Iowa
Old Press
Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa
April 14, 1921
Pierre Wall of Nolan Settlement, who has spent the winter in Iowa
City, was an over Sunday visitor with his sons Tom and John Wall,
east of Morse.
[transcribed by C.J.L., Nov. 2003]
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Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson co. Iowa
April 21, 1921
Press Established 1841
Citizen Established 1891
Consolidated Nov. 1, 1920
Weather For Iowa - Unsettled tonight and Friday. Probably showers
in east portion. Cooler tonight and in east portion Friday.
Des Moines, April 21 - An unknown amount in stamps and currency
were taken from the Alleman Merchantile company and postoffice at
Alleman, eighteen miles north of here by bandits early today.
Grover Frountain; not drowned in the Iowa river, where his body
was sought, last week, is alive and presumably well, and has been
arrested. He was caught at Lawrence, Kansas, having been trailed
through a letter he wrote back to his Iowa people, at Wapello,
his old home. His wife accuses him of deserting her and their
eight children, all of whom are practically destitute. Fountain
took all of the money in the house, it is said. He was believed
to be mentally unbalanced, but it was finally decided that he had
"jumped" because of his worry over funds. [transcriber
note: surname is spelled both Frountain and Fountain in the
article]
Miss Lida Drummond Middleton, a pioneer teacher of Iowa schools,
is dead at her home in Davenort, a victim of pneumonia. She was a
native of Scotland, and was 68. She taught almost 10 years. Her
generation is at an end, her father, mother, two brothers, and
two sisters being dead. Dr. George M. Middleton, Dr. Edward D.
Middleton, and Captain W.D. Middleton, all S.U.I. graduates, with
a host of friends here, are her nephews.
The remains of little Alma Diamond were laid to rest this
afternoon, the funeral being held at the Hamon chapel.
A fractious colt knocked down Ed Harder, on a farm near Wilton,
and kicked him in the face and head, and other wise injured the
man. Drs. A.R. and G.G. Leith, formerly of Iowa City, are
treating the injured man, and his recovery is anticipated.
John M. Drabelle, electrical engineer for the Iowa Railway and
Freight company, is ill in a hospital, at Cedar Rapids.
Dr. Walter William Dauf, of Muscatine, formerly of Iowa City, was
re-elected city health physician by the board of health of the
Pearl City, Tuesday night. He is an alumnus of the university of
Iowa colleges of liberal arts and medicine, class of 1915, and
has served Muscatine well before.
The body of Charles Carter has been taken to Buxton for burial.
His brother and miner-friends accompanied the remains home. the
decedent is the victim of the fatality in the Buxton mines.
The $5,000 Cadillac car stolen from the garage of Mrs. Frank
Gotch of Humbolt, Iowa, two weeks ago, has been located in Fort
collins, Colorado.
Jay Wood, said to have been the first American injured in an air
raid over Paris during the early days of the war, is dead in
Minneapolis. He formerly lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Samuel C. Hudson of Hamburg, Iowa, died Sunday as a result of
burns caused by the explosion of burns caused by the explosion of
a gasoline engine with which he was working.
Vaclav Klaisner, formerly of Cedar Rapids, was found on a desert
near Ajo, Arizona, almost dead from hunger and thirst last week
according to word received today. When rescued two coyotes were
near him and he said they had been following him several days.
"Guilty of manslaughter" was the verdict at 9:30 of the
jury in the case of Robert L. Scott, Fairfield, Iowa, charged
with the murder of Harry Skinner by stabbing with a cheese knife
December 9.
Davenport Democrat: Iowans will be sorry to see Cato
Sells removed as commissioner of Indian affairs after his eight
years of splendid service.
[transcribed by S.F., April 2007]
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Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City, Johnson co. Iowa
Monday, April 25, 1921
Death of Captain John Alex Young of Washington, IA
Washington, Ia., April 25 - Capt. John Alex Young is dead at
Colfax where he and his wife have been spending the winter. He
was one of the widest known civil war veterans, bankers and
repubicans in Iowa. He was the grandfather of James Norman Hall
of Colfax, the famous war aviator. He was 83 years old. He was
born in Indiana and came to Iowa in 1843, living all his life in
this county. From the farm he went into the Twenty-Fifth
Infantry, became mayor of Washington, was county auditor and
served in the senate, being elected in one of the bitter
progressive-standpat fights. He was president of the Washington
national bank many years. Captain Young was a Methodist of long
affiliation. He married Miss Elizabeth Runyon of Indiana sixty
years ago. She survives him, and with two children, Harvey S.
Young of this city, cashier of the Washington National bank, and
Mrs. Ella Young Hall of Colfax. One son, John W., is dead.
Centerville, April 25 - Edward Harris, 50 of
Mystic, a bachelor, put $6,000 in securities and cash in his
pocket and then shot the top of his head off. He was despondent
because of poor health and had told neighbors he feared he would
lose his mind.
Des Moines, April 25 - Charges asking the
immediate dismissal of Chief of Detectives Jack Brophy and
Captain Frank Harty from the local police force are now being
prepared by County Attorney Rippey and will be submitted to the
civil service commission today, Sheriff W.E. Robb announced. The
charges are said to be supported by the affidavits made public
Saturday connecting the two policement with the Rube Smith whisky
deal.
Centerville, Ia., April 25 - R.C. Rogers, 22 and
Bernard Wessell, 20, were in jail here today charged with
attempting to rob the Exline Savings bank Saturday night. The
boys saw two men in the bank, but they fled when officers
arrived. Conger and Wessell were arrested at their homes. Nothing
was taken from the bank.
Des Moines, April 25 - The charred body of Jim
Vulcano, 28, was taken from the smoking ruins of his home early
today. He had died in a gallant attempt to rescue his little
daughters, Mary 2, and Louisa, 3, from the flames which destroyed
the Vulcano home last ight. The two little girls were dead when
taken from the blazing house by firemen. Mrs. Vulcano carrying a
baby son fled in her night clothing. The cause of the fire has
not been ascertained. The loss will reach $6,000, firemen
estimated.
Marshalltown, Iowa, April 25 - Russell Lister,
aged 4, was almost instantly killed Saturday night when struck by
an auto, driven by Calvin Vinton, of Whitten, Iowa. Vinton claims
the child ran in front of his car, while witnesses say the child
sat on the curb when struck. A grand jury investigation is
promised.
Waterloo, Iowa, April 25 - Mrs. E.J. Hartmen,
63, received injuries which physicians say will be fatal. Mrs.
Stella Bently, 69, was seriously injured, and two others received
minor injuries when an auto driven by E.L. Barth of this city
struck a buggy in which the injured persons rode. One horse was
killed.
Spirit Lake - Charles Wilson of Okoboji recently
purchased of Jos Lepley an improved tract of land for $500 per
acre. The tract lies at the Hawyard's bay corner on the Arnolds
Park road, and Mr. Wilson expects to run a farm thereon.
Frank Ball, Sr., is dead at Arlington, Iowa,
after a brief illness. His daughter and five sons survive. One of
his sons is Dr. James William Ball, of Battle Creek, Iowa, who is
well-known here having been graduated from the college of
medicine, in 1911. The burial will be at Strawberry Point, where
the estimable pioneer's wife sleeps. That city was the Ball
family's longtime home.
[transcribed by S.F., April 2007]