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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
2
WHE TITONKA TOPIC presents Lye O Wolfe as publisher for Iewa a second class mail matter. The paper thoroughly covers a territory no other paper serves. Subscriptions are 1.50 yearly prepaid 2.00 otherwise 2.50 to Canada foreign rates apply.
An editor from LuVerne News recounts a La Verite to Waterville drive, praising Minnesota roads and farm buildings while urging Iowa to adopt and enforce new road laws. Charles Lichty is cited as a booster for Minnesota highway care and road improvements.
Des Moines July 7 Frederick J Libby executive secretary of the National Council for the Prevention of War warned the world drifts toward a gas and airplane war. He cited the Ruhr seizure and warned that governments churches and women have not acted effectively to prevent war and urged adoption of the world court and arms reduction.
The Farmers Lumber Co. of Cork claimed a lien on the land and house of Mr. Sheahan after selling lumber to him about three years earlier. Two mortgages by A. L. Thompson were recorded, and the company sought to declare its lien prior to Thompson's mortgages, but failed to collect the bill.
May term of the district court concluded mortgages on Lee County property are superior to a lumber company's lien. The court barred Farmers Lumber Co and others from any interest except statutory redemption and ordered payment of costs. Foreclosure of mortgages was granted and the farm and building will be sold at public auction. Corwith Hustler notes the ruling curbs dealers trying to collect from tenants via mortgagees.
F. OH. Davis rose from clerk of the district court in Mille county to vice president of Equitable Life, directing the agency with 8 000 agents. He earned 35 000 yearly and shared the path from local politics to major success in the eastern insurance field. He spoke on fundamentals of success to Des Moines life underwriters and chamber groups.
Iowa State College expert urges farmers to grow sweet clover on firmed soil to expand pasturage. Field notes from Jackson County show 80 cows moved in and out, with 196 head of hogs and 30 dairy cows grazing on six acres of biennial white clover. The grower foresees three dairy cows per acre through continued planting this spring.
A 618 acre Joe King farm near Boyden Iowa sold at public auction on court order. One eighty sold at $200 per acre while three other quarters brought $109 per acre indicating limited ready cash for farm investments.
Local notice states a dust hood for a Ford top is found and can be claimed by contacting this office and paying for the notice. Marie Carter is visiting at her grandmother Mrs. Robert Callies and Tamily.
The 1928 summary records the death of Rev Meyers baby after breakfast on the previous day, Patrick Miller's self infliction in a hayloft, a funeral at St Joseph's in Wesley, visits by Mr and Mrs Latham of Alexander, a three year old girl Theresa Monson injures her lip requiring four stitches, sewing by Mrs Ed Miller, hay harvest prep, and social visits among area residents.
A brief poem by Edgar A. Guest expresses a resolve to live with integrity. The speaker rejects sham and secret keeps, seeking to face himself honestly with head held high and mutual respect from others.
A farmer delivering a package from a Chicago mail order house is confronted by a local merchant who laments not selling him goods. The farmer counters by urging local advertising and home-market support, finishing by paying for the purchase.
The Rock Island and Great Western railroads challenge Iowa tax assessments in federal court in Chicago. The case follows a broad fight by railroads against a statewide reassessment pushed by the executive council, with earlier circuit court results yielding a tentative victory before a later settlement.
The text notes that railroads were pressured by a higher road assessment than management expected, prompting objections and ongoing hearings. It suggests courts may rule with discretion and that railroads often face tax rates above those of other property, shaping public expectations.
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