Indian Day honors near century old settlers in Titonka
Nearly 100 older settlers registered for Indian Day in Titonka with Tom Kain of Algona noted as the county's oldest attendee born in 1863. The compiled list records arrivals from 1864 to 1902 including Rosa Andrews 1868 and W S Cosgrove 1877, and invites others to register for historical preservation at the Topic office.
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Tom Kain
Algona
Kossuth
Titonka
Mr. Kain
Plum Creek Township
Rosa Andrews
EB. L. Jennings
Fred Newville
W. S. Cosgrove
Cosgrove
Will
Tom Kiain
H. L. Jennings
Chas
Phelps
J. D. Breen
H. W. Roba
Lakota
Joseph “Bestenlehner
J. C. Newville
Rasmus Peterson
George Oaken
W. B. Quarton
James Winter
U. S
Iowa
John ‘Kk
Rippentrop
Frank Franzen
Sever Pannkuk
B. A. Pannkuk
J. B. Pannkuk
Henry Franzen Sr
Peter Koppen
Robert Callies
Nick Heesch
John Pink
Louise Larson
Burt
Gordon B. Hansen
Lee O. Wolfe
G. W. Gunsel
Mixdorf
Pinks and Stotts at Fort Defiance Family Reunion
Family members gathered at Fort Defiance State Park for a reunion honoring 91 year old David Pink of Buffalo Center. Attendees included Henry and Harold Grothouse and families, Ed and Geo Pink, Lizzie, Tunney of Lismore, John Pink and children, Grimes, Julius, Boleneus, DeWilde, Stott, and others from Buffalo Center Forest City Estherville Algona Wesley Sexton Cary Mason City Titonka and nearby towns.
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Pinks
Stotts
Pink
Fort Defiance State Park
David Pink
Buffalo Center
Henry Grothouse
Harold Grothouse
Floyd ‘Dremelow
Mountain Lake
Minn
Ed Pink
Geo. Pink
Lizzie
Tunney
Lismore
John Pink
Vivian
Helen
David
Frank Grimes
Frances
Dave ‘Grimes
Dave Pink
Larson
Patty
Forest City
Martin Julius
Verne Julius
Estherville
Marie Amesbury
Billy
Jane
Algona
L. .A. Boleneus
Robert
Wesley
Indian Day draws large crowd at Titonka celebration
The thirty sixth annual Indian Day in Titonka ended with ideal weather and a sizable crowd. Free acts by Lem and Martha of WHO garnered praise, Stenzel quartet impressed, Bob Burns from Garner performed, Britt band delivered two concerts, and Bancroft defeated Mankato 3 to 1 with Caskey on the mound receiving little support.
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Tmitanka
Lem
Martha
Titonka
Stenzel
Bob Burns
Svhise
Garner
van Buren
Arkansas
Britt
Bancroft
Mankato
Caskey
Sermon on Eternal Punishment Sparks Dismissive Challenge
A small group of youths mock a venerable Immanuel Lutheran pastor over the doctrine of eternal punishment. The pastor advises settling doubts with the Lord Jesus Christ, citing Job and Psalm verses. No services next Sunday as the pastor serves as guest speaker at a mission festival in Glenville, Minnesota. Sunday school at 9 o'clock led by Lewis Franzen.
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Immanuel Lutheran
Lord Jesus Christ
Job
Ps Ai
Glenville
Minn
Lewis Franzen
Homemakers Program At Iowa State Fair Daily
Rural homemakers and Iowa State College staff present daily home economics programs at the fair. Opening day features musical acts, skits, talks, choruses, and demonstrations across county groups with a Farm Bureau public speaking contest slated for August 24. Final Friday session covers planning for next year’s achievement days and announcements of chorus tournament placings. An entrant from Kossuth county competes in the Saturday public speaking contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa State College
Ruth Seaton Hicks
Sac County
Lucas County
Lynn County
Dallas County
Emily Wardrobe
Marion County
Sioux County
Franklin County
Humboldt County
Benton County
Warren County
Cedar County
Farm Bureau
Winnebago
Monona
Harold Gunderson
Grace DeLong
North Dakota
Boone, Jones, Des Moines
Louisa
Jasper County
Raymond Sayre
Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
van Vlack
Ruth Cessna
Shelby
Taylor
Monroe
Kossuth
Elizabeth Peterson
World of Tomorrow
State Farm Bureau
Ilona
Little Red
Alma H. Jones
Blanche A. Smith
Iowa State Traveling Library
Nora Workman
Sarah Porter Bilis
Fannie Buchanan
Ellis Hicks
Robert Clark
Richard L. Morse
Kossuth County
Fred Gelgel
Irvington Township
Iowa Farms
Frank Coyne
Maurice Bernhard
Elsie Wilhelmi
Greenwood Township Playlet “New Horizons” Set for Monday
The Greenwood township home project group will present a playlet titled New Horizons in the forum at the home project auditorium on Monday. The event showcases local talent and community spirit with a short performance followed by a reception.
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Greenwood Township
New Horizons
School opens Sept two in Buffalo area
School days in Buffalo Consolidated territory start with a half day on Monday September 2 for enrollment and schedule making Regular classes begin Tuesday morning High school students from outside the district receive a warm welcome Parents of first graders urged to have eye ear and dental checkups All first graders must have turned five by March first this year Don’t forget the used book gate at the drug store this weekend Ensure all books and supplies are ready for opening C A Hoon Supt
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Buffalo Consolidated Territory
Old Settlers Talk Honored By Kossuth Judge Quarton
The Th32 Old Settlers meeting in Algona featured Judge Quarton delivering a fine address. Presiding J L Miller interviewed locals active in the county for over sixty years including Fred Newville and Mr. and Mrs. Chas Phelps. Quarton, in Kossuth since 1882, recalled early Algona days and growth to the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Miller
Fred Newville
Chas. Phelps
John K. Rippentrop
Quarton
Kossuth
Haseen
Algona
Donkey Ball Game Set For Titonka Sunday Evening
Titonka residents will enjoy a donkey ball game Sunday night at Titanica ball park. East Side businessmen led by Dr Torgersen will face West Side rivals captained by Pete Callies, with a long lineup of local players and substitutes.
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Titonka
Hghts
Titanica
Maine Street
East Side
Torgersen
Harold Johnson
Kenneth Swan
Jerry Breen
Art Hench
al ‘Missal
Bill Ryan
Edward Sathoff
Jerry Schutter
Fred Hagen
al Young
Martin Bletch
Frank Hoff
West Side
Pete Callies
Dr. Sartor
Dayle ‘Craven
Earl Stott
Bill Boyken
Harry ‘Reed
Homer Downs
Bertha Huisinga of Woden Is Honored in Shower
A shower honoring Bertha Huisinga was held in the Ostfriesland Christian Reformed church basement August 16. The afternoon included games and gifts for the honoree. Luncheon was served by Mrs. Jake Hulsinga, Mrs. John Hulsinga, and Mrs. Harold Pommer. Miss Hulsinga will wed George Smith of Kanawha August 22.
Braleys of Wesley Take Colorado Trip Visit
Dr and Mrs Alson Braley with Alson Jr and Janet of Detroit spent Sunday to Wednesday at H J Braley home in Wesley. On Wednesday H J Braley and family joined them for a weeklong trip to Colorado.
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Braleys of
Wesley
Colorado
Weslbey
Alson Braley
Alson Jr
Janet
Detroit
Michigan
H. J. Braley
Kossuth Court News Recap Of Week Proceedings
Ash and Baker appeared on intoxicated driving charges and were bound over to the grand jury. Riddle, Welter’s court, bound over for false pretenses. other defendants faced fines, jail terms, or suspensions. New district court filings include manys civil notes and a divorce granted in Pocahontas. Probate actions noted for Traub and Peterson estates.
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Algonaguy Ash
Wesley
Justice of Peace
Della Welter
Kossuth Grand Jury
Ash
C. Harry Baker
Dawson
Grand Jury
Co. O
Riddle, Algona
Welter’s
Riddle
Carl Lund
Swea City
Jack Gaffney
Irvington
Glen Culbertson
Russell Frost
Walter
Steven
C. H E. Cuthbertson
John L. Stampka
Algona
Albert W. White
Laurens
Howard M. Georges
George C. Attig
Clarence Huff
Sexton
Alfred Nelson
Renwick
Kossuth District Court
The
Western Credit Company of
IR. A. Clark
George J. Elbert
Elbert Garage
Delbert R. Hunt
State of Iowa
State Board of Social Welfare
Hmma
John Kubly
Mary Wegner
Arnold Wegner
Humboldt County
George L. Miller
Frank W. Bahling
Otheline Barrow
Mack H. Barrow
Fred Hudson
Pocahontas
Exchange State Bank of Wesley
Edward C
J. C. Wolf
Chicago
Milwaukee
Former Britt Boy Killed in Automobile Collision
ALGONA A 26 year old H Boothroyd of Knoxville was fatally injured last Wednesday when his truck collided with an auto driven by Everett Belden of Lakeville Minnesota at an intersection five miles west of Algona on old highway 18. Boothroyd died five hours after the crash at McCreery hospital Whittemore with a broken neck and severe head injuries. Tall corn obscured the drivers view and Belden suffered a dislocated shoulder. Boothroyd was staying at Britt with his mother Mrs Howard Champion awaiting housing before his wife joined him.
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Algona
Kossuth
Old H. Boothroyd
Knoxville
Everett Belden
Lakeville
Minn
Boothroyd
McCreery
Whittemore
Belden
Britt
Howard Champion
Haverleys and Loebigs on Trip to Western Points
Wesley Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Haverly Mary Lou and Mr. and Mrs. Evrous Loebig left Monday afternoon to visit Mrs. Haverly's mother Mrs. Mathilda Johnson her sister Mrs. Forrest Putney and her two brothers Norman and George Johnson at Denver Colorado.
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Wesley
J. L. Haverly
Mary Lou
Evrous Loebig
Sauerkraut Day Promises Big Lakota Fest On Aug 29
Lakota hosts Sauerkraut Day with activities starting before noon and continuing through the afternoon and evening. A morning band, sauerkraut lunch at noon, horseshoe tournament at 1, Farm Bureau quartet, 4-H girls, softball tourney at 2, midway rides, and an 8 pm amateur contest follow a 7:30 band concert. Teams Swea City Buffalo Center Redyard Lakota vie for north half honors.
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Lakota
Farm Bureau
Swea City
Buffalo Center
Redyard
County Fair At Algona Draws Large Crowd And Exhibits
Perfect weather plus free admission for under 16 drew an estimated seven to eight thousand visitors on Sunday and Monday at the Kossuth County Fair in Algona. The fair featured a record livestock show with 200 4 H calves, a busy floral hall, and a larger farm machinery exhibit. Bancroft beat Swea City 5 to 2, and Gowtss Creek defeated Fenton 9 to 1 in two baseball games. The 4 H Achievement Day ran Monday and Tuesday with demonstrations by several 4 H clubs and judging concluding at week’s end.
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Algona
Floral Hall
Death Dodgers
Bancroft
Swea City
Guotts Creek
Fenton
Union
Grant
Seneca
Hebron
Teaching Staff Named for Wesley Catholic School
Wesley news lists new teaching lineup for Wesley Catholic School with Sisters Mary Raphael Mary Camilla Mary Rosalinda Mary Johnice and Mary Owen plus Brigetta as housekeeper. New floors installed in the second room and hall. Superior Sister Da vidica transferred to Newman Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Catholic School
Wesley
Sisters of St. Josephs School
St. Francis Convent
Milwaukee
Mary Raphael
Mary Camilla
Mary Rosalinda
Mary Johnice
Mary Owen
Mary ‘Brigetta
Mary Davidica
Neosho
Wis
Marriage Licenses Issued in Kosuth County This Week
Marriage licenses issued in Kosuth county include Gerald C Angu s and Ruth Whitehill both of Bancroft Axel Anderson 29 of Dike and Martha Ruhnke 20 of Burt Kermit Albert Hecker 41 and Carmen Ohlsen 18 of Heron Lake Minn Maurice L Mayer 26 of Omaha and Erma McCann 26 of Lincoln Nebraska Marvin J Vaske and Agnes A Fangman both of Bancroft Albert Forsberg 22 and Lorraine Neilsen 21 both of Mankato Minn Clyde EK Ridenour 33 and Alice M Payne 25 both of Algona Kenneth N Spangler 24 of Janesville Minn and Veronica B Kunkel 22 of Luverne"}
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Kossuth County
Gerald C. Angus
Legal
Ruth Whitehill
Bancroft
Axel Anderson
Dike
Martha Ruhnke
Burt
Kermit Albert Hecker
Carmen Ohlsen
Heron Lake
Minn
Maurice L. Mayer
Omaha
Erma McCann
Lincoln
Nebraska
Marvin J. Vaske
Agnes
A. Fangman
Albert Forsberg
Lorraine Neilsen
Mankato
Clyde EK. Ridenour
Alice M. Payne
Algona
Kenneth N. Spangler
Janesville
Veronica B. Kunkel
Luverne
Good Hope Lutheran Sunday School August 25 Schedule
Good Hope Lutheran announces no church service on Sunday August 25 as the pastor preaches at a mission festival in LeMars. Members are invited to attend services in Woden Akota or Britt while Sunday school meets as usual.
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Good Hope Lutheran Sunday School
Good Hope
LeMars
Rural teachers of Kossuth county plan Saturday meeting
All rural teachers of Kossuth county are invited to Algona high school auditorium on Saturday August 24. Registration runs 9 to 9 30 a m with program beginning at 9 30. The event offers professional credit toward certificate renewal and includes a afternoon session for new county teachers. County Superintendent A E Lauritzen will lead, with speakers Mrs Capitolin Greteman and Paul Norris sharing insights on rural education and statewide rural school challenges.
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Kossuth
Algona High School
A. E. Lauritzen
Capitolin Greteman
Iowa Teachers’ Association
Greteman
Templeton
Iowa
Paul Norris
State Department of Public Instruction
Norris
Lions Club Dance Set For September 3 In Titonka Coliseum
The Lions Club of Titonka sponsors a dance on Tuesday September 3 at the Titonka Coliseum with Byron Dunbar and Hotel Biltmore Orchestra. Proceeds benefit Titonka community projects. funds cannot benefit the club or its members.
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The
Lions Club of
Titonka
Byron Dunbar
Biltmore
Iowa
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting At Beth Miller Home
The regular monthly afternoon meeting of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be at Beth Miller's home with Mathilda Falk as co host Friday at 2 30. A program on the history of God Bless America will be followed by the song led by Ethel Johnson. Division chairmen will share highlights of their aims and accomplishments. Plan to attend and bring a friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Miller
Mathilda Falk
Ethel Johnson
Meeting at Woden Presbyterian Church
The thirty ninth annual Sunday school and Christian Endeavor meeting of the Waukon Presbytery was held at the Woden Presbyterian church on August 20 and 21. Officers include president Dorothy Havenga Kamrar, vice president Rev Henry Kruse Woden, secretary Kathryn Ludemann Aplington, treasurer Erwin Brandan Rudd. Guest speakers were Rev J E Drake Cedar Balls Rev R M Olsen Armstrong Dr Garvig Dubuque Theological Seminary and Rev William Hueneman Garner. The theme was Our Devotional Service and the convention song Oh Worship the King. The Jadiss aid served meals in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Waukon Presbytery
Woden Presbyterian Church
Dorothy Havenga
Kamrar
Henry Kruse
Kathryn Ludemann
Aplington
Erwin Brandan
Rudd
J. E. Drake
Cedar Balls
R. M. Olsen
Armstrong
Garvig
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Indian Day
Immanuel Luther League
Bertha ‘Huisinga
Kossuth District and Justice Court News OF the Week
Haverleys
Loebigs
Lions Club
American Legion and Auxiliary News
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