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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
5
Theodore Roosevelt declares he will accept the Republican nomination for U S president if tendered by the people. In a Feb 24 letter to eight state governors he urges direct primaries to let the public express preference before the convention.
Sid J. Batkus ends negotiations to become a hardware merchant in Algona by trading a 120 acre farm near Titonka to a LaPorte City man for hardware stock and business. He will run the store with his brother in law Tom Maxwell, who will head operations until Batkus takes office.
Special reports a weak ticket sales and limited farmer interest in the second annual Kossuth County Short Course in Algona. The domestic science segment attracts patrons, but most attendees are local women. overall attendance may rise later in the week. A separate note recalls Ruth Meyer, 15, losing an eye after a gun cap exploded near her, prompting hospital visits and surgery in Mankato with family support.
A Germania Iowa reader asks for explanation of the auto tax use on roads. The Advance reports Kossuth county collected 1611.95 last year with 1109 unspent by April. Disbursements shown include grading and cement work in various districts. questions rise about allocation and control by the board of supervisors.
A letter from LaVerne, February 14, 1912, criticizes Prof. Holden's gubernatorial bid and questions residency rules for Iowa candidates. The writer urges against an imported official and calls for a locally capable county clerk over two-term incumbents.
Sam Drake, a rural insurance man, hunts rabbits near Titenka but shoots a pie on a string held by a wily boy. The prank shocks the upright man, highlighting mischief by youth and a joke gone wrong.
A series of brief rural notices recount residents relocating from vistatty to a farm north of Germania and others mingling in Cedar Rapids. Mentions include J Knoblauch visiting Cedar Rapids with friends, Herman Wirtjes engaging in Titonka, M Badje’s sale described as one of the best, Tripp of Germania reacting emotionally, Punk of Fons calling in, and Art Houtaques moving to a new site.
The Rock Island Dairy Special train arrived Saturday morning with seven to eight coaches each hosting dairy lectures and displays of charts. A second report details a fatal fall at the coal chute of Frank Pietryka, a 43 year old immigrant, and tributes to other local deaths and community notices from Burt and surrounding areas.
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