Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-20
Local and Aeighborhood News

We understand that the Inter
national Harvester Co. are adopting
very stringent freeze-out tactics with
a number of dealers this winter
compelling them to quit handling
independent makes of agricultural
implements on the threat of taking
away all their business. In view Of
the fact that the Standard Oil Co.
holds about 70 per cent of the stock
in this big harvester combine, many
dealers have had their ire aroused
and kicked the stuff out entirely. 1t
is this same big tariff-fostered
monopoly that is selling agricultural
implements in Europe at reduction
of about twenty per cent from the
prices which prevail in this country.
Rockford Register.
Friday, says the Independence
Conservative, the famous phono-
graph case between John Kline and
Manly Hines was tried to this court.
This an action to decide whether a
photograph comes under the defini-
ton of musical instrument, exempt
to the family under the exemption
laws Of Iowa. The case was tried
in Justice Davison's court, last sum
mer to jury. The jury decided
that it was exempt, and plaintiff ap-
pealed. Judge Platt affirmed the
decision of the jury in the lower
court, except that any records not
producing music were held subject
to the attachment. There are four
or five such records in the number
attached.
This boys can have just one more
big noisy Fourth Of July, and then
they must bid farewell to those loud
creations that depend upon dyna-
mite for the reputation that makes
them dear to the heart of a boy.
The dignified members of the legis-
lature have concluded that powder
is good enough for fireworks and
they have passed a law cutting out
the dynamite; and they have also
declared that no cannon cracker
shall be over five inches long and
three quarters Of an inch in dame
ter. This law will not go into eff
feet until January 1908. The boys
may grumble for time, but really
the law is wise one, and will save
the limbs Of many boy. The man
ufacturers had gone too far in fill
ing the desire for noise, and have
been putting out some exceedingly
dangerous fireworks, which did not
always fall into the hands of careful
people.-Monticello Express.
Butler District court made rap
id record in disposing of the case
against Anton Seefried for horse
stealing. Seefried stole team OF
George Kramer Tuesday morning.
Wednesday morning he was arrest
ed, and was taken to Allison that
afternoon. The grand jury inves-
gated his case Wednesday night
and had an indictment ready when
court opened Thursday. Seefried
plead guilty and was sentenced tc
nine months in the penitentiary, and
was taken there by the sheriff
Thursday night. In a little over
forty-eight hours after the crime was
committed the prisoner was in the
penitentiary. Seefried is only q
years of age, but has been a rover
all his life. He was born in Vienna
and at very tender age made Q
voyage to South Africa. For sever
al years he was employed on ocear
going vessels, and it is said has
visited every capital on the globe
Ackley World.
+. G. hubert, while at Anamos;
saw Will McWilliams and reports
that he is very thin, though the doc
tor says he has dropsy now. Some
days he can sit up but little, ant
Mr.. hubert thinks he has not long
to live. While there was no dem
onstration that indicated that thu
prisoner is raving maniac, there
was nothing to indicate the degree
Of intelligence that he had in the
!. past. His answer to questions asked
were rather on the hit and miss ord
er, some passing for rational replies
and others the reverse In reply tt
Sheriff Corlis's question did 20,
/ know your ssepmother was buriet
j last week." he seemed to study owe
it and finally asked, 'How woult
you expect me to hear anything
here?" Other answers indicated h
was unable to gather his thought
together so as give coherent reply
, he was smooth shaven, was dressed
. in plain grey suit with shirt O
j small checks and if he was on TIL
t street, nothing about his dress woul,
r suggest that he was prison inmate
J. Waterloo Courier.
+ Tax Law of Iowa.
' Taxes become lien on real es
tate December 81. Taxes are du