Manchester Democrat., 1921-08-31
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Forty-six bred sows saveragedS SlS1
at the Wickfeld farm sale at Can
tril.
John Smith and Henry Larson. bur-
led by the caving IN Of sand walls
while excavating cesspool at Cler-
mont, were dug out by 100 men after
three hours labor.
John H. D. Gray, who, has, been
editor and fieldman for the Breeders
Journal, has accepted the. position. OF
farm editor and feldman on the
Boone Pioneer.
Thieves raided the premises of
Fred Gebhart, of Carroll township,
Tama county, and carried away near
ly 200 chickens, practically all the
poultry on the place.
The d. D. Palmer memorial bust
was unveiled before more than 1000
chiropractors attending the sixteenth
annual convention at Davenport. DR..
Palmer was the discoverer of the
science.
Michael Walsh reports the theft OF
twenty-five hogs from his farm near
Farley. The pigs were black and
white spotted and weighed about Is
pounds each. Sheriff Kennedy OF Du-
buque is investigating the case.
Bishop w. S. Lewis of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, died at a hos
pital in Sioux City recently after a
long illness. Death was result OF
diabetes and infection caused by car
buncles on his neck. The bishop was
GA years old.
Signed confessions in which they
admitted participating in fifteen rob-
berries are said to have been obtain
ed from Ralph Kohlhase. is, and Emil
Sandasole, Is years old, both OF Mo-
line, following their arrest for loot
ing the Charles Werner home in
Muscattne.
Gordon Robinson, is, will probably
die, and Bernie. Ager, IA, received
five bullet wounds as the result OF
ar raid by five boys on the melop
patch Of c. B. Joyce at Council Bluffs
recently. Hal Hopkins, 10, hired by
Joyce to guard the melons, opened
fre as the boys were climbing into
the patch.
A "A dead calf and a wrecked coupe
are results OF collision at Algona
recently, Pierce Martina, representa-
tive of a farm paper was driving the
car, which belonged to him. He gave
as the cause of the collision that he
had just run over small, furry,
striped animal.
David Bradstreet a night employe
of the Wapsie Mill and Flour COM
pany, Independence, was instantly
killed recently when he became en-
tangled in the machinery near a dy-
namo in the plant He was thrown
into the dynamo and 1900 volts Of
electricity passed through his body.
/ The Iowa State Printing Board has
announced the appointment OF as
sistants to take charge Of printing at
each Of the three state colleges. w.
H. Bales will officiate at the State
University, G. p. Bowdish at Iowa
State College and Benjamin Board
man at. the State Teachers College.
Mrs, Clara Code Montana, 35. Of
Keokuk. died as result of injuries
received when she was struck by an
automobile while returning from one
of the bathing beaches She stepped
out from behind one car into the
pathway of another, and was knock
ed down and dragged a distance of
Is feet, sustaining fatal injuries.
Dedication exercises for the new
consolidated school building at Lau-
rel, Ia, were held recently. The dis
trict comprising thirty-one sections
was organized within the last year,
to include the area formerly served
by eight rural schools. The town
OF Laurel which has about 200 in
habitants has had no graded school
before. c. C. Cokerham, formerly
superintendent Of the consolidated
school at Odell, Ia, has been en-
ployed as superintendent for the COM
ing year at a salary Of, $3.50.
Miss Fay Wilson, Altoona, teacher
at the Norwoodville rural school,
Delaware-tp., won the state prize Of
$144 for the best rural school Under
the Standardization rules the win
ming rural school must have the best
equipment, best discipline and best
in everything to be winner in the
county. And most of all. the teacher
must have a first grade certificate.
Miss Wilson last year taught As rest
less and energetic youngsters IN her
school and she taught everything
from the alphabet to English litera-
tura.
Albert Lee Lane, 6-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lane OF Chari-
ton was the victim OF a serious ac-
cident recently. He went to the pas
ture after the COW and while there
was kicked by horse, which struck
him on the head, fracturing his skull.
His brother. Ronald, was short dis
lance away and saw the horse kick
him. and went to his rescue. He was
conscious for time and later, ac-
companied by his parents was taken
to the hospital in Abba where 1t
was found that small piece of bone
had penetrated the brain.
A road graveling project for Grundy
county, which will result in eight and
one quarter miles Of good road, has
been submitted to the state highway
commission. The proposed graveling
is known as primary road project No.
1853, and includes two miles of road
leading north from Grundy Center,
two miles west of town, and from