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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1905
Page
8
The notice lists the supper at 25c and urges Mrs. A. M. Meade to attend. Mrs. Meade recently returned from a visit with friends in Sigourney. Several local residents made short visits to nearby towns including Davenport Ainsworth and Ft. Madison.
Miss Dunbar of Titus visited Mrs. Harry Kracaw while Mrs. Mary Ellen Wilson returned from Youngstown Ohio. Visitors included Mrs. M. J. Daytremont and son John from Riverside and Harrison Greer back from Hillsboro Oregon. Mrs. Frank Lamphere and Lloyd joined by Mr and Mrs Israel departed on No 30 to Rock Island. BR A Shaw and sons left for Tingley after visiting. The Ladies Missionary society will meet with Mrs Greene August 2. Families traveled by auto to Fairfield and church activities and a North West Washington social at the D J Leech home featured games and refreshments for children.
Paris reports a diamond cure for consumption but warns readers to try Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds in Tennessee testimonials. The product promises instant relief and permanent cure with Stewart s drug store carrying 50c and 1 00 sizes and a free trial bottle offered.
A driver for Chas Horak of near Riverside lost control when startled this afternoon, tossing Mr Horak from the buggy but causing no injuries. The rig suffered little damage while the harness was damaged. Mrs R T McCall reports her brother Dr T J Maxwell of Keokuk is in critical condition after a second stroke and plans to travel there this evening.
Sidney Coon of the Washington County Mutual Insurance Association paid losses caused by lightning today. Wm. McDowell Wellman received half interest in a heifer valued at 86. W. H. Estermiller also received half interest in a heifer valued at 6. R. C. Cherry Washington was paid for a full blood Aberdeen Angus heifer valued at 40.
Dave Donovan drove to North English in the forenoon and to Fairfield in the afternoon. Roads were generally good for automobiling. Yesterday he accompanied Frank L. Wilson and party to Fairfield, facing a few bad road obstacles on the trip out but returning on a better road in fine style.
The piece argues frugality and prudent spending, noting that saving ten percent is rare and unnecessary expenses erode earnings. It promotes buying seeds and Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as small purchases preventing larger costs, with Stewart's Pharmacy Cook & Sherman selling it.
District Court of Washington County Iowa September term 1904 filed by Crosby and Beng against numerous heirs and claimants to described real estate in Washington County Iowa including multiple parcels in Sections 22 and 23 Township 76 North Range 8 West Fifth Principal Meridian with unknown widows and heirs listed and long chain of named parties and claimants seeks legal action on the described property interests.
Anthony Chalupa files a land title suit in the District Court of Washington County Iowa seeking a fee simple quiet title to the north half of the southeast quarter of section 31 township 77 range 7 west with a road strip exception. The petition names numerous defendants and unknown claimants asserting adverse interests and asks reformation of deeds mortgages and other instruments and permanent relief to establish plaintiff as absolute owner. The case sets September 5 1905 as the start date and warns default if not answered before noon of the second day of the term.
Plaintiffs sue to quiet title to described real estate in fee simple claiming long continuous possession and record title. Unknown claimants may have interests. defendants warned to appear by September 2, 1906 or face default. Court orders publication in Evening Journal for six weeks.
Mrs Rork travels to Keosauqua for a several day visit with friends. Mrs Dr Kerr and daughter Jessie depart for Sigourney to spend a few days with friends and relatives.
W. C. Linton departed for Ottumwa after a day in the city. Archie Young also left for Yarmouth to spend Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. M. L. Sanders.
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