Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-08-10
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NEWS BRIEFS

The Story county Jail at Nevada is
being extensively remodeled after six
prisoners escaped some weeks 40
Rush Parsons, IS, of Marshalltown
committed suicide by drinking poi
son. He has been in i'll health for
some time.
. Approximately $4,000 worth OF
drugs were seized at Sioux City in
raid by federal agents recently,
Eleven Negroes were arrested.
Mrs, j. N. Freeman, wife of bust.
ness man and member of a prominent
Lake City family, committed suicide
recently by drowning herself in els.
tern.
Cigaret revenue stamps sold in
Iowa in the first month value more
than $4,000, according to an an
nouncement made by State Treasurer
w. ]. Burbank.
Representative Cole, Iowa, success
sor to James w. Good, former chair
man of the House Appropriations Com
mittee, who resigned to enter private
ouoihCoS, AaS UCCh oWoiu iutu LIZ
House.
Arthur Larson 20 years old, son
Of Gust Larson of Mt. Pleasant, was
drowned at Oakland Mills while wad-
ing below the dam Larson, who
could not swim, stepped off ledge
into deep hole.
A burglar attempted to break into
the Holman clothing store at Alton
recently but was frustrated. A clerk,
who was sleeping in the store. was
awakened by the sound of the saving
of steel bars at the windows in the
rear of the store and fred FIVE shots
pointblank.
While taking some gasoline from
his car, Harry Woods OF Randolph,
was severely burned. He was lying
on the ground beneath the car and
hammering the valve to open 1t when
spark from the steel ignited the
gas which ran down upon his arm.
and he was burned severely before
the flames could be subdued.
Hans Aagard, farmer living near
Hamlin, is at the point Of death as
the result of being bitten by a rat.
He is threatened with iockjaw. Aa-
gard was bitten when he placed his
hand In barrel Of meal. The ro-
dent fastened it's teeth so firmly in
Aagard's finger that the latter had
to tear away part of the flesh to
loosen the hold. Immediately fol-
lowing the injury it was thought Aa-
gard would soon recover. Later he
was taken with chills and now his
condition is critical.
Herbert Jennings, the S-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Art Jennings OF
Upton was the victim of a serious
accident, when he was kicked by a
horse. He was picked up in an un-
conscious condition with a bad cut
over his right temple. The body
was rushed to Iowa City where ply
sicians found that the skull had been
fractured. They Immediately operat-
ed and removed several pieces OF
splintered bone. He is expected to
recover.
Assurance of the removal OF the
Iowa department for prohibition en-
forcement from Council Bluffs,
to Des Moines. was made by G. A.
Brunson. state director. It is ex-
pected that the organization in Iowa
will include a personnel Of about
twenty-five persons in all depart
ments, although full advises have
not yet been received from the ma
tional director in regard to the scope
Of the work. There will be at least
six state agents. a
Ralph Pearson, 10 years old, son
Of Charles Pearson, coal operator of
Clarinda, gave his life to win bet
recently. Young Pearson wagered
that he could drive his automobile
sixty miles an hour. He AMI five
companions started. The car attain
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