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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
5
The Graettinger tile plant expands with new excavating and washing equipment. Spies leads the project, with a 27 000 dollar investment already spent and plans to ship 50 to 75 cars weekly as demand grows. The factory, once small, now dominates the north west Iowa market.
May 20 1921 Thomas J Jones Co of Chicago reported sand from Bernard Smith farm yielded 26.82 per ton in gold and silver ore. Local owners along Jack Creek and Des Moines valley dug samples as gold rush began. Samples sent to Kinney at Des Moines College Ames mint Philadelphia mint and Denver mint with no returns yet. Rock Island officials wired Estherville and Graettinger for exhaustive gold field testing and freight agent Halleck collected local samples.
Reports from Graettinger area farms describe gold traces found in gravel samples and along Jack Creek by workers including Axelton Ton and Ralston. The Times notes inquiries from Chicago News Enterprise and Tribune offices, a potential land sale offer, and a pending suit over mining claims tied to Farm Smith and Jorgen Anderson.
Last Wednesday about ten oclock Henry Bruns and Wi Setimat were painting at the Wm Welt organ farm when the rope broke or loosened sending the pair sliding to the ground from the granary roof. Both were saved by a ladder breaking the fall. One man escaped with a sprained ankle and minor bruises and will recover in a week or two. Dr Sartor is caring for the injured man.
Frieda Fisher and John Boyke Woden wed Thursday at the Nome of the bro. The bride wore white. Miss Anna Driesman in yellow attended. G A Gale performed the ceremony for the M E church with a small local audience.
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