Quieting Title Suit in Washington County Iowa
District Court action filed by Joseph Laney against numerous defendants to quiet title to the NW quarter of the SW quarter of Section 30, Township 77 N, Range 6 W, describing disputed claims and unknown claimants. The petition seeks fee simple ownership and relief barring adversarial claims. Defendants are notified to appear before the second day of the next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathew Clear
Nehemiah Tunis
Mathew Clair
Mathew Clare
John Labager
John Laubauger
John Lohberger
J. Lohberger
Joseph Lohberger
Mary E. Lohberger
Wenzel Kucera
Barbara Kucera
Frank Kh. Duwa
Margaret Duwa
Loletta Duwa
Maudesta Duwa
Modesta Duwa
John Lohbarger
Leonard Elias
Washington County
Iowa
Joseph Laney
Lodges nt Washington Chapter No 98 O B S
Regular meeting scheduled for the second Thursday night of each month. Officers Alice Meek W M and Della McBride Secretary. Visiting members are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
D. L. Carbaugh
W. M
A. W. Yard
Westbound and Eastbound Train Schedules Listed
Railway Time Table for DM ST P & P R R Co shows No 8 Local Passenger at 9 09 am westbound and No 25 Southwest Limited at 12 58 am with No 91 Local Freight on Tue Thu Sat at 12 15 pm. Eastbound runs No 16 Southwest Limited at 12 58 am and No 8 Local Passenger at 6 32 pm with No 92 Local Freight at 10 51 am on Mon Wed Fri. All passenger trains daily.
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Southwest Limited
W. C. Bell
CG. Rf. & P. Sain Oo
Aclace State Limited
Ewe
Golden State Limited
California
Knoxville
H. W. Russel
B. & Q Arriv
C. McKay
District Court Commences September Fourth 1928
The district court session begins on September 4 1928 at the Court House in Washington Iowa. Default will be entered against you and judgment and decree rendered thereon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Court House
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
Brighton News Roundup of Families and Local Events
Brighton items note visits by Phillips Crumrine and Horton families, travels by auto to Buckhannon Chicago and Kansas City, a Wayland homecoming band sendoff, school and store news, tonsil surgery in Fairfield, and local gatherings from August in this district. Several relatives travel between Davenport Chicago Washington Fairfield and Wellman.
Fairfield notes include visiting kin and local moves
The week brings several visitors and moves in Fairfield. George Whisler from Kansas City visited his mother Mrs Eliza Whisler. Frank Mconahey and daughter from Spokane visited with his mother. The Koch family moves from Le Mars to east Brighton with new coach duties assigned. Baker Moore relocates to Cedar Rapids then Ohio. The Hoopers and other locals hosted guests from Oskaloosa Burlington Marshalltown and Des Moines area.
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Fairfield
George Whisler
Kansas City
Rock Island
Eliza Whisler
Frank Mconahey
Frances Braden
Spokane
Wash
D. F. Berry
George McConahey
Ray Conrad
Jess Berry
Kate Snyder
Des Moines
the Lakes
H. L. Gordon
Kirksville
K. B. Koch
le Mars
Clara Hoover
East Brighton
Koch
Frank Hoover
Oskaloosa
Tom Hoover
Baker Moore
Cedar Rapids
Ohio
Howard Johnson
Clifford
Burlington
R. S. Wikoff
R. C. Bartlett
Community Club Meets at Mrs Davis Home
WYMAN Iowa notices report the Community club gathering at Mrs Joe Davis's home on Wednesday afternoon. Local residents note many attended the Columbus Junction fair this week and several families are hosting visitors from nearby towns.
Prairie Flower threshing scene and community notices
The Prairie Flower threshing crew operated at the Lloyd Turnipseed farm with local residents helping cook for the threshers. Community events include the Prairie Flower Mission Circle meeting and plans for a chautauqua camp with Edith Carris as chaperon. Local residents attend fairs and a drum corps travels to Kirksville for an Osteopathic convention.
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Washington, Rh
Prarie Flower Threshing Klan
Lloyd Turnipseed
P. M. Phillips
Arnold
Evangeline Scott
Roy Teets Farm
A. Munson
Munson
Washington
Kirksville
Prairie Flower Mission Circle
Chautauqua
Edith Carris
Prairie Flower School House
Votruba of
Kalona
Harry Pittenhouse
Had Huber
Clara Huber
LONG AGO Marriages noted in 1871 Washington Press
A compiled notice from 1871 lists marriages in various locations including Horatio Benn and Amanda Jerman in this county, Henry O Wheeler and Lizzie L Martin in Brooklyn, plus other unions in Des Moines and at different residences with editor notes and playful asides about gifts and anniversaries.
Italian street musicians entertain Washington crowd
Four young travelers with two harps and two violins toured the city playing refined instrumental music and a popular song by the youngest. They collected nickels from passersby and left readers hopeful the artists will return, noting Washington’s friendly stance toward street music.
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Washington
Charley Stewart’s Team Involved in Major Injury Incident
Charley Stewart’s team race ended in a severe injury to Fred Weodwright who was thrown out. Weodwright suffered both legs broken a deep eight inch bone wound and a long cut. Drs Rousseau and Clapp treated the wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Stewart
Fred Weodwright
Wasi
Drs. Rousseau
Clapp
Miss Axtle and Davis Open VarIety Store at Corette’s Corner
Miss Margaret Axtle and Callie Davis plan to open a variety store on September 1 in the corner room of Corette's under the firm name M. J. Axel and Co. The business fraternity is expected to give them a warm welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Axtle
Callie Davis
Corette’s Black
M. J. Axel and Co
Busines
Law Adoption Targets Hired Help For Fifty Cent Charge
A historical notice notes a man who enacted a law to collect money from his hired girl by charging her 50 cents. The brief item outlines the legal mechanism and the resulting financial claim.
Turners Postpone Picnic Hold Grand Ball at Corette's Hall
The weather prompted postponement of a planned picnic but a grand ball was held at Corette's Hall in the evening. Mr William Wilson Jr and family are to visit Pennsylvania this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Humphreys
E. V. Humphreys
Wayland
R. L. Amsberry
J. R. Reese
Ray Huston
Nebraska
W . Huston
Carl Atkinson
Neil Kracaw
Clarence Brown
Wayne Kroph
Fargo
N. D
Fred Kloppenstein
Philip
Washington
Roy Fletcher
H. Gipple
J. ©. Cannon
Sam Kepler
Winfield
Corette's Hall
William Wilson Jr
Pennsylvania
Morris and Mayer Return as Railroad Clog Persists
Mr. Morris of the New York store and Sean Mayer are at home again as the railroad remains clogged with their goods. Judge Lewis has gone prospecting in Kansas near Ft. Scott. Col Palmer Will Glasgow and Jas Dick started yesterday overland for the same region and will be gone about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Morris
New York
Sean Mayer
Judge Lewis
Kansas
Ft. Scott
Col. Palmer
Will Glasgow
Jas
Chilcote Pharmacist Attends 19th A PA Meeting in St Louis
Mr William Cook of Chilcote and Cook travels to St Louis for the 19th annual meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association on the 12th inst. He is known as a careful compounder of prescriptions.
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Wm. Cook
Chilcote
Cook
St. Louisj
American Pharmaceutical Association
William
Hints at meeting to aid services plus wedding flurry
The report notes H. O. Wheeler and bride expected this week while Rich and his bride due next week. Dave Hess travels to New York to meet them and his father. A Sunday saloon brawl in the town’s west end lasted from 2 to 10 p.m. leaving several men bruised and cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Wheeler, Esq
Rich
Dave Hess
New York
Fisherman Dewey Coffman Hero Of Flagg Island Muskellunge Catch
Mrs. Dewey Coffman reports on August 1 in Flagg Island Summer Resort Minnesota that Dewey Coffman hooked and landed a forty five pound muskellunge after almost an hour fight. The fish required hammering to subdue and will be mounted for display in Mr. Coffman’s Chicago office.
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Keota
EB. C. Cottman
Dewey
Coftman
Flagg Island
Minnesota
Mr. Coffman
Recta Pastor Marries Keeta in August Ceremony
Rev Virgil Nalley of the Lees Church of Christ wed Miss Myrtle Nye of Blockton Iowa on August 11 at the bride’s home. The ceremony was performed by Rev M Warren of Ardmore Oklahoma and the couple left for a honeymoon trip to visit Nalley relatives.
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Keeta
Virgil Nalley
Lees) Church of Christ
Mise Myrtle Nye
Blockton
Towa
M. Warren
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Rey
Netlay
Nalley Couple To Live In Oklahoma Parsonage
The bride and Rev. Nalley will spend the winter in Oklahoma and be at home in the local Christian parsonage after August 24.
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Nalley
Oklahoma
Rev. Nalley
Drowning at Mississippi River Mouth in Keokuk
William Campbell age 32 a Black man drowned in the Mississippi River at Keokuk Saturday evening while fishing at the mouth of the city sewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
William Campbell
Mississippi
Banking official arrested in campaign fund charge
Ottumwa reports state superintendent of banking L A Andrew was arrested Saturday evening for soliciting campaign funds from bankers for Governor Hammill before the June primary. Ed Hochreiter, a Farmers and Merchants bank stockholder, signed the information. Andrew posted bond to appear Thursday. the charge mirrors the earlier June Des Moines case, which was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
L. A. Andrew
Hammill
Ed Hochreiter
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Andrew
Des Moines
Federal arraignments eyed for three in narcotic raid
Sioux City report says Dr. August Anderson Felda Griffin and JL Martin were held for federal court arraignment after a Saturday raid that netted fifty arrests. Raymond Burns a city employee shot and killed himself while waiting with officers to identify a suspected dope peddler.
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Sioux Ity
August Anderson
Felda Griffin
JL. Martin
Raymond Burns
Des Moines Woman Killed in Indianola Area Crash
Mrs. Alice Ruge, 35, of Des Moines, was fatally injured when struck by a car driven by Harry Ells ten miles south of Indianola. She had dropped her purse from a vehicle and stepped onto the road to retrieve it. Ruge’s body was taken to Davenport for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Alice Ruge
Harry Ells
Indianola
Ruge
Ellis
Davenport
Ackerman Killed In Interurban Collision Near Des Moines
The body of 22 year old George Ackerman was taken to Wellsboro Iowa for burial after a car crash with a Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern interurban. He died in a Des Moines hospital hours after the collision near Saylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George Ackerman
Fort Dodge
Wellsboro
Ackerman
Saylor
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