Iowa
Old Press
Cedar Falls Record
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk co. Iowa
May 4, 1916
Orville Mapes Must Spend 10 Years in Pen.
Orville Mapes, well known local police character sentenced nearly
a year ago to the penitentiary for a bloody attack on Chris
Oleson, a farmer north of here, and later paroled, has violated
his parole and will have to serve his sentence according to the
Waterloo Times-Tribune, which says:
Orville Mapes, 22 years of age is going to the state penitentiary
at Anamosa for ten long years. He is sentenced by his own
foolishness. It was put up to him by the state board of parole
and Mapes rather than welcome his escape from the reformatory
played the fool and lost his chance. Mapes, after being found
guilty of assault with intent to do great bodily injury was
paroled January 20. Previous to that he and a pal had conspired
to rob Chris Oleson of Cedar Falls and in their efforts to
over-come Oleson, struck him over the head and all but killed
him.
It was arranged that Jake Grady, and Orange township farmer, take
Mapes in charge. The agreement was satisfactory and late in the
winter the paroled youth went to work on the Grady farm. He was
paid a set wage and should have been contented. Grady treated
Mapes like a son and when the latter grew a bit restless and
wanted occasional excursions to Waterloo, a deal was arranged
whereby Mapes was to come in possession of a horse and rig and
pay for the property from his monthly wages. This transaction
marked his downfall.
Last week he came to this city and spent several days. He rode
around with friends and though he told his employer he would
return the same day he left, he ignored the promise. When he did
not return he said he came to see a local physician for a serious
ailment. Mrs. Grady investigated and found the story untrue.
A few days and young Mapes again left the farm with his horse and
buggy telling Grady he was too sick to work. Word was conveyed to
Sheriff Henderson and this week the paroled man was arrested. He
is now confined to the county jail and will probably be sent to
the Anamosa reformatory in the May term of court. There he will
have ten long years to regret this wild desire for pleasure.
Gardner-Messier
Dr. J.E. Snowden officiated last night at 8 o'clock, at his home,
at the marriage service for Miss Ruth E. Gardner and Mr. Erwin J.
Messier, son of T.A. Messier who lives 2 1/2 miles southwest of
this city. The young couple are both residents of this city and
plan to make their home on a farm near here.
Mt. Vernon Township
-Charles Briden is on the sick list. A physician from Cedar Falls
is attending him.
-The East Janesville Bible Study class will meet at the Fred
Garton home Tuesday evening.
-William Buesing who passed away Wednesday was buried Sunday in
the German Lutheran cemetery.
-Mrs. Elizabeth Barr of Edgewood, Iowa is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Royal White.
-Esther Eifert, a student at the I.S.T.C., spent the week-end at
the J.M. Ulrich home.
-Lewis Brandes has disposed of his former car and purchased a new
one.
-Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thierman, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Tostlebe and
Mrs. Carpenter, all of Cedar Falls, were guests Friday at the
Carl Tostlebe home.
-Mrs. St. John returned to her home in Janesville after spending
a month with her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Morgan.
-Archie Leversee won first prize in solving the problem put
before the local Yeoman lodge at Cedar Falls by the state deputy
Jack Bentley of Des Moines. The problem was to put nine trees
into nine rows having three trees in each row. The prize awarded
was a paid-up policy in the lodge.
-The Hillside Cemetery association will be entertained at the
home of Mrs. F.S. Webster Thursday afternoon, May 4. Assisting
hostesses will be Mrs. Chas. Leversee and Mrs. Joe Moran.
-John Tiller bought a new motor car last week.
-Will Whittaker goes to Belvidere, Neb. this week to spend the
summer with his son.
-Fred Henry has been in poor health much of the time since he
returned from California.
-The East Janesville Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. Harry Aikey
on Thursday afternoon, May 4.
-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hutton of Waterloo spent Friday with
relatives in the vicinity of East Janesville.
Obituary of Mrs. Lyon
Mrs. C.W. Lyon after a protracted illness, passed away Friday,
April 21st, at 7:30 a.m. Early last fall she began to fail in
health but nothing serious was thought of. The doctors thoughtit
was only a little overwork and nervous exhaustion that would come
all right by rest and care, but did not improve as expected. She
went to Minneapolis and there consulted what was supposed to be
an expert who pronounced it a form of neuralgia, more annoying
than dangerous. On returning home, she grew worse and was taken
to Sartori hospital, Cedar Falls, where she received careful
nursing and medical attention, but to no avail. Finally she was
taken to the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago. An exploratory
operation was made by the noted Dr. Webster which revealed
malignant cancers both on the liver and pancreas. On recovering
from the operation she was removed to her home near Cedar Falls.
Everyting was done that skillful nurses and devoted friends could
do to make her last hours bright and to relieve her suffering.
Idell Converse, daughter of Judge A. Converse was born at New
Hartford, April 19th, 1857. Her parents were among the early
settlers of Butler county. The father, A. Converse having served
in both houses of our state legislature also was county judge and
was lieutenant of Company E, Thirty-second regiment, Iowa
Volunteers.
July 7th, 1880, she was united in marriage to Prof. C.W. Lyon. To
this happy pair were born five children. Mrs. Fred Sanders of
Cedar Falls; Mrs. C.C. Urquhart, Hurley, Wisconsin; Mr. Charles
Lyon of Minneapolis; Miss Mae Lyon and Mr. Aubrey Lyon of Cedar
Falls, Iowa.
Before her marriage she was one of the foremost teachers of
Butler county and afterwards remained for some years in the work
with her husband. She was loved and honored by all who knew her
best. The esteem in which she was held in a measure may be
estimated by the attention paid her during her long illness. Cut
flowers came from friends and neighbors from Cedar Falls,
Waterloo, New Hartford, Janesville, Iowa Falls, Marshalltown, and
from distant states.
Mrs. Lyon was an active member of the Mary Melrose Chapter of the
D.A.R. in Waterloo. She was an earnest Christian and the implicit
faith and trust which she showed to the last was an inspiration
to all who came in contact with her. According to her wish, her
funeral services were held at New Hartford in the Baptist church
where she first gave her stong young life to God. Services were
conducted by Rev. Shoemaker, of Waterloo, assisted by Rev. Smith
of Janesville, and the local pastor.
Her pallbearers were named by her, being some of her old students
and warm friends. Senator Hageman of Waverly; Attorney Farwell,
of Waterloo; Engineer Geo. Wheeler of Waterloo; Dell Rowe of Iowa
Falls; Leonard Wheeler of Alden, and Gerald Kelsey of Iowa Falls.
Excellent music was furnished by Prof. A.E. Bullock and his wife,
Minnie Bullock, of Ellsworth College, Iowa Falls, Iowa, old time
friends, assisted by a local quartet. After a last good bye was
said by her devoted friends she was interred in the New Hartford
cemetery near the old home of her childhood. -Contributed.
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Waterloo Courier
Waterloo, Black Hawk co. Iowa
Thursday, May 26, 1916
District Court News
-Ira Deal, singing evangelist, is resisting his wife's suit for
divorce now being tried in the district court before Judge
Dunham.
-Dorthy Rauseff filed a petition for divorce from Peter Rauseff
in the clerk's office yesterday, and Agnes V. Fisher a suit
against William C. Fisher asking separate maintenance.
City in Brief
-Judge C.E. Ransier is in Chicago on business.
-Mrs. G.M. Coykendall is spending several days in Strawberry
Point.
-E.E. Stoup, trainmaster for the Great Western railway, was in
the city today.
-Gilbert Dewes, of Springfield, Mas. is in the city visiting his
brother William.
-N.B. Judd, chief clerk in the car service agents office,
Chicago, is in the city.
-J.P. Carroll returned today from Dover, N.H., where he attended
the funeral of his mother.
-H.W. Dean yesterday began excavating for the new home of W.C.
Schrodemeir at Fourth and John streets.
-W.C. Kohl and son will enlarge the Langford shop store at
Manchester, which they have purchased.
-W.J. Becker has taken possession of the Acme grocery on Logan
avenue, which he bought from the former owner, E.J. Robb.
-Mrs. M.J. Eaton, Los Angeles, is in Waterloo visiting her son,
Thomas Eaton, and her daughters, Mrs. F.L. Huntley and Mrs. S.W.
Reccord.
-Mrs. J.H. Easley and daughter, Helen, left today for Chicago for
a visit at the home of Mrs. Easley's brother, John Helwig.
-Miss Ethel Hammond of Waterloo will succed Miss Hazel Strayer as
teacher of dramatic art in the Independence schools, beginning in
September.
-Mr. and Mrs. Isaac J. Reed, 523 Dawson street, are the parents
of an eight-pound daughter, born May 18 in Mercy hospital at Des
Moines. Mrs. Reed was in a critical condition for several days,
but her recovery is now assured.
-Misses Lucile Knouff, Kathryn Morgan, Elsie Schmidtke and Anna
Reicherts and Messrs. Harold Wright, William Beilke, John Jensen
and Edmund Morgan had a weiner roast and marshmallow toast at
Cedar Heights last night.
Mortuary
Mrs. E.B. Lyon passed away at the home of her son, E.H. Lyon, 326
Saxon street, Wednesday, at 7:10 p.m. Death was due to old age.
Harriet Sisson was born in Terre Haute, Ind., March 14, 1824, and
in 1843, shortly after her marriage to E.B. Lyon, came to Iowa.
She resided in this state 73 years, ten of which were spent in
Black Hawk county, the family coming here from Humboldt county.
Mr. Lyon died in September, 1905, and six children preceded the
mother in death.
The surviving sons and daughters are E.H. Lyon, Waterloo; A.J.,
Independence; C.W., Washington township; G.M., Marshalltown;
F.W., Los Angeles, Cal.; W.W., Davenport; Rev. M.H., Winona Lake,
Ind., and Mrs. Lucy Bravender, Marshall, Minn.
Arrangements for funeral services are not completed, the arrival
of out of town relatives being awaited. Interment will be in the
family lot at Humboldt.
(Later) Funeral services for the late Mrs. E.B. Lyon will take
place at the home of her son, E.H. Lyon, at 5 o'clock p.m. today,
conducted by Rev. H.E. Pary. Burial will be in the family lot at
Humboldt.
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