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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
7
M. E. Church notes announce no preaching service next Sunday due to conference. Sunday school and Epworth League meet as usual. A deficit this calendar year requires full pledges to be paid. checks via bank or to John Kell, Mrs. J. J. Budlong, Aug Schram, and W. Reynolds. Reopening date of church and basement will be announced next year.
For sale ten full-blooded Duroc Jersey shoats weighing about 125 pounds each. Described as heavy bowed and magnificent. Breeder Nelson Bros based in Titonka, Iowa.
Bart residents report new homes nearly finished including McDonald and the Warner Whitney builds. Burt High School aims for a successful football season after last year’s two losses, with a practice win 18 to 0 and upcoming games against Elmore and Algona. New business moves include remodeling a former partnership building into an eating house and a barber shop opening, while electric wiring projects and a new third man for the local cab and babbage team progress.
A rough night near Burt brings a badly bruised right eye after a buggy collision with a Ford car driven without lights. Other items cover births, farm work, visiting Algona, lighting mishaps, and a new high school literary society with its first program and debates.
Frank Kouba visits Wesley on Sunday as many residents travel for weekends. Mrs Susie Gray and niece Miss Puffner, with Mr and Mrs John Goeders, travel from Algona to Chicago for a several day visit. Armstr ong teacher Ora Ogtrander visits Wesley. Various locals attend visits, trips, and family additions. a three day carnival in Armstrong closes schools for a short break. A nine pound baby is born to Homer Lawson. Dr Adair and family relocate to Main Street. Community members share news of illnesses recoveries and guest visits.
Community notes report 200 guests at the Booster picnic banquet in Kleinpeter hall with a full program and orderly reception. Also recorded is a Royal Neighbor convention planned for Woodmen hall on Oct 16 with a full afternoon schedule.
A note of thanks from Mr and Mrs John Alkeland and family expresses gratitude to friends for support during illness and death of their son and brother. The advertisement lists farm stock for sale including forty Poland China boars Chester White gilts Shorthorn bulls and Scotch cattle with sale near Wesley Iowa and rental land offerings in Mason City area.
Two good Short Horn bulls for sale aged nine months and Hever team? pedigree noted. Contact L A Bolenus Sexton lows for details.
A notice seeks prospective buyers and renters for Iowa farms and lists Duroc Jersey hogs and Shorthorn bulls for sale. Breeders B. A. Pannhuk and Mike Matern advertise pedigreed stock from Titonka and Wesley, with assurances of easy viewing and no obligation to buy.
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