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

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came MISS Cleo Fay at ner nome AZ
Council Bluffs recently. She will re-
cover, physicians claim.
Four New Hampton boys, indicted
for breaking into Buildings and steal
"a ing were sentenced to 10 years in the
reformatory at Anamosa. They were
NJ paroled on good behavior.
IN Ed Kunce, 40 years old Of Fair
field was instantly killed recently In
the Burlington railroad yards. He
"a was filing switch lamp when struck
by an extra freight east-bound.
A statewide conference of high
!. school teachers of history is announc-
- ed to be held at the University Of
Iowa on Friday and Saturday, March
a. II and IL, under the auspices OF the
~ department of history Of the state
university.
The Clarke County Poultry Breed
~ ers' Association feel that their re-
cent show, Eeld in Osceola, was one
Of the best held in recent years.
w There were many entries and great
demand for catalogues and premium
lists both from county exhibitors and
outside parties.
A thorobred bull valued at $3.50 was
w unloaded recently at Mason City and
was butchered and sold In error.
Deckers Packing Co., will be out SIS.
w the market price OF the bull and the
N. 81 st. L. railroad $675, the differ
renee between the value Of any old
W bull and high grade animal.
A 2O0-acre landing field for the
<yoya ,,,ktx AL t. nat1 snA ta,
n been dedicated at Salt Lake City and
90 named Woodward field in honor OF
Pilot John Percy Woodward OF Nit
chellville the first Iowa aviator to
give his life in the establishment OF
90 the air mail service.
With one l. w. w agitator in Jail
and half dozen more reported at
work In the city, Mayor c. L. Bare
w valid Of Davenport, who recently Gre
ated sensation by announcing his
resignation as member Of the So
90 cialist party issued an order to the
police to rid the town OF radicals and
use riot guns il necessary.
Because corn huskers are charging
90 too much for their labor and corn is
so cheap Charles Gray. well known
farmer near. Indianola has bought 100
90 yearling feeders ct the Omaha yards,
with an average OF 750 pounds, and
will turn these into his corn fields.
90 with drove OF hogs to do the work.
Mrs. Walter Seger Of Linn Grove
will learn within few days whether
or not she will share In fortune val
90 ued at $1O00,800 The estate includes
5000 acres on which the city Of Chill
licothe, O., stands and also some 600
90 acres in one Of the suburbs of Phila-
delphia, and Is known as "The Bill.
lion Dollar Baker Estate"
90 J. c. Mcclure and w. A. Piersal.
well known breeders Of near Oska-
loosa recently held sale at the new
90 sales pavilion and disposed OF 46
spotted Polands. sows and gifts, the
high point OF the sale being $135.00,
90 this sum being paid for an animal by
Hansel & Son Of Rose HILL The
general average was about $45. The
total receipts reached about $1,000.
90 Two we'll known Adair county far
mers, L. A. Gipple and w. C, Bond,
recently sold hogs and cattle on the
st. Joseph market. The former had
% two car loads OF heavy hogs, 80 In
number. averaging 276 pounds and
for which he received 1910, or with
90 in a nickel OF the top. Owing to the
condition Of the roads Mr.. Cripple was
obliged to drive these hogs several
90 miles to the local loading station.
Two deaths resulting from attacks
Of cerebfo-spinal meningitis have
20 caused city officials OF Tama to place
quarantine on the entire city. All
schools have been closed and public
DOL gatherings, including more than Is
persons, have been prohibited. No
houses have been Quarantined except
DO the house in which the deaths &C.
( | Cured and business Is being conduct. !
ed. Two children, Cecil Reads, u,
DO and Olga Reads, IA, died from an at
tack of the disease. No other cases
have broken out.
s5 The state board of control finds It. !
self the victim of the high cost OF liv.
ing In it's efforts to maintain the four.
MI teen state institutions and 10000 |
wards being cared for in these places. |
This is a report that board is |
70 compiling to present to the legisla-
ture showing why big sums of money
are required to operate. Coal and
a. freight rates have hit the board the
hardest, Senator A. M. McColl said
Coal in 1919 cost the board about
N 100000. and in 1920 it will cost about
: $1,200,00o.
Jacob A. Jones, farmer of Boone.
county filed bankruptcy petition in
the office Of the Clerk of the U. 8. /
Federal Court recently Liabilities |
N were listed at $S176 with assets OF
" SITS. |