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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
2
The Des Moines Register & Leader editor sold 600 acres in Eagle township to banker Wherry and associates, liquidating the editor’s real estate. The item cites rising gasoline prices and comments on the oil dissolution debate amid Taft era reforms.
Amid talk of party realignment in Kossuth, Roosevelt boosters predict Bull Moose windfall while editors tilt toward independence. The Algona Courier and nearby papers push Roosevelt as the farm vote shifts. Hepburn era economics spark rate cuts as Interstate Commerce Commission trims express charges.
County officials and township leaders express alarm over widespread weed growth along roads. For years neglected by authorities, the overgrowth has drawn attention from multiple boards as efforts to control the nuisance begin.
Attorney General George Cosson praised for pushing enforcement of the weed cutting and road drag statutes. He urged county attorneys to actively apply the laws, noting they protect farm wealth and road quality, though some farmers and officials have not complied.
For sale or trade. Glass front store room building 20 by 40 feet suitable for restaurant music store or motion picture show. Five upstairs living rooms city water good cellar and outbuildings in prosperous northern Iowa town. Clear title and abstract available trade for an automobile in good condition write Box 357 Wesley Iowa News notes cover community visits farming activity school teaching changes and local business chatter including farmers finances and a Bowery dance. The column also notes autos fences and local road talk with several short updates from Burt Stilson Kanawha Belmond and Bancroft communities. A prophecy that the Bull Moose convention will soon unfold Theodore Roosevelt likely nominee with a western running mate.
Algona residents share visits and housekeeping notes from Tuesday to Sunday. A school house in district No 3 reported theft of six pictures and lamps by unknown campers, totaling about $16 in value.
Mrs Galligher and Mrs Arnold Trainer shopped in Algona while Miss Gertie Lang visited the Simons sisters in Burt. Rev Malona preached at the M B church. Miss Irma Duckmanton from Bancroft visited Burt on Saturday. Nels Olsen died at Hagle Grove hospital after a railroad accident the previous week. Sumner Findson and wife from Titonka spent Sunday with the family, as did Mrs H A Mathed of Algona with her daughter.
Community notes recount visits by residents, weekend travels to Algona, Bancroft, Wells and Madison, with longstanding ties to Ringsted, L. C. Smith Stove, and local circuses. A notable event includes the large funeral for Carl August Bahling near Burt with a long list of family survivors.
Four fine short horn bulls for sale at the Wesley farm one mile north. Buyers invited to view. call at the farm handled by Powelson Bros of Wesley, Iowa.
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