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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1922
Page
4
Weather data shows July 1922 averaged 73.0 degrees versus 75.51 in July 1921, with a high of 96 and a warmest day on the last day. There were 18 days at or above 40 degrees, and the hottest period occurred late in July.
A district court in Matengo Iowa grants a temporary injunction to the Amana society barring Bryant of Marengo from operating a motor boat on Amana Lake. The order, issued as lilies bloom, stops future tanking parties on Sundays and limits Bryant’s activities on the lake.
Reverend W di Mitchell, pastor of the Proghymerican church in Fremont County, attended conventions in Kansas City and sent a sermon to Wield Marshal Fort and Admiral Beatty. Mitchell reports receiving praise from these military leaders for his gospel work and sermon delivery.
Odd, fragmentary text describes seasonal reminders and past ferries as a notable fruit. Mentions of waking before daylight and unclear references to “wild bluckberticgs” and “ratiler.” No clear events, dates, or named organizations.
Iowa towns resist tax increases as 80 supported brass bands last spring. Grundy Center plans issuing bonds for a $10,000 bath house and swimming pool 100 by 125 feet, open lined with cement for summer swimming and winter skating, spurred by Herbert Quisk's Vandamark's Folly.
Will Beets of Woylimson reports two children near Mr and Mrs Jux home were walking to the river when a fox rushed from brush and bit one child on the leg. The animal was wounded after a chase and a fight ensued with Mr Lux, who clubbed his rifle and eventually killed the fox.
Mr Lux sustained a bite on his wrist and three victims received prompt treatment by a local physician. The fox head was sent to the State Board of Health lab in Iowa City where rabies was confirmed. treatment guidance came from the Des Moines office.
A total of 18 persons were arrested and property valued at $1,478 recovered by the Des Moines detective department in July. Arrests more than doubled from the prior year with 49 vagrants picked up and 11 men held for gambling. Four for obtaining money by false pretenses, five for breaking and entering, 11 for intoxication, and single charges for theft, grand larceny, and assault with intent to commit murder were listed. Of recovered property, all but $3,444 was value of stolen automobiles.
The capital city hosts a fine batch of citizen soldiers at Fort Des Moines with Col. R A Brown Maj Robert Halpin and B Walker addressing recruits. Major Halpin urged use of the opportunity and personal discipline while 27 000 such trainees are statewide this month. Government limits allowed 900 of 4000 applicants to enroll and twelve failed the exam. Recruits hail from South Dakota Nebraska Kansas with Iowa boys going to Fort Snelling Minnesota.
Readers report a farmer exploring a rock cave near Siovajett Township in Dubuque County finds a shaft and water within the cave, prompting an inquiry into its origin as neighbors survey the site. Separately, debates over road side grape vines and mulberry trees highlight public access versus private property in Iowa, with landowners asserting ownership along highways and fruits along roadways deemed private property.
A July 22 flood downstream from Manchuster Delaware County submerged the US fish hatchery, washing away all stock including 25,000 rainbow trout. recovery may take 3 to 4 years with losses estimated at 35 000 to 40 000 dollars.
Alabama is traced from De Soto 1540 and French Fort St. Louis 1702 to Mobile settlement. England, Spain, and the United States shaped the territory before Alabama became the twenty second state in 1819. The name Alabama may derive from an Indian tribe or river with debated meaning. The state's area is 51 998 square miles.
Mrs W Scott dies from blood poisoning after a rat bite at Glenwood Milly County. A man chased the rat feasting on chicks, injuring his hand in the struggle. Doctors warn rat bites can be as dangerous as reptiles. A separate Monroe County case notes a marriage and a contempt of court issue involving a widow.
Eight professional river divers on a Missouri run hauled five cars from deep water near Council Bluffs as part of an insurance scam. Robert Shoemaker of New York led the crew from Kansas City. Also reported: Clay county youths catch 24 fish with a 100 foot seine. a Fort Dodge couple convert a wagon into a California trek. Iowa National Guard on alert amid strikes. damages of 3450 awarded in Montgomery county court after an auto crash. picnic hams sold at Bonacker Bros Market.
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