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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
3
Public notice outlines subscription terms of one year at $1.50 in advance and monthly rates, details free advertising for public meetings, and pricing for cards of thanks resolutions of sympathy and poetry. Copy deadlines set for Tuesday to ensure publication, with post office delivery in Graettinger Iowa as second class mail.
Woodrow Wilson criticized pension increases for union soldiers and supported state pensions for Confederate veterans in Georgia. George Cosson emerges as the apt successor to Webb Beyers as Attorney General, continuing Beyers’ law enforcement program and advancing Iowa’s home security policy for the state’s young people.
The message urges voters to support Republican nominees for state senator and representative to secure re election for Senator Kenny. It claims his name won’t appear on the ballot and asks supporters to push the legislature to elect him through party allies, insisting only Republican ticket members will suffice.
Senator Cummins warns Democrats could seize the Senate if four Republican seats flip, describing W.5. Kenyon as a true progressive candidate. He argues any Republican retirement would harm public good and urges electing every Republican nominee for the legislature to safeguard the balance.
Mrs Lewis Peterson and children visit Chicago. Mesdames Lewis Thorson and Albert Thorson attend Ladies' Aid at Mrs Nanely in Gradringer. C H Berdin visits Emmetsburg. Mrs Sandvick calls at Sheffield home. Henry Hauge builds a poultry house. Joe Gabrielson from Graettinger helps with Sheffield domestic tasks. Andrew Roseland returns from Red Wing Minnesota to visit parents. Lars Thorson attends Lutheran meetings in Estherville. Mrs H H Sandvick and daughter shop in Emmetsburg.
FE Peton built a cistern and improved the house while expanding the farm. Knut Iverson painted and reroofed his buildings and showcases a fine country home. Lewis Thorson installed a productive well by Peterson Brothers. Seth Smith is erecting a new cottage on a farm. Mr and Mrs Otto Christensen shopped at Graettinger on Wednesday.
South Walnut residents attended a bazaar at Emmetsburg by the Catholic Ladies Aid. The Osgood Ladies Aid met with Mrs. G. S. Smith. Albert Harrison visited the Millerke family. Miss Mary Pratt celebrated a birthday with a surprise party. A. H. Thompson improves local roads with new steel culverts east of L. J. Hankey. Emmetsburg township may need D. A. Millenhill work long neglected. Several county schools lack teachers. higher wages pull them away. Addison Wells visited family. Joe Jackman tutors in Emmetsburg.
Miss Margaret Ryan of this city is the nominee for county superintendent. She is well qualified with two years in the State Teachers' College, regular attendance at conventional gatherings, and active participation in national teachers associations. Her long experience in school work is familiar to readers.
A rural county teacher taught in scattered districts then spent three years at Graettinger graded schools. Impressed by her ability, Emmetsburg boards offered a position where she served six years, proving a thorough, capable disciplinarian. If chosen, she would continue the superintendent’s seven year record of strong work.
An Emmetsburg Democrat advertisement praises Miss Ryan as a deserving teacher whose success stems from energy and effort. It argues county schools would prosper under her supervision and urges friends of education to unite and elect her as an officer.
Listings show parcels near Ward Noble and Grauttinger properties for sale or trade. A Maxwell runabout and a Vlanders No 20 threshing machine are offered, plus a piano trade for a team weighing about 700 pounds. Strue Brothers advertises goods in Iowa with date 10-3.
Estray notice records one pony seven years old branded with O on right hip and a grey pony seven years old branded with B on right hip. They were found April 5 in Vernon Township Palo Alto County Iowa and are valued at 20 dollars. The notice is posted before Justice of the Peace J. McCarty and County Auditor J. R. Martin.
A local lumber supplier notes they cannot be bought due to strong town ties with carpenters and architects. They offer guidance to prospective builders on lumber types and emphasize selecting properly dried, high quality lumber to ensure durability and avoid decay. They promise insider experience to sincere orders and highlight the benefits of slow drying over fast drying for longevity.
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