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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
5
Dubuque Iowa January 2 1918 46 internal revenue officers begin tax return work statewide to assist individuals and businesses. Field officers will visit Knoxville February 6 to March 1. Uncertain filers urged to bring income and deduction data for 1917.
War Saving Stamps urged as a national duty with exhortations to save and support the war effort. In Marion County Iowa a quiet title suit seeks to establish the plaintiff’s fee simple ownership to described land, alleging ten years of adverse possession and warnings of default and judgment if defendants fail to appear by February 1918.
In the February 1918 term of the Marion County Iowa District Court a case titled Catherine Kerr versus numerous named defendants including Sarah B Williams Ithanor Davidson Ithamar Davison and William Kerr along with unknown spouses heirs and claimants of described real estate The suit concerns the North Twenty five acres of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter with exceptions and follows the standard legal notice format for complex ownership claims and unknown parties involved in the real estate dispute
Iowa in and for Marion County February Term 1918 Frank N. Elliott plaintiff vs Elijah Wilcutt Sarah Wilcutt Isaac Ross Morris L Hallowell Co Bridgman Reed and others defendants. Petitions claim plaintiff holds full undisputed possession under color of title and seeks to quiet title establish plaintiff as sole owner free of adverse claims and bar defendants from any interest. Failure to appear by Feb 5 1918 may result in default and judgment.
An old saying advises avoiding certain topics with strangers or unknown people. It implies慎慎 careful topic introduction so no one faces unwanted references to stigmatized past events in public.
William Cooper founded Cooperstown after moving from Pennsylvania and Burlington New Jersey to Otsego Lake area. He bought 29 350 acres with Andrew Craig, later sole owner, while his wife famously refused to leave Burlington, a tale recounted by Rev. Ralph Birdsall. The Otsego childhood shaped James Fenimore Cooper's imagination and later fame.
The article recalls how Russian rail gauges differed from German by about one foot. Germans shifted a rail inward and sabotaged ties to block Russian use. Russians retaliated by detonating charges at rail joints to bend rails, forcing German track replacement and relaying, a massive effort for the Germans.
William Lyon Phelps notes the telephone spreads cursing, a professor observes a typewriter loosens tongues, and golf surprisingly boosts swearing. He cites the swift, often harsh, disappointments of golf and hints many swear in thought as a natural reflex.
An anxious passenger asked if the car went via Dale street or Church street at Tunnel road Liverpool. The girl conductor replied she could not decide the route, only collecting fares, leaving the passenger to worry about missing the last train to Southport.
A rookie recalls his first hospital ward at Rouen base hospital during a German assault. A Canadian patient near death, blinded by a bomb blast, is tended by a dedicated Red Cross nurse who comforts him with song and care. The wounded man longs for home and a cigarette, while the nurse pleads for tobacco to ease many lads. The scene ends with quiet grief as dawn arrives and a fellow patient reveals his sorrow.
San Antonio reports the 90th division in training at Camp Travis has a per capita wealth of 650 dollars and an average Liberty Bond subscription of 105 dollars per man among over 88,000. Recruits span Texas and Oklahoma with five men valued at 500,000 each, 20 able to sign 100,000 checks, 42 worth over 10,000 in property, and a single heir to a 3,000,000 estate. Over 400 young men, all over twenty-one, begin their first real work.
London announces a new distinctive mark for British soldiers who served in the great war. A chevron stripe will be immediately placed on their uniform to denote service, as stated by the War Office.
The army will award red chevrons to soldiers with service dating to 1014 and blue stripes for later service. An extra blue stripe will be granted for every 12 months of service. Officers will wear the same stripes as privates, recognizing cumulative wartime service and length.
The passage notes the Chinese are highly skilled in making confections with many secrets. It claims they can empty an orange of pulp and replace it with fruit jelly without leaving a mark. It also asserts they can hollow an egg and fill it with almond nougat without any detectable break in the shell.
The piece argues the oulja board has no true intelligence and moves only by the operator, likening it to the planchette board that sparked early spiritualism interest.
Notice is given that the Clerk of the District Court in Marion County Iowa has on file a will of Louise Renaud deceased. It will be heard in the February 1918 term on February 6 at Knoxville Iowa. Interested parties may appear. Harold Clements Clerk District Court. Jan 3-10-17
Clerk of the District Court of Iowa Marion county gives notice that a document claimed to be the last will and testament of Jan A Vander Wilt deceased will be heard in the February term 1918 on February 6 at Knoxville Iowa. Interested parties may appear. Clerk of District Court Knoxville Iowa December 22 1917 December 27 January 3 10
Mrs T V Hart of Knoxville is visiting her father A N Vander Linden this week, as noted in local society notes.
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