Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-05-29
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OF Winneshiek county BY May 18TH.
This is an early start for extreme
northeastern Iowa.
Iowa being a million dollar state,
they have to use . big adding ma
chine In the state banking depart
ment to keep track Of the money IN
tho banks. The machine In use Will
add up to $11, ,seo, 900.
Grinnell College will graduate a
class Of ninety-eight young people on
Tuesday, June II, when Albert Shaw,
editor OF the Review Of Reviews, and
an aluMnus OF the college, class OF
~, will give the address.
A destructive tornado occurred IN
tho northwestern corner OF Sioux
county recently. Much property wa
wrecked. The first corn planted IN
the vicinity Of InwooA in the extreme
northwestern part of the state is now
up.
II you want some real fancy wool,
send a remittance to Gov. w. L.
Harding to cover . bid on tho wool
from tho White House sheep. The
money goes to the Red Cross. and
oil arrangements have been conpltt-
cd at the governors oftcs to take
care Of 1t.
William Lyon, An Indianola boy
and a member Of Company A, One
Hundred xty-eiGAth infantry, for
msrly the Third Iowa National Guard.
has been killed in action in France,
according to q telegram received by
his parents Mr.. ard Mr.. Judd Lyon
of Indianola.
w. r. Creep Of Hawarden, enc Of
the most prominent stock feeders OF
northwestern Iowa for many years,
came to the Sioux City market one
morning recently with load It flne
cattle and with commission men was
inspecting the shipment when he was
seized with heart disease and died
before a physician could reach him.
An Investigation OF the .administra-
ton of the $4,000 fund appropriated
by the Thirty-sixth general assembly
for use In making an Iowa exhibit at
the San Francisco exposition In 1915
was made recently by the retrench.
ment and reform committee Of the
last legislature, In session at the
state house.
Adam Kiefer, former private bank.
or at Hazelton, is behind the bars at
the Anamosa reformatory to serve
ten year sentence for wrecking the
institution Of which, he was the head.
Kiefer is nearly rs years Of age. He
had made a five year fight to keep
out OF prison and only recently the
state supreme court refused to re.
view the case again.
Earl N. Sense, Il year old Fair.
field boy, now in the naval service,
acted as one OF the guard of honor
for Secretary Of War Baker during
the latter's tour Of inspection on the
western front, according to a., letter
received in Fairfield by the boys
aunt, Mrs William c. Harper. Sense
was only 20 years old when he vol.
unteered.
How would you like to know lsUu
convicts? This is the accomplish.
ment Of 0ertha Boydston, stenog.
rapher and file clerk in the office OF
the state board of parole, where, in
eight years service she has memor.
lied the names, records and appear.
ance of practically all the convicts
confined at Fort Madison and Ana.
mosa, state institutions.
Private Fred w. Lampman, who
was killed In action May II, was the
son of Mrs. Lydia X. Lampman OF
Red Oak, who received the message
OF his death recently. He enlisted
May 6, 1917 at Marshalltown and
landed in France June rs, 1917. he
was In the regular army, q member
of the One Hundred and Sixteenth
infantry, and was % years old. =
County fairs throughout Iowa are
going to give War Savings and Thrift
Stamps as premiums this year in.
stead Of cash. A campaign was put
on only a few days ago asking all
fair associations to give at least a
part of their premiums in stamps.
They will also have War Savings
Stamps booths on the fair grounus
and have statesmen solicit the crowds
attending the fairs.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the Wasem Plaster Mill, the seconu
largest mill in Fort Dodge, recently.
The loss, including damage to freight
cars of the Fort Dodge line, is esti-
mated at $4,000. The loss to the
Wasem plant is about $150,000 par
TALLY covered by insurance. The
mill is two miles from the city and
has no protection from the city water
supply. Henry Wasem, secretary,
stated the company would rebuild at
once a modern fireproof building.
Iowa has gone over the top again
in an unexpected way and won an
other war honor. Iowa ranks first
among all Of the states of the union
in quick forwarding to the provost
marshal general Of occupational
cards required under the registra-
ton system. Governor Harding has
received this news officially from,
General Crowder. When Iowa Off
Gals received word that delay in
sending occupational cards would be
vital handicap in forwarding troops
to the west front the work Of CLASH
flying the cards was rushed. School
teachers did most Of the work.
Fred ]. Stevenson and wife to Eva