Brighton Farm Loan Association Organized
Brighton January 24 A farmers organization was formed as the Brighton National Farm Loan association to work with the Federal Land Bank at Omaha for government loans. Officers include G A Stannard president Everett Coffin vice president W H Lloyd secretary treasurer and directors G A Stannard Everett Coffin etc. Membership currently seven with more expected. The group covers Brighton Clay Marion townships in Washington County Walnut Penn and Black Hawk in Jefferson County and Trenton in Henry County. Only actual farmers may join. loans up to 50 percent of farm value with 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 years to repay. annual payments of 65 per 1000 borrowed. The Federal Land Bank at Omaha oversees operations. D C Hogan, its president, supports local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Brighton National Farm Loan Association
Federal Land Bank
Omaha
G A. Stannard
Everett Coffin
W. H. Lloyd
A. L. Funston
F. WM. Crish
P. S. Marshall
Everett Coffn
G. A Stannard
Gebt
Brighton Association
Clay
Marion
Washington County
Walnut
Wpenn
Black Hawk
Jefferson County
Trenton
Henry
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Board of Directors
Federal Bank
Federal Land Bank At
Brightons
United States
D. C. Hogan
Birmingham as Horse Market
Enterprise notes the Wins ton & Plumer firm handled 214 car loads of horses in the past year 119 by freight 35 by express and 60 by freight from other points totaling 5000 horses valued at about 750000 dollars With seven southeastern Iowa counties supplying the demand Lee Van Buren Davis Wapello Jefferson Henry and Des Moines The piece praises the horse market and the efforts of Ellier and Hitt in buying and shipping surplus stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston & Plumer
Birmingham
Express
Iowa
Lee, van Buren
Davis
Wapello
Jefferson
Henry
Des Moines
Parsons Grants Full Credit For Winter Term Exemption
Early in the year a faculty resolution limited military leave credits to work completed. Recent action grants full semester credit to students who were regularly enrolled on December 10, 1917 and entered service. Those who left with Hospital Unit A receive full credit. First semester exams are done. second semester registration shifts to Monday January 29 with regular classes resuming Tuesday.
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Parsons
Quieting Title in Jefferson County Real Estate Dispute
A Jefferson County Iowa District Court case files a petition by Albert S. Miller and several Bates and Gilbert heirs asserting full fee ownership of described properties in Jefferson County. The suit seeks decrees to quiet title against numerous Murry Murray Murray heirs and others claiming interests, citing lost deeds irregular descriptions coal leases and similar issues. The proceedings cover multiple parcels including sections 28 32 and associated quarters in Townships 72 73 Range 9 with combined acreage around 64.5 plus 40 acres.
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Jefferson County
State of
Iowa
Albert S. Miller
Perry Bates
Vernon W. Bates
Glenn W. Bates
John L. Gilbert
William D. Gilbert
Samuel T. Gilbert
John Minton
James I. Murray
Margaret I. Murray
James Irwin Murry
Murry
Clarissa P. Murray
William B. Murry
David Murry
James J. Murry
Robert Murry
Maria
J. W. Boyd
R. W. Thomas
Alice Thompson
Wm. E. Thompson
Cora Helm
Ben Helm
Nellie Smith
H. C. Smith
Ollie Houghton
Houghton
May Hiller
C. A. Hiller
William Elliott
County of
Jefferson
State of Iowa
District Court
Glenn V. Bates
Section Five
Brighton Road
William JD. Gilbert
Township Seventythree
Albert
Miller
Perry
Americans Fight Huxs in Action Martyrs and Casualties Rise
Washington reports Corporal Walter Roberts of Hartline Washington killed in action amid trench raids on the western front. Pershing also lists two commissioned officers and a private killed in an aerial collision in France, with several others dying of pneumonia across various states.
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Washington
No Man's Land
Washington Army
Pershing
Walter Roberts
Hartline
Wash
Roberts
France
War Department
Oliver P. Sherwood
Lydia O. Sherwood
Carlton Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
William H. Cheney
William H. Schofield
East Hill
Peterborough
N.H
George A. Beach
Thomas Beach
Fort Collins
Colo
Corp
Frank L. Coffman
Freeport
David Mc Woolridge
Dovey Carrick
Corning
Cal
John Wasmer
le Mars
Russell R. Owens
Raymond
Floyd de Bolt
Adrian
Archie A. Randall
Carrolls
Howard L. Botkin
Nampa
Idaho
Belgium Announces Peace Terms to Pope Benedict
The Belgian government’s reply to the peace note declares Belgium’s terms as absolute political economic and territorial independence as far as Belgium is concerned.
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Pope
Havre
Belgium
Benedict
Bates and Gilbert land quiet title suit set for February term
Vernon W Bates and Glenn V Bates are named in Parag raph 2 and John L Gilbert William D Gilbert and Samuel T Gilbert in Parag raph 3 in a quiet title action. Defendants must appear by February 4 1918 noon at Fairfield Iowa or default and judgment will be entered. Starr and Jordan attorneys for plaintiffs.
First Van Buren County National Army Death
The funeral service for Clare Sargent, the county s first resident soldier claimed in this war, was held at Brush Chapel Vernon township with burial at Purdom cemetery Keosauqua. He died January 10 at Camp Pike Arkansas from pneumonia. A member of Battery C 339th Artillery, he leaves a wife, father and one brother.
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Clare Sargent
van Buren County
Brush Chapel
Vernon Township
Purdom
Keosauqua
Camp Pike
Ark
339Th Artillery
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Brighton Farm Loan Ass’n
College News
U. S
Corporal Walter Roberts
Starr & Jordan
Plaintiff
National Army
People’s Golum
Russell Smith
Shanstrom
Sandy
Care Journal
Arlo McPeek
Fairfield
Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Co
Lloyd Talley, Secy
Louden Machinery Co
J. A. Louth
North B Street
Birmingham Road
West Briggs
J. M. McKain
South Third Street
Ane
Orpheum Orchestra
Community Patent Enterprise
The
Alex Saunders
Ww. B
Reduso
Weingarten Bros., Inc
New York
Chhicago
California
el Paso
Golden State Limited
Kansas City
Deming, N. M
Camp Cody
Rall
P. F. McNew
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy
Shriner& Johnson
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