Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1921-02-02

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/ A large NUMBER of farmers living
in Sheffield have formed co-opera.
tive shipping association.
Rev. J. c. Curry for the past twelve
years pastor of the Baptist church at
Grundy Center, died at his home after
a brief illness.
Harold J. Woodbury. of Clinton a
student Of medicine, at the State Uni
versity of Iowa, died, following an
operation for the removal of his ton.
sils. ~
Hans Thompson, a stockman and
farmer residing in the vicinity of Pres
ton, saved his house from destruction
by fire by the liberal use of fresh
milk.
Following four strikes in the past
few years. the Deck meat packing
plant OF Mason City has announced
it will refuse to recognize the butch.
eDs' union. s...@. ..-
The proposed state constabulary
bill will not see the light Of day, the
question of expense being given as
the reason for inaction in this respect
by friends of such constabulary.
Merchants and restaurant men OF
Allison are becoming worried about
the summer ice supply. Some have
arranged for supply from Waverly,
but it will be very high priced. r,
Virgil Cannon, II, of Keokuk, was
found on the bed in his home. A
deep cash had been cut in the boys
throat. His mother, Ella Cannon, is
believed to have committed the MUIR
der while insane. --r,
The community stores Of Iowa with
headquarters in Estherville have be-
came insolvent and the proprietor,
Greek Beastin is missing. The Gre
differs claim he owes about $175,00O
Stores are located in sixteen towns
in the state. +
The annual meeting of the Belle
vue Shipping association shows that
the association did more than $685.
900 business during the year of 1920.
A total of 173 carloads of stock was
shipped from Bellevue. E. Mander-
scheid was elected president.
Three farmers living near Crescent,
Iowa, recently filed petitions ofyolun-
tary bankruptcy in the Federal court.
They are: Roy e. Rhine, liabilities
$3,679, assets s5,091.53 and exemp-
tons s1,755. Ralph D. Ankeny, liabil-
tiles 5000, assets $4,s30 and exemp-
lions 5000. Charles C. Woodruff, liza
bilities $10,763, assets $4,000, and
exemptions $1,000. y
Allotment of army motor equip.
ment valued at 100000 has been au-
thorized for Iowa by the War De.
partment, according to dispatches re
ceived from Washington, by Adj Gen.
Louis G. Lasher In includes ambu-
lances, trucks, cars, machine gun cars,
motorcycles and bicycles. It is to
be used by the Iowa National Guard
reorganization of which is just being
completed by Lasher. s.
Sheriff Claude Ramsey Of Clinton
has at the county Jail 600 bottles of
Jamaica ginger, billed to a Clinton
man but unclaimed before it fell into
the sheriff's hands, and the biggest
Illicit still yet confiscated in Clinton
county. The former was left at the
American Express company's office.
The latter was taken in raid at the
home of Fred O'Day in Hampshire
ODay was not at home.
Mash, measuring $50 gallons was TAX
en- also.
The American Bonding and Casual
ty Company, an insurance concern OF
Sioux City, was placed in the hands
Of receivers by Judge Jepson recently.
The action was taken at the request
Of Attorney General Ben Gibson OF
Des Moines, who acted on the advice
Of A. C. Savage, state insurance COM,
The company's assets are
said to be considerably lower than
he paid up capital. 1t was incorpor.
ated for $500, 900 and has been in bust.
ness IOur years.
]. G. Kammerer and J. F. Dewitt,
attorneys for w. F.. Bishop, button
of Muscatine declared
lis indictment is void because it was
not found by concurrence Of five
grand jurors. Three special agents
If Attorney General Havner, testified
hat Mr.. Bishop had tried to bride
hem as they placed him under ar
est. The attorneys have filed mo-
ion asking the court to order the
grand jury before it, and report its
rue findings.
Something Of sensation was pro-
missed when Representative J. w.
Kline of Fort Dodge attempted to ar
'ange for a joint debate between
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
Governor Henry Allen of Kansas over
he proposed industrial court bill in
reduced by Representative Kline.
rhe debate was to have been stag
ID before the legislature but Gompers
declined to appear. It is understood
hat he was advised not to do SO by
fred Garfield, president Of the Iowa
federation of labor, who does not be-
ieve the industrial court bill likely |
o pass, and did not think it wise to
;tir up more fireworks than necessary.
The census report shows an increase |
# $49,365,000 in the value of Ida |
county land between 1910 and 1920,
" 1857 per cent. The total is $685.
.52,513. Poweshiek county land ad-
ranced 1909 per cent, total Of $685.
"a 900 to $97,711, 141.
nuane Edmondson. cashier for the |