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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1926
Page
5
Portland residents mingle at clubs and family gatherings while Burt and Algona visitors circulate in the community. Weddings, birthdays, new homes, and shipments mark the week as neighbors share meals, sewing lessons, and celebrations amid school meetings and local travel. Florence newborn. various families travel to events and move residences in the region.
Mr Chas Murr travels to Iowa City for treatments while Mrs Murr and daughter Jean visit Mrs Chris Wichman and family in Boone. Mr and Mrs Geo Breen visit relatives at Algona. Mrs J D Breen of Titonia accompanies them. Everett Wieland attend wedding dinner at Missal home in Britt. Dr G Frederickson shaves dental work in Garner. Attorney Cavannaugh of Ft Dodge reviews Tand interests. J R Smith visits Britt. Harold Ludeking calls at Garner. Ralph Smith family and Mrs Fred Gerdes attend a horse sale south of Mason City. George Sparenberg moves into Heiko Fruch home. farm north of town rented to Horace Murr. C A Lawler and Vera visit Buren and McGreery homes at Leland.
Miss Margaret Dean visited J H Bode home. Carpenter family left Heiko Stohr farm for Garner. Miss Morrisey of Forest City takes her district school post. Mae Hightland becomes local telephone operator replacing Martha Helm who resigns to visit Wisconsin. Mrs Ed Davidson resigns as postmistress. family moving to Osage. Dr G Frederickson confined with rheumatism.
Mrs Guy Giddings Jr visits Burt while Laverne M B Newman moves to St Joe on a farm. R D Temple buys a Nash car. O P McDonald calls on business in Algona. Laura Lewick helps at the M B Newman home. Mr and Mrs Quinn Albright of Algona visit Burt. Harriet Fish of Lone Rock stays with the I L Pratt home. A Fenton Schools teacher spends weekend with Mrs Alvin Klugs. Everett Pannhuk of Buffalo Center visits Burt. Acanthus Literary Society plans a program at the High School Auditorium Friday. Mrs Guy Giddings visits her ill mother Mrs Ward. Dr Wallace of Algona visits J H Grover's home. Ruth Hess and Lorena Schwietert of Des Moines come for weekend with Mr and Mrs W H Schwietert.
A list of subscribers with payment dates and locations including W H Stott R E Nauman T Rike Sr Claus Daniels Mrs John Pouelson John Swalve Chris Brandt Geo S Hansen Ernest H Schmidt Barn Harrenga L W Hess Mrs Carrie Bonacker H Holm Nick Heesch Chas Anna Walter Oesterman Fritz Javers D A L Vinson and Sleepy Bye Minn Route 7 showing payments from 1923 to 1937 across Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota communities.
I John A Sleper mayor proclaims the annual town election for Titonka Kossuth County Iowa on the last Monday of March the 29th between 9 AM and 6 PM at the Falk Garage. Elected officers for two year terms include Mayor Assessor Clerk Treasurer and five Councilmen. Officers to be elected for the ensuing term are listed. Dated February 18 1926 Titonka Iowa.
Baby boy born early Thursday morning to Mr and Mrs Herman Ward at their home with Mrs Ward's parents Mr and Mrs J W Katzenberger north west of town. He died about six hours after birth Luverne News reports the infant's death.
Moving to Minnesota W. H. Winter, one of our progressive farmers south of town, has purchased a quarter section farm near Winnebago and will move onto it next week. The Winter family have been residents of this vicinity for a long time and have many friends here who wish them prosperity in their new location.
The Ladies Aid will meet at Mrs A Missel home on Wednesday afternoon March 10. Lent services are held Fridays at 10 30 am Bible Study Saturdays at 10 am Sunday School at 10 am German service at 11 am English service 7 30 pm Lent service Friday at 10 30 am.
A Fenton letter urges residents to back home newspapers to sustain communities. It argues mail order catalogs drain local dollars, harming merchants, jobs, and future prosperity. The piece emphasizes cooperation, buy locally, and stop sending money away as signs point to better times if individuals act.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican editorial urges all Iowa counties to unite on a state wide road program and end quarrels. It notes Clinton and Johnston counties show progress with paved roads, while many counties consider bond issues this year to back road construction. The White Way No 7 targets the Lincoln Highway effort between Des Moines and Chicago, though Tama County shifts to a temporary gravel plan.
The article reports that several Iowa counties plan road paving and bond elections this spring including Benton, Tama, Scott, Muscatine, Cedar, Johnson, Iowa, and Jasper. It notes Benton favors paving from Linn to Tama and that Polk is paved to the Jasper area, reflecting growing interest in county road improvements despite prior winter travel disruptions.
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