Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-15
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The second trial Of Jefferson T. Nc.
Caskill, this time on charge of man.
slaughter, will commence Nov. at
Waterloo. McCaskill has been at lib
erty on $4,000 bonds since his first
trial, on a murder charge. The jury
brought in verdict for manslapghter
and the defendant appealed. The su.
preme court reversed the case and
remanded it, McCaskill is accused OF
killing Henry Phillips, wealthy
farmer, in a quarrel over the delivers
of sewing machine.
The Farmers Cooperative Elevator
company of Weelstock reports the to.
tai bushels Of grain bought during
the year as 43S,S99. and the net profit
from grain, coal and tile sold as 49,
611.91. During the seven years the
company has been organized the net
total profits have been $42,72S.22,
which has been divided among the
stockholders. according to the amount
Of grain delivered to the elevator. N
The state association of chiefs OF
police at tn cir recent meeting in
Council Bluffs elected o. GERS for next
year as follows: President, c. F. p.
Froom. Council Bluffs, reelected:
vice president, NJ. j. Gordon. Fort
Dodge; secretary and treasurer, H. T..
Wagner, Waterloo. Fort Dodge was
selected as the meeting place for next
year.
AL Smith, for two years a resident
of College Springs, with his wife and
five children, have been taken to Eu-
reka Springs, Ark, to answer to the
charge Of having murdered one ODE
Herndon, Sept. IS, 1911. Smith and
Herndon were neighbors and It ia
claimed Smith shot Herndon In a
quarrel over line fence.
Nonunion and union BARRIERS Of
Davenport have commenced fight
that threatens to disrupt the tonsorial
trade in that city. three suits having
been begun by the union men to force
non-unionists to close on Sunday. The
three nonunion shops are in hotels.
Violating the Sabbath is the charge.
Iowa pensions granted by the de.
partment at Washington last week
were: Elizabeth A. Birchmier, Milton,
$12; Clarissa ]. Campbell, Perry, $12;
Ozoroa Morrow, Ottumwa, $12; Almira
R.. Carter. Osceola, $12; Anna M. Paul
son. Northwood, $12.
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citation. an organization Of farmers to
improve the crops and stock OF the
county, is making countrywide:
campaign. j. w. Coyerdale, crop
expert from Ames, will deliver lee
lures.
e Burglars early Monday morning
blew the safe in the private bank Of
Thomas Davis of Honey Creek secnr-
ing s2,10O, and making their escape.
The safe was wrecked. Mr. Davis
Saturday sent $4,000 to Council Bluffs.
The Iowa commentary Of the Mill
tary Order OF the Loyal Legion OF the
United States will meet at the Cham.
berlain hotel. Des Moines, Tuesday
evening, Oct. Il, at 1890 o'clock. A
luncheon will precede the meeting.
Oscar Severson's skull was badly
crushed and three other men, Bill Lee,
Eft Lee and Meve McHone, were In
jured when an auto turned turtle near
Cambridge. All the men live in or
near that town.
4 Fire Sunday morning at Winterset
destroyed livery and feed barn with
three horses and two automobiles
Only prompt work by the five depart
ment saved a lumber yard and an.
other feed shed. y. t5s 81, Y y
I Eight grocerymen and one restau-
rant proprietor at Boone were fined
for violation OF the new sanitary law.
L. l.. Flinkinger, state dairy and food
commission Inspector, filed the
charges. $;- ;,5 IA Il
Former Recorder Charles Killing OF,
Chickasaw county. near New Hamp.
ton, recently lost 100 hogs by cholera,
entailing loss of $1,000, and making
him one OF the heaviest suffers in the
state. III
q Lester johnson, OF Mason City, was
badly hurt and his horse killed when
he collided with an automobile driven
by j. NJ. Edgington. Johnson's In.
juries consist OF cuts and bruises.
Ed. Sangord, at LIE Mars. has plead.
ed guilty to arson and was sentenced
to Ave years in prison. He set fire
to the haystacks OF a neighbor against
whom, he had a grudge. e a.
Rural letter carriers appointed as
follows: DEBORAH, Arno Burt: Pal.
mer, Elsmore E. Johnson; Sheldon, lr-E
vim C. Williams .85: 5Ss
Drs. G. I. Armitage and G.. r. Haik-
en- have been appointed Government
pension surgeons at Osceola and Dr..
w. H. Wopley at Corning. y
The postmaster general has allowed
the postmaster at Des Moines ten ad.
ditional letter carriers.
The president has nominated Jas.
per w: Morris. for postmaster at Pa.
nora. "a
William w. Stewart, one Of the best
known pioneers Of Jefferson county.
died last week at his home near Glas-
gov. Mr.. Stewart was 81 years old
and has resided on the same farm con-
since 1887.
The safe in the post office at New
Sharon was blown by robbers and
$3.50 in cash, 800 In stamps and
drafts and certificates of deposit
worth $4,000 stolen.
Mrs. George Van Hook, aged So.
living at 318 Vernal street, Cedar
Rapids, was found dead in her door
way.
4 1T. Dolan. brakeman on the Great
Western railroad, was killed when the
engine ran into an open switch at
Mason City. Engineer Horg was bad.
ly sscalded Both men resided In
Clarion.
Chariton's street carnival and
hom ecoming celebration ended after
four days Of merrymaking. There
were big crowds and plenty OF
Another case OF horse theft is re-