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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1923
Page
4
Portland residents visit and visitations abound with many families hosting or visiting neighbors. Marriages, farm sales, livestock trades, and upcoming Farm Bureau meetings mark a busy period around Burt Algona Titonka and Buffalo Center.
Local residents report various business calls and visits including Mr Wo Skluiner from Clear Lake, county agent Lee Nutty in town, Sam Barron and Harold Ludeking in Buffalo Center, and McCall in Crystal Lake. Zella Burton returns from Mountain Lake Minnesota with Emerald Kruse vacationing nearby. The new Buffalo Center school opens soon and there is no school this night. Joe Malloy from Britt and Dy Smith from Britt make professional and business calls locally. Mr and Mrs Barrett also noted in home views.
The Woden M E Church notes Harry Webb pastor and announces Rev Metcalf district evangelist with singer John Peterson will conduct two to three weeks of meetings beginning March 26. Church asks better attendance and urges members to support and attend services.
George Wilson hosted many friends at dinner last week. W T Hall left Monday to travel for Acorn Brass works in Chicago. W L Burr and wife left Saturday for St Paul to make their future home. The Post Master said Rural Route 1 would be established soon. A 24 mile east and north line will run into Germany. Miss Winnifred Fieste and Mrs Plete left Saturday for Watson for a several week visit. The German Mechler plans to move back to his Town farm this spring. We recall a year ago we went to Minnesota while noting Iowa’s better. Tred Jain is mentioned for State Representative on the Republican ticket and Editor Hichon on the Democrat ticket.
A column notes a farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Burr and lists attendees including the Frebels Packards and Gingerys. It mentions political support in Buffalo townslips and social visits, plus local business and dramatic career talk for Homer Englehardt and plans for revival services at the Presbyterian church.
The article outlines steps from the U S Department of Agriculture for repairing ice damage to trees. It advises removing large broken limbs and then treating wounds on the trunk and branches, smoothing scars, bolting cracks, pruning top sections, avoiding spur pruning, and sealing wounds with antiseptic and waterproof paint. It notes prioritizing main trunks and hazards, lefts wounds open when appropriate, and seeking Farmers Bulletin 1178 for detailed scar treatment.
Four men Henry Haverly Glen Wilson J C Skow and Alf Studer lead a push to form a Wesley farmers cooperative creamery. They report strong interest and urge local farmers and businesspeople to back the venture, warning that inaction killed similar efforts years ago. Cooperation is seen as the path to success and timely action is urged.
Applications for tuberculin testing are rising at the Farm Bureau office with about 700 herds signed for testing. Six towns Algona Fenton La Verne Bancroft Lone Rock and Wesley require all milk sold within city limits to come from tuberculin tested cows. Ten townships are pushing campaigns to have all local herds tested including Fenton Portland Swea Eagle Whittemore Garfield Irvington Ramsey and Sherman.
The Bureau of Public Roads notes 1922 achieved 10000 miles of Federal aid roads with 1923 expected to spend three quarters of a billion dollars more. Improved highways boost education through centralized schools and transport, and roads are essential to progress, happiness, and prosperity.
Earl L. Barfoot postmaster of Dolliver Emmet county also storekeeper was arrested and held on $2000 bond after a preliminary hearing in Fort Dodge for embezzling deposits from C Q D packages and using funds to cover personal overdrafts. John C G Lorenz rural carrier at Armstrong also accused of misusing funds from C O D packages and money orders amid family tragedy and a clergyman father.
H C Weber Nashville schools superintendent urges dividing the year into four terms with two week Christmas and two week near the Fourth of July vacations. He argues it reduces costs, enables twelve month teaching, and increases annual work by about 43 percent while shortening the overall school year. Opponents cite South climate, farm work, and family timing as stronger reasons to keep summer break. Debated at national superintendents convention in Cleveland.
An old style verse by Walt Mason laments sensational gossip and the harm of scandal while insisting on calm writing. The piece recalls a neighborly dispute, a narrator resisting lurid tales, and choosing a peaceful cheerful sonnet instead.
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