Calista Almeda (Adams) Granger (1861 - 1931)

Charles Granger's second wife was something else snd when Charles died she remarried. Here is story in the Nashua Iowa Newspaper.\\

The Hildebrand-Granger Elopement. – The report was current Monday morning that John Hildebrand and Mrs. Charlie Granger had eloped, and no trace of them could be found. The fact that these two disreputable creatures had left our community was no cause for regret. Everybody should be glad to be rid of them for neither has ever been a credit to the town. Hildebrand is thieving, good-for-nothing, who not many years ago had to work out a term in the penitentiary for stealing, and has since lived a shiftless, shameful life. He was a good worker when he would exert himself, but he was too lazy to work like a man and support the frail little woman who clung to him and for the sake of their child tried to make a decent man of him. Mrs. Granger has been a notoriously disreputable woman for years, and this is by no means the first family she has cursed by her evil influence, if all reports are true. About two weeks ago she left her husband and went to live with relatives in Bradford, and it is thought she and her degenerate companion made their flight from that place. Mrs. Granger took her little son with her, which is really a deplorable circumstance for the lad is a bright little fellow, and far too good to be spoiled by association with such a woman. The really sad feature of the flight of these two people is the condition in which Hildebrand left his wife. The poor woman has a little girl of about 5 years old, and is in a delicate state of health, which renders her helpless to support herself and the little one. When deserted by the worthless husband she had neither food, fuel or proper clothing for herself of little one, and will be dependent upon the kindness of friends to care for her in her trouble. Confronted by such overwhelming misfortune and disgrace, the poor woman is almost distrait. Kind friends are making the blow as easy for her to bear as is possible, but it is the hope of everyone that the man and woman whose criminal acts have occasioned such suffering, will be brought back and put where they will be powerless to do harm again for some time to come. There is no excuse for such shameless conduct and there should be no hesitancy in meting out the full penalty of the law for such a crime.