Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-09
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NEWSB|;!j BRIEFS

lNWS ON1Al -
J. w, Baker, carpenter Of Carroll
has fallen heir to part Of an $4,000,
600 estate.
/ Frank Learner, of Sioux City, was
cut to death when dragged into the
machinery Of an ice cutter.
Poultry thieves in automobiles are
robbing the farmers near Waterloo
Of their b1ue-blooded chickens.
Fire Of undetermined origin de-
stroyed the opera house at Abba re,
Gently, causing a loss Of $4,000.
A plea for higher salaries for mayor
and city solicitor was put in at a re-
cent meeting Of the city council ut
Boone, la.
Fifty dollars in currency and about
$50 worth OF alcohol was stolen from
the drug room Of the University Of
Iowa hospital, Iowa City.
Oryille HI. Long OF Dayton was ar
rested recently on a charge OF for
gerry having cashed several checks at
Grand Junction and Jefferson.
Fined $25 for shooting pheasants
and $40 for hunting without license,
made little hunting trip of Ernest
Bentz Of Allison, rather expensive.
Corn has been flowing into Atlantic
rapidly lately, all the elevators being
full and some OF it having been stor-
ed In coal sheds in the railroad yards.
Professor Stephen H. Bush OF Iowa
University. is victim of blood poi
soning, when he accidentally cut his
right hand while demonstrating to a
class.
Ira Pavy; who, though only 80, has
served nine years in prison, was TAX
en- to Alton from Missouri, and in
dicted for the murder of Claude Lett.
ner.
-Four persons were injured. one
probably fatally. when an automo-
bile turned over pinning the occu-
pants under the car at Pacific juno
ton.
Will Cessna or Webster City will
60 to Nome, Alaska, to establish a
branch OF the National Clothiers com.
pany. He will be one of ten mana.
gers Of the Alaskan project.
Mrs. Jessie Maxfield of Waterloo,
who swore DR.. F. w. Porterfield COM
mitted criminal operation upon her,
has exonerated the doctor and de-
clared her testimony false.
A purse OF 1885 was made up at
Mason City for Mrs. Effie Keogh,
who travelled by sled over Canadian
SHOWS to the United States In search
of her deserving husband.
No word has been received from
Sergeant Major Rhanney, AZ years
old, soldier in the Canadian army, who
left his home at Iowa City January
5 and has not returned. Rhanney
was slightly crippled.
Hon. M. G. Matthews of Dubuque,
for II years judge of the Dis.
trict Court, and well known mem.
Der Of the Iowa State Bar Associa.
ton, died at his home after an i'll.
ness Of several weeks.
A forfeiture of the $500 bond OF
F. H. Hunt, alleged thief Of a guam.
tity OF hides from Harry Shulman.
Iowa City, has been ordered. Hunt
fled before he could be tried.
Louis Cora returned to Centerville
with eight bullet wounds in his body
from the gun of G. Michaels. 1t is
believed that there is a nationwide
vendetta among the Italians of the
country.
Nine livestock shipping associa.I
tons Of Jasper county have marketed
710 carloads Of live stock during the
year, record which is considered al
splendid showing. They are all good
substantial growing organizations"
Mrs. Dixie Gebhardt will be urged
to run for the office, Of mayor Of
Knoxville at the city election in
March. She is a past president oil
the state D. A. R. and was democratic
candidate for county recorder two
years ago.
p. Ernest Kreuz, working on scat
fold at the Northwestern States Ce
ment plant, Mason City, fell twenty
five feet to his death recently, when
a rope on one end Of the scaffolding
slipped. He fell on his head and
death was instant.
Palma Helgerson, 10 years old, oil
Clermont, who disappeared from hel
home and who was thought to have
eloped with Orville Swenson, was
found in hotel at Cedar Rapids by
her parents and the police. She was
taken back home. She admitted to
the police that she accompanied Sven.
son to this city. They have been
sweethearts since childhood and in. |
tended to marry, but had not taken
out license at the time the girl was
found.
Charles Nolan, IS years old, died
recently at the home OF his daughter
in Des Moines. Mr.. Nolan was one OF |
the earliest pioneers of iowa, having |
lived in this state for more than six
ty years. He was born in Ireland In |
1886 and at the age of 9 years came
to this country with his mother. He
was employed by the Rock Island rail |
road when it's line was constructed
through Iowa in 1860 and at that
time took up homestead two miles
north OF Ankeny.
r. T. Mackey prominent young
farmer Of Scion, Iowa, was arrested
at Cedar Rapids recently charged
with passing worthless checks.
After hiccoughing continuously for
fourteen days, John w. Korschgen, SO
years old, former alderman of Fit
Madison, passed the danger point in
the strange malady which appeared
recently and is reported to he i'm