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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
4
Notice sets election for March 25 in Titonka Kossuth County Iowa. Voters choose Mayor Clerk Assessor Treasurer and five Aldermen for two year terms at the First National Bank between 2 and 6 PM. Dated February 12 1912 by Mayor JH Armstrong.
A rough sale pitch touts the Great Overland 30 horsepower four door touring car at 985 dollars and contrasts it with higher priced models. It also mentions the Overland and other brands like E M B Buick Overland Blanders Chalmers and Colby. The ad invites inspection at the brick garage west of Court House Algona.
A garbled local column lists visits and social events from Algona and surrounding towns. It mentions Olive Gowan and Prof Gowan hosting and attending gatherings, visits by Hazel Selliows and Aileen Bandarson, and various residents traveling or moving. A near accident at a restaurant, a scald injury, and a hospital mention are included among routine community notes.
Local notes record new ads for Bancroft High School staff changes including teaching shifts, residents moving in and out, arrivals from Hettinger and Waterloo, and social visits. The piece mentions property sales, theater delays, a cafe purchase, travel to Dubuque, and St Patrick’s Day activities with parish events and a concert by J Johnson.
Fragmentary notes describe a 1912 construction effort with plans for water management and surveying. References include estimates, ditches, stakes every fifty feet, and a farm context, though details are unclear and many words unreadable.
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