Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-04-06

was circulating paper for the Re
publican nomination for sheriff and
asked Schultz IL he would sign 1t.
Schultz, who is quite politician, was
ready to sign the paper and while in
the act he was overpowered by the
sheriff, and the revolver and razor
which he had in his possession were
taken away from him. He was taken
to Marengo and was adjudged insane
by the commissioners of insanity.
AMONG OUR NEIGHBoRs.
Albert E. A. Harti has been appoint
ed postmaster at Minerola. vice NJ.
Flammant. resigned.
State Superintendent Rigg has def
initely decided that he will be a can
didate for denomination.
Sheriff Dunn of Dubuque returned
from Salt Lake City, having in custody
Charles Kneal, indicted a year ago for
desertion.
Arrangements are being made for
the starting of the new st. Mary's
Church which is to be erected in Ok
ford this spring.
The work of putting in six more
miles Of tile ditching on the, Mel
Smith farm, near Whiting. will be
started at once by Lewis Leeder.
Harold Tarr, the 7-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tarr of Oska-
loosa, was instantly killed by being
run over by the tender Of a traction
outfit
Six hundred and seventy-three dol
lars for pair of 6-year-old farm
horses sound pretty big. but that is
what Jacob Sexauer OF Angley re-
ceived at his sale.
The drug store of Wills Wolf, Of
Lorimor. was raided by County Attor-
ney Armitage and Deputy Sherin
Evans and a large quantity OF intoxi-
eating liquors seized
James Quinn has the distinction OF
receiving the highest price for hogs
shipped from Dunlap. The car of hogs
wer on the Chicago market and
brought s11.1O per 100.
At the school election at Mason City
improvement taxes to the amount OF
sSs,000 were voted for the purchasing
Of property and the erection !. of a
school house at the north end.
The Federated Women's Clubs of
Greston made the first donation of
funds toward the Y. NJ. c. A. cam.
paign for funds now going on. They
pledged $1,000 and this was given vol
unfairly
For speeding his auto through Main
street, H. L. Meredith, manager OF the
Meredith Auto Company. at Mason
City, was fined $40 and costs by May
or Kirschman, Meredith pleaded gull
ty to the charge.
County Attorney Edward S. White
has begun injunction proceedings
against Thomas Kimball, a restaurant
keeper of Defiance, charging him with
Illegal sale of an intoxicating liquor
called "Rosebrew."
Dale Waltz, aged years, son Of +.
3. Waltz. living at Indianapolis. died
of injuries received by a falling tim
Der from which a swing was attached
in a barn. His chest was crushed, and
he lived only few hours.
Y NJ. K. Avery, prominent farmer OF
Mason City, through friends in Hi
nois, sold to E. H. Burns, OF Orient
S. D.. Porter turkey gobbler for
| $500. It is the highest price paid fol
one turkey known In the State.
An unpaid fire insurance policy is
assessable property, according to de
cision just rendered by the Iowa Su
preme Court in the case Of County
Treasurer o. B. Talley against iona
than w. Brown. Of Sioux City. &
The remaining assets Of the defunc'
Corning State Savings bank were sold
at public auction by the receiver, G. F
Andrews, on order of the court. About
$4,000 in notes, judgments. bonds
stocks, ETC., were sold. The aggregate
amount realized was $275.
The engine and mail car Of north
bound passenger train No. on the
Minneapolis and st. Louis road drop
ped through a blazing trestle neal
Humboldt. The whole train probabl,
would have followed, had not Engineer
James Murphy discovered the fire in
| time to set the brakes.
Adam Trumbull, an old soldier ant
an old resident OF Mason City, dice
while being assisted from his kitchen
where he had been taken sick, to his
bed room, expiring in the arms OF 8
neighbor who happened in and fount
him struggling to rise from table
against which he had fallen. He was
| II years Of age. and was member
of Wisconsin regiment.
The contract for the paving of Onon
dago street at Anes was let by the
city council to William Horabin. Of
Iowa City The bid was 1929 pei
square yard. The paving is to before
osote blocks on concrete foundation
| George West, living west OF Chur
dan sold his 120 acre farm to Franz
Farley of Coon Rapids for $3.50 pei
acre. He then purchased the old Wes
homestead for $135 per acre. He solo
the latter place ten years ago for 81:
per acre.
Work has begun at Mason City OF
a mammoth storehouse to he built b,
the Northwestern States Cement Com
pany, at their plant for storing tn.
finish product for use during months
of the year when the factory canno
be operated at full capacity.
Inability of members of the Ber
Myers family to detect the odor of es
Gaping gas came near costing sever
| lives in Waterloo. When neighbor.
called they found the parents and five
children unconscious. All have recov
cred except enc son who is still yer.
ill.
Harold w Miller a rnemhari Of M