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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1909
Page
5
A local event featured the Ladies Aid Society selling goods at booths and an afternoon auction led by R. T. Lamoreux with H. Nelgan as auctioneer. Proceeds supported the society. leftovers were auctioned later. Notices mention community chatter and town concerns echoing into the Courier.
Fragmented obituary style reminiscence laments a departed mother’s memory and the town’s aging residents. It recalls a German church, interment in a cemetery, and neighbors visiting the afflicted, with nostalgic expressions of time, love, and home.
Small interest in the Farmers Lumber Company of Wesley formerly held by J J Budlong has shifted. George B Hale now owns the lumber business in Wesley after taking over the holdings. Budlong visited Wesley to aid the transition and conveyed his interest to the new proprietor.
An Algona area report recounts a disorderly Saturday night in Titonka led by William Lampking, who faced arrest and fines from Mayor Armetrong after clashing with police and bar brawls. Details include multiple arrests, a jail stay, and fines totaling $14.26 with promises of future punishment for repeat offenses.
The article Reflects on naming farms as a bygone practice tied to sentiment and identity. It notes farm names lend charm and recognition in commerce and breeding ventures, especially for owners advertising livestock.
In Aberdeen North Dakota week’s land drawing, one resident from Alzona won prizes. Winners include A. D. Hovey with 1270, J. Wy Malan 1474, Bertha Lowe Algona and Moggill Swan City among Indies with 6083 402. Algona homesteaders listed: Herman Wabler 4748, Walter Dalton 49587, Wilder Alder 6683, Wahn Totelgoler 1461, C. O. Almpson 8467, Chris Berenson 6908. Other county winners: Arnold Bohaghl Swea City 2411, John Pink Germania 8824, L. Haglund Swea City 3447, Robert Baxtell Swea City 4846, John Thompson Rako 4896, B. Je Van Neus Whitsmore 4010, Goo Horton Swea City 6088, Albert Patrats Jaints Greek 6270, Mt. T. Lloyd Weaver NS, Batoawa y S045, B. Je Teateon Swea Bethe pe.
The note reports fe Lust and Bhert Walsh distributing a 200 dollar reward offered by the city for capture of the Union killer Winter after detective work at Titanica. Ten men, including Bourader Brownell Mossman Parks Moyer Walah Sagar Stuby Ratesbagger and Cundiff, were found to have supplied deficits and tips yielding arrests. Investigations show initial subscriptions may be lost or destroyed and public anger over the award’s distribution.
Readable fragments describe a 1940 event or item involving Aleks Alginenia with references to weight, payment, and dates. The text is incomplete and garbled but suggests a postpaid amount of sixty dollars and a November date.
The International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago runs Nov 27 to Dec 10 with record entries and higher quality exhibits across sheep cattle and poultry. Horace lineage animals and English Scottish breeds highlight the show as the greatest ever staged, promising premier displays and national interest.
Fragmentary text from a historic page includes garbled names and place references, lacking clear event, date, or action. The readable bits mention a Dunbea visit and several proper nouns, but no coherent reporting or outcome.
In a Nov 1 1909 letter from Murdo South Dakota Isa and Mrs Dol Fitch write of good weather, farmers harvesting corn and preparing for winter, high hog prices dipping, and sales of 200 pound hogs for 12. They note losses of schoolteachers in Illinois and speculate on migration to Dakota or other states. They mention visiting relatives in Mitchell and plans to husk corn for winter.
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