County Officers Report 145 Criminal Prosecutions Year 1923
The Black Hawk county annual report on criminal prosecutions for the year ending June 30, 1923 shows 146 cases brought in criminal courts, with 128 pleas of guilty and 17 dismissals. Prosecution by Walter R. French, county attorney, and total county costs about $12,000. Fines in 84 cases totaled $13,570. 27 sentenced to state prisons, terms 1 to 19 years. Liquor violations lead, with 46 pleas guilty. property crimes also prominent. no trial costs for jurors or witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hawk County
State Board of Parols
J. W. Thompson
Walter R. French
Municipal Court Handles Social Vice Guilty Pleas
A report notes that multiple cases in the municipal court involved social vice offenses with guilty pleas. Grand jury fees for the year totaled 234 dollars and witnesses’ fees amounted to 342 dollars, reflecting county expenditures tied to grand jury and courtroom proceedings.
Relatives Profit by Two Wills Filed Here
Two wills filed for probate name Malinda Gieseman as main beneficiary and Emma Gieseman as potential heir with Ida Leslein as alternate. The 1922 will transfers all property after debts to the mother and, if she predeceases, to Ida Leslein. Dora M. Iblings will divides her Cedar Falls estate among husband J I Iblings and seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malinda Gieseman
J. W. Thompson
Rehm
Emma Gieseman
Ida Leslein
Dora M. Iblings
Cedar Falls
J. I. Iblings
Anna SfcCowan
Henry
Ebeleng
Hattie
William
Dorothy
Health for Working Women Promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Advertorial letters from women in Brooklyn Milwaukee and Webster describe relief from monthly pains backache and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related remedies. Testimonies claim improved health enabling continued work in offices mills and factories and request free literature on women’s ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Eleanor Sheblak
36Th St
Milwaukee, Wis
Brooklyn
N.Y
Carolyne Mangels
Feave
Webster, Mass
Irl
Todis E Pinkham
Many Plaza
West Street
Parrott firm moves decades old printing plant to new site
Matt Parrott and Sons Co moves contents from the old Reporter building through shifts over two weeks to a new Bratnober street plant. W F Parrott cites four moves since 1869, noting growth, staffing, and equipment changes as they transfer six presses, three rating machines, and a large stock of goods to a one floor operation with truck support and direct loading at the new location.
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S.S
S. 5
S. S
Reporter
Matt Parrott & Sons Co
Bratnobert Street
W. F. Parrott
Syenore
Savoyette
Sycamore Blreetl
Park Avenue
Stensant
Union Block
Bratnober Street
Ess Gordon
Rich Bachelor Seeks Wife After Cure Claim
A personal advertisement features a bachelor blaming years of stomach and liver trouble on marriage prospects. He touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a cure and offers a money-back guarantee. Sold by druggists and advertised as a simple preparation for intestinal ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
Motive Cited In Plant Closure Note
A brief line notes that to the Atta Naor, as in the plant now being vacated, signaling a transfer or closure action. The fragment hints at organizational steps tied to site shutdown and occupancy changes.
Stohr May Face Juvenile Court Over Hotel Theft
John Stohr, claimed under 15, was arraigned in municipal court for stealing 187.15 from Hotel Russell Lamson where he worked. Held to district court under 1,000 bond. If under 16, likely sent to Eldora Industrial School. Police say he fled with a 14 year old girl, later escaped to Omaha and confessed to theft here and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stohr
Ufder
Rusell-Lamson
Distriet Court
Honda
Eldora
Young Stohr
Council Blaffa
Omaha
Ralph Davis
Piles Cured Without Surgery Advise from Dr McCleary
A book by Dr. A S McCleary of Kansas City explains non surgical cures for piles and rectal troubles. The method claims twenty four years of success in over eight thousand cases and offers free postpaid mailing of the book to interested readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. McCleary
Kansas City
McCleary
Parkview Sanitarium
Also Mentioned on This Page
Black Hawk
Smith Pyorrhea Laboratories
Observatory
Des Moines
Treleans
Bluejay
SSS
Beteneset
14Th St
Brooklyn, N.Y
of Printing Co
Sycamore Street
Chamberlain
Stohr
Palm Beach
Morgan & Sullivan
Men’s Union Suits
Morgan&Sullivan
Commercial St
East Fourth Street
Waterloo
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