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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
5
Community reports list residents visiting, traveling, and working in Titonka Algona and Germania. Events include school openings farmers selling land buying equipment Sauerkraut Day and Red Cross efforts plus local road and pool updates and upcoming church basement plans.
W. F. Callies plans a new brick building 22 by 120 feet on his lot south of the present location after traveling to Dubuque Iowa to purchase brick and blocks. If material is secured work could start soon and finish this fall. The structure will run to the alley and provide space to store and display Callies 20000 stock of goods.
Local Board for Kossuth County Iowa, Algona, issues call for September 19 1917 camp drafts. Eligible men on the certified list must apply by September 12 1917 to avoid automatic calls to fill forty percent quota.
Word arrived Tuesday evening that John Hawkins of Malden Rock Wisconsin drowned in a nearby lake. A telegram was sent to his sister Mrs Ida Anderson who departed on the midnight train from Britt for Wisconsin. The Topic has no particulars to relate.
The four Heesch sisters heirs of Claus Heesch estate disposed of 200 acres near town last Friday. Nick Heesch bought 110 acres on the east of the old homestead and 30 acres of the west side. Frank Meyer acquired the remaining 90 acres. Consideration not published.
The Frederica Hadler estate south of town was sold Monday to Julius Kunz of Wesley for $150 per acre. Located on county highway three and a half miles south of Titonka, the fairly well improved farm is tiled and not highly cultivated. Sale was for cash and effective March first.
The Friese eighty acres across from E. L. Tuttle's south of Titonka sold Monday to Jule Kunz of Weasley for 126.50 per acre. The farm has few improvements. Henry Smith northeast of Titonka rents his farm to H. T. Ennen south of Woden for the coming year and plans tiling and future large scale farming.
Red Cross notes a planned exhibit at the County Fair with no Red Cross room activities this week due to the fair. Workers are urged to notice and help, with plans to publish a hat of Titania Red Cross branch products when finished, inviting more faithful, efficient workers to join.
A countywide education campaign runs September 10–16 on home storage of winter vegetables. The program covers crops like potatoes cabbage turnips carrots squash pumpkins and apples and aims to help gardeners grocers and the public reduce losses improve fall preparation and conserve produced food next year. Meetings occur in Whittemore Fenton Lone Rock Burt Bancroft Swea City Ledyard Germania Titonka Wesley In Verne Algona with times morning and afternoon.
Banker J. J. Cosgrove entertained friends Thursday evening at his farm home south of town in honor of Henry Jensen who had enlisted in Uncle Sam's army. Ice cream and cake were served and all smoked cigars. A jolly good time was reported.
Mrs Roy will act as librarian Saturday. The Woman's Club meets Friday at Mrs J J Budlongs home due to the fair. State Chairman Mrs Frances Whitley outlines urgent work and warns against young women moving to Des Moines without prearranged work or proper contact. Committees should track potential leavers and cooperate with Des Moines to prevent sorrow.
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