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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
4
A reader describes a harsh prison camp in Palo Alto County with wire fencing, irregular guards, limited fresh water, crowded dormitories, and severe vermin infestations. She condemns neglect by guards, calls for better sanitation, and urges readers of The Times to reconsider such detention conditions.
Ira Jacobs was stabbed twice by Herbert Lundt on the A. W. House farm near Fenton last Saturday. Jacobs suffered serious wounds near the heart and arm, with Lundt arrested later by Sheriff Moulds of Algona after detectives pursued him to Lone Rock. Employers and workers had previously worked well together.
A creamery board interviewed seven or eight applicants for the buttermaker position. Among the finalists were George Boettcher of Burt and Jon Austin of Titonka. One condition required the winner to be married, and Boettcher reportedly agreed to wed Miss Ether Meinzer, a Burt nurse, the next day.
The Man From Home Correct glasses are the only kind that will prove of genuine benefit to your eyes. Our glasses materially help your vision and enable you to see and feel right because they are carefully fitted. Price six dollars and up plus a five percent war tax. Best senser any angle.
A modern eight cylinder traveling van owned by W. B. Myers of Dallas tours towns to aid health by providing comforts on the road. The auto body, built at a cost of about 5000 dollars, contains a folding bed, piano like table, kitchen and dining setup, ice refrigerator, electric lights, hot and cold water, and numerous conveniences for a mobile living suite designed for Myers and his wife.
An Amigona man reports to police that a pretty girl approached him near Hotel Vert Den Mo agarot, offered a ride to the fair, and after leaving with him he woke to find his pocketbook gone for 30 dollars. He refused to name the girl, and police may not identify her.
Ringsted farmer John H. Nichtern sold 90 head of crossbred steers and heifers at the Chicago market, averaging 841 pounds and about $1715 total. He had bought calves in October at 400 pounds for 9.50 to 10.00, with an eastern buyer sending the cattle to New York.
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