Weather Notes and Local News From Titonka and Iron River
Chas Stagg writes from Titonka about a mild winter with a record cold snap and heavy snow. He plans to see friends, comments on fishing plans, and pays dues to the Topic for two years. Mrs Harry McElroy sustains severe burns from an explosion involving gun powder, aided by Harry and a worker. A free lunch is offered at the McElroy sale and motor ether is for sale at the local drug store.
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C. W. Stage
Iron River
Wisconsin
P. O
Lee
Billy Townsend
Harry
Local Social News Buzz in Britt and Surroundings
Mildred Hansen returns to Leland after several days at the Ray Valley home. Margaret Dean of Mason City visits the Bode home. Mrs. Henry Baach of Iron River Wisconsin visits son Charles and daughters. Breen family attends cousin’s funeral in Lakota. Dirksen family returns from Minneapolis. Chas Monson ill but improving. Weilands host relatives near Britt. Bernice Cunningham and John Davidson at M J Mertz home. John Patton ill and off work. Tony Buns hosts guests. A Christensen visits Chicago. Everett Lawler visits Britt. Harold and wife plan move from Minnesota to Dr Dolmage farm near Buffalo Center. Kuper family moving from town to Chris Nyman farm. Chas Christensen’s wife and child head to Miami where Chris is employed. Von Laven and Rudisill call on Algona. Henry Orthel visits Forest City. Laura Paine of Algona announces candidacy for County Recorder in June primaries. Topic carries heavy advertising and omitted text in this issue.
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Mildred Hansen
Ray Valley
Leland
Margaret Dean
Mason City
Boden
Henry. Baach
Iron River
Wisconsin
Charles
Fred Saathoff
John Hung
George Brean
Lakota
Breen
Tony Buns
A. Christensen
Chicago
Everett Lawler
Britt
Harold Holland
Minnesota
Hugh Cline
Dr. Dolmage
Buffalo
Herman Kuper
Chris Nyman
Chas. Christensen
Little 500
Miami
Florida
Christengen
WM Wood Cancels Farm Sale Plans
WM Wood announces he will not hold his farm sale near Woden as previously advertised on Friday. Ben Longbottom will host a public sale on the farm Saturday February 27. A shower for Miss Ida Franzen honored her upcoming wedding to Mr Walter Oesterman at Mrs Killian’s home with pink and white decorations and gifts.
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Woden
WM. Wood
Ben Longbottom
Ida Franzen
A. Killian
Walter Oesterman
Popular Young People Married Yesterday at Emmanuel Lutheran
Yesterday at 2 pm at Emmanuel Lutheran Church near Titonka Walter Gesterman and Ida Franzen wed with Rev. A Kilian officiating. The ceremony drew over a hundred relatives. Lina Franzen led Lohengrin. Lina and Alice Franzen sang The Voice That Betrothed Der Hiden. Reception followed at the bride’s home. After a honeymoon at Rippey and Des Moines, they will farm east of town.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Titonka
Walter Gesterman
Ida Franzen
A. Kilian
Franzen
Lina "Franzen
John, Oesterman
Rippey
Des Moines
A Typical Town Farmer George Meyers Praised For Bumper Harvest
A writer visits George Meyers at his home and notes his skillful farming. Meyers grows large corn crops on quack-infested ground and uses a quack grass machine to improve soil. He harvests 70 to 90 bushels per acre and experiments with a new yellow corn yielding 90 bushels. He keeps hogs, poultry, and owns autos and fine machinery.
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George Mayer
George
George Meyers Slnice Tige
Farm Sale Near Town Nets George Meyer Buyer
George Meyer buys a farm and his agent Henry Meyer sells the Geo. Frank homestead of 160 acres. George Mayers pays $175 per acre with possession to be given March 1927. The sale occurred last Saturday and the land lies five miles east of town on the south side of the railroad, noted as the town’s best lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meyer
Telka Settsema
Henry Meyer
Geo. Frank
George Mayers
Sath
Bens Faro Sale Public Notice Planned
A damaged fragment announces a public sale by Reruns of Woden with bills and expenses slated for next week. The exact date and details are unclear from the OCR.
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Woden
Pioneering Rural Carrier Marks 22 Years On Titonka Route
J D Breen, rural carrier on Route W6 out of Titonka, celebrates 22 years of service since April 16 1904. He began on route one and has driven about 171000 miles delivering mail daily items first registered letters and keeping the original book in use. Also note closing out sale by Boye Delckman March 3 featuring cattle milk cows breeding ewes and machinery alongside poultry remedies at the drug store.
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J.D. Breen
Titonka
Breen
Geo. Albers
Robert Welter
W. T. Janssen
L. Lamoreux
T. M. Heifner
Petrt Dam
A. D. Breen
Kossuth County
Boye Delckman
Augusta Anker Dies at 82 in Portland Township
Mrs. Augusta Martain Anker died Friday after months of illness at age 82 years three months and twenty four days. Born in Germany October 18, 1846 she emigrated to New York at thirteen and lived in Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota before settling in Portland. She leaves four children, twenty grandchildren, sixty great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at the home conducted by Revs. Aten and Krusell.
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Ludwig Anker
John Anker
Portland
Augusta Martain- Anker
Germany
New York
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Anker
Laawale
Moura
Matilda Ward
Mission
Texas
Mary Tuttle
Albert Lea
Minn
Chas. Anker
Whlen
Charles
S'Elock
Aten and
Krusell
Burt
Portland Township
Seed Corn for Sale in Thonka Iowa Notice
Seed corn for sale advertised by R. Dirksen Thonka Iowa Rt. 1 Box 66. Located 6 miles south and 1 mile east of Lakota. Contact for price and availability.
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R. Dirksen
Thonka
Iowa
Rt. 1
Lakota
Notice of Annual School Meeting Buffalo Township 1926
Notice to qualified electors of Buffalo Township Consolidated Independent School District Iowa that the annual meeting will be held at the Tudaka School Building on the second Monday in March 1926 from 1 PM to 6 PM One director will be elected for a three year term to succeed W F Hamstreet one director for three years to succeed Roy Budlong and a treasurer for two years to succeed C Wolfe Also financial report shows on hand 14461 06 and receipts 12060 79 disbursements including paid teachers transport bonds and coal outstanding bonds 43000 00 dated February 16 1926
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Buffalo Township
Kossuth
Iowa
W. F. Hamstreet
Roy Budlong
C. Wolfe
Buffalo Consolidated Independent Schol
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Chas. Stagg
Laura Paine
Algona
County Recorder
Juna
Tho
Old Fiddler’s Contest
Hagen’s Hall
Piergel and
Kraushaar
Julius Kunz
Dr. Peters
Lee O. Wolfe
Oshkosh
BGOSH
Shea
Lutheran Church
Kilian
Hes Stack
Augusta Anker
Vepee Sete Edad
Nesses Cee Geles
Inter
Useeye Ees
Sport Ren Osg Coe Et Ees
M. L. Petersen
South Bend
Ghut 40
W. H. Stott
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