Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-07-24
EMERSON IS FOUND GUILTY OF
SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

MERSON IS FOUND GUILTY OF
SECOND DEGREE MURDER.
Mt. Ayr, Ia, July 19.---The jury re.
turned verdict of guilty of second
degree murder at 1910 o'clock tbs
morning.
The code fixes the penalty for sec.
ond degree murder as either for life
or prison term ofenot less than ter
years.
The verdict appears to be com.
promise.
The verdict was signed and read tt
the court by Bert Perkins as foreman
and was concurred in by all members
of the jury as it was polled.
Emerson, the accused, exhibited 9
slight tremor as the verdict was read
but he was in good control of his
emotions. His wife was not visibl,
affected by the verdict. Their con
duct throughout the trial, however
indicated they were quite confident o1
an acquittal and it is believed they
were considerably stunned by the yer.
dict.
There will be an appeal, it is said
if a new trial is denied the defense.
A. E. Pawla came in off the road
Friday for a visit at home. He in
forms us that the Aulger Bros. are
drawing immense crowds at every
performance and are doing the largest
business in their history. The show
is in Minnesota ut present
Ross Thompson had tumor re-
moved from his neck yesterday, DR..
Hoefer operating.
Miss Vaine Dessert arrived yester-
day from Excelsior Springs for WIS.,
it with home folks and friends.
Carl Stebbin returned to North
Platte, Neb., Sunday, after few
days visit with relatives.
Miss Bertha Gress and d. ]. Nc
Cune of Council Bluffs were visiting
friends and relatives here yesterday
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
j. F. Hand fell from wagon Sunday
and lacerated her arm severely.
w. H. Mathews lost valuable
horse Sunday night when the horse
fell over bank and broke his neck
Harry Ward returned Saturday
from two weeks visit with relatives
and friends in Ohio and West Vir-
ginia.
Mrs. John Cope is assisting at the
Harvey drug store for short time.
Mayor Pike and family motored to
Carroll Sunday and spent the day
with friends.
Jorgen Hansen has purchased the
Mrs. Leet property on Huron street.
Jas. Chappel has resigned his posi-
tion in the boiler shops and will move
with his family, to his farm near Hy-
more, S. d.
Ed and William McCune returned to
their home in Norfolk today, after at
tending the McCune picnic here Sun
day.
Miss Selma Holberg is home from
California, where she has been spend
ing the winter.
j. X. Peterson returned to his work
in Chadron today, after several weeks
lay off Oh account of rheumatism.
w. A, Smith has returned from
Denver, where he has been on COM
bined business and pleasure trip.
Mrs. Lillian Hargens and son, Hol-
land, of Council Bluffs, were Satur-
day visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hargens.
E. +. Jones is remodeling and
painting his home on South Seventh.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Edwards of
Mondamin, accompanied by Mrs. Mar
garet Myers of this city, autoed to
Glenwood Sunday
DIR. and Mrs. j. l.. Tamisiea were
the Sunday guests of the Ed Hitch
cock home near Mondamin.
Mrs. George Ferguson of Milwau-
kee, Wis, who has been visiting Mrs
j. l.. Shelton for the past week, re-
turned to her home yesterday.
DR.. Hugh Tamisiea reports the
birth of an 814 pound boy to Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Tisrney.
The home of Chas. R. Stout or
North Eighth street is being remodel
ed and painted.
Mrs. J. N. Fitzgibbon is gaining
nicely each day. The nurse, Miss
Heuerman, a graduate of Nicholas
Sem, departed Saturday for her home
at Arlington, Neb.
Chas. M. Mullen and M. E. Fagar
left this afternoon for Minnesota
where they go to look after land in
terests.
Mrs. E. G. Holtham and son, Rob-
ert, of Lake Wood, Ohio, arrived Sat
urday evening for few weeks vsi.
at the Charles Long home, near Mo-
dale. Mrs. Holtham and Mrs. Long
are sisters.
X. Tamisiea is ruralizing this week
at the country home of his uncle, Ed
Hitchcock, north of Mondamin.
The Valley Poultry Co. shipped two
carloads of eggs to eastern markets
last week. This week they will ship
a corload of poultry to New York
City.
Worcester Warren has just been ap-