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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
4
A special election is called in Grachtinger Palo Alto Iowa for November 18 1916 to decide an ordinance granting Northern Iowa Gas and Electric Co the right for 25 years to erect operate and maintain an electric plant and distribution system in the town.
Town grants Northern Town Gas & Electric Co the right to erect transmission lines and provide electric light heat and power in Graettinger Palo Alto County Iowa. The ordinance sets 25 year term with rates for residential and commercial lighting street lights and cooking energy, conditions for service extensions and arbitration for rate disputes.
A Graettinger page lists farm ads for sale land and dwellings, lost items including a brooch and lever, and notices of auctions and births in Burr Oak notes. It mentions Iowa corn crop figures, husking costs, and a farmer’s accident from glare near Graettinger. Other items include wanted help, and social notes from Ellsworth and surrounding towns.
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