Quieting title suit for estate of John A. McFarland in Story County
In Story County Iowa Parley Sheldon seeks to establish his title and quiet adverse claims to the east half of the southwest quarter of section thirty one township twenty four west of the fifth P M. The petition names unknown heirs of Joseph Hatton and James M Garrett and unknown wife or heirs of the former owner as defendants. The court is asked to quiet title and bar any claims. A hearing is set for October term 1906 at the Nevada Iowa courthouse with default possible if not appeared. Attorney McCanthy & Leg. represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Parley Sheldon
A. McFarland
Joseph Hatton
James M. Garrett Pypees
Aimee
Ames
Garrett
Imkeie
Aintiff
Nevada
Iowa
McCanthy & Leg
B. F. Holm
Story City
Story County
P. L. Hill
Slater
Maxwell
Fred Geisel
Petern Maxwell
Cuba
Cheyenne
Wyoming
W. H. Bishop
Sioux City
Adolph Idse
Eliza, Ill
William Price
Zearing
É. W. Bull
Austin Lindgren
Boone County
Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Company
Will L. Rhodes
Cambridge
A. A. Deering
Boone
Tama Reservation
Colo
Frank Berry
W. H. Boardman
James Manamaker
Combattar
John Madden
Tiffany
Collins
Newton
Marshalltown
Eldora
Mitchellville
Ontario
Ngine Sparks
Happenings From Story City and Nearby Towns Across Iowa
A long list of incidents from Story City and surrounding areas notes burglaries in Story City, injuries from accidents in Nevada and Boone, a lumber-yard transfer to Rolfe, chicken thefts near Roland, roof collapses and fires, court results in Rollins, illnesses in Des Moines, and local road and tool disputes. Reports include rail yard damages, a brake man’s damages, forestry and farm losses, and growing electric lights in Cambridge.
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Clifford Leatherman
Boone
Earl Burkhart
Zearing
Rolfe
Iowa
Roland
Levert Starson
Sam Tweet
Walter Thomas
St. Thomas Hospital
Des Moines
Story City
Ed Egeland
Ingerid Charison
The In to Rubarb Line and Education Monologue
A rural speaker recounts plans for a streetcar line to cut through his barn. Jim imagines becoming an engineer while Harry pursues preaching. The father extols practical learning over formal schooling and asserts brains come from the Lord and must be used. A neighbor questions Jim’s readiness and the broader ambition of education.
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A. M. Newen
Jim
Cornedd
N. Y
Ames
Swan
Curtiss
Marston
Storms
Harry
Willie
Infant plays with blue racer on porch in Coon Rapids
One day last week in Coon Rapids a mother found her infant playing with a blue racer on the porch. The snake skidded away as she approached, but the frightened mother relieved to discover the child had not been bitten.
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Coon Rapids
Frank McLaughlin
Fort Dodge Balloons Death Case Sets City Liability
At the 1903 Fort Dodge Fourth of July celebration a slide for life act resulted in the death of the performer and severe injury to M. Wheeler. Wheeler sued the city for damages and the supreme court ruled that a city permitting such perilous performances bears responsibility for damages to citizens.
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Fort Dodge
M. Wheeler
Supreme Court
Two Plucky Girls Defend Ride Against Harassing Men
Two Huxley girls driving home from Slater fended off two men blocking their road. The men tried to force the horse into danger and perform tricks. One girl used a whip to administer a Western style flogging, after which the pair continued their journey.
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Huxley
Slater
Deposited Jersey Cow Brings Laughs to Sheldahl Bank
Friends of R F Graeber, banker of Sheldahl, deposit a Jersey cow at the bank noting it bears no coupons. Farmers jest that Graeber is a saver of lawyers fees, with many notes renewed and red ink used without notaries.
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R. F. Graeber
Sheldahl
Graeber
Graber
Personal items from Maxwell area residents noted
Messages list Emmett Smith moving to Texico New Mexico and many others visiting relatives or recovering at home. Names include Sam Enge Roland Henrietta Olson Jane Norbeck Oscar Thompson and W P Fitzpatrick with travels to Nevada Oklahoma Kansas Minnesota and South Dakota.
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Emmett Smith
Maxwell
Texico
N. M
Sam B. Enge
Roland
Mediterranean Sea
Rookings
Elma Patrick
Nevada
Alva
Okla
M. M. Applegate
Fern
Kansas
Grant Smay
Marie Olson
McCalisburg
South Dakota
T. Thompson
Pontiac
Til
George Young
Madrid
Walter Gibson
St. James
Minn
Ida White
Painesville
Henrietta Olson
Jane Norbeck
Lisbon
N. D
Oscar O. Thompson
Marshalltown
Carrie
Alpha Tweet
Minneapolis
Ned Olson
Slater
Pine Bluff
Wyo
Clyde Danskin
Cole
W. P. Fitzpatrick
Long Beach
Cal
D. W. Boydston
Lexington
C. J. Jacobson
J. C. Jacobson
Dallas
Wis
Carl Forgerson
Dakota
William Harper
Collins
L. D. Ozman
Oklahoma City
Claude F. Smith
Peter Griffith
Cambridge
Mercy
Roy Whitney
Malcolm
Missouri
Ricketts
Coshoeton
Ohio
Morgan Olson
Jamesons McCalisburg
Otto Anderson
Harry R. Frank Netterfield
Jess Isons
Minnesota
KF. C. Fausch
M. E. Hospital
Desa Success Moines
Father White
Deersville
Vva
Mtn
Neva
Grant Township
Feet Will Be Saved After Foot Saving Surgery
In Vernon township Wright county a boy narrowly escaped losing a foot when struck by a mower. Dr Tedrow of Williams performed a remarkable operation wiring severed bones binding arteries and stitching muscles. The legs were splinted and the outcome was a successful preservation of both feet.
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Vernon Township
Wright County
Richardson
Tedrow of
Williams
Trusts and Teddyized Fears in Early Warning
A seized line warns against overreliance on trust structures as dangers loom, suggesting famed Teddy analysis may alter perception and trigger caution in financial dealings.
Jewell Hires Night Gas Lighting for Street Lamps
The Jewell town council arranged gas lighting for seventeen street lamps at fifteen nights per month, paying $450 annually after resisting a higher bid of $520. The gas company would light and extinguish the lamps, with their manager noting the late nights.
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Jewell
Saddle girth breaks injures Helena Wentworth on ride
Helen Wentworth daughter of Colonel and Mrs EB M Wentworth of State Center was thrown from a horse early Friday morning when the saddle girth broke. She was unconscious until mid afternoon and seriously injured from the incident.
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Helen Wentworth
EB. M. Wentworth
State Center
Local nuptials in Des Moines and Story City area
J A Welch of New York and Mrs Augusta Graves of Maxwell wed in Des Moines on October 4 and will live in Maxwell. Monson of Story City married October 3 in Chicago to Donna Snyder of Virginia and will farm near Story City. George E Jacobson and Lena Jorgensen of Story City were married at St Peter's Church with a bountiful dinner at the Jacobson home near Gilbert.
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J. A. Welch
New York
Augusta Graves
Maxwell
Des Moines
Monson-Snyder
Mons Monson
Story City
Chicago
Dona Snyder
Virginia
Jacobson-Jorgenson
George E. Jacobson
Lena Jorgenson
St. Peter’s Church
Jacobson
Gilbert
Lawyer quotes show sides vying over setainer payment
A Washington Star quote features a lawyer remarking that the issue reveals which party has paid him a setainer, signaling influence behind the dispute.
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Washington Star
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Egg Ship
Fidelity and Guaranty Company
St. Louis
H. C. Boardman
Huxley Chronicle
Chronicle
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Charles Peterson
Henry Hardy
Joseph Nelson
Lindbloom
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Jewel Junction
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