Garner to Observe Loyalty Day September 18
Hancock County plans Loyalty Day events with a large demonstration at Garner honoring 99 local men joining the army. Schools close, businesses limit operations, and a morning parade leads to a Red Cross lunch, a picnic, a noon banquet, and an afternoon address with bands and songs.
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Truesday
Hancock County
Garner
Uncle Sam
Red Cross
Court House
Jeffers
Britt
Popular young couple wed at Armstrong church
At the Methodist church in Armstrong on September 5, Guy Perry and Erma Heamlin were married in a ring ceremony. The bride wore a white satin gown. the groom in navy blue serge. Attendants included Osessa Perry Elsie Danielson Otto Englebart and Ray Perry. Guests from Varina Dolliver Elmore Minnesota Germany and Fonda joined out of town guests for a wedding supper and dancing. The couple will reside on the bride's father's farm with friends in attendance. Guy Perry is the son of Mr and Mrs John Perry of Titonka. Erma Heamlin is regarded as a leading Armstrong teacher.
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Armstrong
Guy Perry
Erma Heamlin
Ross
Zemke
Odessa Perry
Elsie Danielson
Otto Englebarts
Ray Perry
Julia Stott
Alyina Danielson
John Perry
Titonka
Miss Heavilin
Will Sauters
Francis Krebs
Dry leaders prepare for big Iowa prohibition drive
Des Moines Iowa September 13 With the October 15 prohibition vote looming dry campaign leaders mobilize. W G Calderwood secretary of the National Committee on War Time Prohibition arrives September 11 to aid organizing under Allied Temperance committee guidance. More than a third of Iowa counties are organized with efforts to maximize turnout and counter apathy. Dry leaders estimate a maximum town strength near 176 000 and seek at least 360 000 votes to win the election this off year state race.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. G. Calderwood
Washington, D. C
National Committee On
Calderwood
Allied Temperance Committee
Drys
Henry Jensen Seeks Reenlistment After Medical Rejection
Henry Jensen, who previously enlisted and passed exams at Ft. Dodge, returned home with a weak heart after failing a Colorado physical test likely due to high altitude. He plans to try to enlist again, this time moving east for another chance.
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Henry Jensen
Uncle Sam
Ft. Dodge
Mr. Jensen
Des Moines
Colorado
Henry
Vegetable Storage Demonstration Planned in Titonka
W A Wentworth county agent and an Ames demonstrator arranged a vegetable storage demonstration to be held Friday at 10 o clock in the writer's garden on Matin street. The event will show how to preserve garden products and is free to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Wentworth
Ames
Writer's Garden
Matin Street
Minnesota state fair and local notices sweep Algona area
Local readers report visits to the Minnesota State Fair by Chas Reichsamen and many others including Mrs. L. Oesterrefeher and editor Lela. Births, farm sales, school postings, church events, and road trips fill the week. Ducks season opens Sept 16 and local business updates note construction completion and trips to St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott and Son
St. Paul
Proclamation Calls Titonka Businesses to Close for Draft Recap
A proclamation from the Mayor of Titonka Iowa on September 12 1917 declares all local businesses close at 8 P M on Friday so residents may attend a community reception honoring twelve young men joining the draft army bound for Des Moines Des Moines is the cantonment site and the event marks local civic support for the National Army.
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Titanka
National Army
Des Moines
Algona items note farming moves and church plans
P P Z aerfswag arrives from Algona to work fencing at Buffalo Ridge. Ward Austin sails for Canada to thresh in Saskatchewan then tend Alberta farming. The German Lutheran church at Titonia to have no morning service next Sunday. Prohibition campaign planning set for Kos-suth County at the Court House Monday afternoon. The German-American Bank of Whittemore dissolves. Farmers State Bank takes its place with John Cullen as cashier.
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Titonia
Ladies’ Aid
Henry Klenk
Algona
B.S. Pankuk
Appleton
Iowa
German Reformed Church
Pankuk
German Reformed Church of
German Valley
Bank of
Kossuth County
G. Haken
German Township
Kings
Wm. Boyken
Porter
R. C. Ball
Miss Olson
S .8. Hudson's
Miss Erwin
Boyd Dieckman
Reception for Soldier Boys in Titanka Friday Evening
A community entertainment is planned at the Lamoreux garage Friday September 14 at 8 30 p m to honor soldiers departing for training camps. Farmers and businessmen from Titanka and surrounding towns are expected, with Won E G Dunn of Mason City delivering an address. The Community Choral Club of Titanka and the Wesley Cornet Band will provide music. Citizens reader of the Topic is invited.
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Lamoreux
Titanka
E.G. Dunn
Mason City
Community Choral Club
Wesley Cornet Band
Givery
Voting Machine Demonstration At County Supervisors Meeting
R D Bens of Des Moines Iowa demonstrated a voting machine for county purchase. The unit was on display at the B A Pankuk land office and drew many voters. It is simple in construction and locks voters inside to prevent mis casting. Polls close and the vote is counted. price listed at $915 per machine.
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R. D. Bens
Des Moines
Iowa
B. A. Pankuk Land Office
Marriage of Frank Funk and Miss Batt near Algona
Frank Funk son of Geo Funk was married yesterday at Algona to Miss Batt a farmer’s daughter living between Titonia and Algona. The ceremony was quiet and the couple will stay with their parents before moving to the Funk farm near New Hartford Iowa in spring. Local congratulations pour in.
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Frank Funk
Geo. Funk
Algona
Miss Batt
Titonia
New Hartford
Iowa
Tople
Ward Reed Nuptials Tale Near Doane Neighbor
Wm. Larsen his wife and daughter Vilna attended the marriage of Ellen Ward daughter of Arthur Ward formerly of Doane to a Mr Reed of Corwith in Algona yesterday evening The ceremony was set for six o clock followed by a lap Supper indicating many friends and relatives were present The Topic offers no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Larsen
Vilna
Algona
Ellen Ward
Arthur Ward
Doane
Reed
Corwith
Englishwoman’s mistaken corn on the cob episode
An Englishwoman living in America recalls her first attempt at cooking corn on the cob. A neighbor sent corn that was supposedly old and required long boiling. She boiled it for hours and repeatedly tested it with a fork, giving up only to learn she had mistaken the cob for a required softening process.
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America
Club Notes from Local Women Gatherings and Study Begins
Mrs. F. R. Amesbury will oversee library duty on Saturday. Mesdames Larson Temple and Lamoreux host the Woman's Club at the Loson home on the afternoon of the 20th. The club study course starts the first Thursday in October.
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F. R. Amesbury
Mesdames Larson, Temple and
Lamoreux
Woman's Club
Loson
Callies to Begin Work on New City Buildings
W F Callies started tearing down his warehouse behind the store to clear space for excavation. He will extend the present building to the alley and construct a new one 44 by 120 feet reaching to the alley, a major city improvement now underway. If weather allows, the Falk garage structure should be ready for carpenters by week’s end.
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Falk Motor Co
Denton Drug Store
W. J. Denton
Fort Dodge
Britt
Ollie Meyer
Tjarks
Plorence Reaser
German Valley School
W. F. Callies
Mr. Calliey
Falk Garage
Revival Meetings at Methodist Church in Progress
The revival meetings at the Methodist church continue this week and next with Orcott and Nounley leading preaching and music. Evening services start at 8 oclock and an afternoon institute is offered. Rev Herbert Clegg will be at Doun next Sunday afternoon.
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Methodist Church
Orcott
Nounley
Cone
Herbert Clegg
Doun
Preacher coerced into kissing flag after controversial remarks
Rev J W Swanbeck Swedish Lutheran pastor in Swea City faced a crowd that seized him from a general store, forced him to kiss a flag attached to his car, and warned he would leave town if his remarks against the government persisted. He had claimed U S policy was England driven and that five million Americans in France would be defeated by Germany. He departed with his children soon after amid threats of marshal intervention.
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J. W. Swanbeck
Swea
Swanbeck
Swea City
United States
Rev
Algona
High School Opens With New Staff and Fledgling Teams
The high school opened Sept 10 with Superintendent Merritt and teachers Miss Porter Miss Olson and Mrs. Merritt. Enrollment stands at 44 with more expected. Boys and girls will share two basketball diamonds as teams form by winter. Textbook shortages delay regular work. Henry Bode of Woden joins the freshman class.
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Merritt
Porter
Strawberry Point
Olson
Iowa Falls
Cedar Falls
Henry Bode
Woden
Iowa
School Notes On Opening Day And Enrollment
School opened last Monday with an enrollment of one hundred forty four. The grades show 48 in first and second, 35 in third and fourth, 23 in seventh and eighth, with other grades mentioned. Parents and children are urged to cooperate as classes are assigned and current rooms remain crowded until a new building is finished.
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Beat City
Norine Temple Wedding Ties Dayton and Honey Moon Return
Dr Norine Temple wed in Dayton Iowa with Dr and Mrs Temple attending. The couple left for a honeymoon in Dayton and returned to their home last Monday.
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BR. D. Temple
Dayton
Iowa
Norine
Titonlailes
Temple
Temples
Titankal
Ag. A. Honey
Moon
Canadian Officer to Teach Military Science at Cornell College
Lieutenant MacQueen of Toronto who lost a leg and sustained shrapnel wounds in France will teach Military Science at Cornell College Mount Vernon this fall and winter. After eight months in hospital he cannot return to the front and has eight months’ leave from the Canadian war department to conduct officers courses in military engineering tactics and drill. He holds B A and M A from Toronto University and has served as YMCA secretary and a captain in the YMCA before a lieutenancy in the regulars. The U S war department cannot supply American officers this fall and colleges seek wounded Canadian officers for command roles.
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MacQueen
Toronto
Canada
France
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Canadian War Department
Toronto University
Columbia University
YM. C
War Department
Washington
Association of American Colleges
Columbia
University of New York
Wesleyan of Connecticut
Northwestern of
Chicago
Carnell College
Towa
Henningsen Sells Interest in Local Clothing Firm
Art Henningsen, proprietor of Henningsen Clothing Co., sells his stake to Wm. Woll of Corwith. He leaves for warmer climates citing rheumatism and plans to move first to Excelsior Springs, Missouri, then Arizona indefinitely. Friends express regret at his departure.
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Art Henningsen
Henningsen Clothing Co
Wm. Woll
Corwith
Art
Henningsen
Excelsior Springs
Arizona
Tople
Iowa City Dentist Commissioned as Army Lieutenant
Dr Chas Colgan of Iowa City has received a commission as first lieutenant in the Dental Reserve Corps. A 1917 graduate of the College of Dentistry, S A I, he passed the Army examinations in Iowa City before Dr F T Breene. He may be sent to France to serve Uncle Sam.
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C. C. Colgan
Iowa City
Dental Reserve Corps
United States Army
College of Dentistry
F. T. Breene
War Department
Iowa University
France
Sam
Daily Town City Press
Stabbing Affray at Ledyard Ends in Arrest
Sheriff Sampson arrested Albert Royster in Ledyard after he cut James Farr with a jack knife. Farr was badly stabbed just below the heart. Royster faces assault and battery with intent to kill. he was jailed in Algona pending a preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon.
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Sampson
Algona
Ledyard
Albert Royster
James Farr
Farr
Royster
Mrs Ubben Dies at 84 Longtime Housekeeper for Molter
Mrs Ubben, aged 84, died unexpectedly from heart trouble on Saturday morning. L F Krause, Wm Mayland, and families drove to Buffalo Center to attend the funeral, with her body shipped to Alden to rest beside her husband. She was well known among Topic readers in German township.
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L. F. Krause
Wm. Mayland
Buffalo Center
Ubben
Joe Molter
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Geo. Juhl
Jewel Junction
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