Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-08-11
Iowa State
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Ess7 Late Incidents
Gathered From
Over the State.

e Bean day at Geneva Is to be re-
aived. During the last few years the
Lay has been ignored
n Reports from southern Iowa show
That oats and wheat are running ex.
lteptionally heavy this season.
II Jack Williams, the human fly, who
seas reported to have been killed IN
nouth Dakota, is visiting his mother
~ Boone.
IA daughter Of D. f. Anderson and
son Of D. Ryan were injured in an
bto wreck at North Liberty.
&Lockiaw. which developed from a
Shil entering his foot, caused the
IAath of Ralph Skahill, 6, son Of
lfank Skahill of Cascade.
Mrs. Anthony Swob arrived at Gen.
nrville to join her husband. They
1fere married year ago in New York.
Tut Mr.. Swob had kept it secret,
Northern Iowa will harvest the
Rrgest crop this year that has ever
teen produced in that section. Corn
reported to be in perfect condition.
H The Reliable Credit Clothing Com.
Eany Of Buffalo was fined $4,000 in
Knitted States District Court when
bund guilty OF violation OF the Lever
Ia
III Mrs. George Dostal, 45, formerly
Il Iowa City, wife OF a widely known
Ppera singer, is dead in New York.
The husband and two daughters sur
live.
There will be no city heat for Bur-
3ington Offices, stores and homes this
winter. The Burlington Steam Sup
ply Company has gone out OF BUSH
hess.
Rollin Perkins, son Of Professor
pr NJ. Perkins of Iowa University, re-
feiyed bad cash in the head when
he was accidentally hit by piece of
IRON pipe by playmate.
Mrs. L. F. Root IS, was killed In
Istanly when the car in which she
and her husband were riding was
struck by an Illinois Central work
train near Marcus. Mr. Root was un-
injured.
Police OFFICER Cofman shot Leroy
ANDREWS, a. Negro, through the right
Iarm at Marshalltown when Andrews
land his companion drew guns on the
ycficer, They were wanted for holp-
up at Boone.
R. A. lies, aged so, wealthy Henry
County farmer, climbed to the top OF
La itaA mil I'm 10 al a, fn
THE ground sustaining injuries that re
Isulted In his death He was an ha-
Ibltual sleep walker.
The much dreaded army worm has
appeared in Woodbury. county. II has
yDeen discovered in Concord and Grant
townships. There is not mach likeh.
hood Of Its multiplying and causing
Extensive crop damage.
Dust from speeding automoDAe
Iobstructed the view OF Charles Han
son OF MaQuoketa, so that he struck
a coal wagon. He said v. j Qainlan
were pitched through the windshield.
Both Were taken, unconscious. to the
hospital at Clinton,
planning great horseshoe pitching
contest at their annual picnic which
takes place at Minburn August 18th.
The national rules will prevail. pegs
to be 40 feet apart and extending s
inches above the ground. Other
amusements viii be provided.
With vision Of her century mile
stone her chief delight, Mrs. VIII
hemina Huebner of Clinton, celebrat.
ed her ninety-eighth birthday as hos.
tess to self-invited party OF seven.
ty-six; all her own children and their
children unto the fifth generation.
Mrs. Huebner, Mrs, Bertha Winter,
MRS. Emma Ziekau, Mrs. Marie Judd
and little Eleanor Judd make the five
generation group.
VIII Logan suffered another heavy
fire loss. The new barn on his farm,
live miles northwest of Traer, went
| up In smoke. The building was only
a little more than year old, built
to replace the structure destroyed by
fire in February of last year. 1t Is
believed the blaze was due to com.
bustion in the hay in the NOW, the
hay being little too damp when 1t
was put up. The roof was ablaze
when first the fire was discovered.
Joe Marine, who conducts gro-
Gerry store at Granger, was badly hurt
and his Ford car was wrecked when
wac 81 nv an IN rha ~,
Marine was driving into Perry from
the west with load of groceries. The
train struck his machine at the cross
ing and pushed 1t about 90 feet down
the track before stop could be made.
Marino was dug out of the wreck
with bruised leg and an injury to
his head, but none of the injuries are
serious. The car was almost totally
demolished.
The veil of mystery which shrouds
the death of Is year old Willard
ETorkelson on the farm OF Adolph
christensen near Hayheld on the
evening of July 4, may be penetrated.
A coroner's verdict of death by &C
cident" failed to satisfy William
Toykelson, father of the dead boy,
who lives near this city, and Law.
renee Torkelson, one OF the several
brothers, who lives near Belmond.
Nor did the support given this yer.
dict by the Hancock county grand
jury after hearing 81 Witnesses for
the Tnrkelson's satisfy them.