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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
1
Des Moines Iowa enacts numerous fish and game statutes detailing the creation of a state fish warden, appointment terms, salaries, and duties. The act restricts fishing methods, sets size and bag limits, and outlines penalties and enforcement across waterways, with licenses and revenues supporting the department and state conservation efforts.
Chapter 10 updates require district courts to hold sessions and provide tabular data records for public access. Officials emphasize streamlined procedures and clearer filing requirements to improve court transparency and efficiency.
The text enumerates many chapters outlining local governance, public safety, taxation, and regulatory measures. It references pensions for fire and police personnel, road construction, weed destruction, bounties, liquor laws, voter procedures, and municipal power shifts. It notes highway braking, street car rules, and various civil and criminal provisions.
Aug 4 trial date set as Mayor Marengo faces charges of drunkenness with a jury trial sought. Henderson was injured by a falling pulley fracturing his skull, delaying the proceedings. District Judge Byron Wy Preston will preside in Oaklauga within a month. Marengo claims unconstitutionality and non habitual drunkenness. County Attorney W J Kirks of Williamsburg, Iowa, to prosecute.
The 1900 red book for the state presents official portraits of all lawmakers with three female employees from the Thirty third General Assembly among the featured images. Editor Quy Brewer notes 912 pages record district histories and a full list of laws and judges since statehood.
The G A R department office at the state house received Lincoln commemorative medals from the United States Mint Philadelphia. Bronze medals feature Lincoln in bas relief with the motto With Charity to All and M ailes Toward None and a reverse inscription honoring the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The medals are issued to GA members and circulated to public libraries and historical societies.
The obituary notes the death of Montgomery McCall of Ames at a ripe old age. He helped Iowa transition from wilderness to growth, practiced law in Camp township, and later lived with his son John in Ames. He is buried in Stuart cemetery near the old horn.
Cushman of Washington state and former Towk resident was born in Brighton Washington County. He valued education from Brighton High School and Pleasant Valley Academy Jefferson County. He left home at sixteen to work on a railroad and later on land, shaping a life that might have led to a senator’s career.
J L Alagaman, a noted farmer and resident of Green Mount, offers his Melbourne area farm for sale at $150 an acre. He bought the place four years ago for $999 and invested about $1,200 in improvements. A gross return of about $1,054 is noted from the land.
The golden wedding of My Peter Wulf and his wife was celebrated at the Danish Lutheran church. Wulf came from Denmark about twenty seven years ago and settled with his family of five in the local county. The article notes his long residence and family gratitude in the community.
An old advert explains Defiance Starch as a solution to stiff garments and poor appearance caused by laundry starch. It claims enhanced strength allowing thinner application, better finish, and improved wear over competing starches.
A garbled OCR fragment describes Wu Ting Rang at a dance in a Washington ballroom. The text hints at a description of British influence and a remark about spirit and appearance, but content is indecipherable and lacks clear events or outcomes.
A garbled note references figures like 26 per, mentions Redalli Mo and Cleveland, and alludes to farm goods, a pillage, and a 48 cent watch. The fragmentary text lists names Vand Bogardus and Hivos Bas Lenbes with scattered phrases about debts and dodging pestilence.
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