Manchester Democrat., 1921-03-16

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NEWS BRIEFS
Fire, which broke out in the rear
of the Reis and Johnston drug store
at Spencer resulted in loss Of ap-
proximately $4,000.
Fire of undetermined origin de-
stroyed the Mortimer garage and
Critchlow hardware store at Barnes
City recently. The loss is estimated
at more than 100000. -
X Charles Melcalfe. IS year old, prac-
ticing lawyer Of Sioux City,
was sentenced to serve six months
in the county Jail for shooting Mrs.
George rBooten in the jaw during q
family quarrel last July.
The Ames Tribune at Ames chang
ed hands recently, having been sold
by w. G. Williams, editor and owner,
to ]. L. Powers, editor of the Cedar
Rapids Republican, and e. E. Johns
ton and s. e. Carroll of Iowa City.
The plate glass window of the VIII
liam Hellbert jewelry store at Mar.
shalltown was broken by thieves and
about $1,000 worth of jewelry stolen.
One of the proprietors was working
In the rear of the room at the time.
A half dozen postoffice inspectors
and special officers of the govern
ment has testified in the trial Of
Clyde Poffenberger, charged with
completely in the big Burlington mail
robbery, Council Bluffs. when court
adjourned. Their testimony was
mainly the findings of alleged
stolen money at the home Of Pofie0'
berger's mother-in-law. I'D
Miss Mary Osmond, Is years old, .
pioneer .of Iowa. and widely known
over the state in educational and u
brary circles, died at her home IN
Oseeola recently. Miss Osmond serv-
ed from 1884 to 1888 as county su-
perintendent Of schools, and was for
several years editor of the P. e. o.
Records and took an active part tn
the affairs Of the sisterhood.
Earl Johnson, % years old, a rail-
road worker, died at Colfax Of injuf-
les sustained when run over by .
truck carrying coal into the city from
the Colfax Consolidated mines al,
Sievers, IL. Johnson's right leg was
crushed from the hip down. He fell
before the front truck Of a coal train
just as it was entering the outskirts
OF the city. Death came before the
man regained consciousness.
A cerebral hemmorrhage brought
on by the. excitement OF trying to
stop his runaway team, caused the
death Of Frank H. Hungerford, a
contractor Of Cedar Rapids recently.
Mr.. Hungerford was unloading his
wagon when the team took fright. He
ran to the front end, grabbed the
lines and swerved the horses toward
the sidewalk. The exertion. was too
much for him and he tumbled over
dead. ~. -. =.
After refusing twice to indict Alex
r. Graves in connection with the
staying OF, Clarence De Vault in Des
Moines May 5 last, the Polk county
grand jury recently returned true
bill charging him with murder In the
second degree A warrant issued ur.'
der the Indictment has been received
at Ft. Dodge by Sheriff George s.
Bassett Of Webster county from the
sheriff at Des Moines. Bonds are
fixed at $4,000.
Iowa's state railroad commission
will be thrown upon the Junk pile,
as far as real power Is concerned, it
the decision Of the interstate com.
merce commission in the recent ILL
nois case is upheld and carried in its
Interpretation of the law to its logi-
cal conclusion. by the terms of this
decision, the Interstate commerce
commission declares that 1t has com.
plete authority over railways and
traffic, and all, the means and instru.
mentalities of carrying It on.
The New Hampton Equity Co
operative association has Just held It's
annual election and the following Of.
ficers were elected: President, Percy
Snyder; secretary, Anton Rasanker;
directors Pieton, Jake Stirm and John
Eischied. During the year the asso.
ciation shipped 161 cars OF livestock.
These shipments consisted Of 7,051
head OF hogs. 724 head of cattle,
LOTT head Of calves and Gil head Of
sheep. The value of the livestock
was $243,264.64; value of grain, $751;.
O6S.sS, and S10,625.6S received from
eggs.
Although the bill permitting the
state to purchase the buildings on
the states land at Camp Dodge is
law. having been signed bv the gov.