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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1922
Page
3
G W Patterson of Burt Iowa declares candidacy for Representative from Kossuth County subject to June Republican voters. Blanche Crose of Algona Iowa announces candidacy for Kossuth County Treasurer subject to the June Republican primary.
At the solicitation of many friends Matt Bestenlebner of Algona Iowa announces his candidacy for Clerk of Courts subject to June Republican primaries dated February 8 1922.
Elizabeth J. Resseguie runs as Democratic candidate for County Recorder and Mrs. E N Glier seeks Republican nomination subject to June primaries. Sumner D. Quarton of Algona, Iowa also seeks Republican County Attorney nomination and requests support.
The writer denounces a spectrum of societal burdens from criminals and the feeble minded to wandering laborers and fashionment, arguing they strain resources without producing value. He condemns idleness, wealth consumption, and detached elites as destabilizing forces within a "well ordered society."
The piece contrasts ancient grandeur with a "modern limousine" and condemns idle parasitic flunkies who depend on others' toil for money, criticizing luxurious living as unworthy of true labor. It quotes a Ladies Home Journal voice railing at ostentation and servile attendants.
Portland Pick-Ups report illnesses and social visits as New week starts with Mrs. Watson sick with grippe. County-seat trips, farming help, and housing efforts fill the week. School resumes district no. 6 with Miss Marie Pink as teacher amid community happenings and tenderhearted news about Bertha Daniels’s cancer surgery.
Woden area residents report visits among friends and relatives. George Breen and Kathryn Seiboldt spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Lakota. Mrs G A Missman visited Britt. Maud Hawley of Hayfield visited here. Wesley Cameron and J L Bushman family hosted visitors. Mrs Christenson and Baack family seen in nearby towns.
A string of visits, social calls, and business errands figures throughout the region. People from Crystal Lake Moon City Britt Garner Titonka and other nearby towns are noted for weekend visits, school events, funerals, and family gatherings. An operetta at Titonia High School drew sizable attendance.
Doan News items detail Mousel Starks and Cliff Hoover delivering stock to Chicago with Starks staying for work, plus funeral notices for Garrie Anderson and others. The community discusses social plans at the church, trustees meetings in Buffalo and Wesley townships, and local visits and work shifts including Louie Thomas and Otto Harry.
George Larson returned from St Paul with 113 head of feeding cattle. This will raise his herd to about 160 head. George, an experienced feeder, plans to expand if profitable. Funeral services for Rudolph Mason of Britt will be held Thursday in Britt. he died after a three week illness at 14.
Governor Kendall hints at code revision at the next Iowa legislature session. The retrenchment and reform committee asks voters to reelect as many members of the previous session as possible to speed up code revisions and reduce tax burden. The prior lawmakers have nearly finished the work and could continue where they left off.
The poem laments relentless rain and drought across regions, criticizing the weather bureau for uneven storms. It contrasts soggy western coasts with dry plains, as a speaker in Gophertown pleads for balance while noting mud and flood fatigue.
Ed Wellemeyer notes abundant pheasants this spring with 16 pairs observed in north Concord and Hillington townships last week. The Titonka Burt road gravel project was awarded to a Fort Dodge contractor, starting June 1, improving county access to Algona Ft. Dodge and Des Moines.
Weather front floods streets as rain continues to pelt the town. Water collects in yards and alleys while catfish reportedly crowd the flooded lanes.
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