Manchester Democrat., 1920-12-29

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NEWS BRIEFS
William Eaton of Sidney, former
state senator. died after an illness OF
several weeks.
The Burlington Masonic lodge, the
first in the state, observed its eight
ieth birthday recently.
e. L. Norton, SO years old, who has
resided continuously for sixty-six
years on farm near Shell Rock, Is
dead.
An invalid for years. Frederick
Pohlmann, "A years old Of Davenport.
hanged himself from q bedpost with
q clothes line.
Daniel Young, 50 years old. Q we'll
known Dubuque railroad man, was
killed at Clinton, ILL.,. when struck
over the head with q coupling pin.
The Evergreen Poultry farm Of
Hampton, installed new 24,0O0 egg
incubator which surpasses their other
incubators by capacity Of $4,000.
The-recent sale of SO head or stock
at the Rock Island stock yards, Oska.
loosa by Ed Anderson brought good
returns. the animals selling for to.
tai OF $6450.
Mrs. w. ]. Ramsay, So. OF Newton,
Iowa. received a fracture at the base
OF her skull when she fell down a
fight Of stairs leading to the base
ment In Des Moines store recently
The Northeastern Iowa Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold their next annual
convention in Waterloo, March "a and
IS. F. J. Miller. principal OF East
Waterloo High. is president of the as.
sociation.
DR.. D. 8. Fairchild Of Clinton, an
nounced retirement from the civil
medical practice upon receiving or
ders to report for duty on the staff
OF the surgeon general of the United
States army at Washington.
Senator A. B. iCummins and Senator
Kenyon OF Iowa will urge the appoint.
ment Of Henry Wallace, published Of
Wallace's Farmer, as secretary Of
agriculture to succeed E. T. Meredith
upon President-elect Harding.
The Handleon farm stock show,
consisting of 200 acres, was recently
sold to Ole Harris OF Roland for $425
an acre. The farm is located four
miles south OF Roland, and is said to
be an especially good piece Of Iowa
soil.
Ninety-seven head of hogs belong
hg to Albert Woltman, living near
Meriden, were smothered to death In
the hog shed where he had placed
them for the night SO that work OF
vaccination could be begun early next
morning.
Clifford Barrett, convicted OF man
slaughter in connection with pool
hall holdup at Council Bluffs last Feb,
ruary, in which five deaths resulted,
was sentenced to eight years at Ana
mosa and to pay to fine of one thou.
sand dollars, in district court.
Mrs. Sara Bryant, formerly OF Des
Moines, was buried at Mt. Ayr. She
died Of heart failure at the age OF 95.
. Miss Elizabeth Herzog, Is years old,
brought suit for $4,000 damage for
personal injury received while en-.
ployed by the Red Oak Electric com
pany.
John Hornzyck, whose farmhouse
north OF Madrid, was raided several
weeks ago by state and county Off
GERS with the resulting seizure OF one
complete still pleaded guilty in the
District Court to the charge OF main.
tanning liquor nuisance. Judge G..
D. Thompson of Fort Dodge, presiding
over the November term Of court, fin
ed him $500.
Hanson and Tyler OF Fort Dodge,
largest automobile distributors In
Iowa, have made a voluntary assign.
ment OF all their assets in favor OF
their creditors, according to an
nouncement made. The concern has
headquarters in Fort Dodge and has
five branch houses located at Sioux
City, Des Moines, Webster City, Oma-
ha and Sioux Falls, s. D.
gr1o;v,, P1r Am nan cDart ~, Tox,ra -,
war preparations has been fled with
the government, according to Adj.
Gen. Louis G. Losher, who has return
ed to Des Moines from Washington
According to General Losher it will
be necessary to send transcript Of
the ledger account, together with the
original vouchers. through the militia
bureau. He has been trying to find
out for more than year the proper
military procedure in order to speed
up the payment Of this obligation
Iowa appropriated originally about
$1,000, 900 for the use Of militia units
until they actually were placed on ac-
tive duty.
A concerted attempt to make such
accidents as the recent Linneaman
tragedy at Van Meter an impossibility
will be made early during the next
session of the Legislature. Senator Eu.
gene Schaffter of Eagle Grove will
present bill establishing 400-foot
zone around all railroad crossings,