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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
7
Local column reports Thanksgiving visits and gatherings at the Coffin and other homes. Families travel from Algona, LaVerne, Fenton and Fort Dodge, with dances, school events, and visits to relatives mentioned among many residents and guests.
The John Spear boys picked corn to aid Pater Reenken Saver Pannkuk and family and Netta Pannkwl. They visited Blue Earth Minnesota on Wednesday for a brief in-steal car trip. Mrs. Henry Megary Miss Annie Mayer and Ben Meyer left for Lennox for a weeklong visit. Emma Wirtjes visited on Sunday.
A fragment notes December as the final month of the year with references to end-of-year events and expectations for annual wrap ups, typical of monthly newspaper briefs.
Mrs Will Norcroft and children visited Mrs Al Gomers and family then returned to Hagle Grove Monday. Wall Cowana and Bent ley traveled to Spencer Tuesday morning. Ruth Rist of Algona spent Thanksgiving with the Rader family. Florence Schnson returned from Cedar Falls to spend Thanksgiving with her parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Johnson. Glass left for Marshalltown for Thanksgiving with her parents. Carlyle of Whitte jmare and Mrs Thos Gray visited Johnsons. Leota and DeWtta Tall fame returned from Fayette for the November holiday. Leota resigned teaching there. Carl Roe and Thelma shared Thanksgiving dinner at Britt. Gertie and Myrtle Stephins of Algona visited Clara Jalus. A baby daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Halvor From on Friday. A young son of Mr Huber was injured when his arm was caught in a gasoline engine wheel. bones set by Dr Carmody and Dr Cretsmayer of Algona. Beatrice Casley entered sixth grade. Gertrude Steven returned after two weeks. Miss Peterson visited parents in Algona. fourteenth week of school opens with pupils in place. Mesdames Welter and Carlson attended Ohio Literary Society exercises Friday afternoon.
A farmer announces a public auction without reserve on December 18, 1912 at 10 a.m. two and a half miles east of Mtonka and nine miles north of Wesley. Items include 40 head of two year old cattle, 16 horses and mules, 40 head of hogs, farm machinery heavy with plows, cultivators, wagons, harness, fencing and a Rock Pullore hoist.
The listing describes a machine bag that moved 76 rocks in one day and a ditching setup with a rock drag. It lists household goods including bed springs, a commode, a couch, chairs, tables, a clock, a coal burner, poultry, tools, and farm produce. Auctioneers Matern & Kunz oversee the sale with H. C. Armstrong as clerk and J. Gleming as prep.
Portland and Burt residents shared Thanksgiving week events. The report lists visits by Mrs Falk of Titonka, Vera Stott returning from North Dakota, farm work and corn husking, a pony accident near Bart, and several illness recoveries. It notes school holidays, family gatherings, community travel, and local incidents including a vehicle mishap and an injury to Mrs Graham.
Ray Smith starts school in district T Monday as wedding bells loom in Portland. Herman Bieleh and Pawl Krex plan bachelor gatherings while Joe Lee remains single in Mussuth county. Readers are urged to advertise locally in the paper with wide circulation options and subscription offers including Chicago papers.
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