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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1904
Page
2
Mixed clippings discuss subscription pricing and advertising rates at a Tonka post office, then pivot to political content criticizing the Democratic party. The text mentions postmaster duties, rural delivery, and mailbox rental proposals amid a jumble of names and figures.
The dispatch describes a distant war victory for Japan with Russians positioned south of Sarbin and Japanese pressing northward. It notes a news lull and predicts months before a decisive move, while recounting a local disturbing incident in Swea City involving a nine year old girl and a man named George Vin who was jailed in Algona on $1000 bail.
Portland residents visit Burt and Algona for work and social events. Ray Grover and Zoe Mills of Burt spend Sunday in Portland while Amos Wak from west of Burt calls on locals. Frank Lupin travels to St. Louis for the World's Fair, and many Portland folks attend church services and the fair in Algona. The week includes sickness, funerals, and a lively runaway incident with Frank Mann of Barth escaping unhurt.
Grandma Stow of Burt spent a few days at her granddaughter Mrs. Chas Phelps, returning home Saturday. The Quarterly Conference meets this Thursday at the MB Church in Titonka with Presiding Elder MacDonald present. Mr. Frank and bride of Hooker South Dakota, father N P Haswell of Sterling Illinois, visit the G 10 Stone and Chas Newville.
Hibbard & Richardson Co General Agents Cary Safe advertise the largest stock of new safes and vaults in the northwest at 471 Milwaukee Street Milwaukee Wisconsin. They also offer second hand safes of various makes on hand.
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