Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-30
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Interesting Items Of News Xxx
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00tn0foo rom eIt I9Ft0 Of lowe
vinton recently celebrated the IF.
tieth anniversary Of its incorpora-
ton.
The dates of Iowa's sixty-flfth an.
1 nual fair, the Victory fair, are Au-
gust 20 to 20, inclusive.
<The total of premiums hung up by
| the state fair management reach
s106,911. the largest amount ever ap.
propriated.
| The handsome new Story county
home has been completed and fitting
dedication exercises are to be held
Immediately.
Congressman Burton E. Sweet has
introduced a bill in congress which
provides for 100000 post-office
! building In Hampton.
There was no burial in the Charles
City cemetery during the month of
June. In no year in eleven years
previous was there such an occur.
renee
J. VI. Dowell Of Bedford has been
employed by the directors Of the
farm bureau to fill the vacancy made
by the resignation of T. R. Miner.
Marion county agent
James Bradley Orman. native
Iowan. former governor Of Colorado
and pioneer in western railroad and
irrigation projects. died at Pueblo,
Colorado at the age of So years.
J. B. Heefner has been appointed
state hotel Inspector for two year
term by the state board OF health. H.
R. Houing and c. ]. Buckley were
appointed deputies for similar terms.
Roy Emerson, convicted of murder
in the second degree, for the murder
OF his mother, Mrs. Hate Emerson,
at Creston, has been sentenced to
life imprisonment. Bail has been
fixed at $4,000.
George Taylor Of Des Moines, II
years old. in fail In Sac City awaiting |
sentence for raising check, says
Sac City has the best jail I've ever
been in and I've been in lot OF them
over the state"
Certificate Of authority for the
Transformation of the old Mystic
Toilers Fraternals Insurance COM
pany, capitalized at 100000 was IS
sued by A. G. Savage, state commits |!
sioner Of Insurance.
Dr.. Clinton Brann Of Knoxville. /
who was captain ia the army and
with the army Of occupation in Ger
many, has been chosen member Of
the faculty Of the dental college OF
the State University Of Iowa.
At an election held at Ma-tinsdale
the petition for the formation Of a
consolidated school district was sus-
tanned by a vote Of i73 in favor to 50
against. Much interest was mani.
tested and a full vote was out.
Death overlook 15-yearpld Mildred
Preston Of Melbourne. before the girl
could be taken to Marshalltown for |
AN operation for infected tonsils.
The girl died In an auto fifteen min
|iutes after the start Of the Journey.
Out Of 300 votes cast IT Traer at
a special election ca the proposition
Of municipal ownership Of the light
ing and heating plant. only 2s were
opposed. The Iowa Railway and
Light company plant will be remodel.
ed by the city.
A good corn crop IA the state Of
iowa is practically assured, accord.
ing to the weekly weather and crop
bulletin. published by United States
crop service. One-half an inch Of
rain every ten days from now till
fall will produce bumper crop. Is
the belief Of Charles D. Reed. diree-
tor.
Dow Marsh sold his farm Of 24o
| acres Just south of Lehigh to B. H.
Kinney Of Dayton, for $3.50 an acre.
Mr.. Marsh bought this farm two
years ago for less than 5000 an acre,
putting on improvements sufficient to
make that amount In the two years !
he has thus netted the neat amount
of $4,000.
Pauline Nelson, Is years old, OF |
Sioux City, was arrested by Deputy |
United States Marshal Smith on
complaint OF Post-office Inspector
j. H. Sharkowski. who charges the
woman advertised in the newspapers
for husband, that she secured sew
eral proposals, accepted money fnn
them TO prepare for the wedding or
to 60 to their homes, but never kept |
her part of the agreement.
FRANKLIN c. Fehtte, a McGrego1
young man, has been selected by the |
Chinese government as director OF |
the department of physical education |
in the Pekin Higher Normal college. |
an institution OF recent date found
ed by the Chinese government to
train young men as teachers for high
er schools II learning. The college |
has an enrolment of 500 young men.
Professor Fehtte Is one Of four Am
orleans on the faculty.
Frank S. Shaw, state auditor, and
probably Ed Hoyt, treasurer OF state,
will attend the fourth annual confer
ence Of the National Association OF
State Auditors, Comptrollers and
Treasurers, to be held at st. Paul
August - 13 and a.