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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
2
State Senator L E Francis of Spirit Lake visits nearly all county towns to campaign for the Senate. He touts a voting record labeled as the "dry" candidate and notes he has held the position for eight years across two terms.
The Woden Watchman will print this week and discontinue. The town is not large enough to support a newspaper with the costs of running a plant and investing in new machinery. Banker Bode, owner, plans to sell the subscription list and plant and end the business.
The Iowa State College highway commission suggests reversing the drag angle by changing the hitch on overcrowned roads. A few drag adjustments will lower the crown to a safer level for fast traffic.
The Titonka school will close Friday with no graduates except in the eighth grade. County Superintendent will not mark papers yet and may take weeks to return results as the eighth grade exams are marked countywide. The writer notes eight years of school board service with past complaints now replaced by a successful year and diligent teacher effort.
In Beeville a successful citizen is valued as a town asset and neighbors rally to shared projects, learning teamwork and mutual benefit. In Bugtown skepticism about self serving motives breeds division, hindering collective effort despite better natural advantages.
The State Dairy and Food Commission cites samples of lamberger steak preserved with sulphite or soda as a health risk. It urges prosecutors to act and warns against unscrupulous dealers using preservatives while urging housewives to scrutinize warm display of red colored hamburger steaks.
In a letter from J J Banks of Ida county Iowa farmers argue against universal paving urging careful use of twelve million annual road funds. They defend current road laws praising competition oversight, warn against graft and political slogans, and call for smarter drainage and grading before hard surfacing.
Henry C Adams Republican candidate announces he seeks the Iowa State Senate seat urging better Iowa and greater Iowa through reforms, honesty, and economy in public funds. He promotes local self government and opposition to political rings and asks support at the June 5 primary from Algona Iowa voters.
A 1910 Ames Iowa trial planted hundreds of alfalfa varieties to test winter hardiness. Most survived the first winter, but many eastern and southern varieties failed after a severe second winter. Kansas types fared better, while Nebraska and Dakota varieties varied. one Dakota breeder showed strong performance with several varieties. Seed growers in Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas urged to develop pedigreed strains.
Robert Healy of Fort Dodge drew boos while urging that Theodore Roosevelt head the national ticket. The incident, at the tenth district GOP gathering, reflected ongoing intra party tensions as Healy defended his right to voice support and the conference heard mixed reactions from Cummins allies and Taft camps. The report also notes the County’s Corn Club growth and a free trip promotion by T Chubb of Algona State Bank with other banks invited to participate.
Dr William Wallace physician and surgeon based in Titonka Iowa offers special attention to women and children. Office at residence calls answered promptly day or night.
A letter from L B Francis requests support to re vieetion to the senate from his district subject to the Republican primary in June. He pledges to work for Simplified court procedure economy in Sint business and a dry lawn, thanking for any assistance.
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