Forbes Faces Trial Flight From Past And Land Battle
Edison Forbes, a Scottdale resident, is jailed for a woman's death in a bootlegging truck collision but is pardoned. He and wife Patsy Jane move north to claim family land, resist tax liens, then face pressure from neighbor Isaiah Sealman who offers money to buy. Eddie struggles with drinking and temptation while pursuing final title to the property and debating sale with Sealman.
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Edison Forbes
Scottdale
Forbes
Patsy Jane
Edison
Isaiah Sealman
Eddie
Sealman
Patsy
Chicago
Long Portage
Kinnane
Davenant
Lake Trail
Davenant's
E’ Seahnan
Iddie
The Wilderness Cabin Promise and a Village Scandal
Eddie Forbes clings to a rugged future in Long Portage as he struggles with tax debts and bootlegged loot. Nance Encell arrives with money and a kiss that unsettles Eddie and Patsy Jane, while a shadowy benefactor, Sealman, compels Eddie to rethink his plan.
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Nance Encell
Eddie
Nance
North Park
Long Portage
Davenant
Patsy Jane
Patsy
Mr. Barleycorn
Miss Encell
Kinnane
Eddie Forbes
Nancé
Mrs. Kinnane
Patsy Probes Trouble Over Tax Money and Barley
A detective tone shows Patsy pressing Eddie about a local property with large tax money due. He hints at staged bouts with John W. Barley and signals deeper trouble around the place while insisting he knows what he knows.
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Patsy
Eddie
John W. Barley
Huckleberry Harvest At Portage Draws Big Weekend Trade
Report from Portage on a plentiful huckleberry season boosting prices. Workers pick berries in rugged fields along dusty backroads and freight by wagon and car to Chicago buyers. Rancher Davenag notes limited daily hours while camp crews push hard for morning to night picking. The scene includes twilight drives to the railway express for next day markets.
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Benji
Chicago
Davenag
Buyer Railway Express
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Henry Jay Lee
Michael V. Phillipe
Buddie
Davenant Ranch
Old Kinnane
Nange
BUICK
Flint
Mid
G.M.A.C
North 9Th St
Webster County Buick CO
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Pocahontas
Kaiser Auto Co
Laurens
Whittemore—Poiret
Emmetsburg—Motor Inn
Humboldt—Humboldt
Buick Co. & Schattschneider
W. W. Beam
First National Bank
Jerald J. Brac
K. of P
Rolfe
E. Higgins
Robert Bruce
Abe M. DE Vaal
Robert J. Kent Insurance Life, Fire, Accident, Liability Office
State Savings Bank
W. R. Bates, M. D
Carver
L. M. Graham
Kent
Saeas
Amy Ireland
J. M. Bush
Col. H. H. Grove
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