American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
RETURNED SOLDIER CHASED
AWAY BY IRATE FATHER.
John Isaac Jr. Enlists Against Faith
er's Wishes. Comes Home and is
Threatened with Shotgun for Pro-
tecting Little Sister.

John d. Isaac is booked to appear
shortly before Judge r. o. Jones III
answer to a battery charge filed by his
son. John Jr.. returned soldier from
overseas. John Jr.. charges that ne
was attacked by his father. beaten with
a shotgun and that his father threat
ened to blow his head off"
Mr.. Isaac Sr is farmer living west
of town and for the past few years mas
earned the reputation of trouble
breeder within his family He has had
considerable trouble with the school
authorities who have insisted that he
keep his children in school and has
been accused several times OF being
pro-German. His children have left
home several times but usually have
returned after listening to the induce
ments of their father.
Mr.. Isaac was arrested about May
first on the charge of contributing TO
the DELINQUENCY OF his daughter in that
he prevented her attending school as
REQUIRED by law. He plead guilty to
the charge and was fined $50
How Trouble Started.
The trouble that resulted in the bat
terry charge occurred about the first OF
Nav when John Isaac. Jr. returned
from overseas with the artillery. Up
on his discharge from the army he
came to American Falls and visited his
fathers ranch where the family was
living. Upon arriving at the ranch he
found his little thirteen-year-old sister
in the field narrowing grain when she
should have been in school. John Jr.
asked for pair of overalls so that he
could relieve his sister in the field and
was reminded by his father to mind
his own business.
Hot words resulted and the older
Isaac is said to have threatened to
whip the returned soldier. John Jr.
reminded him that he didn't live in
Russia or Germany any more and ask
the father to talk English, as he had
heard enough German from the Ger
mans. This enraged Mr.. Isaac so that
he grabbed the shotgun, according to
report and started to beat his son. He
was held by other members of the fam
lily present but when released is report
ed to have searched for shells and saic
that If John Jr. did not leave the
premises he would blow his head off.
Daughter Keeps House.
John Jr. came to town and had his
father arrested for contributing to the
delinquency of his sister. The charge
of battery resulted later
Miss May Isaac, the oldest daughter
in the family, has always kept house
for her father since her mothers death
A few months ago she and her fathei
disagreed and she went to Salt Lak'
City. Shortly afterward Mr. Isaac ad
vertised in the Salt Lake Tribune for ;
housekeeper Miss Isaac read tn
advertisement, corresponded with he
father under a different name, reaches
a satisfactory agreement as to wages
and wrote that she would take the po
sition II was much to her father
surprise that she stepped from tn
train soon following with the informa
tion that she was his correspondent il
Salt Lake and had come to fill the po
sition he had offered
John Isaac Jr. is soldierly lookin
fellow with erect carriage and pleas
ant manner He was one of the frs
to enlist when war broke out and see
more than ordinary service overseas
He enlisted much against his father
will and has never received any en-
couragement from his father since.