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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
5
A May 26 event in Titonka hosts a traveling booster train to Cedar Rapids, bringing about 100 representatives from merchants, jobbers, and manufacturers to meet local business people. The program aims to foster friendly ties, discuss customer needs, and boost wholesale relations through state and military excursions.
A historical text outlines Boy Scouts values and vows focusing on duty to God and country, obedience to leaders, helpfulness, friendliness, courtesy, kindness, cheerfulness, thrift, bravery, and loyalty. It emphasizes keeping physically strong and morally straight, doing a daily good turn, and saving money to pay one’s own way while aiding those in need.
A civil service examination was conducted Saturday in Algona under Joe Bestenheimer for fourth class offices. Twenty applicants participated at nine thirty, with four and a half hours to finish. Exams completed by two, with most finishing earlier. vacancies posted for Gemnia, Kedyard, Fennton, Whittemore, Saint Benedict, Sexton, and Titonka.
Algona residents and visitors frequent local businesses and social spots on Tuesday and Wednesday. Names include Herman Kutchara Fred Hugging G G Studer Chas Armon Ben Guenther Henry Syler Lister Aman and Hawley with activity around Algona Titonica St Benedict and Magon City.
The report notes multiple absences due to illness across Primary and Grammar rooms, with students like Gertie Bureman Patinkuk and Kenneth Wisher affected. Several pupils earned high marks in spelling and writing, while many completed exams and prepared for year-end reports.
Fragmentary notes describe a Porcheron stallion and a Heron stallion tested in 1944 with a service fee of 46 dollars on an amount around four dollars. It mentions a colt standing and paying the mare to be bred, with terms about the sire and dam and a county context at the time of the travel.
Auction ad invites visitors to inspect individual animals at Wesley. Buyers welcome regardless of purchase. For inquiries contact Mike Infatern in Wesley.
Our Motto Keep Smiling Gus Thaves was a business visitor at Gruyer between trains last Tuesday Dr H G Johnston went to Netherville Tuesday on a business mission Dr E L Wartzer left Tuesday for Sioux City where he attended a medical meeting The Presbyterian Ladies Aid met Thursday at the home of Mrs A G Wortmann Gus Thaves was a business visitor at Klemme between trains Thursday Mr and Mrs Roy Hiesvald were Titonka visitors Sunday morning Mrs N B Noble entertained the M W B Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon
Prominent lines urge fitting marks of appreciation with gifts from inexpensive season novelties to a beautiful diamond and a big white watch. The note emphasizes selecting suitable gifts to honor graduates at commencement.
A parade of Algona visitors and local residents are noted with short reports on trips to and from Algona, Bullatoy Center, Sibley, and Swea City. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Seymiour, Mrs. Liesveld, Mrs. Wie Kleist, Mrs. Larson, Miss Jargon, Henry Dyer, Mrs. Swan Olson, James Warburton, Mrs. Clement, H. Brulin family, TU. A. Dresman, George Jorgenson, and others. Community interactions cover visits, hospitalities, and church attendance.
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