1920

Elkader Register, Thur., 17 June 1920. Elkport column.
Martin and Dan Smothers, Jr., were arrested last week, while caught in the act of forging checks, and were arraigned in Justice Court where the boys plead guilty and were placed under bonds to appear before the Judge and failing in procuring bond were committed to the county jail.

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Elkader Register, Thur., 21 Oct. 1920.

State of Iowa vs Dan Smothers
State of Iowa vs Martin Smothers
Defendants are minors 16 and 17 years old respectively. They were charged with forgery ad appeared before the grand jury which found indictments. Both plead guilty and were sentenced to be committed to the Training School for Boys at Eldora. Sentence against the younger boy, Dan Smothers, is to be suspended and he is to be paroled to a reliable farmer if such farmer will take him.

State of Iowa vs Herman Leliefeld. On preliminary hearing defendant was indicted on the charge of sodomy. Defendant plead guilty. Sentenced to penitentiary at Fort Madison for ten years.

1921

Elkader Register, Thur., 2 June 1921. District Court column
State of Iowa vs D. W. La Furboise / Furbojse. Practicing Medicine without a license. Defendant appears in open Court in person and by his attorney, is duly arraigned, says that he is correctly named in the Information, waives time to plead and pleads that he is guilty of the crime charged. Adjudged that the defendant is guilty of the crime of practicing medicine without a certificate as charged and that he pay a fine of three hundred dollars and costs of prosecution and stand committed to the jail of Clayton county, Iowa, until said fine is paid at the rate of $3.33 1/3 for each day as committed. Bond on appeal fixed at $500.

Ordered that Rueben Luther and Richard R. Johl, now inmates in the Training School for Boys at Eldora, Iowa, be suppoenaed to appear before the Grand Jury at this Term and that the sheriff of this county serve such subpoena and bring said boys before said Grand Jury and keep them in his custody all the time and return them to said Training School as soon as they have testified before said Grand Jury.

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Elkader Register, Thur., 30 June 1921. District Court column
Judge Taylor Fines Bootleggers
State of Iowa vs Harry L. Bass. Bootlegging. Pleads that he is guilty of the crime of bootlegging. Fine of $500. and costs of prosecution. To be committed to the jail of Clayton county, Iowa, until said fine is paid at the rate of $3.33 1/3 per day for each day so committed. Bond on appeal filed at $700.

State of Iowa vs H. A. Teslow. Aiding in the delivery and distribution of intoxicating liquor unlawfully sold. Defendant pleads that he is guilty of the crime charged. Adjudged that the defendant is guilty of the crimes and that he pay a fine of $100. and costs of prosecution and be committed to the jail of Clayton county, Iowa, until said fine is paid at the rate of $3.33 1/3 for each day so confined. Bond on appeal fixed at $200.

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Elkader Register, Thur., 21 July 1921
District Court Holds Short Session
State of Iowa vs Ed. Griffin. Defendant pleads guilty to crime of desertion of wife and children. Sentenced to state penitentiary at Fort Madison for one year. Bond on appeal fixed at $500. Sentence is suspended as long as defendant pays to clerk of the district court $10. per week for support of wife and children, first payment to be made July 26, and each week thereafter. In case of failure to make such payments the suspension is to cease and commitment is to issue forthwith committing defendant to penitentiary for one year. The defendant is not to go outside of the State of Iowa.

State of Iowa vs Roy Delph. Defendant waives time to plead and pleads guilty of the crime of bootlegging. Fined $300. and costs and is to be committed to the jail of Clayton County until fine is paid at the rate of $3.33 1/3 for each day committed. Bond on appeal fixed at $500.

State of Iowa vs H. T. Burgin. Waives time to plead and pleads guilty of crime of owning intoxicating liquors with intent to dispense same. Fined $100. and costs and is to be committed to the county jail until paid at the rate of $3.33 1/3 per day so confined. Bond to appeal fixed at $200.

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Elkader Register, Thur., 27 Oct. 1921. Court Proceedings column
State of Iowa vs. R_tus (missing letter either e or o) Ellenbolt. Defendant pleads guilty of the crime of driving an automobile while intoxicated. Ordered and adjudged that defendant pay a fine of $100.00 and costs and that he stand committed to the jail of this county until said fine and costs are paid at the rate of $3.33 1/3 for each day committed.

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Elkader Register, Thur., 22 Dec. 1921
State of Iowa vs J. R. Countryman. Defendant pleads guilty to the charge of gross fraud. Fined $200. and costs.

Geo. Junk of Guttenberg pleads guilty of manufacturing liquor. Fined $200. and costs.

Ray Nally of Volga City fined $100. and costs and stealing a bottle of liquor and giving it to some boys.

F. M. Walch of Guttenberg was fined $500. and costs for bootlegging.

W. F. Kramer of McGregor and Joe York of Marquette were each fined $500. and costs for bootlegging, also a sentence of three months in the county jail. These parties sold the liquor to Kleinow the day of the murder. (Note: See "Murder Of Cecile Kersten 1921")