Iowa News Items of Interest Summarized for Easy Readers
A broad roundup notes Henry county taxpayers paid 2619.15 for sheep-killing dogs while Cy Roberts marks fifty years in Hampton’s shoe repair trade. Other items cover farm yields, co op shipping groups, limestone demonstrations, and public works plans across multiple Iowa counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry County
Cy Roberts
Hampton
Alfred W. Tredway
du ‘Duque
Matt Coughlin
Pisgah
Cass County
Fahler
Eldora
Atkins
Iowa State College
Iowa
Grant
Black Hawk County
Spaulding
Lincoln
Creston
Det
Moines
Jess Nuzum
Nuzum
W. W. Latta
Iowa Wool Fleece Growers’ Association of
Logan
Franklin County
Geneva
Board of Supervisors
Des Moines
Bicknell
Hawkeye Quarry Co
A. H. Ward
Tate College
Cudahy
Tams
Quiet Title Action In Marion County Iowa
Plaintiff seeks to quiet and establish title to described real estate in Marion County Iowa. It alleges absolute ownership in fee simple under color of title and ten years adverse possession by plaintiff and grantors. Defendants are named plus unknown spouses and heirs. Default will be entered if not answered by February 3, 1920. Attorney T. V. Hart represents the plaintiff.
Quieting Title Battle Over North Half Acre Land in Marion County
Edward H. Parker sues in District Court in 1920 for quieting his fee simple title to the North 10 acres of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter in Section 10 Township 74 Range 18 West 5th P. M. against Marshall F. Bennett unknown spouse heirs devisees legatees and unknown claimants alleging adverse possession over ten years and a lost deed from Bennett to M. R. Wharton that clouds title. No personal judgment sought. Hearing set for February next regular term February 3. Attorney for plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Farm Loan
Jon
Worth County
Rye
Hansontown
Winnebago County
Lake Mill
Scott County Engineering Department
John Malloy
Wright County
United States
Clarion-Eagle Grove-Goldfield
Clarion- Belmond
Board of Supervisors
Hilton
Jones County
John ©. Eldridge
Emmett County
Lao County
District Court
Marion County
Edward H. Parker
Marshall F. Bennett
District Court of
Iowa
M. R. Wharton
Local Names List Appears in Historical Notice
A long list of individuals including William Hogue George P Jones George R Jones A J Jones Mary B Jones Horace Lyman Ruth Lyman Ingaby Williams Oscar Williams Alvin Williams Albert Williams Seth Way Mary L Way Merle Way Walter Way Minnie Way William J Way Stella Way Horace P Way Anna Way Crevan Jon Teas TTX Mick Samuel Mann Sarah Mann John Wharton Jr James W Brady Meria L Brady Mr L Brady Virgil A Stevens Matilda C Broyens Arcn ae A B Douglas Yeater Luth Yeates Jease Austin William M.
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William Hogue
George P. Jones
George R. Jones
A. J. Jones
Mary B. Jones
Horace Lyman
Ruth Lyman
Ingaby Williams
Oscar ‘Williams
Alvin Williams
Albert Williams
Seth Way
Mary L. Way
Merle Way
Walter 8. Way
Minnie ¥. Way
William J. Way
Stella Way
Horace P. Way
Anna Way
Crevan
Jon Teas
Ttx Mick
Samuel Mann
Sarah Mann
John Wharton Jr
James W. Brady
Complex Marion County suit names many plaintiffs and heirs
A sprawling civil action in Marion County lists numerous plaintiffs including John W. LeGrand Jr and William N. LeGrand with dozens of co plaintiffs and defendants tied to Jay Gould estates. The document references unknown heirs at law and various related firms and trustees while describing disputed real estate and rights along the Wabash Railway corridor in a Hart Quarter tract area.
Union of Heirs and Mentions in Western District Property
A long list of named individuals and entities appears connected to a will or estate matter involving real property described in Section 18 and surrounding parcels. The document references trustees creditors and various heirs along with rail line right of way constraints and subdivision quarters across Township 77 Range 31 West. Specific parties include several Mullins families, Birkenholz, Mullins, Kingery, Offill, Gould, and others, with settlements related to Red Rock Coal Mining and unions. The court or land administrator is likely handling devise or heirs at law procedures for the described tracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Whitacre
Henry Markley
Marion Offill
Mrs
A. J. Porter
Ailsey A. Mullins
Francis M. Mullins
G. M. Mullins
Rosa B. Hugan
John Hugan
William R.J .Mullins
Nathan P. Mullins
Jesse Lewis Mullins
Hazel B. Birkenholz
Jesse Matthew Birkenholz
J. W. LeGrand
Mary Sinclair
Mathew Sinclair
Permelia F. Thomason
Lewis Thomason
Sarat K. Mullins
William H. Mullins
Veretta D. Mulins
James Waddle
Nancy M. Waddle
Mordicat
Joseph Cowman
Rebecca Cowman
Emma One
Nancy Miller
Wiley Miller
Is R. Miller
Eliza J. Miller
Martha J. Oppy
George A. Oppy
M. Stroup
Ada
Stroup
William Fairley
James Fairley
Rebecca Fairley
John Selby
Alfred Minnick
Hurt
Mary B. Hurt
John H. Ringery
Azariah
Lucinda Williams
Jacob Owens
J. W. Main
Frances Main
Thomas Karr Jr
William H. Calder
Sarah E. Calder
Thomas Saxton
Sarah V. Saxton
Calvin W. Brand
Lydia M. Brand
Spurgin & Offill
John Offill
John F. Offill
Mary J. Offil
W. P. Cowden
Margaret A. Cowden
Isaac Bruner
Mary A. Bruner
George J. Gould
Edwin Gould
Helen M. Gould
Howard Gould
Jay Gould
Kingdon Gould
Horace Crookham
Emma Beach
Molly Pike
Thomas Hall
Robert Anderson
Abraham Shoup
Charles B. Churchill
Adam Grimes
Austin Corbin
Tate
Railway Company
Wabash Railway Company
JT Bouts
Bente
Mt Queen
A ‘Pal Way Company
Townships and Quiet Title Action in Marion County Iowa
The petition in the Marion County District Court seeks quieting of title for the plaintiff who alleges absolute ownership in fee simple by color of title. Defendants claim some right or interest adverse to the plaintiff and the suit asks that they be barred from any claim to the real estate. Default will be entered if not answered by February 8, 1920. Attorney T. V. Hart represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Marion County
Towa
Knoxvill
Marion
Iowa
Wabash Railway Company
Des Moines
District Court
Knoxville
Badge
West
Cemen
Clerk of the District Court
Lgerene
Proof of Will Notice in Marion County Iowa
Legal notice announces an instrument purporting to be the last will of F. W. Brinkhoff deceased in the District Court of Iowa Marion County. Hearing set for February 3 1920 during the February term, with interested parties allowed to be heard. Clerk Harold Clements Knoxville Iowa December 26 1919. January 18-16
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
F. W. Brinkhoff
Harold Clements
District
Knoxville
Farm Help Wanted Becomes Sign of Hunger
In a rural exchange a resident jokes about confronting transient trouble by posting a gate sign. The humorous twist reveals the sign reads Farm help wanted eat, highlighting local scarcity and whimsy in a terse, period-voice moment.
Mother Gray's Powders for Children Aimed at Colic Cure
Many illnesses afflict children and mothers rely on Mother Gray's Sweet Powders to ease symptoms. The remedy promises to break up colds in 24 hours, reduce feverishness, headaches, stomach troubles, teething issues, and worm destruction. Advertises 30 years of use and availability through druggists with a sample and Mathew Gray Co. address in Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
Mathew Gray Co
le Roy
Local freights carry passengers on westbound service
Freight for shipment must be at the station by 6 00 p m the evening before. The locals carry passengers and list passenger numbers 472 474 473 and 4765 among those bound west.
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Rock Tslard Man
N. Wo
When Blood Is Bad Granite Falls Minn
A garbled note from Granite Falls Minnesota describes a painful health episode with varicose veins and a vague claim of a cow curing pain. The text is incomplete and contains many misspellings and missing words, making the overall meaning unclear and hard to verify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite Falls
Minn
Centerville Brief Notes from the Gazette Page
From girlhood up Centerville column notes a favorite prescription perhaps by FRANK BI or related mention. The readable fragments suggest a local election or social notice with possible names and places but details are unclear. Further context would help identify the main event or person involved.
Women Everywhere in Paul Minn Report Missing Context
An incomplete OCR fragment mentions Paul Minnesota and a person named Harry Frederick with unclear context about women and science. The legible bits suggest a local or feature item but lack coherent details or dates to frame a concrete event or outcome.
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Iowa News
Jim
Marion’ County
Piaintiff
F. Jackson L. Coll
C. L. Mathews
Alice Weaver
J. M. Weaver
Matilda M. Barker
C. H. Robinson
Gertrude Baker
George Baker
A. Stone
Emma Stone
Frank Edwards
Emily Edwards
Warren M. Foote
Melanie Foote
Albert
Foote
Bertha Foote
Genevieve A. Findley
Emerson Findley
John’Mills
T. ‘W. Woodruff
F. W. Woodruff
Lil- Nan E. Woodruff
Kaloosa State Road
Cedar Creek
Forty Acre
South Cedar Creek
Township 74
Range 18
Vv. Hart
T. V. Hart
T. Vv
Head Risterer Court
the Fides Ofidformn
C. Watertor
District Court of the State of
John W. LeGrand Jr
William N. LeGrand
William P. Norris
Wm. P. Norriss
John E. Scrougegs
John Scruggs
Amanda E. Scruggs
Richard T. C. Lord
R. T. C. Lord
BH. J. Lord
A. & L. Miller
Abraham Miller
Margaret Miller
Lewis Miller
Hester Miller
George Blounte
George Blount
Anna Blount
Eleanor Whiting
Elanor Whiting
Elnor Whiting
Eleanor Odgers
Nathan
Reuben G. Kingery
Reubing
Kingery
Ann R. Kingery
Isaae Bruner
Jeremiah Coons
Jeremiah Coon
Mary A. Coon
Horace K. Flint
H. K. Flint
W. H. Arnold
Virginia BE
Arnold
Christian Nine
Cyrenia Nine
A. I. Lee
Carrie Lee
J. M. Nelson
Red Rock Coal & Mining Co
Red Rock C. & M. Co
Red Rock Coal Mining Company
H. T. Jeffrey
Erg
George J. Gorree
J. Gould
Kingdon Gold
Des Yf Valley Petroleum Min and Manufacturing Company
Ralph B. Livingston
Wabash
Howell
A. Mo
Centerville
Thay
Hia
Frank BI
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