Graettinger City Council Debates Park, Streets and Utilities
Graettinger Iowa council meets October 2 1961 with all members present. They approve September minutes and a Graettinger Telephone Co franchise election result 28 yes 7 no. A permit for a 22 by 48 foot office is granted and sidewalk projects are approved along Robins Ave and Spies subdivision. Awaiting drainage work near Joel Gabrielson nursery. Election judges and clerks named for November 7. Numerous payments approved from General Street and Utilities funds including insurance, supplies, and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh
Knudtson
Millen
Rolfson
Schealler
Stueve
Graettinger Telephone Co
Livya C. Petersen
G. H. Frye
D.vim
D.vim., A Telephone Co
Telephone Co
Robert H. Blaue
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co
Rros
Robins Ave
Spies Subdivision
Vincent Heller
Jackson St
Patterson Street
Lyle Anderson
Martin Stewart
Joel Gabrielson Nursery
Corncilmen Knudtson
Alan Hersleff
Joleen Petersen
Graettinger Ball Park Association
Palo Alto County
Iowa
St. P.M
Graettinger
Washington St
Woodrow St
Byron Rolfson
C. Theo. Knudtson
Francis Schealler
Graettinger Times
Graettinger Insurance Agency
Masters' Grocery
Matt ‘Parrott & Sons Co
Street Fund
Olesen Bros
Chas
H. Barlow
Graettinger Lumber Co
Rent
Estherville Concrete Products Co
Light Plant Proceedings October 9 1961 Minutes
Board members Shaver Petersen present with Erickson absent. Minutes read and approved. Bills paid in full and $2000 transferred from general to bond fund. Meeting adjourned. Salaries and multiple local vendor payments listed. Officials: Glen F. Shaver Lars C. Petersen Myrtle Nissen secretary.
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Shaver
Petersen
Erickson
Glen F. Shaver
Lars C. Petersen
Myrtle Nissen
Sec’y
Municipal Natural Gas Business Meeting Notes
The meeting covered gas affairs with Gas Manager Lois Luchiel in attendance. Motions addressed bill settlements from SAO Pass Transfer Inc and others. items listed include Graettinger Telephone, Graettinger Ins. Agency, and Graettinger Times fees. The session adjourned after a motion by Stueve, seconded by Schealer, carried. Mayor Ear F. Lehigh and Clerk L. Lammers signed off.
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Ins
Graettinger Times
Stueve
Schealer
Ear F. Lehigh
Dd. L. Lammers
Appointment of executor for Emma Christianson estate
Theodore Christianson is named Executor of Emma Christianson late of Palo Alto County deceased. Creditors are urged to pay promptly and all claims must be filed with the Clerk of the District Court authenticated for allowance. Dated October 16, 1961. Burt & Prichard, Attorneys for Estate.
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State OF Iowa
Palo Alto County
Emma Christianson
Theodore Christianson
Burt & Prichard
Giant squash grown by Orville Clark in Estherville
Orville Clark of Estherville grew giant squash this year with the largest weighing 45 pounds.
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Orville Clark
Estherville
Curly Cues Shorthorn calves offered to 4 H club members
Last Saturday Floyd Peterson 4 H club leader in Silver Lake township offered county 4 H members the chance to buy Thede bred Shorthorn calves for baby beef work at cost including transport feed insurance and calf price. Calves will be in Silver Lake Highland Vernon Emmetsburg Fern Valley Independence and West Bend townships. With Shorthorn calves from county and other herds the 1962 H Shorthorn show is shaping up as a high caliber event.
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Floyd Peterson
Silver Lake Township
Ver Lake
Highland
Vernon
Emmetsburg
Fern Valley
Independence
West Bend
Injured Dallas man loses toe in mower accident
Herman Bartlett of Dallas Center was injured while mowing weeds with a power mower. He slipped on wet grass and his right great toe was amputated above the first joint with skin grafting needed.
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Herman Bartlett
Dallas Center
Seven-car corn stalk grows on J. E. Murphy farm
On the J. E. Murphy farm northeast of Independence a stalk of corn bears seven ears. Murphy said the plant arose from a freak planting started in mid June in the farm garden.
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J. E. Murphy
Independence
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Council
City Hall
Moton
General Fund
Bard Parents Assoc
Chicago, RI & Pacific Railroad
White Diesel Engine Division
Carl A. Anderson
Schnieder Electric Supply
Iowa Electric Supply Co
Electric Materials Co
Petro Asphalts, Inc
Globe Machinery Supply
Graettinger State Bank
Thoreson Hardware
Graettinger Hardware
Bock Transport
Smith's Janitor Supply
Fay’s Welding Shop
Omer Gjerde Bi59 Industrial Tower & Uniform Service
Oscar Meyerdi
Wee
To Bros
Chicago
Graettinger Lumber
Lena
Graettinger Coop Grain CO
GALE
Iowa Farm
Curly Cues
R. W
Sil
Esthervilles
Orange City
Emmoetsburg
Spencer
Rock Rapides
Spirit Lake
Sibley
Chevyl
Corvair
Stork’s
Romaine
Heidecker
Wallingford
Hersleff Clothing
Storck
Emmetsburg, Iowa
TIMES
Hometown Auction Service
Norman Bortvit
Wm. Brown
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