Iowa
Old Press
Humeston New Era
Humeston, Wayne, Iowa
May 26, 1920
IOWA NEWS
- When James O. White and his wife, Alma White, jumped their
bonds at Fort Madison and fled the state, Iowa was better off by
$600. They were held on bootlegging charges.
- Charged with robbing Miss Viola Ballhorn-after she died- of
approximately $300 worth of clothing, Howard Jerold Harris, 25
years old, a
ladies' tailor, was placed under arrest by the Davenport police
and was bound over to the grand jury under a $1,000 bond on a
charge of grand larceny.
- Claude Rector and William Hill farm hands in Pleasant township,
were arrested on information sworn out by a farmer living in the
same
township near Atlantic charging that the pair had stolen two
quarts of whisky. They pleaded guilty and were assessed a fine of
$25 each which they paid. The whisky was purchased eight years
ago, and was of prime stock, hence the farmers indignation at
losing it.
- E.P. Gaddes near Griswold was found guilty of brutal treatment
of his son, Russell, 12 years old, in Justice court. A fine of
$100 was imposed upon him, the fine being suspended on his good
behavior in the future.
- Although the Mt. Pleasant school board has raised teacher's
salaries this year the teachers are neglecting to sign contracts.
They seek higher pay. Mrs. Mary Swaney, for years principal of
the high school goes to Chili to teach under the direction of the
Methodist church.
- Raymond Fifield, 2, son of Mr .and Mrs. Clarence Fifield, Des
Moines, caught his head in the clothes line swing in the backyard
of his home and was hanged to death. His body was found by Mrs.
Charles Farrell, neighbor, soon after the tragedy. Raymond was
playing with his brother, Herbert, aged 5, when he tripped in the
swing. He died instantly it is thought. The mother was in the
house. Funeral services were held from the home. Burial was in
Glendale Cemetery.
[transcribed by C.J.L. May 2007]