movement in Iowa.
On a Blue Earth beach, discharged worker Shorty Lester hears traveler John McDermott tout Graettinger’s new gold discovery. Lester, eyeing a hopeful future, imagines fortune mining the gravel tests reported nearby and resolves to move toward Graettinger to seek wealth.
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