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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
1
A Bancroft Register tale recounts Chicago visitors stealing about $600 from Algona leaders, including a large car with 75 cans of high power lubricant. Local buyers later swapped the cargo for water and aqua para, with 15 to 20 cans fashioned to fool inspectors.
Jule Seifert road grading crew progresses on the Lakota Titonka road with about two miles finished. The entire Lakota to Coleja corner stretch may not be completed this year, but next year graveling is planned. The project aims to connect Ban Croft and Titonka to Mankato and the Twin Cities, plus north to Mason City, improving drainage and travel.
Lloyd McCuen has bought the Mrs M B Chapman 80 acre farm four miles southwest of TocKwell City for two dollars an acre cash in March. The sale was handled by W T Thorgan and sons Hel Enno Tinyes.
Clarion Monttor Treas H B Hallock notes changes in auto and truck license fees effective December 1 1925 The one ton truck rate remains 15 the 1 half ton rate rises from 22 50 to 26 the two ton rate increases from 30 to 40 The new law drops fractional dollars from license fees lowering payments for some owners
Iowa fairs a new summer horseshoe champion as entry scores pour in at exposition offices. Prizes total 876 dollars in the state contest this year. Pitching starts Monday August 7th and lasts three days with ample seating and crowd accommodations.
The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune laments weekly consolidations as Mapleton Press absorbs Captain Times, noting rising costs, overworked editors, and heavy reliance on local business support. It urges merchants to back papers to keep communities informed and economically viable.
The largest showing of prize grains, trade produce and project displays will gather across virtually every county of the state at the Jows State Fair and National Livestock Show this summer. Farmers and farm bureaus coordinate county-wide projects to showcase improved methods and the benefits for growers. Over $3,000 in prizes will be awarded across fruit and horticulture classes, with experts on hand to explain exhibits in thousands of square feet of floor space.
Citizens are warned to clear weeds around their properties immediately or city workers will do the work and bill nearby property owners. Addressed to Wallite and signed by John A Blover in Maya.
A Des Moines Register tribute recalls Bryan as a tireless public figure. It notes his oratory born of emotion and faith, his long battles from Lincoln to Florida, and his role in major fights like evolution and Democratic conventions.
Mrs Cloved found her chicken house empty with feathers scattered. Two men later returned asking for baling wire to fix a fender, searched the coop, then drove off. The two pocketbooks found nearby contained seven hundred and three hundred dollars. Kanawha Record.
Editor excerpts from The London Mail render Iowa as the standout example of poor highways with mud roads and inadequate signposts. The pieces cite anecdotal costs of cars and fuel, warn that good roads boost commerce, and praise some small-city merchants adapting to broader trade while noting the state’s heavy road-related expenditures.
Kossuth County supervisors paid Mrs. Harry Ward $9460 for a 126 acre gravel deposit west of Irvington. The Irvington pit yields gravel up to 40 feet deep with an estimated eight million cubic yards. Previous gravel prices ran about $200 per acre for six to seven feet.
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station workers see wind power as a potential farm electricity source. A 100 kilowatt windmill at Ames yielded about four times average farm use in June, with 65 Garner project farms averaging kilowatts monthly. Data suggest July and August may lack wind to store in batteries. current storage covers 8 to 10 days. The setup uses a 100 foot steel tower, two blade head weighing 300 pounds, replacing a heavier 24 blade unit.
Minnesota farm lands advanced in price with a 10 percent rise in six months. The Minnesota Realty Association reports first half 1996 sales over 5 million dollars and projected yearly sales over 10 million. Highest sale at 325 per acre. many around 160 to 180. May and June saw 80,817 acres sold for 2.41 million, averaging over 851 per acre. The survey indicates farm land values are trending upward.
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