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Two Men Get One Year Jail Term for Highway Robbery
George Welter and Harry Poisall pleaded guilty to grand larceny for holding up and robbing W. M. Webrand on the Black Hawk road Aug 18. Both youths from Dike were sentenced to one year in county jail. Webrand and accomplices Rasmussen and Eben were arrested days later after Webrand reported the robbery. Victor Graves pleaded guilty to maintaining a liquor nuisance at 201 Manson street, fined 300 and costs, plus 90 days suspended. Graves was paroled to his attorney.
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George Welter
Utica Street
Harry Poisall
Sycamore
County
G. W. Wood
M. ‘Webrand
Dike
Black Hawk
E ¢ Webrand
J. P. Rasmussen
J. Eben
Hilltop Inn
Rainbow Drive
Webrand
Burn C. Towne
J. H. Meyers
Victor Graves
Wood
Manson Street
Graves
G. A. Tibbitts
Emil Steffen