Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-02-13
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Interesting Items Of News Xxx
Gathered From oil Parts ofIowa

take good care of Bob White this
winter" says the birdman at Iowa
State College. He's the best little
aviator that Uncle Sam can have in
the war food production drive that Is
coming next summer. He will work
from sixteen to eighteen hours day
scouting around, he will eat any one
of 1923 kinds of weed seed for break
fast, make his dinner Of wire worms
or grasshoppers, and for supper will
make away with all the mosquitoes or
any one of dozens of other juicy bugs
or worms that happen to be within
reach. He often eats thousand flies
at 4 meal for dessert.
Az q result of the ruling Of Provost
Marshal General Crowder concerning
late marriages., hundreds of regis
trants who were previously classified
as Ia are being given deferred class
iflcations by the district boards OF
Iowa and by all local boards. A show
ing of mere dependency of wife Of
q registrant recently married is not
affecting the first decision of the
board, but in practically every case
where there is showing that a birth
IL expected the deferred classification
is being granted.
Two women graduates OF Cornell
college of Mt. Vernon are now in serv-
ice In France and another will leave
soon for the battle front. Mrs. Pearle
Weber Thompson, . member OF the
Chicago unit No. 10 Of the Red Gross,
Il now IN active worker in foreign
Red Cross. Mrs. Pearle Reeder
Campbell Of Sioux CITY, Is now q can.
teen secretary in the Y. N. G. A. d.
vision and her husband, Prof. Her
b>rt g. Campbell. also . Cornell grad
uate, IL = Y. NJ. G. A. secretary.
The title Of worlds champion wres-
tier remains in Iowa. Earl Caddock,
holder Of the title. won decision over
Wladek Zbyszbo in their bout in Dss
Moinss recently. Caddock won the
first fall sitter an hour and twenty-five
minutes with a head scissors and
wrist lock. Zbyszko took the second
fall with a side hiplock, which was
really a fluke, in thirty-One minutes.
The referee gave Caddock the deci-
sion on points.
When A. Nebergall, farmer living
near BOWS, was operated upon for a
perforated appendix, doctors discover
ed toothpick had punctured the
bowels and caused leakage. The pa
tient started for the hospital in an
auto, but the machine stuck in
snowdrift. The balance Of the trip
was made in bobsled, distance of
eleven miles, with the ri temperature
below zero. Nebergau will recover.
-Four hundred sheep, to run wild in
the city parks this summer may soon
be purchased by the city OF Des
Moines. Other cities of the United
States have owned sheep herds for
over a year. They argue that sheep
help clothe the Sammy, help give him
more meat, bring net profit to the
city park department and save some
expense in lawn trimming.
The first of the series of moving
pictures by which officers and men
at Camp Dodge are to be taught mil
itary tactics and methods of modern
warfare were shown at the officers
training school recently. The pictures
depicted the proper form of military
courtesy in saluting, positions at at
tsntion and similar subjects: The
pictures were taken at West Point.
With fresh eggs beginning. to come
to market, State Dairy. Commissioner
W.. b.. Barney, issued an order recent
iy. requIring that. cold storage ,agts
when placed on sale On grocery stores
or elsewhere shall, have q display
card above them. labeled, Gold Stor-
age Eggs. Cold storage butter when
offered for sale must also be labeled.
The first births to be reported to
the state board of health in comph-
ance with the state vital statistics
law were received from Grundy coun.
ty. Eighteen births were reported for
the month Of January. The Grundy
county report shows that all OF tho
births were legitimate and that all
we're born alive.
The three delegates sent to Europe
by the United States government to
study food conditions there will make
their first report to the American peo-
pie in the state of IOWA. They are
sent to Iowa because this state made
the best showing of all in the matter
od food pledge cards.
Iowa's coal production can be In.
creased 100000 tons next summer,
in the opinion of the Iowa Coal Oper-
ators' association, If operators, min.
ers and the consuming public will get
together in the effort.
Iowa state institutions are in debt
$148 ,642.54 and have q credit balance
OF but $1S,466.44, according to a re-
port presented Governor w. l.. Hard
ing, by the state board Of control.
Governor Harding has been assur-
ed by Director General McAdOO that