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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1922
Page
5
Mrs. Schott lost both legs when her dress was caught in a washing machine engine at the Danville farm four miles north of Hanlontown. She was amputated six inches below the knees after surgery in Meson City, with doctors hopeful for survival.
A large barn hog house and granary on the Joe Johnson farm west of Collar’s Corner across Union Slough burned Monday evening. The farm is occupied by John Badie and B A Pannhuk inspected the site Tuesday morning. Bonnie Murray of Sioux City won the Register State Fairs beauty contest though local readers doubt the judging. The LaVerne News notes Sioux City may have won a beauty comparison. The New Hampton creamery reported July deliveries of 127604 pounds of cream and an average of 207 pounds of butter per day totaling 6414 pounds for the month. Jos Desing, secretary, lists $100 or more payments to fifteen creamery patrons including Hartman Bros Loomis and A Rosenke among others.
Crageo council enacted an ordinance restricting dancing styles to keep order Its rules ban dances like the grisgly bear Texas Tommy shimmy and Lorraine cheek to cheek for residents and visitors including girls under 16 The move aims to uphold peace and dignity of the town amid a months long controversy.
A car carrying R Amesbury and several others failed to pass a tractor and ensilage cutter on the Bart Titonka road and rolled after a collision. The winter top saved lives. occupants were injured, with Wm Amesbury bruised and Mrs Amesbury unable to walk. Henry Meyer and C Badie helped free them and ferrybed them home.
Deputy Warden ManPlasure enforces state rule banning hunts before sunrise or after sunset at Clear Lake. Violators face arrest. gun use outside daylight deemed law violation. Shooting mud hens and leaving them in water carries a $25 fine to keep the lake clean per Mason City Globe-Gazette.
James Vipond and Song celebrate as their Duron Jersey boar Sensation King wins every class at Itowa State Fair. The grand championship seals a rise from last year’s junior second place as hog men statewide praised Kos auth county’s pure bred herds.
Titonka auctioneers u DeVries and A M Petersen announce a partnership to operate as DeVries and Petersen. They invite clients to secure dates and terms for upcoming sales, promising high class service and satisfaction. The piece also references Red Devil Kernels made from natural grain.
Court records list cases 9440 Johnson v Ward 9474 Duroessley v Brad and YD Nos 4 9482 Molovoy v Cougiillin with further parties Roeynolus and Dosge noted in docket entries. Details remain sparse in readable text.
Local residents including a minister official and businessman claim the Ku Klux Klan has a firm presence in Mason City with an organizer from Ft. Dodge visiting for weeks to recruit. About 125 to 150 memberships have been secured with more expected, and a ceremony for about 200 neophytes is planned in the hills near the city. Robes and insignia are being prepared. The group is described as anti Catholic and anti Jewish, with platforms targeting bootleggers and men who disrespect womanhood and marriage.
In Knoxville, Marion county, residents reported a flock of thirty to forty birds performing aerial acrobatics over the city. The white wings with black tips were seen from a great height, with shapes resembling a mix of duck or goose, leaving observers unable to identify the species.
Rain Insurance proved a profitable investment for many counties this season. At Sac City on August 8, a heavy rainfall disrupted the program and a 32,250 check was paid to the fair association as provided by the insurance policy.
The Old Second Iowa Infantry reunion, led by J. B. Weaver and M. Tuttle, will be held during the Grand Army encampment in Des Moines on Sept. 26. The regiment, including original Des Moines Company D, left in May 1862 and fought at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Corinth. only 262 members survive and eight Des Moines relatives remain.
Sioux Falls company promotes its diploma as a passport to office positions, noting more than 600 students placed in jobs within three years.
The poultry house continues to buy eggs at all times and pays today's price of 28c per egg. HB and J. Hovgland are named, with Titania and Towa referenced in relation to the egg purchasing.
Titonka boys and girls club swept prizes at the fair winning all premium chances for their dairy heifers. A Guernsey bull from Swalve Brothers, Valentine Knight, was named grand champion. A five month old bull, Wootside Ne Flus Ultra, owned by Martha and Telko Stecker, won first in the calf class.
The Iowa State Teachers Association will hold its annual convention in Des Moines on November 2, 3, and 4, 1922. Officers for the year include L. H. Minkel president from Fort Dodge, Clay D. Slinker treasurer of Des Moines, J. W. Studebaker and E. C. Lynn of Donnellson, and S. A. Potts of Muscatine on the executive committee.
A week into school the campus resumes normal order with a baseball team formed and a Friday game set against Crystal Lake. Glee clubs and an orchestra are organized and to be fully ready once music arrives. New teacher Ming Johnson arrives as the study schedule stabilizes, while Frank Burger misses Wednesday. Out of town students include Misses Intermill Wise Simmons Welhousen and boys Meters Andrews Cosgrove Hin Nelson.
Iowa again captured the health boying cup, donated by The Friend of Children, for leading in the modern health crusade. With 362 000 students enrolled in daily health chores, Iowa posted the largest total and highest percentage of participants, amid prizes from the National Tuberculosis Association and promotion by Theresa Dens Qi of the Iowa Tuberculosis Association.
A report from the Iowa Agricultural Papermeat Station indicates soy beans offer substantial value as feed. Pound for pound they are about one third more valuable than meal and can replace hay for ewes in winter. Cracked soy beans provide roughly 70 pounds of tankage equivalent per 100 pounds for hog supplements, suggesting lower production costs with soy as protein feed. Further work is needed on marketing harvest and feeding practices.
The bureau of public roads reports May completion of 463 miles and in construction of 4b miles under federal aid road projects. Total completed miles reach 17 088 with under construction near 15 000 miles, reflecting a growth rate over 20 miles daily on workdays.
A Sunday dinner event is announced at the Titonku Cate with special dishes and community seating. Organizers invite attendees to enjoy a communal meal and local hospitality.
A. M. Petersen, longtime Titanka barberman, sold his barber paraphernalia to Paul Baack of Woden who plans a new shop there this week. Petersen will focus on auction business. Mrs Mary Bakewell, daughter of D and M Marty, died Tuesday after tonsil surgery infection. She had worked as head cook at a hospital in Ann Arbor and returned home to care for her father.
At the Fourth Quarterly Conference officers were elected and confirmed. The list includes Titanica Trustees August Schram Ben Longbottom Frank Reynolds John Keil Will Lamoreux and C BE Kester plus Stewards A Schram B Longbottom Frank Reynolds John Keil Mrs J J Budlong S A Reynolds Edith Budlong Will Scram George Bonacker Rev C Farrington Mrs A Schram Mrs John Pink and Dean Trustees Howard Andrews Ross Bufflington Van Hansen BE Bolenous John Carlson Stewards Baron Nelson Mrs Mae Anderson Mrs J T Andrew MB Larson Frank Ward Mrs Ross Buffington. The president of societies also serves on the official board. The pastor’s report and benevolence funds must be mailed to the conference by the 25th. Next Sunday’s topic is World Missions and World Commerce. All services are regular. evening services urged.
In Linn County district court a husband and wife in a joint business are opposing in a civil action. Voran accounting seeks a court order for the wife Zora Vorely to produce books and render an accounting. Vaselau alleges years of running a rooming house and bakery work with money turned over to her and asks for judgment on the amount found due.
Donald E Watts of Clear Lake, district superintendent for the American Radio Relay League, reports a record transmission from his fifty watt setup installed in August. He heard an amateur station in the Hawaiian Islands on September 3, signaling about 4100 miles away. He notes trans Atlantic tests to Scotland were 2800 miles over water with winter static low. Watts has long been active in radio, mentors in the local Radio Club, and plans to study radio engineering as a junior college student.
A brief note describes feeding rats and a product called Red Devil Kernels for summer and winter comfort, implying care routines for small pets. The wording resembles a casual, mid-century classified style.
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