Practice in all courts and probate of wills
Special attention given to writing and probating of wills. Collections made. Office south side of Park. Residence No 21 Office No 28 Iowa. Phone 4.
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
3
Special attention given to writing and probating of wills. Collections made. Office south side of Park. Residence No 21 Office No 28 Iowa. Phone 4.
District Court of Iowa Marion County has on file the petition in equity by David Dykstra claiming unqualified ownership of the NW quarter of the SW quarter and SW quarter of Sec 13 Twp 77 Range 19. It seeks to quiet title after more than ten years of adverse possession and asks for a decree and county record satisfaction without personal judgment unless parties appear and defend.
In a Paris area chateau a shy American girl and the Brussels suitor Duverney spar over a famed footprint puzzle. The chase leads to tea, rides, and a confession as she reveals her identity and a playful deception with a pink slipper.
The article notes how American laundries use distinguishing marks, while French pieces bear names and addresses, Russian towns police supervise marks to catch forgers, Bulgarian stamps feature ornaments, and German laundries seal pieces with heat bonded labels.
A Natal woman charged with drunkenness uses a legal argument that liquor in her skin cannot be possessed on private property. The bench dismisses the primary charge but notes liquor possession. she admits another charge, yet insists no offense. The prosecutor shuffles the case, and the court proceedings end with a weary verdict as drops supposedly escape.
A fragmentary note from a historical page mentions a foolish blunder by a man and a cryptic reference to Happereon, with incomplete quotation suggesting a misquoted or misrendered line. The readable text implies a quirky, unresolved item on the page.
Fragmentary OCR lists connections between Moines St Louis and Kansas with times 6:31 AM 7:32 PM 7:56 PM 9:23 PM. Mentions C S Crane G P J A St Louis L R Davis T P A Des Moines. No clear event details or outcomes.
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