Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-09-27
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which funds have been raised. The
perpetrator of the deaths Of Joseph
Moore and his family has never been
solved. A recent grand jury failed
to indict the suspect Mansfield held
At Kansas City and later brought to
Viliisca. The citiasns who are back
ing the present movement believe
that Moore was murdered by some
one who was hired for the Job, and
that he killed the other seven persons
sleeping In the home when one awOks
At the time of tho tragedy. It Is be-
lieved by many that an enemy OF
Moore, possibly living in Villisca at
the time, arranged the murder.
Muscatine county carried OF the
honors for county exhibits at the
state fair. The display OF products
from this county scored SS5 points
out of q possible 1000. The awards
were 40 follows: Nrst-Muscatine
county, 955 points; second-Henry
county. 951 points; third-Des Moines
county. $50 points: Fourth-Jasper
county, 92s points; nfth-Clinton
county. s1l points; sixth-Linn coun.
~. s12 points: sevsnth-Lucas coun.
ty, 80 points; eighth-Scott county,
sos points: ninth-Greene county.
900 points: tenth-Cass county, 500
points; eleventh-Montgomery coun.
~. sss points: txelfth-Wayne coun'
ty, $50 points. . r..
r. H. Alexander Of Fairfield and
Wayne w. Polk Of Sidney are the
champion corn growers Of Iowa. They
won the sweepstakes at the Iowa
state fair. Alexander won the sweep
stakes and grand champion In the
single ear class. Polk won sweep
stakes and grand champion In the ten
ear class. Both men wen with the
johnson county white corn, which
took the main prizes away from the
yellow. The corn exhibited was from
the 1915 crop.
sixty.nine boys, the largest number
in any one county In Iowa, have reg.
istered in Webster county in the baby
beef contest. This contest is to en-.
courage the raising Of beef cattle. The
Iowa Beef Producers association OF.
fers one trip to tho winner in each
county. This trip = to the lnterna-
tional Livestock exposition In Chica.
go. Other premiums awarded to win
ners will consist Of scholarships at
the Iowa State college short course.
Clyde Knight left Greene several
weeks ago expecting to return to his
work as teacher and missionary In
Brazil, but found that he would not
be permitted to sail from New York
on account of the infantile paralysis
at that place, 30 Ne returned to
Greene. He was advised that it would
be impossible for him to pass through
New York, SO returned until cond1-
tons improve.
Peter Gotten, who violated his pa.
role and left the state short time
ago, has been arrested in Indianapolis
and will be returned to Fort Madison.
Gotten gave Warden Sanders OF Fort
Madison as reference when apply.
ing for . Job In the Indiana city.
Through this it was learned that the
man was wanted at Fort Madison for
violating his parole. Gotten had been
serving a sentence for forgery.
The annual reunion Of the mem.
bers OF the Second Iowa Cavalry as.
ISOLATION will be held at Perry on
Oct. IS and 10. Notices have Just
been sent out to all OF the members
by the secretary Of the veteran as
ISOLATION, Josiah Petty. Several
of the members of the famous Sec
ond Iowa cavalry reside near Perry
and plans are being made for an elab-
crate entertainment for the veterans.
Maj. Smith Brookhart, former
small arms inspector of the Iowa Ma
tional guard has returned to his homo
at Washington from Brownsville.
where he has been stationed with the
Iowa troops. Major Brookhart lost
his Job when the government abolish
ed his office. He does not know
whether he will be called back or
not.
DR.. Jacob Goldbrown. Fort Madt
SON veterinarian who for the past
two months was employed at the U.
8. cavalry horse camp at Fl. Sam
Houston, has received call from the
British Remount commission. He &C
copied the British call and will report
for duty at Montreal. He probably
will be sent to England Or the contin.
ent. .s.r. #.
c. L. White and Ray Courtney were
probably fatally injured and Martin
Billick was painfully injured when
the machine in which they were rid.
ing turned turtle on road Ave miles
out of Oskaloosa. The trio was bound
for the state fair at Des Moines when
the accident occurred.
1.-THE soil out here is wonderful"
said G. w. Norris of Philadelphia, one
of the members of the federal farm
loan board which visited Iowa re-
Gently. The four members of the
board, including l.. Lobdell, Capt. w.
s. A. Smith, Herbert Quick, and Geo.
W. Norris, accompanied by Claude De
Baum, secretary; John J. Egan, pub
licity man, and T. w. Seckendorn of
the Pennsylvania lines.
Owing to the existence of two cases
Of infantile paralysis in Cedar Rap
ids the opening of the public schools
has been postponed for two weeks to
September 18th.