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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
5
A flurry of notes from Titonka and nearby towns recount Christmas visits and travels. Fred Kluse and family of Fenton spent Christmas with Titonka relatives. Anna Brunswold plans Lake City holidays. Several families entertain kin from Britt and Algona.
Quarantine for diphtheria at Tom Smith home. Mrs. Smith improving. Local visits include Hassebrok family, Bertha Christ, Arlein Souters pupils Christmas program. Dr. Frank Lenske spoke at Germania church services. missionaries from Africa on vacation. Other items mention Sickfather Rickard visit, Burrow purchasing a horse, Snider shows, and visits by John Johnson to Buffalo Center.
Mary Jane Lane born March 2 1839 Rosas County Ohio died December 17 1916 at her son B L Tuttle’s home in Iowa aged 77 years eight months and 24 days. She married Lebbeaus Tuttle October 22 1863 in Ohio had one child Edgar L Tuttle. Moved to Hopkins township Whiteside County Illinois in 1869 and later married Robert Johnson September 20 1877 who died 1911. She leaves two children Farr and Edgar, a sister Mrs John Gadbury and three grandchildren. She was a Baptist and attended other churches in burial illness etc.
The obituary notes the death of a woman found by her granddaughter Irma Tuttle after a short illness. She and her husband hosted relatives from the surrounding countryside. Funeral service was held Wednesday at one oclock at the Hopkins home with Rev J K Reed officiating. Mia A P Reed and Miss Blanche Hendricks sang. Pallbearers included Frank Grubb Frea Oltmans Hiram Oaken Gerhard Cassens and Charles D Birdsell. Burial followed at Hickory Grove cemetery.
December 22 1916 council meeting at First National Bank with Mayor Cosgrove and five councilmen. Bills paid include labor repairs grading draying and salaries totaling multiple entries and adjournment noted with clerk Wim. Boyken.
Burt residents enjoyed Christmas Eve programs at the Burt churches. Thursday saw Wn Leek visiting the Ranny Belich home. Wyat Stott and Fred Ringadorf hauled hogs to Burt. Claude Sigsbee shelled corn amid betting, Miss Maggie and Annie Wibben were art callers. Ross Ringsdort returned from Newark SD to Burt. John and Nellie Jennings celebrated their first wedding anniversary on Dec 23. A big Algona car got stuck near Burt. Santa was played by J L Bushman at the Now School program aided by Nellie Bushman.
Residents and guests journeyed for Christmas across Iowa and nearby states. Notables include Walter Hall arriving from Dayton Ohio to stay with Mrs. Geo Hall, and numerous family visits to Northwood Plymouth Des Moines and Wisconsin. Christmas trees and church programs marked holiday events. births and illness noted among locals.
Lyla Mann and family were supper guests at the EH O Mann home Saturday Ray Smith remains at home since Saturday He and his brother in law Floyd Duncan farmed the G U Farr banke farm the past year Ray with a term with his father The coming Mr was out to Walter Smiths Ley and butherad las beet
Notice urges settlement of accounts before year end. Farm offers a volunteer boar and several good milking cows for sale. Mike Kennedy invites visits to the farm. Also a corn shelling service advertises readiness for shelling corn crop. contact Sever Pontuck. A half-bred Guernsey bull is offered at $10.
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