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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
4
A lengthy column records numerous Burt and Portland area visits, family ties, and local events. Names include Mrs. Grover, Harvey Rike, Miss Dittmer, Claude Sigsbee, Lyle Mann, Ranny Bleich, and many neighbors. Activities cover visits, sales, church matters, and a funeral.
Mrs A Furst visits Buffalo Center on Thursday and Mr and Mrs Paul Hertske spend Friday there. Families including the Helmer and Burrow households host relatives. several neighbors visit Germania and Titonka areas. A wedding bell is expected soon. Floyd Thaves of Germania visits Albert Burrow. Milas Laura Boettcher, once in the area, is ill in Blue Earth with rheumatics.
Johanna Delia and Higho Bersh man visit L Helmer home Wednesday evening as Helmer’s illness steadies after a rough week. Widespread social notes add that parties from Buffalo Center Titonka and Charles City moved through town. Chas Seibold bought a Ford from Koeppen Auto Co, and Carravean’s family heads to Charles City for work.
A busy Sunday and week in Buffalo Center features church services by Rev. G Haken and numerous social calls. Residents, including the Jurgens, Bruhns, Hippen, Jutting, Harms, and Wirtjes families, visit friends at various homes and attend local events while公告 updates note illnesses, travels to Ackley for eye care, and farm improvements.
Mr Amy Baack left for Webb Iowa Friday morning to work on L A Matthews dredge. The Rock Island depot at Hayfield was robbed Wednesday evening of 64 cents through a window the culprit broke the cash drawer lock. This is the third depot robbery in two years and locals suspect a local talent. Express and freight untouched. Walter Dirksen is relieving Emery Lewis on his malt route during vacation. Fred Orthel left for Garner last week to work on a farm and will be gone indefinitely. C L Cunningham returned from Cedar Rapids where he attended lodge. Joe Krammer and wife and Roy Thomas and wife visited Garner and Britt. a ball game at Britt disappointed locals who expected real baseball. Garner and Britt played to 03. E Valley has been building his gilio this week.
German Township items report a Buckeye tiling machine from drain No. 59 moved to Germania for shipment to a Cleveland factory owned by Clarence Painersot. Visitors include Miss Ollie Fransén and cousin Ollie Wiggins. A basket social at the Wm. Tradena school raised 13.25 from twenty baskets priced 0.30 to 2.29.
Long note chronicles Rosena McAlister born August 29 1825 in St Lawrence County New York died April 30 1916 at her Burt Iowa home aged 90 with details of her remarriage and children. Also includes death of Anna E Wilson born 1820 Scotland and marriage to John Wilson, life in England before moving to America and farm life in Kossuth County Iowa with family notices and community events.
The club announces a Saturday library opening from 2 to 5 pm and a shift in librarian duties. The next Ladies’ meeting will be at Mrs. Lee Wolfe’s home on the 8th inst with a program on historical buildings county government current events and duets. Members discuss suffrage stirring town politics and urge fair consideration of women's ballot rights.
Lister offers seed corn seed from Britt Iowa four miles south on his farm. Tested March 9 1916 by B F Walker an Ames expert for Franklin County Seed Corn Association. Out of 2000 cribs none better than this. 300 bushels remain for sale deposit to Commercial State Bank. money returned if not satisfactory.
A 1916 Iowa notice proclaims Henry C. Adams of Algona seeking the Republican nomination for Star Senator in the 47th District. He pledges to run state business as efficiently as a private corporation and references June primaries. The blob of garbled lines includes miscellaneous local names and ads.
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