Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-05-30
Local and Neighborhood News

There was pleasant gathering OF
relatives at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. ii. Krammer a. Bear Grove last
Sunday afternoon. The time was de-
lightfully spent at various games.
Those in attendance were Misses
Katie Kramer. Frances Engelken,
Regina Oberbroeckling, Maggie and
Veronica Oberbroeckling, Mary, Rose
and Anna Dress, Clara Sebers, Anna
and Frances Engelken and Messrs
Alois Oberbrocking, Ben, Frank and
Glenn Engelken, Joe Vonderhaar, Jeo
John and Harry Dress. All report
good trme.-Dyersville Commercial,
Boardman Cooley of Strawberry
Point, former editor of the Mail
Press. narrowly escaped drowning
recently near Fargo, North Dakota,
while boating on the Wild Rice river
with two companions. The boat be-
came entangled in snag and upset,
throwing the occupants into the
/ stream. Mr.. Cooley could not swim
and sank. His companions swan to
the shore not seeing the precarious
situation into which their companion
had fallen, and had it not been for
man on the shore who sprang into
the stream aud rescued him, he
would have been drowned. -Lamont
Leader.
The following item, taken from
the Fort Dodge Post, concerning j.
L. Sullivan who several years ago
was General Traffic Manager Of the
M. & o. Ry. in this city, will be of
interest to his many friends here.
City agent il Sullivan, of the
Chicago Great Western, received
tender Of a promotion last Saturday
to be travelling agent, to travel on
the lines of the M. & st. L., the N.
g. N. W., and the ID. M. /. +. & N.
roads looking out for the interests
of the Great Western company. Mr..
Sullivan will continue to reside here,
L fact his host of friends will mu III
appreciate He has made himself Of
much value in this comm unity to
lis company, and all who know him
will beg glad to learn of his promotion,
and to congratulate him thereon"
Cal Beard captured old Mrs. Fox
one day last week, and the night fol-
lowing secured oneof her young'uns.
He is after the rest. The nest of the
family was full of all kinds of bones
of animals, such as foxes are fond of
chickens and other fowl, gophers
birds, &c. He made long rifle
shot, at venture, and cut her back
bone SO that she was helpless in her
rear legs. The animal had been
chased by one of Knutson's hounds,
and had out-run the dog. When
the dog gave up the chase and star
ted on the back track, the fox turn
ed also and began chasing the dog,
nipping his tail until he ki-yi-ed
Justify. 1t was most curious feat
ure of fox hunting, and is accounted
for by surmise in the fox's mind
that the dog was going back to the
den where the whelps were. De-
corah Republican.
Friday, last, Mrs. John Gaffney
and Mrs. Eber Newton and baby
we're driving east from Indepen-
dence, on the state road when an
with two men in it ap-
preached from the east. Both ladies
and the baby got out and Mrs. Calf
ney held the horse by the bits. They
waved their hands and screamed for
The men to stop, but the men came
On just the same. The horse reared
and plunged and threw Mrs. Gaifney
in the barbed wire fence which
made ugly gashes on her throat
The men never stopped to see what
damage had been done but sped on
and out of sight leaving the ladies
70 their fate. Is it any wonder there
IS feeling against the automobile?
Not all autists are like these two
men, but such actions injure them,
even, and all machines are classed
alike. This paper does not do this,
but it feels that too many chaulfeurs
are selected who feel that they own