Wife Singsed Son For Discipline In Des Moines Divorce Trial
Des Moines December 24. In a Nevada divorce trial Mrs Merrill Lyman is accused by her husband Charles P Lyman of torturing their son by singeing his hair over a blazing newspaper to teach him not to play with fire. The husband testified he did not witness the act but saw the singed hair and confronted his wife who admitted it. The testimony followed a Des Moines house fire set by children. The case also includes a claim the wife urged him to go to Nevada to rob Andrew Jorgenson, a Milford township farmer later found murdered in his dooryard. The woman had been linked by newspapers to the Jorgenson murder after the arrest of two men for the crime. The matter was tabled when she broke down on the stand.
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Farmer Near Dows Dies From Lockjaw
Des Moines police questioned a local farmer in Iowa Falls about a crime after a man died from a lockjaw infection at Ellsworth hospital. Sheriff Ricketts and state agents reported the victim, Bert Sherman, died Wednesday morning and hinted his wife might have known details.
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Old Dobbins Fodder to Power Farm Flivvers
Farmers in Wapsinonoc township urge denatured alcohol from corn as motor fuel. They claim distillation yields five gallons per bushel and an effective price of 1.50 per bushel, with byproducts offsetting costs. The plan would absorb surplus corn and offer a cheaper fuel option than gasoline.
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Nevada Divorce Case Seeks Custody Amid Wealth Rumor
Mrs Lyman sues for divorce alleging the husband has hidden wealth and urges a witness to travel to Nevada to confront Jorgenson about a large sum he supposedly keeps at home. The case also involves custody of three children as the husband fights the action.
Repairing Fence Incident at Start of Week
A worker repairing a fence early in the week sustained an abra- tion. Details are sparse in the readable text, but the injury appears non specific and no further actions or names are provided.
Death in Dows from Rusty Wire Bite Poison
A man identified as Mr. Sherman, 65, died after contracting tetanus from a rusty wire bite on his hand. He was hospitalized locally but could not be saved. He had lived near the city and moved to Dows recently, survived by children from his first marriage and by his widow and a small child. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church with burial in Union Cemetery.
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Dows
Methodist Church
Union Cemetery
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