LOOKING BACK in the Early Files by Lora Stull

Tingley News: J.A. Johnston bought S.H. Bevin’s barber shop equipment Tuesday afternoon and took possession at once. Mr. Johnston comes well recommended as a good workman, having conducted shops in Kellerton and Mount Ayr. Mr. Bevin’s failing health compelled him to sell.

Chris and Joe Wehrle left by motor Tuesday for a two or three week trip through Colorado.

Fred R. Johnson, of Union County, was arrested Saturday and charged with illegal possession of liquor. A fine of $25 and costs, assessed.

Leon Reporter: But for the viglance of Night-watch Frank Stanley, a couple of deputy sheriffs from

Trenton, Mo., would have been minus a prisoner which they were taking to Trenton. The officers and their prisoner, George West, alias George McCarl, arrived in Leon Friday evening on their way from Marshalltown to Trenton, West having been arrested at Marshalltown on the charge of having stolen an auto at Trenton and driving it to Marshalltown.

They were driving through in the stolen car and when they reached Leon shortly after 9 o’clock Friday evening it was raining and they decided to remain here over night. They had the prisoner handcuffed, and after putting their car in the Estes garage, started with the prisoner for the county jail. Being strangers here they missed the jail and were coming south on the east side of the square, and when near the corner met night watch Stanley and inquired where the jail was. He showed them and they started north, but just as they passed the Farmers store the prisoner broke and ran east along the north side of the building. The officers pulled their guns and fired several shots, but missed their prisoner in the darkness. The prisoner ran around the building and was coming out on the square again

when night watch Stanley met him, and as he refused to halt Frank biffed him a good one over the

head with his billy, and that stopped him.

Stanley did not know at the time the men were officers with a prisoner, but he thought something was wrong, so he was trailing them when the prisoner tried to escape. He was placed in jail and the officers and prisoner left early Saturday morning for Trenton.

One of the bullets which was fired by the Trenton officers at the prisoner broke a window on the west side of the Journal office. The prisoner had admitted he had served a term in the Iowa penitentiary at Fort Madison, and when arrested at Marshalltown had two suits of prison clothes in his possession which had been issued by the Missouri state prison

Marriage: Charlotte Kelsey and Oscar Stepp were united in marriage..August 7, Margaret Bevins and Grant Freihage.

Births: August 5, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Myers..August 7, a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzgerald..July 30, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Reynolds.. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haley.

Obituaries in this edition were: Hugh Endsley, Wayne Kaster, Hilary Washington Snellgrove.

Fire caused by lightning destroyed a barn on the Charles Adair farm southwest of Redding on August

15th. The fire which broke out just after midnight also burned a considerable amount of baled hay, some corn, harness and a few tools.

This is the second time that lightning has burned a barn at this same location. About five years ago Adair’s barn was struck and burned together with its contents.

The old saying, “Lightning never strikes twice in the same place” having been destroyed, Mr. Adair asserted that he would install lightning rods on the new barn he plans to build.

Both the previous barn and the one which burned last week were insured by Ringgold Mutual Insurance.

The annual Ringgold County 4-H livestock sale was held Thursday afternoon, August 16, at the fairgrounds with the total sales amounting to $12,900.

Warren Bennett’s fat Shorthorn heifer topped the cattle sale at $39 a hundred and was purchased by LeRoy Brown, of Lamoni. Roger Stanley, Beaconsfield, sold his Hereford steer at $38.50, and Charles Black , Mount Ayr and Kenny Johnson, Tingley received $38 cwt.

The reserve champion market barrow was sold by Kenneth Weeda, of Tingley to Ernest Bastow, of Tingley and Guy Sheldon of Mount Ayr, for $27.95 cwt.

Marriage: July 20, Shirely Hollowell and Dean Harvey.

Births: A son, August 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Elmer, of Shannon City. Weight, eight pounds and one ounce.

A son, August 16, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Caskey, of Mount Ayr. Weight, seven pounds, 13% ounces.

A son, August 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Otis Baker, of Grant, City, Mo. Weight, seven pounds, 11% ounces.

A son, August 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMath of Clearfield. Weight, five pounds and 10 ounces.

A son, August 18, to Mr. and Mrs. William Burchett, of Mount Ayr. Weight, eight pounds and one ounce.

A son, August 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Quick, of Redding. Weight, six pounds and two ounces. A daughter August 15 to Mr. and Mrs. O’Neal Scott. August 16, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull Jr. August 17, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMath.

Obituaries in this edition were: Lyman Carl Brower, May Rice Stedman, Ralph Hopkins.

A Mount Ayr musician has been invited to appear at the Iowa State Fair as one of the few Talent Sprouts by Bill Riley, who heads up that seciton of the fair.

Jerry Noble, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Noble, will appear on the concourse at 12 noon Saturday August 21. The six-year-old will present a drum solo accompanied by his mother.

Marriage: June 19, Patricia Routh and John Parrish.

Birth: August 8, a son Ryan, to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hunt.

Obituary in this edition were: Inez Ann Reasoner Miller.

Nina Saltzman of 307 W. Monroe in Mount Ayr has the yard of the week, the 13th of the summer.

Two Ringgold County youngsters attended the Iowa State Sheriff’s and Deputy’s Association YMCA camp near Boone recently. Chosen to attend the camp were Sarah Dredge and Maddi Stark.

Eight new faculty will greet students at August 22 when classes begin in the Mount Ayr Community school district Wednesday.

New certified staff at the junior-senior high school include technology cordinator, Ray Coffey; vocal music instructor, Seth Farrow; math instructor and coach, Chip Brundage; new administrator/instructor at the alternative school, Darrell Dodge; pre-school special education, Kris Quick; kindergarten, Mark Waugh; fifth grade, Michelle Houdek and special education, Jan Williams.

Birth: June 21, a daughter to Gabriel and Anglea (Grose) Kolesari..August 2, a son, Reas, to Steve and Tracee Knapp..August 1, a son, Isaac, to Chris and Jessi Grose.

Obituaries in this edition were: Stephanie Dawn Virden Beck, Mildred Ellen Dixon Elliott, Orville Pine, and Rachel Evangelin Martin Taggart.

School renovations nearing completion.

Larry and Rita Hunter pledge $100,000 for playground updates.

The familes of Alice Dillenburg and Verna Martin are celebrating their 80th birthday annivesaries on Saturday.

Delbert Jackson was honored for his military service prior to his death earlier this summer by his hospice provider, HCI Hospice Care Services. Jackson served as a Private First Class in the Army during World War II.

Obituaries in this edition were: Darlene Schaefer Ricker, Laura May Brant Osborn, Iris Gloria Culbertson Brown Osborn, Grace McCauslin Moser and Loren Sharp Crone.