Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-16
HAW K EYE.
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Interesting Items Of News Xxx
Gathered From oil Parts Of Iowa

Alfred Lehman, Of Wheatland, was
victimized by land sharpers in
"shell game" in Milwaukee to the ex
tent of $4,000.
Richard Smell, multi-millionairre
claims the Fort Dodge city park. l!
is worth 100000 and the council viii
fight the Smell claim.
The State Educational department
has designated the Madrid high
school for the establishment of~a
normal training department.
James Norman Hall, of Colfax, Is
one of seven American aviatocs cit
ed recently by the French govern
ment for services In the Lafayette
escadrille.
Mini Knauer, arrested at Sheldon
on a. charge Of deserving from the
army, committed suicide in his cell
by hanging himself from the cell
door with his belt.
William Philip, Dinsdale bachelor
celebrated his nintieth birthday by
refusing to take $400xan acre for his
quarter section of land which he pur'
chased in 1864 for 81 an acre.
Lyle surfus, young high school
boy living near Bristow, won first
prize. in the Butler county "Pig club"
for the year ,191s, and was given q
free trip to Chicago for his efforts.
The Whiting consolidated school
district voted q S15O,OOO bond issue
for q new school building to be erect
ed on a new 10-acre tract. Out OF
rs votes cast there were only q
against the bond issue.
Much cut hay was blown. away.
The examination OF the samples Of
Ottumwa well water sent to the state
university by City Physician DR.. Wal
ter Anthony. has revealed the pres.
ence Of typhoid germs and traces the
responsibility for five cases Of ty.
phoid fever developed within the
past two weeks.
Twenty-eight neighbors and friends
went to the home Of Mrs. Johnson OF
Cumberland, and cultivated eighty
acres Of corn in five hours. Mrs.
Johnson's SON. Is in hospital taking
treatment for a nervous breakdown
caused by influenza.
Major James Rush Lincoln, of
Ames, Iowa's only veteran of three
wars, has been discharged from his
service in the last conflict. at Camp
Dodge. An enlisted man in the Con.
federate army, brigadier general in
She Spa..sh-AmericanI war and ma.
jor of infantry in theS &orld war is
his recordNof long service. r
The last >recommendatiohs for an
award for bravery IN the European
war, go to two Iowans, Sergeant A.
q. Carlson OF Boone. and private Os.
car Zwald of Fort Dodge. Carlson
has been recommended for the D. s.
c.. and Zwald will receive letter Of
commentator from General Lisgett.
commanding the Third army.
A branch bank in the nnal pay
station at Camp Dodge established
by the Des Moines Clearing House
association to prevent the fleeing Of
discharged soldiers has been open.
ed. This movement Is the result Of
q number OF swindling episodes in
which gullible soldiers have been de.
prived OF their final pay and trans.
portation money.
Leo L. Convey Of Cherokee, who
was seriously wounded at Chateau
Thierry, has filed suit in the federal
court here against the United States
government for $22,950.4O in collec.
ton Of his $4,000 war risk insur.
ance policy and for damages alleged
to have been guaranteed him at the
time Of his enlistment II he were to-
tally disabled. The case is notable
In that 1t is said to be the first time
IN the history Of the United States
that suit has ever been filed against
the United States by an individual.
1owa's corn crop should be big.
ger and better this year than last
year, according to the crop reports
'ent to the Waterloo general offices
II the Illinois Central railroad by sta.
ion agents throughout the state. At
present the condition Of Iowa corn is
'ated at 105 per cent. This indicates
hat corn was trife more than knee
high by July 4, the common stand.
lrd Of corn growth used by Iowa
armers. "Oats and wheat are in
Inc condition." says the report, "be-
ng all headed and well filed. Early
seeded oats are beginning to ripen,
md prospects are good for a big
rop. A big crop of tame hay is as
ured, while wild hay crops will be
formal Pastures are in good condi.
ion. as are gardens"
Frank Gotch's training quarters for
he Hackenschmidt matches that won
i'm the worlds championship have
cen donated to the city of Humboldt
y the A. B. Bicknell family and
Jorthern Iowa Gas and Electric COM
any.
Colonel F. w. Beckman, who has
cen in charge of the publicity for
he Y. M. c. A. in France, has land.
d In New York and is on his way to
mes. Before the war, he was with
he Iowa State college at Ames, &C
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