Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-04-13


fruit and small grain has been dam
aged to an extent of thousands
OF dollars. The storm extended over
the entire state.
Two women are on the jury which
is hearing the evidence in the case Of
Charles f. christensen Sioux City
man charged with the killing of his
wife on Jan. Is, this year.
Raymond Pell, an Iowa City cleo
trician, was painfully burned. when
300 volts coursed through his body
as he crossed his hands over two
live wires while working with 80
H. P. motor.
Miss Mary E. Hall, IS years old,
enroute from Washington, Ind, to
Russell, Iowa, while waiting between
trains, dropped dead in Burlington un-
ion station. Heart trouble is assigned
as the cause of her death.
Fulton f. Potter of Mason City,
who has been state bank examiner
for the past two years with head
quarters, has been given a commits
sion by the comptroller Of currency
as national bank examiner.
Guy Kinsley, who is believed to
! have begun farming in Clayton coun-
ty earlier than any other person now
living, died at McGregor recently at
the age of SO years. He came to
Iowa from his Vermont home to take
up land in 1853.
p. ID. Tam, of Des Moines has &C.
cepted the position of assistant inter-
nal revenue collector for Iowa. He
was offered the position in a tele-
gram from Congressman c. C. Dowell.
He will be located in the federal
building, Des Moines.
One Of the most successful Percher-
on sales to be staged in the country
this season was the sale of James
Loonan & Son, at the Cedar Falls
fair ground recently. Forty.one mares
were sold. Thirty-one Of the animals
averaged 1922, and ten of them aver
ager S465. The top price was $SO5
for 3-year-old mare sold to W. M.
Metcalf, Glen Haven, Wis. Frazier
OF Humbolt secured two teams at an
average price of 1855.
Thirty residents of Cloverhill, a.,
filed a petition in District court re-
Gently asking that portion Of the
town in which they reside be with
drawn and new town formed. They
claim that the portion to be with
drawn will not be under any obliga-
ton to pay up any Of the towns in
debtedness upon withdrawal, for the
reason that the town is free from
debt. G. H. Ashworth and j. G. Ash.
worth are among the petitioners.
! Dick Smith of Dunlap, Iowa, was
shot and probably fatally wounded
,by Marshall Bonar at Dunlap, after !
the marshal had rescued Smith and
T. Whaley from underneath an over
turned automobile. Unable to lift the
car himself, Bonar said he summoned
help, but after the rescue was effected
Smith became abusive because the
marshal was so slow, and knocked the
latter down. Bonar said he shot
Smith to protect himself. Smith is
in hospital
Government property on the state
tract at Camp Dodge consisting of
$40 acres bought for national guard
permanent encampment together with
the 100000 water plant, probably will
become valueless after July 1 unless
negotiations are completed for sale
OF property to the state. Negotiations
have been pending for purchase of the
water plant, hundreds of barracks and
out-buildings and other property used
in the army encampment, for $34,SO).
The original cost is said to have been
well over 100000.
An order has been received at fed
eral headquarters from Washington.
directing that L. w. Boehner of Nal
vern, Iowa, to report for transporta-
ton to federal prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, to begin serving a three-year
term on conviction of obstructing the
draft and for slandering the Red Cross
Boehner, who is wealthy man, was
appealed his case, was denied re-
hearing and since, it has been under
stood, had taken his case to President
Harding. asking for pardon.
Des Moines bandits killed night
Marshal j. X. Meyers at Stuart re-
Gently and robbed the First National
bank there of $500. Marshal Meyers
surprised them at work in the bank
and they ran, shooting at him. They
wounded him three times, twice in
the thigh and once near the heart.
He died shortly after the shooting ct
the Stuart hospital. The murderers
were chased by posses at Dexter,
Waukee and Van Meter, along the
road, but could not be overtaken. The
crimes were perpetrated about s a.
m. Meyers was found lying in a pool
OF blood in front of the bank. A p!s-
tol with all the shells discharged Law
at his side.
Announcement has been made of
the appointment of Miss Rosetta I
Graves to head the women's depart
ment in the state federal employment
office at the county courthouse. She
assumed her new duties at once.
Fred Coleman, Negro, Of Buxton,
Iowa, was held to the grand jury on
two charges. One was manslaughter.
the other perjury. Coleman several
weeks ago collided with an automo-
bile driven by L. E. Smith in Des
Moines. Smiths machine was hurled I
on the sidewalk, striking Mrs. Mary !
HoDson, "A years old, which resulted
IN her death 1