Busy week ends with guardianship adjournments and estates
Court records show decrees and orders in guardianships for Jfs unsound mind and Carrie minor, annual reports, and bond releases. Trustees’ investments approved, estate distributions set, and numerous civil actions continued or dismissed at next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefs
Chary
Martin Gual
Roy A. McGuire
M. Westenl
Carrie 'Minor
Guardian
New Due Ward
Roy Purdue
Crew & Yount
Equity
Mary Coats
Jno
W. Coats
Ballard, Messmore & Co
E. G. Crew
Port Huron Engine & Thresher Co
J. S. McGregor
Eva McGregor
Emma J. Wallick
Marshall Wallick
Jno. Bartholomew
M. L. Parker
Maria Lamson
M. C. Wallick
Multiple court actions settle or proceed in 1900s docket
A long docket lists numerous cases with settlements dismissals and judgments. Entries cover damages notes accounts demurrers foreclosures quiet titles divorces partitions and motions. Several cases note default judgments costs and attorney fees while others are settled with costs paid or conditions for compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Kramme
Emma Harmen
Fairfield
J. Hammon
Western Union Telegraph Co
T. J. Lawson
J. V. Kerr
E. R. Smith
Phillip Pickett
Amon Pickett
Maria Lamson
Executrix
Joe Shelton
Fannie Shelton
Chas. A. Herring
E. J. Halli
R. Smith
Sappenfield
Lucy Sappenfield
W. H. Sappenfield
R. Stanley
J. M. Harper
T. F. Jones
Jno
H. Peters
W. L. Roseboom
Schaefer
FE. Nehre
A. L. Anderson
A. Stanford
Wm. Quakenbush
A. J. Sappenfield
Joseph Parsons
Maggie E. Elliott
J. T. Widger
Hannah Moss
Blackhawk Coffee and Spice Co
Oliver & Co
Laurell Williams Shoe Co
E. H. Fariss
Mary Zacharyas
Lukas Zacharyas
Eliza J. Pollock
Marion Pollock
Jennettie Wilkerson
S. Wilkerson
Bright
Ira E. Parsons
Harrison Smith
Patsy Rounshill
Ethel Pratt
Manley Pratt
J. O. Baldwin
Elias Fisher
Factory price sale of Hobart M. Cable pianos in Jefferson county
Jacob Scheffel advertises a factory price sale of Hobart M Cable pianos in Jefferson county with units sold at reduced prices. The stock will be offered until Saturday evening, with returned instruments marked down for quick sale. Open evenings at Jacob Scheffel Music House, Northwest Corner Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Hobart M. Cable Pianos
Jacob Scheffel
Jefferson County
Saved By Dynamite Cough Cure Promised
Calhoun Ga resident Z IT Gray reports his wife suffered a severe cough that resisted two doctors. She used Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds, which eased her cough and aided sleep. Sold at Frank S Shriner s drug store 50c and 1 00 with trial bottle free. May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Shriner
Put the Helium Apart, Sailor Shouts Luff
An earnest pulpit sermon on danger to souls is interrupted by a sailor in the crowd who, angrily shouting Put the hellum apart, you lubber, and luff, demands a course correction as the ship imagery peaks.
A Good Family Liniment for Pain Balm Sales
A promotional notice urges every family to keep Chamberlain's Pain Balm for cuts bruises burns and scalds. It claims instant relief and healing in about one third the usual time while preventing blood poisoning as an antiseptic. Sold by Frank S Shriner. May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Shriner
May
Prisoners Attempt Escape From Burlington Jail
In Burlington Iowa on April 29 three prisoners under Sheriff Canning of Council Bluffs attempted an escape from the jail during transport to Fort Madison. The sudden appearance of half a dozen officers in the corridors prevented their breakout, leaving them as captives tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Canning
Council Bluffs
Fort Madison
When the body is cleared for action by Dr Kings New Life Pills
The ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a health booster. It states clear signs of benefit including rosy cheeks bright eyes firm flesh and buoyant mind. Available at Shriner's drug store for 25 cents in May.
Person Killed by Train in Albia Iowa
James N. Scott of Bluff Township was killed when struck by a train in Albia on April 29. The incident occurred near the railroad crossing and authorities investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Iowa
James N. Scott
Bluff Township
Tragic Track Death Near Fourth Coal Yard
A man identified as Mr Scott was killed when struck by a switch engine pulling four coal cars. He was deaf and did not hear the warning whistle, and his body was described as terribly mangled at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Tom Dennison Mysterious Mission in Atlantic Visit
Omaha policy king Tom Dennison arrived unannounced in Atlantic Iowa for three hours on a private business visit. He was seen near Rock Island depot and hinted at meeting Frank Shercliffe for a conference. He then returned to Omaha at noon. The Langtry trial featured a not guilty verdict after a sandbag murder charge, provoking the judge to denounce the jury and warn of future shame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Atlantic
Shercliffe
Tom Dennison
Rock Island
Frank Shercliffe
Squire Bean
Langtry
Grocers Urged to Advertise Against Mail Order Houses
The Iowa Retail Grocers association asks state newspapers to bar mail order ads. The Creston Advertiser notes most papers already refuse such business and questions grocers who oppose advertising while failing to match mail order promotions. It urges grocers to fight mail order through advertising and to prove better value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston Advertiser
Iowa Retail Grocers’ Association
Iowa
Trial Tale Features Judge and Two States
Colonel Bill Sterret of Texas and Washington recount a trial led by a famed presiding judge, details suggest a dramatic courtroom scene and cross state involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandbag
The Boys of Yesterday
A Baltimore American verse on aging youths into men, reflecting on lost faces of childhood and the enduring impact of blessings and frowns. It contrasts the hoys once met with today’s grown men, urging readers to recognize maturity in past kindnesses and cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Oil magnate envisions simple life for people
Practical philanthropy quotes a oil magnate and a beef magnate claiming the courts should let them act for five more years to push the populace toward a simpler, frugal lifestyle as a form of charity per the Louisville Courier Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Rest After Meals Cited by Experts and Public Hope
Experts urge rest after meals though many seek rest before and after eating. The only evident followers are the prosperous, content long-term travelers who enjoy good health.
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Land
Tropics
National Biscuit Company
Busi
Enlead
Maer
Jesse Br
Jd Bond
Wm. Snider
Edering
Jnc. B
Apas
W. Foote
Harkness
J. C. Conditt
Otho
Amos
Ino
E.L. Duke
Bankers Surety Co
Jacob Mohler
Law and Chancery
J. E. Roth
Jacob F. Goehner
Leggett & McKenney
A. J. Cornell
George W. Glays
W. A. Lamson
R. W. Lamson
Trustees
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co
Harvey Henderson
Justice of Peace
Ward Lamson
I. B. Humphreys
Irene Humphreys
Alex Daub
Des Moines Insurance Co
I. M. Forbes
Exec
James F. Hayden
W. M. Mael
al Peters
E. C. Yaley
E. Nehre
W. H. Faulkner
C. Wright
Guard
F. G. Watkins
O. Warner
O. W . Warner
E. J. Hall
O. W. Warner
Ina Warner
Harvey McCreery
Wm. Copper
McQuary
Daisy Webb
Chas. Webb
Chas
Leroy Whitmore
Phillip Baughman
Jane Oliver
Florence Oliver
Hattie Scott
James Scott
William P. Hall
Grand Street Parade
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