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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1915
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment depicts officials bracing for a blizzard as a crowd reacts to a train incident. Despite garbled names and places, the passage hints at organized response and concern for safety.
A blizzard halted postal service on Monday with no mail delivered in or out. Rural routes were buried under four to six feet of snow, delaying ads and mail for days. Carrier Heifner faced deep snow, salvaged mail, and narrowly reached home after a snowbank incident.
Mrs. O Pfiefer, a young widow with one child, attempted suicide Monday near a friend’s grave at Algona cemetery after returning from Montana with her parents. She was taken to the Algona hospital and is expected to recover.
B V Kieist near town advertises a closing out sale this week to retire from farming. Ten head of pure bred Jerseys with some papers, four two year old heifers, sixteen two year old steers, seven extra fine horses weighing 1400 to 1500, three mares in foal. Ten months terms. Buyers urged to attend and inspect. Ads in this paper.
Mrs W J Martinek a longtime Britt resident died at home on Tuesday January 26 1915 shortly before her thirty fifth wedding anniversary She was born Elizabeth Kostka November 19 1860 and married W J Martinek February 3 1880 The family moved from Fort Atkinson to a farm near Sexton before retiring to Britt in 1908 She leaves six children two sisters and three brothers Funeral service will be held at the Catholic church Monday at 10 am Father Baxter officiating Interment will follow in the Catholic cemetery southeast of Britt The community offers sympathy to the bereaved family
An unusual cargo reached Spirit Lake a carload of buffaloes billed to farmer John Reinhart. Seventeen animals from a near-extinct herd from South Dakota were shipped in a palace stock car at two hundred dollars with a special express agent to ensure safe transit. Reinhart claims a unique herd on his Iowa farm, a first for the region.
The article urges farmers to mind their own business and treat farming as a manufacturing venture. It argues price setting is controlled by middlemen and reforming collective action could improve profits, urging farmers to organize and unite for better markets and fair prices.
School notes show Freshmen finish Julius Caesar study and Silas Warner to be read next. Absent students listed across High, Primary, Grammar rooms. Little People craft valentines despite cold. one Primary absence last week and Tiny Tats praised for bravery against Jack.
Brest school notes show Advanced First Grade readers and Little People classes engaging with stories from a president’s life, peanut hunts for perfect attendance, and honored guests gifting apples and popcorn. A guidance tale by Rev Tracke complemented lessons on George Washington, as weather caused some absences.
Buffalo Center Tribune notes considerable optimism for the coming year as farmers report good land condition and higher prices. Weather conditions are hoped to remain favorable, with many chronic knackers predicted to retreat to their burrows as activity rises.
In a Des Moines Republican discussion, Ellis McWhorter of Kosyth county contends foot and mouth disease entered the U S via Argentine hides. He urges banning all imports of hides and livestock, cites Canada potato import halt, and cites veterinary claims of hog cholera serum as possible entry. The note also includes local ads for blacksmith work, Tutonka sales, and farm equipment.
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