Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-19
/ Iowa State
1aa News
1Tn Late Incidents
Gathered from
Over the State

John Ritter OF Prairie City recently
purchased the Garrett Roorda farm
near that city. consisting of l6O acres
Con sideration being $4,000.
The dead body Of I frozen baby was
found on the Cedar River bridge at
Cedar Rapids recently. The police are
making an investigation of the mat
ter.
Osceola county is the smallest in
thestate with 395 square miles while
Kossuth county Is the largest with
974 square miles, according to the OF.
fetal Iowa Register. ..
Albert Highmiller Of Villisca was
instantly killed when the automobile
he was driving was struck by Wa
bash freight train directly in front OF
the depot at Malvern.
Guy Heater, cashier Of the Citizens
State Bank at Yale bought two farms
near that place recently for an even
$500 an acre. o. Ratliff who sold the
farms, bought them few months ago
for $500 and $500 an acre.
The application OF Charles Wiese
and Albert H. Miller Of Davenport to
the department Of justice for pardons
on their conviction OF espionage
charges has been denied. They claim
to be unable to pay the fines Of 5000
and costs assessed against them and
stand ready to be committed to pris
on.
! An acacia plant in bloom Is on dis
play In Sioux City store and as this
plant is rarely seen in this part Of the
country 1t is attracting much attsn.
ton, people coming from long dis
tanceS to see 1t. The perfume OF the
blossom Is very sweet and pervades
the atmosphere for miles around
when growing in its native state OF
California.
More than sixteen hundred people
gathered in the Methodist church at
Fort Dodge recently and passed reso.
buttons In favor Of the proposed con-
stitutions Of the League of Nations,
- laid down by President Wilson.
kilograms were ordered sent to SEN
ators Kenyon and Cummins urging
them to support the constitution as
proposed.
At the April election the citizens Of
Elsin win vote on the proposition that
dancing be permitted in the high
school building. Sentiment Is gen.
eraly in favor Of the proposition as
1t Is figured that II the young people
are not allowed to dance in the
school building under suitable super
vision they will dance in other places
not so we'll looked after.
More than 100000 was subscribed
by Citizens OF Creston in one even
ing recently for a new hotel building
which Is to be erected in the near fu-
ture. Crestol has been In need Of
better hotel accommo dations for some
time and finally some Of the leading
business men took the matter in their
own hands and raised the money nee
essary to start construction.
Tho city council OF Mason City In
tends to make that city as nearly
fireproof IS possible. They have Just
passed An ordinance to the effect that
no kind Of shingle OF other roof
covering will be permitted unless It IL
made Of nreproof material. This ord
nance to be effective after January l.,
1921. A practical contractor Of the
city has been named building commits
sioner
The state of Iowa has definitely de-
cided to abandon the armory at Web
ster City according to word received
by President c. e. Atkinson Of the
Webster City Armory company re-
Gently from the adjutant generals Of
fice. This action Is taken to mean
that the state is abandoning armories
generally and 1t IL thought by many
that this action sounds the death
knell Of the national guard in Iowa.
Charles T. Gibson and wife Emma
G. Gibson Of Thaysr were up before
United States Commissioner J. &.
Hunt Of Crsston recently on . charge
Of carrying on = business Of selling
books pertaining to birth control, the
nature Of which is charged as illegal
They were brought into court on COM
plant OF a postotfice inspector. They
are now out on bond and the case will
be heard before the United States
court at Creston soon.
II Eddie Richenbacker, war aviator.
does any flying for state fairs this
year. the Mid-Western Circuit, to
which Iowa belongs. will have the
arst chance at his services. This Is
the word brought from Chicago by
A. R. Corey, secretary Of the Iowa
State Agricultural Department who
attended conference Of state fair Of
hcials there recently. The night show
staged for the 1919 fair will be re-
production of the battle of Chateau
Thierry.
When F. A. Sprole. Waterloo chief
Of police turned his office over to his
successor March l. he also presented
him with an empty Jail, and he also
presented the two hospitals Of the
city with $500 worth Of liquor that
had been seized In police raids.
Fifteen thousands bottles of whis-
key. worth about $4,000 were de-
stroyed at the Sioux City police sta