LOOKING BACK in the Early Files

The smooth bunch of highwaymen who made a daylight robbery of the Cottage Grove Bank in Des Moines, all of whom are now in jail, “pulled the wool” over the eyes of Paul Brown, sheriff of Gentry County, MO. Arthur Stanley, constable of Bethany, telephoned Sheriff Brown that the bandits were traveling on the Jefferson highway at a terrible speed. Brown with several armed men went to a bridge west of Albany and parked his car across, closing the road. The Marmon (A model of automobile produced in Indianapolis, often called “the nearest American approximation to the Rolls-Royce,” the Marmon was produced by Marmon Motor Car Company, a division of Nordyke and Marmon Company on West Morris Street. It was part of an elite group of cars that did not start from a horse-drawn carriage plant but rather from established machinery builders.) passed but when the sheriff held up his hand the big car stopped and was backed up to where the officer stood in the road. His men were yet concealed. Wagner, the leader of the gang, and his companions ask Brown if he was having car trouble, and if they could do anything to assist him. Brown informed them that he was looking for reported bank robbers and they readly agreed to let him search their car. He looked inside and saw nothing suspicious. During this Brown’s sides came out of hiding and the entire group decided the men in the Marmon were what they said they were, St. Louis traveling men on a motor trip. Therefore they let them go ahead. They met a different reception as they approached St. Joseph.

The grand jury was recalled Tuesday, June 30, to make their report for May term and returned the following indictments: Three charges were found against Oral Miller~manufacturing intoxicating liquors, transporting and bootlegging intoxicating liquors. Bail bond for appearance to district court in the sum of one thousand dollars on each charge.

Indictment charging Alma Carr with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated was returned and bond fixed at $1,000.

Indictment against John Reynard was returned charging seduction with bail bond in the sum of $1,500 duly filed and approved by clerk.

Marriage: Anouncements were received here by friends of the marriage of Miss Lois Shay and Mr. E. Nuhu of Wyoming and Miss Bessie House to Lyle Nelson of Clearfield.

Birth: June 28  a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Avery Johnston.

Obituary in this edition was Orange C. Patterson.

The population of Ringgold County decreased from 11,137 to 9,529 during the past decade to place it among the three smallest counties of the state. Counties with less population are Adams with 9,733 and Clarke with 9,344.

During the ten year period, the population of Mount Ayr decreased from 1,930 to 1,791.

Marriage: June 25, Edith Hoyt and George Kidney..July 1, Doris Hutchinson and Frank Stark..June 29, Dorothy Jackson and Ensign Wayne Jensen..June 4, Greta Smith and Donald Neff.

Birth: July 1, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Butler..July 6, a son, Lindsey, to Mr. and Mrs. Don Guthrie.

Obituaries in this edition were: William Curtis Hall, Nora Long Johnston, George Allie Rice, Ray H. Tillotson and Mary M. Hart Sheil.

The town of Mount Ayr will open bids for trash and garbage removal from the town at a special meeting on July 1. The meeting is an out growth of the move toward sanitary land-fill for Ringgold and Decatur counties; a new disposal area has been set up just north of Hwy 2 on the Grand River road for the use of municipalities in the two counties.

Todd Smith of Mount Ayr won the shot put in the junior high division of the state federation track meet held at Valley of West Des Moines on Friday June 27. He won with a toss of 45 feet 10 inches.

Linda Dolecheck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Dolecheck of Kellerton was first runner-up in a district pork queen contest held June 19 at Winterset.

Marriage: June 22, Diane Taylor and Bill Breckenridge..June 1, Marion Johnson and Floyd Ferry.

Births: June 25, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. David Brand..June 25, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kern III..June 28, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Snyder..June 30, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Tull..June 30, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Marshall..June 26, a daughter, Kristine, to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Eggert.

Obituaries in this edition were: Flora Hill, Eddie Graham, Arlen H. Dredge, and Francis Davison Priest.

County fair to open Wednesday. A new feature of the fair this year will be camping on the fair grounds. The fair board is allowing fair board members, 4-H exhibitors, 4-H leaders, 4-H parents and immediate family members, fair board families, and sheriff possee members to camp on the fair grounds.

Effective this week local telephone service for most county residents changes over from GTE to Iowa Telecom, a new Iowa based telephone company.

The average wage in Ringgold county ranks 80th among 99 counties in the state of Iowa, according to a report released this week by the U.S. Cenus Bureau. The average wage in Iowa is $25,334. Ringgold county’s average wage is $19,319 ranking the 80th in the state.

Births: June 23, a son, Jacob, to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Frier..June 8, a son, Myles, to Mr. and Mrs. David Greene.

Obituaries in this edition were: Robert P. Scott and Ruth Vicker Reynolds.

It is no secret there are some very fine cooks in Ringgold county. One of them will get to show off her skill to a national television audience. Guelda Barker of Mount Ayr will apperar on the cooking show “My Grandmother’s Ravioli”, which is hosted by humorist Mo Rocca. The show airs on the Cooking Channel.

A well known local resident died over the weekend in a lawn mower roll-over accident south of Kellerton. According to Ringgold county sheriff department, Kenny Markley, 67, of Mount Ayr was pronounced deceased at the scene approximately  4.5 miles south of Kellerton.

Clint Spurrier of Mount Ayr and Sue Beck of Kellerton have received a 2015 Governor’s Volunteer Award.

Births: June 17, son, Landon, to Monica and Wayne Walters..June 25, a son, Parker, to Alex and Sarah Stephens, June 27, a son, Hayden, to Cale and Kate Hainline.

Obituaries in this edition were: Thomas A. Austin, Paul Jennings Smith, Colleen Anderson Reynolds Knight, “Bud” Marvin Eugene Powell, Frankie Ellen Staffey Meachum, Kenny Michael Markely, Annabelle Virden Slusher.