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5 August 1898 | Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States
In 1898 a series of newspaper articles were published in The Clarinda Herald regarding problems between Charles Alva Loghry and a Mr. Miner (his niece's husband).
TROUBLE WITH A TENANT (Page 1 of The Clarinda Journal, published in Clarinda, Iowa on Friday, August 5, 1898)
HEPBURN, Aug. 2--[Special to THE JOURNAL.] C. A. Loghry who lives one and one-half miles north of [Hepburn] and one Miner, a tenant of his, had a regular "monkey and parrot" time today. Loghry had notified Miner to vacate his premises which Miner proceeded to do but was taking with him some of Loghry's property. Of course Loghry objected and a fight ensued. Miner being recently from Oklahoma has stuck to his old habit of carrying a big revolver, and on this occasion proceeded to use it, firing two shots at Loghry missing him, however. Loghry defending himself with nature's weapons only, succeeded in disarming Miner and giving him a good trouncing. All of which leads us to remark that the spirit of war is rampant in this vicinity.
LOUGHRY'S HOUSE BURNED -- Dwelling in Valley Destroyed--Supposed to Have Been Work of Incendiary (Page 1 of The Clarinda Journal, published in Clarinda, Iowa on Friday, August 5, 1898)
HEPBURN, Aug 4--[Special to THE JOURNAL.] A house on the farm of C. A. Loughry, situated one mile north of here was burned last night. It had been occupied until within a day or two, by one Miner, but was unoccupied at the time of the fire. The fire is supposed to have been indendiary origin.
Fight at Hepburn (Page 5 of The Clarinda Herald, published in Clarinda, Iowa on Friday, August 5, 1898)
Some years ago C. A. Loghry, of Hepburn, was tried before the grand jury for incest, the woman in question being a niece of his. He was not indicted, and later the girl, who had been keeping house for him, left this country and went south. In Arkansas she met a man named Miners, who married her, child and all. Loghry heard of the union, and invited them to come north and live on a farm which he owned, near Hepburn. Miners accepted, and after he and his wife arrived here, he learned from some kind neighbors that Loghry was probably the father of his wife's child. So he began to prepare for a lawsuit against Loghry. The latter, in retaliation, expelled Miners from his house and farm. Miners was moving his goods out Wednesday, when Loghry happened along, to see that nothing of his own was taken. A quarrel sprang up between the two men, and Miners pulled a revolver and shot twice at Loghry, missing him both times. Before he could shoot again, Loghry, who is the smaller man of the two, jumped upon him and proceeded to give him a pounding with his fists. The pounding proved so severe that when a warrant was issued for Miners' arrest, he could not be arrested, because he was unable to be out of bed. The outcome of the after is not yet in sight.
LATER.--A sequel to the fight may be found in the fat that C. A. Loghry's house was burned to the ground on Wednesday night. The Sheriff says that the act was an incendiary one, and that the incendiary is known.
Concerning the Hepburn Fight (Page 3 of The Clarinda Herald, published in Clarinda, Iowa on Tuesday, August 9, 1898)
George Loghry, a nephew of C. A. Loghry, who whipped a man named Miner, at Hepburn, a few days ago, was in the city Saturday, and made our office a pleasant call. George lives in the vicinity of Hepburn, and is acquainted with particulars of the night, although he did not see it. He says his uncle is a smaller man in stature than is Miner, whom he thrashed, but that he is more heavily built. This is the first time that he ever whipped anyone in a fight, said the nephew, and he has been in a thousand of them, almost. Concerning the burning of the house of C. A. Loghry, on the night after the fight, it seems to be the general opinion that Miner, the defeated man, did the incendiary work. A warrant is now sworn out charging him with the crime. It also seems to be the opinion that Loghry is the father of the child in question, which is now two and a half years old. Miner will probably bring suit against Loghry for maintenance of the child. Eye witnesses of the fight say that Miner did not fire his revolver, which was a 32 calibre, at Loghry, but fired it backward, toward the ground, trying to scare Loghry, who was endeavoring to expel him from the house. The affair is considerably complicated, and the outcome seems to be a far way off.