Manchester Democrat., 1920-12-29
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Albert Milk of Decorah was acci,
dentally killed when gun fell from
corner and discharged.
Farmers are reported to be plow.
ing ground and planting seed prepare.
tory for the spring work at Ke0sau-
qua.
Miss Amanda Nelson Of Shenan-
doah was elected National Y. W. G.
A. secretary. with headquarters In
New York City. IS
st. Paul's college, maintained by
the Evangelical Lutheran synod OF
Iowa may be moved to Boone from
Concordia, Mo-, II plans under way
materialize.
Charles e. Eaton Of Des Moines.
was seriously injured when derrick
broke and struck him, while working
on the Standard OIL Company
building at Oskaloosa.
The mayor Of Creston has ordered
all unmuzzled dogs In the city and
the surrounding countryside shot An
epidemic Of rabies from a mad dos
recently has caused trouble.
Clifford Barrett, convicted OF man
slaughter. in connection with the kill
ing OF S. Killibardo, at Council BLUFFS.
was sentenced to eight years at Ana
mosa, and to pay fine OF $1,000.
The Presbyterian ard Methodist
churches Of Farley have formed q
merger wherein each church retains
It's own membership but unites all
the various agencies of the two or
ganizations
A most successful farm sale was
that held on the Mrs. Mary Kelly
farm near Creston recently. Grade
cows sold as high as 1928 a head.
horses as high as $19S and hogs went
at 20 cents a pound on an average.
Headquarters for the Iowa Farm
Bureau Federation will be moved
from Ames to Des Moines, according
to the announcement made by offi-
cials OF the organization. Authoriza-
tion for the move was given by the
executive committee.
Work OF organizing national guard
unit at Dewitt is progressing nicely
and one-half the required number OF
names are already signed up. Lee
Kelly has been named to receive ap-
plications. The business men are
back OF the project. 1t will be the
first organization of the kind to be
undertaken in the county since the
war.
agent for the Iowa Bankers Mortgage
company surrendered himself to Sher-
iff Taylor at Cedar Rapids. Three In
dictments we're returned against him
by the Linn county grand jury. One
charges embezzlement Of $l91, SEQ
from the company and the other two
allege the utterance OF forged instrl.
ments.
Falling from silo on the Walter
Wolcott farm, near Montezuma, Chris
Larson Of Marshalltown, was painful-
~ injured He was at work near the
top of the silo when the scaffolding
gave way precipitating Larson to the
ground 80 feet below. -Four ribs
were torn loose from the spine, his
left shoulder bone was broken and
many cuts and bruises were sustain-
ed.
The biggest pet stock show ever
held in Cedar Rapids was recently.
Cash prizes amounting to $4,000. as
well as gold and silver medals, are
offered for the prize winners. Rab-
bits, chickens. canaries. red birds, rice
birds, parrots. cavies. pigeons, ducks.
pheasants, Chinese geese and other
varieties Of fowl and game are on
twelve states with prize winning
birds, which are valued at thousands
Of dollars,
No motive for the suicide OF Al.
bert L. Simmerman, 81, OF Van Vert,
who hanged himself in room at the
Iowa Hotel, Des Moines has been dis
covered by police. Possible finan-
cial troubles seem the most plausible
theory as he had only Is cents at the
time Of his death and Is known to
have had obligations amounting to
nearly 500, for checks indorsed for
him by F. G. Brown, manager Of the
Eldon Hotel.
One hundred and fifty delegates
attended the fifty-first annual session
of the State Grange of Iowa. A. B.
Judson, master OF the Iowa grange.
received news of the death Of his sis
ter-in-law and left for Michigan. Gale
McClean of Wilton Junction, overseeI
Of the grange, presided in his
place. Other officers Of the grange
are M. E. Blair of Manchester, trea
surer, and Miss Mary E. Yocum OF
Davenport, secretary.
The John Kiely sale, held at To.
ledo recently, was most successful
sale, the average on the As head OF
fered being $1,670.50. Mr.. Kiely held
a similar sale about year ago, at
which time his average was about
$500 higher than the present sale,
However, he is very we'll satiied
with the prices received. The top OF
the sale was $3.50, for Blackcap Of
Glover Leaf 9Th, and bought by Hess
& Brown OF Waterloo.
Low prices OF farm products are
held responsible for the suicide OF
Charles Fields, As. farmer near
Rockwell. He was found dead In
shed adjoining the house by his wife
A shotgun was at his side
Receiving 1900 volts of electric
ity and being able to tell the story
wae tho pynerinnco nf Raluh Nor.