Iowa Old Press

Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, Jan 1, 1930

INTERESTING NEWS IN NEARBY TOWNS

    Almost half a million pounds of popcorn have been shipped out of Hartley recently.
    Guy VanVickle of Dickens and Miss Mable Mamrick of Gillett Grove, were married on December 18.
    Mr. and Mrs. August Studer, living near Mallard, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last week.
    James Davis, a notorious crook of Sioux City, has been captured by the Canadian mounted police and returned to the Fort Madison penitentiary. Davis escaped from prison several years ago.

FORGER GETS SEVEN YEARS IN PEN
    Neil Chase, 21 year old Spencer youth, who was given a seven year prison sentence for forgery last month and then paroled, is now behind the bars for violation of his parole.
    Chase was to report at regular intervals, but failed to do this, and when wanted, was not to be found. Later he was picked up and lodged in the county jail for violating his parole. He will go to the penitentiary for seven years for the offence he committed.

JURORS FOR JANUARY COURT
    The following list of trial jurors have been drawn from the Ruthven vicinity for the January, 1930, term of court and they should appear at the court house at Emmetsburg at 9 o'clock January 14th:
    Will Hallowell, J.E. Grady, R.O. Myre, Ed Grange, M.J. Moran and Joe Nyborg.

HEAVY FINE ON LIQUOR CHARGE
    Estherville Vindicator and Republican.- Joe Peterson and Peter Sandvig of Estherville, were fined $150 each and costs and given a jail sentence of 30 days in the Emmet county jail for illegal transportation of liquor when taken before Judge Davidson at Spirit Lake, Monday afternoon. The jail sentence was suspended upon good behavior.
    The two men were arrested just south of Estherville upon complaint of W.A. VanNote of Jackson, whose car had been struck by the Sandvig auto which was driven by Peterson.
    Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have recently moved from a farm near Ruthven to the Jameson farm west of Estherville. Sandvig makes his home with them. The three were in Sandvig's new Ford with a number of pieces of household furniture tied on the outside and were returning home from the Ruthven farm. When this side of Emmetsburg Van Note passed them. Mr. Peterson tried to pass the Van Note car and came too close. The hind wheel of their car caught the front wheel of the other car, throwing it into the ditch. VanNote phoned to the marshall at Graettinger from a farm house and he in turn phone to Estherville.
    When searched a half pint of liquor was found on Peterson. Both men pled guilty to the transportation charge.

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    The following relatives took Christmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stone and family: Mr. and Mrs. Guy Prichard and son, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sampson and family; Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Prichard, Blinn Prichard, Miss Martha Prichard and Miss Amelia Hansen.
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    Seth Smith, who was injured recently when a sheep butted him and caused him to fall on the frozen ground, was taken to a hospital the latter part of last week. An x-ray showed that his hip was broken and injuries were found to be of a serious nature. It will probably be several months before he will be able to get around again.
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    Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clayton and son of Mt. Vernon, South Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hawbaker of Dallas Center, Iowa, Mrs. Byron Swallow and three sons of Earlham, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clayton and daughter from Graettinger and Mrs. Ross Clayton and daughter also of Graettinger, were entertained at a family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Williams last Sunday.
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    About twenty neighbors and friends went to the Ed Brand home last Monday with well-filled baskets to help Mrs. Brand celebrate her birthday. An enjoyable time was spent by all and a bountiful lunch was served.
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    Oscar Hauge, who worked for Roy Hanna since last August, has left to take charge of the Mona Motor service station at Fostoria. Mr. Hauge has worked there as second man for the last three seasons and he is glad to get back among his friends and his old customers.
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    Carroll Shartle left last Wednesday evening for Milwaukee after spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Shartle.
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     P.H. Donlon will help in the lumber yard at Royal the remainder of the winter, starting work there the latter part of the week.
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    R.P. Thomas went to Pipestone, Minn. last Sunday to take Mrs. E.F. Axtell of Spencer there to help care for her son, R.R. Axtell, and family, who are ill.
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    Iowa has 270 war mothers who are entitled to take the trip to France next summer to visit the graves of their sons who died in the World War.
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    Hunting migratory game birds from automobiles is prohibited by a recent amendment to the Federal regulations under the migratory bird treaty act.
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    Card of Thanks.
    We wish to thank the relatives and friends for their kindness in our time of sorrow, also for the beautiful floral offerings.
    Mrs. D.A. Goff and family.

    Card of Thanks.
    I wish to thank the many friends who remembered me at Xmas time with cards, presents and flowers.
    LeGrand Goff.
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GEORGE CASEY DIED SATURDAY.
    George P. Casey, a former Ruthven boy, died at Iowa City last Saturday, December 20. The funeral services were held at Clarion on Monday morning and the remains were brought to Ruthven for interment in the local Catholic cemetery, where his parents are buried. Funeral services were held in the Sacred Heart church in this city on Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. T.A. Coleman. There was a large congregation of relatives and friends present.
    The deceased lived at Clarion, but had been taken to a hospital at Iowa City for treatment.
    George Casey was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Casey, who were residents of Ruthven more than forty years ago. He attended the local high school, from which he graduated with the class of 1903. He then studied telegraphy and took up railroad work, which he followed during the remainder of his life. He was at Crystal Lake for a few years, and then spent about eight years in Mason City. In 1922 he was made train dispatcher for the Great Western at Clarion and he held this position until recently, when failing health forced him to give up this work.
    The deceased was a man of the best type. He was always studious, honest, industrious and loyal to the high principles of conduct and character. Friends of his boyhood days in Ruthven remember him kindly and sympathize with the relatives who mourn his departure.
    Surviving him are his widow, one son, Cyril, who is now employed in Dubuque, and a daughter, Anna May, of Clarion; his brother, John, and his sister, Mrs. L. Bradley, both now living at Fort Dodge, and his aunt, Mrs. Charles Metz, of Ruthven.

ROB OIL STATION EAST OF RUTHVEN.
    Last Tuesday night, Christmas eve, two men robbed the oil station between here and Crippen and made an escape with between $35 and $40. The robbers ordered eight gallons of gasoline and handed Lyle Willis, the manager, a ten dollar bill. He did not have enough money at hand to make the change, and went to the rear of the building to get some money from a box. As he reached for the box the robbers drew a gun and demanded that he hand over the box and its contents. The robbers then ordered Lyle to get into their car and go with them. They drove east to the Crippen corner and then down a road off the main highway towards the Crippen elevator. Here he was ordered to get out. Lyle, who was without coat or cap, walked back to the oil station where he found that one of the robbers had locked the door before leaving. He then got into his own car, which was standing near the place, and drove to Emmetsburg, where he notified the sheriff.
    The two robbers were driving a Pontiac coupe, which did not have any license plates on it at the time of the robbery.
   

   

Submitted by: C.J.L., April 2005