Richert Will Case Dominates Three Weeks of Court
In Howard County, Judge Hobson stayed in Decorah amid the lengthy trial over the Nicholas Richert Sr will. The suit by Nicholas Richert Jr and others seeks to break the will that left most of the estate to John Richert. A verdict found Richert Sr was of unsound mind when he made the will. A motion for a new trial was allowed, with next term opening November 5. The docket notes cover numerous law and equity matters, replevins, garnishments, divorces, guardianships, estates, and probate actions.
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Hobson
Howard County
Decorah
Nicholas Richert, Sr
Nicholas Richert, Jr
John Richert
Nicholas Richert
E. W. Cutting
W. S. Hart
Wankon
E. R. Acres
Boice & Hook
Willis Kinney
Joseph Kinney
Bertha Bender
C. J. Steno
Law
Hemesath & Remke
Nick
Chris
Reilling, Jr
M. E. Barth
E. J. Hook
J. P. Rosenquist
Finel
C. Christen
N. W. Bakers Supply Co
Clarence Christen
E. J. Cutting
Rosenquist
Philip Goettleman
C. FE
Plff
Martha Willsie
Martha Ann Goforth
Fay Neath
A. D. Neath
Equity
Piff
Fay Mitchell
Edith K. Jene
Raymond J. Maloney
Kate Mallon
Wm. J. Hall
Lula Wolfenberger
Lewis Wolfenberger
Gladys M. Ward
Herbert G. Ward
Martin I. Toyen
Geo. R. Sears
Guri O. Steen
Ole S. Bidne
Hans H. Ronglien
G. J. Riste
Fred J. Todd
Sarah Ann Green
Andrew N. Green
Palma Maria Ansen Halvorson
Admr
E. A
Minor
New Guardian
Christian N. Aasen
R. Algyer
John N. Bragstad
Alb. Antinson
Jacob Richert
Wheat Along the Highway Yield Report from Mabel
J H McMillen reports Foltz of Winneshiek county sowed one acre along a public road with Blue Stem wheat and harvested 67 bushels per acre. The note praises high yields and conservation of land worth about two hundred dollars per acre, urging crop focus over land sales.
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Mabel Record
J. H. McMillen
Foltz
Winneshiek County
Woman Carries the Mail in Rural Route
Miss Henrietta Knight is the only woman rural mail carrier in town, handling RFD route 2 out of LaPorte City while her father works on a Canada farm. She started with horse and buggy and recently bought an automobile, shortening her workday by several hours.
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Henrietta Knight
State University
LaPorte City
Miss Knight
Canada
Auto threshing saves navy bean crop for DeWitt planter
Reverend W. D. Witham of DeWitt harvested navy beans on an 180 by 60 foot plot. Witham, after failing to thresh by fork or trampling, used an automobile moving over a canvass to hull the beans without breaking a single bean, producing a quality result rivaling a threshing machine.
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W. D. Witham
DeWitt
Broken Neck Injury To Man Near Town Falls
John Brown suffered two dislocated neck vertebrae when he was thrown from a grader at work near Town Falls. Attending doctors declined fracture reduction, believing natural healing will occur and fearing surgical repair could prove fatal.
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John Brown
Town Falls
Brown
Blackmail suspect pleads guilty in mail misuse case
Charles Louwerse Hollander confessed writing a poison letter to Col. W. G. Dows of Cedar Rapids member of the state council of defense. He pleaded guilty and received a three year sentence in Leavenworth.
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Charles Louwerse
Hollander
Col
W. G. Dows
Cedar Rapids
State Council of Defense
Leavenworth
Postage Rates Raised For First Class Mail and Post Cards
Postmasters must collect 3 cents per ounce for letters and first class matter from November 2. Drop letters require 2 cents per ounce. Postal cards prepaid 2 cents, 1 cent cards must bear a 1 cent stamp. Private mailing cards with writing require 2 cents prepaid. By order of the postmaster general.
Prediction of Bitter Winter Cited by Local Man
A Charles City resident who forecast a severe winter last season returns with new claims that muskrat houses are four feet above water, signaling a bitter winter with earlier cold and heavier snow. He predicts a November drop in temperatures and prolonged cold spell. Highest price paid in cash for 77 perems market.
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Charles City
Deposits Rise Across State Banks and Trust Companies
State supervised banks in Towa report total deposits at September 11 totaling 461,197,355.51 dollars, up from the May 21 call by 14,143,209.34 dollars and from September 12, 1916 by 94,720,219.75 dollars. The average reserve stands at 21.14 percent. Net bank count increases include eleven since May 21 and forty since last year.
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Towa
Deserter Warning and $50 Reward Issued by Gen Crowder
After Slackers, Gen Crowder issued a $50 reward for delivering any deserter to the nearest army camp or post. The reward covers all expenses. A person who fails to report to his local board or to the adjutant general on the specified date is deemed a deserter.
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Crowder
Indictments for Treason Charge In Cedar Rapids Area
The federal grand jury for the northern district of Town returned an indictment against Rev. John Reichert pastor of the German Lutheran church at Low den Town charging him with treason able utterances. Ernest Mier of the same town was indicted on the same charge and both cases were continued to the next term of court.
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Cedar Rapids
John Reichert
Lowden
Town
Ernest Mier
Fifty Years Ago Items From The County Chronicle
A county historian notes gold in New York worth 1.4. The Union Pacific reaches Hillsdale 500 miles from Omaha. Chief Justice Chase to preside over Jeff Davis trial. First county cider barrel made by Joel Pagin of Frankville now on sale at Treat and Smith. Rail line reaches St Paul with overnight stops at Austin. G F Francis begins a brick packing house on Washington near Riley & Flemming. Thieves take horse mare and colt from H B Hastings of Conover. Decorah schedules a lecture course with Henry Tilton Fred Douglass and Henry Vincent among speakers. A yoke oxen caused excitement by running away on Water Street.
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New York
Union Pacific
Hillsdale
Omaha
Chase
Jeff Davis
Joel Pagin
Frankville
Treat & Smith's
St. Paul
Austin
G. F. Francis
Washington Street
Riley & Flemming
Main
Washington
H. B. Hastings
Conover
Decorah
Henry Tilton
Fred Douglass
Henry Vincent
Water Street
The Tambourine A Biblical Instrument
The timbrel of the Bible known today as the tambourine was used in early times by the Syrians of Padan Aram at their merry makings Genesis thirty one verse twenty seven mentions this.
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Padan-aram
Sudden Death in Harmony After Tooth Extraction
Mr Manning, a 65 to 70 year old resident, died suddenly in Dr Newell's office after a tooth extraction. He had visited Harmony with Julius Dybvik and felt short of breath before the procedure. He rose from the chair and collapsed, ending the incident in the examination room.
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Harmony News
Mr. Manning
Dr. Newell
Julius Dybvik
MississippI hills yield 1000 quarts of wild fruit
Mrs. Sam Gwynn of McGregor collected one thousand quarts of wild berries from steep briar patches in the Mississippi hills. She walked miles to reach patches, climbed rocks, and braved sun and rain to fill Uncle Sam's storehouse.
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Mississippi Hills
Sam Gwynn
McGregor
Uncle Sam
Rising Boldly Without a Sky-Rocket Route
A columnist cautions that ascent in life should rely on steady effort rather than flashy shortcuts, urging perseverance and practical steps over risky shortcuts.
Letters Misrouted Between Fort Dodge Camp Dodge Mail
Fort Dodge post office often receives letters intended for Camp Dodge causing misdelivery. Instances include John Smith Fort Dodge Iowa addresses and a Kansas City woman accusing the postmaster of rudeness after letters were delayed. Forwarding instructions exist when clearly for Camp Dodge.
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Fort Dodge
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
John Smith
Iowa
Kansas City
United States
Duncombe
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