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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1904
Page
4
The County Drainage Board met with all members present to approve appointments and drainage actions. Actions include appointing a commissioner and engineer, reviewing petitions for joint drainage districts, adjusting taxes, funding bridge work, and adjourning to continue the next day with detailed highway and grade viewings.
The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors adopts engineers to survey lands in multiple townships for proposed drainage districts. Petitions cite overflow and wet conditions affecting cultivation and public welfare, with bonds and county auditor approvals accompanying the requests.
A June filing with the county auditor notes a petition signed by Geo and others in Buffalo Township Kossuth County declaring land is too wet for cultivation. The proposal seeks to condemn and acquire a watercourse to improve public convenience and welfare and establish a drainage district with funded improvements. The petition, bearing landowner signatures, requests bond approval and compliance with the law.
The Board of Supervisors of Kossuth County adopts a resolution to appoint A. Dilly as engineer for a county reconstruction project. The appointee will investigate, take further steps, and prepare a report as required by law. Attested by County Auditor L. E. Potter on the 2nd day of January, 1904, with continuation next week.
A brief society note records a visit by the Moduen Woodmen to local civic groups. The event lists participants and attendees from Norgh bors welt WR and nearby communities, with remarks on plans and turnout.
The document presents a financial statement for Kossuth County Iowa showing a period from June 4th to June 8th in 1904. It notes an overdraft and is certified as correct by an official, reflecting the county’s financial position at that time.
One buyer can acquire a 160 acre tract of premium rice soil near Stilson Texas two and a quarter miles from the depot for 40 dollars per acre totaling 6400 dollars. Buyer may pay with a note binding the bargain and in return receives one fourth of the crop for four years plus a clear Warrantee Deed.
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