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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1923
Page
4
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A brief devotional entry dated Wednesday December 12 1923 presents the theme The Best Gift. The note emphasizes a spiritual gift concept in a concise daily contemplation.
Plaintiff sues multiple defendants including Goff Goff Shultz Dean and Brannen to quiet and establish fee simple title to real estate in Washington County Iowa described as sections 25 township 77 north range 7 west. Unknown claimants of the property are named as defendants. If you fail to appear by January 14 1924 a default will be entered and a judgment rendered. Attorneys Livingston and Bicher. Dec 12 19 26 Jan.
Plaintiffs claim unpaid principal and interest on notes and mortgage against Ross T. Crawford and Della Crawford in Washington County Iowa. They seek foreclosure, a receiver, and costs plus taxes and abstract of title paid. Amounts include 25000.00 plus 224.59 and accrued interest. abstract fee 756.00. Proceedings set for next district court term beginning April 14.
In Washington County Iowa plaintiffs W B McCall Emma B McCall and W M Montgomery sue Ross T Crawford Della Crawford and John Anderson plus others in district court They claim on or about March 1926 Crawfords executed three promissory notes totaling 25000 and a mortgage on described land in township 75 north section 29 and section 20 Taxes owing 149 59 delinquent since October 1 1922 and a sale on foreclosure is sought as provided by law
Four farm options near Fairfield and Lockridge Iowa offer 120 60 80 and 160 acres with houses barns chicken houses and cropland. Prices range from 100 to 250 per acre with rents from 3 to 8 per acre and flexible terms including little or no down payment and up to ten years at 5 percent. Owner Russell Smith invites in person visits.
A collage of light humor and quips fills a column with playful jests about mistletoe, fashion, gossip, and social foibles. The piece riffs on flappers, hearts, and city life with punny captions and cartoonish vignettes, ending with a classic quip about laughter.
The excerpt features Jim Swift urging Mr Ruebsam to calculate the extra freight costs farmers pay per thousand dollars of hogs compared with high price periods. It critiques dodging jitneys taxes and responsibility, while a short comic vignette shows a family scene and a quip about technique and a trip to see the Sheik.
Lieutenant Nelson N. Gates of the ninth naval district said a naval reserve armory and boathouse may be built on the banks of the Mississippi in Dubuque after a favorable inspection. The proposal follows a recent site visit and indicates conducive conditions for the project.
Waterloo officials act under a last legislature law to remove signs along county roads at dangerous intersections and railroad crossings after several accidents in and around the city blamed on obstructed views.
A wise congressman admits he forgets faces and names but remains courteous to followers in the House. He notes that meeting strangers in the lobby who he does not know from Adam still yields a polite response.
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