Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-12-28

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Thieves stole $4,000 worth Of silk!
from the Edward Kunz store at Wez
ley recently.
Rudolph Chester of Hampton wa.
fined SIS for driving an automobile
loaded with dynamite. while intoxi
Gated.
Iowa postmasters appointed By
President Harding were: Wallace r
Ramsay, of BelmOnd, and Ella X
Holt, OF Blanchard.
Because his children objected tc
his second marriage, Frank Buckner
65. OF Audubon, drank poison and
then hanged himself in his barn.
Judge Rockafellow has directed the
clerk Of courts to dismiss all women
drawn for jury duty in Page county
He viii not permit them to serve.
John Setback. charged with shoot
ing at Editor Moscrip OF Marshall.
town. has been released on $1,000 bail
furnished by his son, ]. r. Setback,
OF Des MOines.
Appeal to the Supreme court will
be taken by the s. L. Collins Oil com.
pary from the decision Of Judge Hume
sustaining the constitutionality OF
the state law imposing tax Of 50 on
oil stations.
Fire Of an unknown origin destroy.
ed large barn on the farm OF An.
ton Peterson near Griswold, causing
loss Of $4,000. The barn was filed
with hay. grain and large amount OF
farm machinery.
Lawrence Hasselman, q farmer OF
Sully, fled voluntary petition in
bankrutcy In United States District
court recently. His debts amount to
1885. The schedules show that he
has assets amounting to S1,055.
Word vas received at Ames recent.
ly that William Barr, prominent state
breeder, was elected president OF the
Chester White Breeders association
and selected as Judge for the inter-
national stock show next year.
Fred P. Nelson, IS years old, far
mer near Clinton, died In Jane Lamb
hospital following an accident of one
week ago. He was driving his team
in his barnyard. was caught In the
lines and fell under the wheels which
passed over him causing internal In
jury.
The following Iowa postmasters
were appointed recently: GLADDEN. A.
Archer, Cumberland; Mary B. Glib
son, Emerson; Marie c. Trott, Oak
dale; Herschel H. Thornton. Abel;
Henry C. Hayes, Centeryille; Ivan
McCreedy, Riverside Merle H. lay
cock. Gearing.
Frank ]. Bushman, a member OF the
firm Of Billiard Brothers Ossian was
throwing kerosene on fire when the
can exploded, throwing the burning
kerosene over him. He rushed out In
to the yard, but was unable to beat
out the flames. His wife was severely.
burned about the hands and face in
On attempt to aid him.
Lewis Jones, son Of Sheriff w. H.
Jones OF Woodbury. county, and Ha-
sen Kaled. packing house striker,
were killed at Sioux City recently in
a battle in the packing house strike
district. Kaled was killed by either
Sheriff Jones or his son, both OF them
having firad after Kaled shot young
Jones'.
Robbery Of the stockman's Savings
bank at Long Grove. proved fatal g
one ,rohber and An accomplice Is II
custody. The pair entered the bank
with drawn revolvers and as one
bank employe was handing over cash.
another shot him. The second ban
dit. covered BY the employees rsvol.
ver. surrendered.
Cass county members OF the county
farm bureau will cut their corn acre
age the coming season below what
II has been heretofore. This will con-
form with . resolution adopted by the
bureaus board Of directors calling
on the members to reduce the corn
acreage as a means Of increasing the
price Of corn.
M. A. Lindsay, county agent OF
Linn county voluntarily has reduced
his annual pay $500. The reduction.
which was accepted by the hoard, be-
comes effective Jan. l. 1t cuts his
salary to 5000 year. The farmers
voted to recommend to the county
board Of supervisors that gravel be
used on roads next year to the exclu-
sion Of paving.
At the door Of the home of his d.
vorced wife at Rockwell City. Louis
Seger, 20. recently discharged a shot
gun into the body OF the 16-year-old
girl who had divorced him after two
years OF rlatrimony, and then calmly
reloaded the shotgun and killed him
self in the same manner. Both died
instantly. A baby, Is months old, is
being cared for by relatives.
Twenty men and boys Of the neigh
borhood went to the Paylik and Mil
ner farm near Westfeld and husked
nearly 1000 bushels Of corn for these
Young farmers who have had run
Of hard luck this fall. Mr.. Pavlik Is
in a hospital at present recovering
from a surgical operation The teach
er Of the nearby school closed, that
her older pupils might 60 and help.
The three men, Wilma Hildebrand
Albert Kennedy, and Jacob Lane, who