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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1923
Page
5
Yao Freirichs of Buffalo Center disappears after hiring out to A Schram and moving furniture into a rented home. He planned to marry Miss Harman near Buffalo Center and bought a license at Forest City. Last heard in Tika since the day before his marriage was due. his whereabouts remain unknown.
The Buffalo township farm bureau will hold its annual meeting at the Ross Buffington home this evening Thursday. Officers for 1924 will be elected and H. D. Hutchins of Algona will deliver an address.
This week Mr. and Mrs. Tom Loats welcomed a 12 pound boy last Wednesday. Herman Dressman and his wife greeted a baby girl Saturday, first in the family, mother and infant both well and doing fine.
Seventh and eighth grade baseball games were played with Burt last Thursday ending 10 to 3 in Hurt's favor. A return game was set for Tuesday but outcome unknown due to late writing. Lois Hedwick and Grace Brown activities noted. High school Teachers Institute planned for Algona on the 18th and 19th. The high school baseball team to play Crystal Lake at Crystal Lake Friday. Domestic Science girls treated the Cow baseball team to popcorn balls and candy after last Friday's game. State inspector county superintendent and school board visited. Physics class demonstrated atmospheric pressure with a can experiment explaining a cream can incident. Fire Prevention Day observed with a short talk and drill. pupils exited in one minute.
Elizabeth A. Upton reports a teat wear demonstration by Julia Bourne and Floren Laabs of Aletyean club in Algona at 3 pm October 18 in the Community Beat Room. Winners from the county fair earn a trip to Ames winter course. BrownellChorg Stare- Florenge Dittme Bertha Koestler Portland Privcinal also demonstrated footwear at Burt. Lincoln township clothing club organizers, Mrs Gale Butterfield and Miss Florence Jensen, plus Leone Becker elected president and Martha Foster to train leaders next week.
Leaders will meet with Mrs Frank Devitte in LaVerne township and on Friday with Mrs Frank Davidson in Plum Creek township. The gatherings are part of the fourth season of a five month clothing course conducted by extension specialists for the women.
Local notes report W A Worsley visiting relatives in Story County and Cyrus Grove from Nevada visiting the Worsley home. Ample church and social events are chronicled with several Algona and Wesley area sightings and a Road Laws reform note from Des Moines detailing gravel operations and road improvement plans.
Floods on September 28 and 29 caused $20,000 in losses to the Christ Jan Home Orphanage in Council Bluffs. Mud and water flooded the basement destroying supplies and possibly the heating plant. The home cares for over one hundred children and women and seeks public help via Mrs. J. C. Newville to forward donations.
Watson Shick of Lone Rock creamery earned high honors by taking second in the fresh butter class at the World Daily Congress in Syracuse New York, amid strong competition from U S and international buttermakers. Iowa producers dominated, capturing multiple top places in fresh and cold storage classes. The Lone Rock creamery notes its ongoing scoring contest and improved cream quality as factors in the strong showing.
Iowa State College professor says seed corn prospects worse than since 1917 as frost and heavy rains left immature ears and excessive moisture. Moulding ears appear even in best fields while crib corn of questionable quality sold at high prices in 1918 offers a cautionary lesson for farmers.
Last week in Corwith saw a burning cross prank a street fight and a noisy night of stray dogs. A youth ran onto a mason patch and was roughed up for sass while the town council and treasurer attended only part of the events. The marshal and mayor reportedly left to handle a drunken scene.
A reader reprints the pope’s five reasons for global discontent: challenge to authority, international and industrial hatred, aversion to work, pleasure as life’s aim, and denial of spirituality. The piece notes these may sum to the era, with local commentary on farm loan business and a visitor from Collins Mortgage C on an Algona farm inspection.
The Tronka Topic notes Congressman L J Dickinson will again run in the congressional primaries next year and currently leads the field. Some opposition discussion exists but Dickinson is strengthening his position daily. Roy Budlong challenges young Kromminga in a gunflower contest. Mr and Mrs William Ukena and their family visited the Heyo Boekelman home Sunday.
Miss Opal Eisenmann daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscey Eisenmann of Woden wed Mr Win Collins of Buffalo Center in a ceremony attended by relatives. After a brief wedding trip they will reside in Armstrong Iowa where Collins works as assistant agent for the Rock Island. The couple met at Buffalo Center High School where Opal finished two years ago. The bride’s family are prominent farmers and the groom is regarded as of sterling character. The Topic extends congratulations and best wishes.
Assistant Attorney General B. J. Powers argues unclaimed bank deposits should revert to the state if no claim is filed. He favors legislative action to let the state hold deposits for ten to twenty years before they become state funds. Banks would report unclaimed deposits to maintain accurate accounts.
Algona resident Jack Johnson was in town Tuesday for insurance business. The Lakota Record notes Johnson’s good nature and suggests he would make a mighty good sheriff of Kossuth County.
The Peters family joyfully welcomes a baby daughter, the eighth child for Mr. and Mrs. Okko Peters, at their farm home. The News-World congratulates the happy parents on this addition to their Roosevelt era household.
Sperbeck editor of the Swea City Herald appeals to subscribers to pay a few dollars on subscriptions so he can buy a new shirt. The note cites last week's issue with results from his paper and offers to help if more money or shirts are donated, quoting mutual scarcity of shirts and funds.
Britt News reports the Crystal Lake Savings Bank and Crystal Lake Bank owners and officers plan a merged management setup. Opening date to be announced later, with aim to serve community needs and reduce operating expenses.
Woden News reports Walter Dircksen and Sport Bode at a Bancroft game while Prof. Clay of Crystal Lake did school patron exiling last week. Hostesses Mrs. Clifford Eisenmann and Miss Kathryn Seiboldt hosted a kitchen shower for Opal, a bride to be, at the Eisenmann home.
Webster City area farm sold at 343 dollars per acre while a 160 acre Grun dy county property brought 290 per acre. A Winnebago county site near Lake Mille sold for 312.50 an acre and Pocahontas county farms fetched 275 and 226 per acre. The market shows land values moving up with strong demand.
Tuesday cash corn rose to 90 cents while oats climbed to 6. to 1.08 per bushel in Irvington markets. Grain merchant B. B. Norton says if demand strengthens at a similar pace and home demand stays steady cash corn could reach $1.00 at home before December 9th.
Mr and Mrs L W Fox returned from Little Boy Lake in northern Minnesota. They caught fine northern pike and pickerel, and another party landed a 33 pound muskie at the lake. The note comes from Hurt Monitor.
Two Crystal Lake banks voted to merge under a national charter of Farmers National Bank. The combined institution will have total capital and surplus of 46000 dollars. No personnel changes are planned. The new bank will operate under the Farmers National name.
Charles H. Taylor, a well known Algona resident, died suddenly at his home after returning from Burt. He was found convulsed, with doctors suspecting possible poisoning. Iowa City analyses were pending. Taylor had long worked in delivery and once ran the State Cafe before moving to Eatonville and returning to Algona.
The Iowa State Teachers association will convene in Des Moines for a three day session ending November 3. Speakers already named include Anyon Bupko D D Murphy Senator Brookhart State Senator Hod Smith and Chas B Hearst president of the Iowa Farm Bureau. Dr Minahip of Boston will speak Friday November 2.
Dorothy Nell Wise, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Wise, died October 5, 1922, at age 1 year 2 months. After pneumonia and complications, she passed away at home July 17, 1922. Survived by parents, grandparents, two servants Mary and Helen, and many relatives. The family laments the loss and remembers her as a bright, dear child.
We express sincere thanks to friends who kindly assisted us during our bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Strother Wise and family and Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Wise and family extend appreciation for support.
The pastor reports being well and calls for continued regular services and a strong year for Titanica churches and local industries. The Dean Aid meets with Mrs. George Johnson, Tivonka Sunday School records 133 attendees, and the Ladies solicit eggs for donation to Iowa Methodist Hospital Des Moines with drop spots at Kells or Stott stores.
Mae Shumway Enderly performs impersonations readings and songs opening with a patriotic selection. The program includes Irish harp pieces with five songs and stories of Old Ireland, then a visually rich finale about European peasant life. Miss Enderly’s segment aims to promote Americanizing foreign-born friends. The Fontlight Ranger show stars Ty dsnuek Jones at Ti 4ohka Theatre October 12 and 13.
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