Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Local and heighborhood News

Nine out of ten of our ex-
changes are preaching to farmers
in regard to the proper testing
of their seed corn. Now the fact
of the matter is the average far.
mer in this day and age Of the
world is about as well Informed
on this subject as his would be
advisers. The idea that any far
mer will neglect so impor-
tant a factor when preparing
his years work is putting a
FOOLS cap OH the wrong head
The farmer Of today needs
no advice as to the proper selection
Of the kind of seed he is going
to plant. He's on.-Center Point
Journal.
Now for instance, bank at Mas
onville and one at Hazelton were
recently burglarized by had men of
a few thousand dollars, all the cash
that happened to be in sight at the
time. And last week bank went
busted at Seymour, the cashier hav-
ing been specializing the funds of
the depositors, and there was prac-
tically nothing in sight. The Mas
onville bank robbers were promptly
sentenced to terms in the peniten-
tiary. The cashier and officers of
the Seymour bank may get off prac-
tically free. But honest to gee,
what is the degree of difference be-
tween these bad men?-Hopkinton
Leader.
Tom Peet, proprietor of livery
and feed barn at Anamosa, died
Thus lay night from the effects, it
is alleged, of a beating administered
by City Marshal Mart Kenyon. The
latter was creating a disturbance
one night being, it is alleged, in
toxicated. Kenyon attempted to
arrest him, when Peet drew a knife
and attacked the marshall who beat
him into submission, causing iniur-
les which, it is alleged, were respon-
sible for his death. Kenyon has re-
signed theoifice of city marshal and
Lee Peet has been appointed to fill
the vacancy. Mr.. Kenyon has not
been arrested. The affair will, how
ever. be investigated. -Hopkinton
Leader.
"Yes, we buy most everything but
groceries from Chicago catalogue
house, we get them so much cheaper.
OF course we get our groceries out
of our store, for that is our business.
Now on shoes, we get some fine bar
gains from the catalogue house."
1t was in the Great Western station
Thursday noon, and two out of.
town ladies were passing the time
in social converse while waiting for
a train. 1t seems that the husband
of the lady doing most of the talk
ing runs grocery store in village
not thousand miles from Oelwein.
She and her family purchase every
thing but groceries in the Windy
City, and expect their neighbors
and acquaintance to purchase their
groceries of them. The reciprocity
is trife off. And yet there are
others of the same tribe. Are you
one of them?-Oelwein Register.
The friends of Dan Magee will be
glad to know that the grand jury
Of Linn county exonerated him
from the alleged charge of larson
brought against him during the
winter. 1t will be recalled that
case was worked up against him
after the Prairieburg fire, which de-
stroyed his property and several
other buildings in Prairieburg.
The insurance company saw a pos
sible chance to avoid the payment of
its loss, and others were hungry for
the reward that was offered for the
conviction Of the incendiary. A
great ado was made over the matter.
and an exaggerated Importance was
attached to easily explained circum-
stances. Colored accounts of the
affair were given to the public, and
there was much said calculated to
create prejudice against Magee.
The grand jury, however, after a
patient and careful consideration Of
the evidence taken before them CON
Guided that no guilt attaches to the
suspected man, and has returned no
bill. He will thus be discharged
and his bondsman released from
liability. -Montlcello Express.
Dubuque liquor men are find
ing themselves up against the
real thing. They appear to be
making loosing fight in the con-
flict with Archbishop Keane, his
co-workers of the Catholic faith
and his able supporters of other
denominations A few months ago
saloons at Dubuque were
run without any regard for the
provisions Of the mulct law. No
attention was paid to Sunday
closing, to the hour for closing at
night, TO the prohibition Of screens
or the serving of lunches in saloons.