Quieting Title Suit in Pella Iowa Parcel
In Marion County Iowa district court a quiet title action by Mary Francis Van Gorkom against multiple defendants including Fox Tribe No 28 seeks to affirm ownership of Lots 4 and 5 in Block 16 Southeast Pella. The plaintiff claims open adverse possession for over ten years and prays that title be quieted and defendants barred from any claim. Default will be entered if no defense appears by October 5 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
State of
Iowa
Marion County
Jean F. le Cocq
Francis le Cocq
Susan A. Huber
William D. Platter
Elizabeth Hossman
Fox Tribe
Andrew Smith
James H. Warner
Fox Tribe No
Marion
Pella
Clerk of the District Court of the
Knoxville
Teddy Thayer Finds Himself Through Alexa at La Salle
Theodore Thayer, a 23 year old botany instructor from Illinois, arrives in La Salle to begin teaching. A chance encounter at Alexa Drew's tea leads to a playful courtship as he sheds formal reserve, and he announces plans to pick Alexa up for the faculty reception, showing a blossoming romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore
Thayer
Illinois University
la Salle
Dick Haskell
Ted
Boston
Ilinois
Mrs. Dick
Molly
Alexa
Richard
Teddy
Mrs. Molly
Mr. Thayer
Drew
Misa Drew
Big Rice Surplus in China
Hongkong holds Saigon long rice valued over 10 million dollars stockpiled for a price rise amid a regional shortage. Banks pressed for payments while Japan’s money tightens and America halted purchases after securing ample supply. Shanghai faced food riots in late June as rice prices soared and only four days of supply remained on June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
China
Orient
Saigon
Japan
America
Shanghai
Long Island Society Girl Becomes Motorcycle Cop
Miss Zella de Milhau, society favorite and World War I veteran, sworn in as a motorcycle policewoman in Suffolk county. She earned the Croix de Guerre with star in France and received civic citations from Verberie and three front line hospitals. She helped in the war by equipping and driving Southampton’s ambulance in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southampton
L. 1
Zella de Milhau
Suffolk County
France
de Milhau
Verberie
Monster Hailstones Hit Norwalk District Roofs
Reports from various parts of the country indicate that the largest hailstones on record fell in this district during a storm on Thursday. Near Weaver's Corners two hailstones, each said to be as large as a croquet hall, penetrated the roof of a furn house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Weaver's Corners
Freak Corncob Found in Muscotah Kansas
A freak corncob, half red and half white, was found by Alex Wills while selecting seed corn in Muscotah Kansas. The ear, from Reed's yellow dent variety, was mature and well developed, with colors blending smoothly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscotah
Kan
Alex Wills
Reed
Girls Refuse Prince Pajamas Made by Sydney Factory Girls
Six hundred Sydney shop girls offered no pajamas to the Prince of Wales during his recent visit. The proposed garments were created in the shops where the workers are employed and the prince politely declined the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
Sydney
Australia
Prince of Wales
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Mary Francis van Gorkom
Charles F. Phillips
Mexico
Dorothy O. Graves
BicClure Newspaper Syndicate
Oppenheimer
Oskaloosa
Long Island
Wees
M. Vander Linden
Borozin
Vander Linden
Rexall Store
East Franklin Street
Poland
Buck
van Zante
John Ulrich, Jr
Ion
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