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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
5
The article reflects on Farm Bureau advertising in The Register, noting the county’s Farm Bureau supported by substantial page space and a contentious exchange policy. It also recounts historical anecdotes about the LeRoy and Fish families and Stuyvesant Fish’s business battles and later ventures in insurance and banking.
The report lists numerous local families visiting for Sunday meals and evenings. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. George Welgands, Mre Myrtle McCall, Nick Heaptly and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harm Limberg, Mr. Albert Losschen, John Eden and relatives, Will Eden and Hauptly family, and others from Wesley Spencer Woden Titonka and surrounding towns.
The death of Tuyvessor Finb, a New York financial baron, prompted 8. P. Haglund to recall his youth in an interview with the Herald. Haglund said it was his privilege to act up with the corpse of Fish’s slater in 1871, recounting a long-ago incident.
W G McFarland suffered a serious farm accident Saturday while behind a tractor plow. He was dragged under the implement, breaking a wrist, injuring an ankle, and sustaining a scalp wound. Wilbur Sparks halted the tractor and freed him, with first aid at home. He is recovering and praised by friends.
The photogravure shows a 64 pound meteor seen over Emmet County and possibly Ommeteburg at about four PM. It roared white like a full moon with a smoky tail, visible to hundreds on the streets. Scientists note meteors burn up in the atmosphere, with showers such as the notable 1872 event.
Rock Island railroad officials announce a twenty million dollar investment to improve road bed and add equipment to handle expanded freight and passenger traffic this fall. The plan aims to ease car and engine shortages that limited stock and grain shipments to Chicago markets.
Robert Fisher of Titanka impressed at the first tryout for the State Agricultural College gridiron. The Ames Student notes Fisher tied for fourth in 100 yard carrying, won first in place or drop kicking, and placed second in punting among fifty seasoned players, signaling strong potential for upcoming practices.
County girls will form clubs this year with a 2 member county committee. Members include Mrs Geo W Godfrey Irvington township Myra Burton Thorpe Cresco township Mrs A J Bode Plum Creek township and Mrs M M Morrow Union township. They will meet Miss Ida Ahrens of Iowa State College Extension May 22 to plan work for the coming year. Home demonstration agent Miss Upton will supervise from June 15. Clubs may appear at the county fair and possibly have a team at the state fair.
The Topic lists subscribers paid up to date including A W Youngs Algona lows Geo Beanken Lakota Claus Eden Woden TR Smith Woden H Rickliff Titanics dows H McElroy Titanics towa Jake Stewart Burt jows Floyd Duncan Burt jows Zack Gi qows Bawerd Harech Des Moines Iowa.
R L Castile and Myron Beenck from near Algona and P W from Whittemore joined other Kossuth representatives at the district Farm Bureau Federation conference in Emmetsburg on Friday. Castile spoke on Accomplishments at the County Farm Bureau.
A. W. Rudnick and J. J. Brugner, dairy extension specialists, scored cream at Lone Rock Lotte Creek and Algona creameries. They say cream scoring contests boost butterfat quality and raise prices paid to farmers for high grade butter.
W T Brown writes from Akron Ohio to Lee Wolfe noting heavy snowfall and white landscapes resembling Iowa. He mentions farm labor wages of 60 to 70 dollars monthly, good health, and ends with regards to old friends and news of Joseph Austin's death.
A Britt News tale notes three Swedish Springer brothers bought land where Wilmington Delaware now stands. The heirs plan meetings and Chicago courts to claim vast wealth from ninety nine year leases and accrued interest. Alma Springer, mother of Rev. M McGlashing, sails to Chicago to attend the heir gathering.
A 1900s-style note cites U S gasoline use at about 1 51 million gallons daily with projections toward 2 million in summer If prohibition vanished commentators speculate on whiskey mixing with fuel and its imagined effects The item also records travel to Wellaburg for a funeral and a Minn Clarkfield landowner visit by F B Schrader and Wm Kettwick kinship mentions interment plans and local landholdings.
Miss Minnie Krueger of Hartley Town and Frank Hauptly of Wesley were married in Spencer on Tuesday May 1 1922 at three o clock Rev Adams officiated. Attendants were Miss York Eden and Mr William Hauptly. Bride wore white silk georgette and pink bridesmaid. groom and best man in blue serge. A wedding dinner followed at the bride’s parents home. The couple will reside in Wesley where a dinner was served and dancing enjoyed. The bride's parents and the groom's family are named with numerous friends attending.
Iowa officials project one car for every four residents, with W M Calladay of the motor vehicle department estimating near 1928 levels. California leads in 1923, but Iowa may surpass by early 1924, driven by new purchases and prompt tax payments boosting state revenue from motor car taxes.
An exhausted bridegroom, Laula Kolker, after four hours of marriage, sues the railroad for 600000. A jury awards 65000 as costs mount from hospitalization. He remains in care with weekly expenses and endless medical bills. health outweighs wealth in this grim note.
The Titonica High School announces events for graduation week including Baccalaureate on May 20 led by Rev G M Seay, a commencement program on May 22 with Hon E G Dunn, Class Night May 24, and a play May 17 18 in the school auditorium. The senior class features Stella Mae Breen Vernon Cooper Lawrence Hansen Holythe Johnson Merc Larson Hazel Pink Guido Sartor and more with motto Do What You Do colors Marine Blue and Silver and flower Russell Rose.
The Rev M L Metcalf of Sioux City will evangelize at Dean from May 20 to June 3 inviting all to attend despite church ties. Attendance at Sunday Schools is high, with references to upcoming lessons on Religion and the State from First and Second Kings. readers are urged to study before services.
A large crowd attended the Monday program by grades six through eight at Milas. The Junior-Senior banquet at the M E church basement featured Marine Blue and Grey decorations, toasts by students, and music by the high school orchestra. The Burt H S girls canceled a Wednesday baseball game, and the Senior Play is set for Thursday and Friday with a full cast listed. Henry Ford is described as the wealthiest man in the world by Wall Street estimates, with Ford Motor Company dating to 1, and Rockefeller noted as next in wealth.
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