Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co. Iowa
August 2, 1912

Mr. and Mrs. Hale Burling returned Saturday from their trip to Waterloo and Clarksville.

Mrs. Louis Schutte and Mrs. Schepple visited Luana relatives between trains yesterday.

Winifred and Harold Phillips went to Guttenberg yesterday to visit at the Emil Ihms home.

Miss Nell Hedemann returned to Garnavillo yesterday afer a visit to Miss Irene Meier.

The Democrat says W.S. Hart will not accept the appointment as judge even if tendered him.

West Union will vote Aug. 19th on granting a "lickerish" light franchise to Miller & Sons of Clermont.

Frank Hagensick fell from a ladder at Elkader Tuesday and dislocated his shoulder, the Democrat tells us.

Judge Hobson is at his home in West Union much improved in health and able to walk up town every day.

Mr. and Mrs. Roe Lesan of Waukon passed through here yesterday enroute to West Union for a vacation visit.

Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Meier were over Sunday guests of their son, Co. Treasurer Meier, and family at Elkader.

Rev. and Mrs. Schepple of Burr Oak were visiting Postville relatives, the Weihe families, the first of the week.

Miss Maud Lloyd Jones returned to Dodgeville, Wis., yesterday after a few days visit at the Wm. Harris home.

Mr. and Mrs. H.S. Luhman and son Hubert left last Thursday on an auto trip to Minneapolis to visit Lee Luhman.

The Misses Emma and Jennie Nicolay left Monday morning for Mitchell, S.D. to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Veit.

Miss Gertrude Schroder retuned Monday from a several months stay in Seattle, Wash., and is again on duty at Robert's elevator.

Having bought a motorcycle, Kenneth Sanders has changed his name from "Spud" to "Mike".

Dr. A.A. Schmidt has joined the automobile army, having bought a Ford machine this week.

Word comes from Los Angeles that Katie McCunniff died in that city July 23, but no further particulars are given.

Ed Medary was calling on Postville folks Saturday while retuning from the democratic state convention to his home in Waukon.

Ezra McGhee and family of Waukon are guests of his sister, Mrs. Frank Parnell, at the Clark cottage, relates the McGregor News.

A box and button factory employing about eighty men is an industry the Lansing Commercial Club is attempting to land for that city.

Charley Wegner came home from McGregor last Saturday considerabley improved in health, and all hope he may in due time fully recover.

A hay rack full of jolly boys and girls drove out to Grand Meadow Farm Tuesday evening and enjoyed themselves with the Williams young folks.

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson McGhee left this morning for their home at Hardin after a pleasant visit with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Parnell -- McGregor News.

Mrs. C. Rasmusen and Bessie returned Tuesday from a protracted visit with relatives at Waterville.

Remember the evening Rock Island passenger train will be held at West Union next Wednesday, Aug. 7, until 10:30 on account of Bryan's lecture.

Original Notice.
W.H. Oehring, Plaintiff
vs
James Lewis, J.H. Pinny, J.H. Penny, D.W. Lyons, and their unknown heirs, personal representatives, grantees, assignees, divisees and spouses and the unknown claimants of the S 1/2 of NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 21 - Twp 96 N - Range 6 W of the 5th P.M., Allamakee county, Iowa, Defendants.
[note: the remainder is abstracted]
To all of the Above Named Defendants: You are hereby notified that there is on file in the office of the Clerk of the District court of Iowa, in Allalamee co., at Waukon .... the petition of plaintiff .... he alleges that he is the absolute owner in fee simple of [above described property] ... alleges that defendant James Lewis deeded said premises to Davis S. Wilson, by Warranty Deed, prior to March 23, [1852?] but said deed was lost before being recorded. .....defendants D.W. Lyons, J.H. Pinny and J.H. Penny never had any right, title or interest ... to described premises .. for the reason that D.W. Lyons, who conveyed the N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 21 to J.H. Pinny or J.H. Penny, never had title to the [premises in question] ... and that said description in said deed from D.W. Lyons to J.H. Pinny or J.H. Penny is an erroneous description. [remainder cut off my copy]