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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
1
Iowa editors summarize Fayette county attendance at the annual Farm Bureau meeting in Fayette, amid drives in Lucas county signing life memberships and a busy farm economy with large sale volumes, seed analyses, and cattle marketing plans across multiple counties.
In Marion County Iowa a 1920 petition by Jackson L. Collins seeks to quiet and establish title to the south half of Lot 3 in Block 1 Mathews Addition to Knoxville Iowa with adverse possession claimed for over ten years. The proceedings name numerous defendants and unknown spouses heirs and claimants and warn defense before February 3 1920. default to be entered if not. The action covers additional described tracts in Sections 15 16 and 22 Township 74 Range 18 in Cedar Creek area with similar quiet title requests and reminders of color of title and possession. Attorney T V Hart and McGruder Hezekiah Spaur James W Stephens represent the plaintiff.
Edward H. Parker sues in district court seeking to quiet and confirm his fee simple title to the NE quarter of Sec tion 10 Town 74 Range 18 West 6th P M and bar any adverse claims arising from a lost and recorded deed from Marshall F. Bennett to M R Wharton. No personal judgment is sought. defendants must appear and answer.
Case docket from Marion County lists numerous plaintiffs and defendants including William Hogue George P. Jones and the Way family under the February 1920 term. The document appears as a roster of parties with multiple surnames and affiliations.
Plaintiffs include John W. LeGrand Jr and William N. Le Grand with many co-complainants and trustees named. Defendants include Jay Gould estate successors and corporate entities. Case involves unknown spouses heirs and a described tract in the South East Quarter area affecting the Wabash Railway right of way and adjacent parcels. The document lists numerous variations of names and entities connected to a real estate dispute centered on property along the Wabash line.
Plaintiffs claim absolute ownership in fee simple of described real estate in Section 19 Township 77 Range 20 West under color of title and ten years adverse possession. They allege defendants have some right title or interest adverse to plaintiffs and seek title decree and barred claims. Court term begins January 18.
A列 list of numerous heirs and spouses including Calvin Whitacre Henry Markley Marion Offill and many Mullins Birkenholz and Kane family members, plus trustees and claimants for the Jay Gould estate. The text references unknown spouses and heirs at law, devisees and legatees, and cites property descriptions in Sections 18 and 19 of Township 77 Range 21 West, within the Wabash Railway right of way, in a complex estate notice.
Emil Gnekow a Burling ton carpenter at 1103 South 4th Street says Tanlac transformed his health after a severe bout with flu and lifelong stomach kidney and nerve problems. He reports restored sleep strength and appetite and urges others to try it. Tanlac is sold in Pella Pleasantville Swan Bussey and Knoxville by listed pharmacies and druggists.
The filing asserts the plaintiff is the absolute owner in fee simple of the property in Township 77 Range 20 West 5th P M with other parties having held open and adverse possession for over ten years and asks the court to bar defendants from any right title or interest adverse to plaintiff. The petition on file details the request and names the attorney for the plaintiff.
A Mankato resident reports three daughters were delicate in teens but grew strong and healthy after using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The speaker credits Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets for relief from longstanding blood issues and body pains after prior surgeries. The testimonial cites location 318 W. Rock St and endorses the medicines.
A Des Moines woman describes illness after motherhood and credit to Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She reports regained strength after using two bottles and staying well since, noting the medicine helped her recover from her troubled condition. Local address cited as 022 Ward St.
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