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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
5
A train near Mayfield struck an auto driven by Leslie Rheims on a public road two miles west of the Rheims home. The impact hurled the car down a twentyfoot embankment. Rheims suffered minor head bruises but walked away. The auto was wrecked while the crew aided the injured driver onto the train and returned him home.
Buttermaker Hudson announces a Dairy Mass meeting in Titonka on Tuesday February 15 1916 starting at 2 p m. Dairyman Merrill a noted dairy speaker will address local farmers. Tom Clark State Dairy Inspector will pres ent and advise on cleanliness of premises. All farmers urged to attend. Meeting called at 2 p m.
West Bend Bears escalated in a winter-claimed overkill scene as Rev P M Dobberstein attempted to separate five bears into pens. He fired twice but missed. John Dorwetter then shot and killed three young bears while the two older bears Dick and Daisy survived.
Good Words From Honest Tommy announces the Titania Savings Bark will begin business February 1 in the Topic office with Lee C Wolfe as cashier. Wolfe, formerly postmaster and newspaper man, is expected to run a first class bank and lead a prosperous effort.
The Algona Courier reports Alamakee county will discontinue paying rattlesnake bounties. Last year the total payout reached $9.47 with 60 cents paid per filled claim as snake hunters faced more taxpayer bite than snakes, according to the board of supervisors.
Weekly notes show multiple absences due to sickness and weather across Primary, Beginners, and Advanced First Grade. Students are finishing readers, with Abraham Lincoln stories in the Primary Room, and a mostly full honor roll hindered by ongoing illness and storms.
The club notes feature a devotional poem The Secret of a Happy Life and details about the library open Saturday from 2 to 3 PM with Mrs. S. Hudson as librarian. It lists February 10 meeting with Mrs. Hudson, plus program items for the next meeting including Valentine quotations and Iowa in History led by Agnes Loson, with music by Mesdames Ball and Hudson.
An explosion at a Wesley and St Hedeock area site killed brothers Earl and Frank Leming after they tried to retrieve gasoline from a barrel. They sparked the blast by dropping a lit match while loosening the nozzle. Earl died shortly after the blast, Frank died Saturday night. A double funeral was held Monday.
The notice lists Bart J C Newville as secretary alongside Wm Welhousen Sam Reynolds and Wm Boyken as members of the auditing committee, indicating a formal committee report or designation within the organization.
Henry Wallace urges farmers to refuse paid demands from aggressive collection agencies misusing newspaper names. He notes banks and merchants distributing free papers, then pushing illegal subscriptions via threats. Farmers should deny payment and stop the schemes to bank on others’ lists.
Pat Gilligan completed plans for opening his movie show at the Princess Theater. The premiere occurred last evening on Wednesday with a Saturday night showing to follow. He will stage two weekly shows, Wednesday and Saturday, for now. Herman Travis Jr left Tuesday for Ames for a ten day short course in agriculture. Nellie Tobin returned home to Garner Monday after a week with grandmother Mrs A Coggrove and relatives.
A basket social and program will be held at the Bartlett school house in Portland township on Friday evening February 4 1916. Proceeds from basket sales go to the school to buy books. All are invited, ladies bring baskets and gentlemen bring pocketsbooks. Miss Hazel Budlong Teacher.
Longtime Wolf Point resident Herman J. Grothaus dies at 6 30 am after three weeks illness including pneumonia. Born Oct 20 1880 in Hardin County Iowa he lived in North Dakota before settling near Poplar and later operating Glacier Theater in Wolf Point. He leaves wife three children and several relatives. interment planned in Buffalo Center Iowa.
E. G. Brans, proprietor, runs Titonka Livery Barn offering reliable auto livery service in connection with Riga and careful drivers advertised for safety and punctual drops.
J. B. Buns advertises spot cash for poultry at the best market rates. He invites farmers to bring their birds for immediate sale and notes that country butchering services will continue as usual.
Algona Iowa law firm Harrington and Dickinson advertise office in First National Bank Building with phone number 289 and street address 412 214.
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