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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
9
A Palo Alto County writer describes a harsh prison camp with wire fencing scarce food and irregular guard visits. Vermin infest dormitories, water becomes stale, and guards neglect hygiene. some inmates sleep in trees to escape pests. The author urges reform of detention practices.
Ira Jacobs was stabbed twice by Herbert Lundt on the A W Haase farm near Fenton while both were employed by Harold Christensen to erect a silo. Jacobs, seriously injured, was attended by doctors Kenefick and Nash, then Lundt was arrested in Lone Rock by Sheriff Boulde.
The Lone Rock creamery board hired a new buttermaker after candidates, including George Bochteher of Burt and Justin of Titonka, faced a test. One condition stated the applicant must be married, and Bochteher won the job by agreeing to marry Miss Esther Burt the following day.
Glasses advertised as the sole remedy for provable vision aid, priced from $5.00 and up plus 5 percent war tax, with fitting in office hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 5 and reservations by phone. A traveling van owned by W. S. Myers of Dallas County Iowa showcases a luxury eight cylinder mobile carriage, built for self provisioning with a complete living space including bed, stove, refrigerator, electric lights, lavatory, and extensive built in amenities.
An Algona man reported to the police that in front of Hotel Fort Des Moines a social chat with a woman led to him losing $80 and his railroad ticket home. He declined to give his name, hoping police would not recover the money or locate the woman.
Ringsted farmer John H. Nichtern sold 90 head of Wyoming bred steers and heifers at the Chicago market. The cattle averaged about 415 pounds each, bringing around 41 cents per pound, with Nichtern having purchased them last October at roughly 89 to 100 pounds. An eastern buyer shipped the herd to New York.
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