Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-01-19

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| NEWS BRIEFS
John Hungerford, Jr. of Carroll, will
leave soon for two months vacation
in South America.
Linn County will vote down the 81.
| 100000 bond issue for the new court
| house, If the farmers get their way
James w. White, formerly : OF
Boone, will assist in the laying of 126
miles OF pipe in France. White will
sail for France at once.
C. a. McAtee, formerly OF Glidden,
Iowa, was found not guilty OF annoy
ing 13-year-old Helen Anderson, Des
Moines, when he appeared for trial
In Municipal court
I. e. Brumbaugh, well known far
mer Of near Avoca marketed a load
of lambs on the Omaha Marks re-
Gently for which he received $11.50.
S. e. erase Of Waterloo was pre-
sented with fine gold watch for a
deed in which he stopped train from
going over q wrecked trestle during
binding rainstorm.
Because she was afraid OF banks,
Mrs. Honora Smith OF Guthrie Center
in charge Of the affairs Of the j. P.
Randall estate, hid S845 in heating
stove. It is now in ashes.
The consolidated school and town
public library of Arispe, burned re-
Gently with loss Of $4,000. The in
surance on the building was $4,000.
What caused the fire is unknown.
The OiBrien county Breeders As
ISOLATION recently held their second
annual consignment sale at the sales
pavilion in Sheldon. Nearly 10 head
were offered by various consignors.
Prices were good.
w. C.. Dickson ct Bloomfield re-
covered 81 damages from his IS West
Grove neighbors, against whom he
brought suit for $4,000 for violently
forcing him to buy Liberty Bonds and
contributing to the Red Cross during
the war.
When Mrs. Charles p. Green, Of
Waterloo died last July she asked as
q dying request that II her daughter
marry she thought it would be appro-
pirate to have the ceremony In the
Brotherhood Of Yeomen lodge room,
with the members as guests. In pur-
suance OF this promise Miss Alma
Green and Stanley e. Ingers0H were
married in the presence Of 200 Yeo-
men.
After thirty years Walter Bright,
adopted son of Mr.. and Mrs. Noel
Bright, farmers near Massena, has
Just learned the identity Of his par
ents and that they are living His
Father, William Halverson, is me-
chanic living at Oelwein. Ia. The
mother, who was divorced from Hal
version many years ago. married .
man named Donavan. She lives at
Independence.
The 1--WE children Of L. C. Rierson.
farmer, living six miles north OF Ne
vada, were given $4,000 recently.
The, gift is q 500 acre farm, located
i've miles northwest Of Nevada, pre-
scented to them by their father. The
children are Ward l.. Lawrence and
Netty Rierson, all living with their
parents. and Mrs. R. H. Mcneil Of Ne
vada, and Mrs. F. H. Mcneil OF Nc
Callsburg The farm Is valued at APP
proximately $3.50 an acre.
The farm bureau women Of Pow.
eshiek county have just finished .
county wide campaign on citizenship.
Meetings were held at four points In
the county, with total attendance
of over 500. Professor Gannaway OF
Grinnell College was secured to lead
in the work. All township chairmen
and school district co-operators Of the
farm bureau took an active part. Mrs.
William Allison Is the county chair
man OF the women's division.
John Power and his nephew. Cur
tiss Love, were drowned near West
Bend recently. Power, was 43 and
the nephew was 10. The Love boy
had made his home with his uncles.
John and L. E. Power for seven
years. The boy has left his home to
look after his traps and in crossing
the bayou it is believed he went thru
the ice. His uncle, hearing his cries,
Is thought to have gone to the boys
rescue, and both were drowned.
John Bickle Of Centerville. Iowa,
is in an Illinois jail and Louis Cora
lies seriously wounded in hospital
following the shooting OF Cora near
Glencoe, Illinois. Mickle gave him
self up to the police at Chicago and
declared he shot Goa because the
latter had insulted his bride OF six
days. Cora is said to have been a
disappointed sutton and to have fol
lowed Mrs. Mickle in an endeavor to
have her leave her husband.