Iowa Old Press
LeMars Globe-Post, May 10, 1899
The case of Gilchrist vs. Gilchrist, which is an action to quiet the title in the estate of the late Jos. Gilchrist was submitted to the court.
In his lifetime Joseph Gilchrist and his wife, Louisa, executed a deed to his children, William, Fowler and Daisy Gilchrist, for their farm of 160 acres in Marion township, it being then thought that Joseph Gilchrist was about to die. The deed was to be recorded on Joseph’s death and the children were to have the farm on payment to Louisa, their step-mother, of $500.
Subsequently Louisa died before Joseph. Then Joseph asked William for the return of the deed and a few months after married Tillie Gilchrist and two months afterwards died. The deed to the children was found among his papers and recorded.
This action brought by F. S. Gilchrist and the other children to quiet the title to the land in William, Fowler and Daisy Gilchrist as against the last wife, Tillie, and other children by a prior marriage. The point at issue being whether Joseph repudiated the deed when he asked William to return the deed at the time of the death of Louisa Gilchrist.
Ira T. Martin appeared for the children and J. U. Sammis for the widow.
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LeMars Semi-Weekly Post, May 12, 1899
DISTRICT COURT.
The case of Gilchrist vs. Gilchrist which was submitted to the court was a very complicated one. Jos. Gilchrist, who was a farmer living east of town died about two years ago. During his life he made a deed for his farm of 160 acres in Marion township, it being then thought that Joseph Gilchrist was about to die. The deed was to be recorded on Joseph’s death and the children were to have the farm on payment to Louisa, their step-mother, of $500. Subsequently, Louisa died before Joseph. Then Joseph asked William for the return of the deed and a few months after married Tillie Gilchrist and two months afterwards died. The deed to the children was found among his papers and recorded.
This action is brought by F. S. Gilchrist and other children to quiet the title to the land in William, Fowler and Daisy Gilchrist as against the last wife, Tillie, and other children by a prior marriage. The point at issue being whether Joseph repudiated the deed when he asked William to return the deed at the time of the death of Louisa Gilchrist.
Ira T. Martin appeared for the children and J. U. Sammis for the widow.[transcribed by LZ, Oct 2019]
LeMars Semi-Weekly Post
May 30, 1899
PERSONAL.
Carl Adamson was at home over Sunday.
Dr. G. W. Cunningham had business at Alton Friday.
A. N. Schmitz transacted business at Granville last week.
Mr. A. Sartori returned Saturday from a trip to Chicago.
Attorney Kass, of Remsen, was a visitor in LeMars this morning.
Rev. A. Z. McGogney was a passenger for Storm Lake this morning.
Geo. Moulton went to Omaha Saturday for a visit with friends over Sunday.
Geo. Heinemann returned Sunday morning from a week’s visit to Chicago.
Jake Koenig has taken a position with W. H. Zimmerman as Bookkeeper.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Riffle went to Sioux City Saturday for a visit with
friends.
Miss Emma Adams left Saturday night for a visit with her relatives at
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jones and son Harold returned to Des Moines this morning.
Miss Katie Knipples was a visitor near Struble with her sister, Mrs. Jas.
Mieras, Sunday.
Mayor Sullivan and N. S. Moore, of Akron, were visitors to the county
capital Saturday.
Mrs. A. Huebsch went to Akron Saturday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Geo. Hamm.
Miss Ada Ferris left last night for a three months visit at her old home at
Mount Morris, N. Y.
Mrs. Frank Rothschilds and sister, Miss Maybel Work, left Friday evening for
a visit at Dubuque.
Rev. H. Kleinsorge returned Saturday from Randolph, Neb., where he purchased
400 acres of land.
George Kennedy of Cherokee was in the city last evening and was initiated
into the mysteries of the Elks Lodge.
Miss Eleanor Lowden returned home to Iowa Falls Saturday after a visit with
her sister, Mrs. H. M. Sammis.
Mrs. John Sullivan and daughter were called to Primghar this Morningside on
account of the death of a relative.
L. T. Cumberbatch returned yesterday from a trip to “Merry England,” and
reports having had a very pleasant trip.
Geo. Richardson and C. H. Hart returned from their excursion to Minnesota
and report having made large sales of land near Breckenridge.
Mike Duffy left yesterday for Storm Lake or Ft. Dodge, where he expects to
go to work on the railroad under construction.
Elam Miller came down from Flandreau, S.D., Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with his family. He returned Monday to Flandreau, accompanied by Mrs.
Miller.
THE ANNAPOLIS CADETSHIP.
Chris Moser Receives the Appointment and A. K. Shoup Was Made Alternate.
Congressman Thomas has made his appointment of a cadet to Annapolis in
accordance with the competitive examination held in this city last Thursday,
Chris Moser, of Sioux City, being the successful candidate and Aubrey K.
Shoup, of Merrill, was selected as alternate.
Commenting on the appointment the Sioux City Journal says:
“A Sioux City boy was named for the appointment at Annapolis, but Chris
Moser is known neither to Will B. McNider, jr., nor Geo. L. Anderson, who
took the examination with him at LeMars, nor to Capt. J. S. Lothrop, who was
one of the Board of Examiners. The Directory gives no Chris Moser, and
except for the fact remembered by Geo. Anderson that he gave his age as
eighteen years and that he was a particularly sturdy built lad. Chris Moser
was at 2 o’clock this morning a mystery. He who could not be found to be
told his good fortune and to tell the story of his life.”
While the Journal was looking for the young man, he was stopping at the
Windsor Hotel in LeMars and gave the following account of himself:
That he was raised in Galena, Ill., and graduated from the high school of
that place in 1897, and is nineteen years of age. For the past few months
he has been working for his cousin, Wm. Maxiener, who conducts a bakery at
417 Douglas street, Sioux City. That he had to make his own way in the
world as his mother was a widow and since leaving school he had been working
in order to obtain money to procure himself a college education.
Mr. Moser is a fine specimen of young manhood and health and is evidently
built to work his way through this world and be somebody. In conversation
he said that he put all the time he could on his papers, and in the language
of President Seerly in his talk to the High School not long ago, he “did all
he could, instead of all he must, and carried off the prize.”
A. K. Shoup, the alternate, is well known in LeMars having lived here for
several years prior to moving to Merrill a short time ago. He is a son of
Prof. Shoup, of Merrill, is a graduate of the LeMars Normal Class of 1897.
He was a volunteer in the Spanish-American War and served with the 50th
until they were mustered out.
It is not creditable to LeMars that so few candidates went into examination,
especially when it was conducted right here at their doors where no expense
was attached to it.
LATER—During the past few days matters have come to light which will
entirely change the results of the examination. An investigation proved
that Moser had only been a resident of Sioux City and this district for a
few days and that his home is really at Galena, Ill., where it is said he
took the same examination only a few days ago and was selected as an
alternate. Congressman Thomas has been informed of these facts and will not
appoint Moser, but the appointment will undoubtedly go to A. K. Shoup, who
stood next highest in the examination.