Quieting Title Suit Over Marion County Real Estate
In Marion County district court a 1923 notice lists J. P. Klein as plaintiff suing numerous defendants including Isaac Overkamp and many spouses and heirs. The action seeks to quiet title to Lots Three and Four and adjacent parcels in Section Eleven, Township 76 North Range 18 West, with complex offsetting boundaries. If defendants fail to answer by October 2, 1928, judgment by default and title correction will be entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hunt
H. H. Viersen
Heerk H. Vrierson
Pella
Iowa
Recorder
Marion County
Pella and
Oskaloosa Road
District Court of
State of
Knoxville
DE Reus & van Zante
Otley community notes and weather impact on events
Rain reduced expected turnout for the church picnic and bazaar but clearing skies brought a fair afternoon crowd and a large evening social. The Dunreath Orchestra provided music, and Gerrit Klein’s death pulls A Wittenberg back from a South Dakota trip.
Otley Social Aims Funds For Piano Purchase
Rev H J Pietenpol spent a two week vacation in Wisconsin and returned home Friday. Mrs John De Goey of Newton visited with her children and attended Tuesday’s Otley picnic. Clarence Renaud and wife left for Davenport to spend part of their vacation visiting relatives and friends. Ira Vriezenar and family joined a Klein family picnic at Pela. Mesdames Elliot and Stubenrauch of Knoxville were Otley callers. The Farm Bureau social Friday evening drew good attendance and aimed to raise money to apply on the piano purchase. Better luck next time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John de Goey
Newton
Clarence Renaud
Davenport
Ira Vriezenar
Klein
Pela
Mesdames Elliot and
Stubenrauch
Knoxville
Otley
Farm Bureau
Quiet Talks on Creed and Conduct at Sea
A reflective piece argues unity of belief and conduct as essential guiding tools. It links creed to actions, warns against rigid or lax extremes, and urges steady anchors like faith, morality, and shared standards to maintain course amid social pressure.
Thought for the Day echo on the noisy drum
A brief thought reads that noise can overwhelm without substance, suggesting that loud sound carries little value unless it conceals meaning or merit. The mass of noise is contrasted with quiet substance, urging discernment amid clamor.
Barn Destroyed by Fire on Fred Visser Farm
Fire destroyed a large 40 by 62 foot barn with basement on the Fred Visser farm around nine this morning. The barn held about 75 tons of hay, $400 worth of grain, and many farm implements. Loss estimated at $5,000 with about $4,000 insurance. Located in Bussey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Visser
Visser
Bussey
Electricity and the Man Hour in Farming
The article explains replacing two man powered operations with electric motors to boost efficiency. It details converting devices like fanning mills corn shelters grind stones and horse clippers to motor powered units using adaptable pulleys belts and switches. Each hour of motor operation replaces a man hour, reflecting early 20th century efficiency gains.
Six Strawberry Point women hike to Clear Lake and back
Six young women from Strawberry Point in Clayton county hike 130 miles to Clear Lake and spend a week at the resort before returning. Among the hikers are Etta Fritschel Leta Opperman Martha Horger Lottie Huebsch Lillian Hesender and Ottilla Kamoss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Clayton County
Clear Lake
Etta Fritschel
Leta Opperman
Martha Horger
Lottie Huebsch
Lillian Hesender
Ottillia Kamoss
Humble Carpenter Targets Low Hog Price After Long Rearing
A carpenter proposes to halve the price of a 175 pound hog after eight months of feeding and care, while noting the output from 14 cows yields 40 pounds of butter in 24 hours. This contrasts with the farmer’s market view of efficiency and costs.
Speeding Lincoln in ditch injures five near Oskaloosa
A Lincoln touring car owned by Mark Taylor of Kansas City and driven by Rex Surbaugh of Oskaloosa veered off the Great White Way about six miles northwest of Oskaloosa around seven o'clock Friday morning. The crash left Rex Surbaugh with four or five broken ribs and other injuries while Mark Taylor suffered a crushed right shoulder and clavicle fracture. Mrs Surbaugh, Wanda Surbaugh, and four others sustained cuts bruises or scratches. The car is described as traveling about fifty miles per hour on a rough rutty road before swerving and flipping end over end into the ditch. All hurt were temporarily immobilized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Taylor
Kansas City
Rex Surbaugh
Oskaloosa
Abbott Hospital
Local injury incident mentioned in Oskaloosa Herald
The report notes an injured party cared for at the scene and rushed to hospital after city ambulance response. Rex Sarbaugh appeared most hurt. Mark Taylor of Kansas City is described as a stock salesman for the Silver Creek Oil Company and has been in town and county for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Sarbaugh
Mark Taylor
Kansas City
Silver Creek Oil Company
Oskaloosa Herald
Woman’s Statement Will Help Pella
A Pella woman testifies that Adlerika relieved her long standing bowel issues after ineffective remedies. The ad claims Adlerika acts on both upper and lower bowel, removes gas and poisons, and delivers relief from stubborn constipation and gas within ten minutes. Ideal Pharmacy in Otley, R V McKeever, Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otley
R. V. McKeever
Also Mentioned on This Page
District Court of the State of Town
J. P. Klein
Issac Overkamp
Isaac Overkamp
I. Overkamp
Ey Joris den Belder
Maartie den Belder
Dis Synhorst
E. Synhorst
Overkamp
Henry P. Scholte
M. H. E. Scholte
A. A. Toom
Jannegie Toom
Howard O. Towne
N. V. Towne
Josiah B. Conyers
E. M. Scarff
Mrs. M. V. Town
T. W. Mann
Emily F. Mann
Lake Prairie District Agriculture Association of
Towa
E. H. Scarff
M. V. Towne
C. Canine
Cornelius Canine
M.A. Canine
Harvey Canine
John Voorhees
Peter Canine
Canine
Peter V. Canine
John Vorhes
Margaret Voorhees
Sten
Lue Caldwell
Margaret Hartshorn
E. S. Canine
Charity A. Winder
Sylvester
P. A. Sandberg
Anna Sandberg
Thomas W. Mann
P. G. Gaass
G. A. Gaas
Wfe
Willem van Gorp
Janette van Gorp
Lake Prairie District Agricultural Society
C. S. Crittenden
Andrew Mitchell
Mary A. Mitchell
Pella District
H. Langerak
F. A. Toom
T. de Hann
John Milleson
A. Donnell
E. H. Scharff
Towne
A. Wittenberg
South Dakota
Gerrit Klein
Wm. Vriezelaar
Schnitzel & Son
Nation House
Des Moines
Billy
Gerrit Ryke
Charley Vander Kolk
Roy Shannon
Reasner
Otley Diamond
Illinois
Dakota
Otley and Vicinity
H. J. Pietenpol
Wisconsin
S. D. Gordon
Russia
Goodrich Silvertown
Goodrich
Vriezelaar & Drost
J. B. Vriezelaar & Son
Otley, Iowa
Otley Motor Co
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