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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1911
Page
5
A fragmented letter from JNO MBRICLE mentions land values per acre, long-distance travel to Boise, and a contest with large prizes. It notes teachers in Kossuth county and potential job opportunities at $60 while other lines speculate on land worth and turnout. The sense is a mixed, unfinished plea about land, wages, and migration.
John Seeman, a respected Sexton resident and longtime county figure, died Thursday morning after a brief illness. He was about 74 and had never been sick to that point. While feeding chickens he was struck by paralysis near the house, died the next morning. Funeral services were held Sunday at Sexton, with four children present: Mrs. John Pink of Titonka, Mrs. Jennie Weiland of Sexton, Mrs. Chas Relnekie of Irvington, and John Seeman of Sexton.
Deputy Sheriff Sampson and W Neiling took Roelfsema from Algona to the insanity board after neighbors reported strange behavior. Roelfsema had bought a Nebraska farm recently and was unsettled by the deal. four months ago a druggist recalls his odd store visit seeking love powders.
Old settler living near Union Slough in Ramsey township died Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock of pneumonia after Thanksgiving illness. His brother John Speicher is also ill and not expected to live. Funeral and interment likely Saturday. no further details. Doerfler returns from Dubuque. Theo Doerfler, bank cashier, improves at home. Armstrong's father dies in Boise. funeral travel arranged with bank in charge.
A Wesley Iowa farm advertises full blood Poland China boars from fine strains, big boned and serviceable, eligible for registry. Also offers short horn bulls for sale. Call at the farm one mile north of Wesley and Beethem, Pow aison Broz, Wesley, Iowa.
In the notice readers are invited to obtain a farm rich in listings from owners and agents across many states. The magazine offers quick sale facilitation and a dense ad format with 38 pages on quality paper. Subscription price is 7.60 per year with a 10 cent per word trial ad option.
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Letter from B J Mathin dated December 1 1914 describes a safe arrival at La Junta Colorado after a Kansas blizzard. He notes 0 degree thermometer in shade yet reports clear sky and visibility of Pikes Peak. He asks for a newspaper, topic and bill for prior work and sends regards to friends back home.
A telegram announced the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Geo W Hansen of Woonsocket D. and a tally shows seven pounds. Various local visits and illnesses are recorded including measles at Fairbanks and sickness delaying Leona Putz from school. A basket social is planned at the John Kuehenreuther school on December 5 with invitations to both gents and ladies for a lively community event.
The department issues bulletins numbered 445 458 460 461 464 on topics from marketing eggs to quack grass eradication. Additional titles include Potato Culture The Dairy Herd Practical Farm Buildings Meat on the Farm Hog Houses and related farm topics. Representative Frank P Woods offers to assist requests until allotments are exhausted.
Tess Wividge was on the sick list. Mrs. Bartlett visited at the Phelps home. George Graham sold several loads of hogs at Sitonka. T O Stow and family visited north of Burt. Ernest Parne and family spent Thanksgiving at J P Stew home. Local residents helped with chores and farm work around Burt Titonka and Algona areas.
Local Burt items report Jake Koestiey buying a galvanized tank from the Burt dealer Monday. Wm Mividge sold 30 yearling heifers to Joe Emidgs of Line Rock Monday. Neighbors attend gatherings at the Newville home and Chas Newville's. Several residents travel to Wisconsin for treatments and Thanksgiving gatherings noted. A box social and literary debate are announced for school No. 3 and local events, with plans for a Georgia honeymoon.
The literary alth group met at Bartlett school house on Thursday evening with recitations songs dialogues and a lively paper by Lloyd Bartlett titled the Pop Gun predicting local youth. The debate was strong and judges found it hard to decide as both sides argued well. The next meeting is set for December 16 with a Christmas program already in preparation and community excitement rising.
Swea City and nearby towns see a parade of visitors and locals at the start of the week. Residents including Wesley Warburton Ole Pearson and Albert Meyer drop by, with others from Titonka Ledyard Bancroft Algona and Buffalo Center making appearances. We note nursing help for Fred Schwartz, illnesses like typhoid fever, and several business visits across Algona Fairmont Armstrong and Maple Hill.
Local families and friends held Thanksgiving gatherings and visits across Buffalo Center Humboldt Swea City Nora Springs and surrounding towns. Residents Emma Bruns Marian Wheeler Chas Gutknecht Lucile Wheeler and many others shared travel plans arrivals and farewells as Oran and Mrs O Keefe prepared to move to Iowa Falls and bid friendly goodbyes at a farewell party.
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