Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-07-20
BECK HEADS IOWA DRUGGISTS.


BECK HEADS IOWA DRUGGISTS.
Resolutions Passed Against Objection.
able Advertising.
w. r. Beck, of Des Moines. was
elected president of the Iowa Phar.
maceutical association at the final
session of the thirty-f1rst annual con.
vention. Mr.. Beck succeeds Frank
G. Clark of Ottumwa.
Davenport was unanimously chos.
en- as the meeting place of the next
years convention of the pharmaceu-
tical association and Iowa State Phar.
maceutical Travellers association.
The meeting will be held simultane-
| ously with that of the Illinois assoct
alton in Rock Island.
Following are the officers elected
by the druggists: President, w. R.
Beck of Des Moines: vice president,
M. L. Hatlestad of Radcliffe. M. G.
Hieberger of Grundy Center, and
George Judich of Ames; secretary.
L. M. Indy of Winfield; treasurer.
j. B. Webb of De Witt; executive
committeeman, E. NJ. Burns of Mas
on City. N. F. Reed Of ottumwa and
A. s. Wilson of Oelwein.
Resolutions were adopted in which
the travelling druggists were thanked
for the entertainment they provided
for the convention.
| Objectionable advertising, contain.
ing immoral literature and pictures.
was tabooed by the druggists and
the resolutions adopted to this eff
feet provide that no member of the
association shall tolerate objection
able or questionable advertisements.
Resolutions were also adopted favor
ing legislation permitting the inter-
change of certificates In other states.
Nalrath Heads Court scribes.
Frank G. Walrath of Des Moines,
court reporter for Judge De Graff. was
elected head OF the Iowa Shorthand
Reporters association at the closing
session OF Its third annual convention
in the court house. The nominating
committee recommended his election
along with that Of ]. j. Fuller of
Council Bluffs and R. C. Turner Of
Grand Junction, vice presidents, and
| A. B. Hoover OF Marshalltown, secre-
tary and treasurer.
The committee on legislation for
the coming year is made up of Adoiph
Sander of Ottumwa, G. c. Hamilton Of
Sioux City. Frank Hardie Of Dubuque.
W. M. Hyland Of Osceola and H. E.
Beach of Carroll.
Pharmaceutical Travellers Elect.
W., A. Harper Of Ottomwa was
elected president of the Iowa Phar.
macentical Travellers association to
succeed A. j.. Alexander Of Ottumwa.
Other officers elected follow: Vice
presidents-W. g. Haupt of Des
Moines. c. T. Clark of Des Moines
and A. N. Harris of Ottumwa; secre.
tary-treasurer-F. v. McGraw Of
Ottumwa.
Penalty Escaped BY Cigarette Mer.
Polk county cannot impose penal
ty of 81 per cent on the cigar dealers
of Des Moines who are alleged to
have sold cigarettes in violation of
the law. in addition to imposing the
regular mulct tax on them. This is
In accordance with an opinion rend-
cred by County Attorney Guthrie.
Robinson Delayed.
Judge Robinson of the state board
of control has been heard from. He
is on the way to Alaska with his
bride, but was delayed few days
in Seattle by missing the boat He
will return about the last of the
month.
Smith Under Arrest.
Mike" Smith, former Valley
Junction railroad man, was brought
back to Des Moines in charge of De-
putty Sheriff Jesse Ranous Smith was
captured in Evanston, Wyo He Is
wanted here to answer a charge of
seduction.
6annister Talks Crop.
"The clover crop is excellent in
southern Iowa." said DR.. Bannister
Of the state board of control who came
from Ottumwa. Hay has been cut
and put up without any rain. Small
grains in southern Iowa are cut"
Fortune Never Came.
After waiting ten years for for.
&,vSN tt o1 4.
Abraham Peterson. aged SO years,
was sent to the county poor farm,
j penniless and without friends or rela.
tives in this country.
State Capital Notes.
\ The carpenters returned to work
pending arbitration. of differences
with master builders.
! Fifteen John Does" pleaded guilty
to gambling in the Orpheum theater
basement few weeks ago, and Police
Judge Van Lew fined each SIS, paid
by their attorney.
E. M. Metcalf was removed from
Mercy hospital to his home, s14 Pros.
pect boulevard. where he is being
nursed back to health by his wife,
who shot and seriously wounded him
during quarrel.
Harry R. Keates, pastor of the
Friends church has accepted a call
to remain another year.
Indianola will entertain the next
convention Of the Des Moines district
Epworth League. The closing SEES.
sion of the 1910 convention was held
at the Highland Park Methodist
church.
Respondent because he believed he
had lost the love of his sweetheart,
Clarence Haning. a waiter at chop
seuy restaurant tried tie end his life
at his boarding house. 726 West Ninth
street.
J. G. olmstead, of the city library