Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-30
ALL OVER THE STATE,

The Henry Pugh farm, two miles
from Clearfield, was sold to John An
derson for s106.25 per acre.
E. A. Dierkes. of Bellview, Iowa, has
bought the Van Meter G Van Meter
drug store in Belle PLANE.
Clint L. Price of Indianola has be-
gun the circulation of his nomination
papers for Congress in the Seventh
district on the Democratic ticket.
The E. "A. Rae forty acres, unim-
proved, southeast Of Corydon, has been
sold to ]. Z. Crawens of Kellogg. Iowa,
the consideration being $3.50 per acre.
John Mcguire, aged Cd, pioneer mer-
chant of East Dubuque, is dead as a
result Of two strokes of paralysis sus-
tanned within q few hours of each 9TH
er. Il ssg
Word has been received Of the in.
jury of DR.. and Mrs Hawley of Clear
Lake and Mrs. George Gale of Mason
City, in an auto accident at Phoenix,
Ariz.
OF the fifty candidates seeking per-
mission to dispense drugs in Iowa but
nine passed the examination recently
held by the State pharmacy commits
sion.
The school board of Iowa City has
put sanitary paper towels into uss
throughout several wards in an effort
to stamp out any danger of the spread
ing of disease.
E. Andrew Miller, known to many
hundreds Of citizens as Andy Miller,
passed away at st. Francis Hospital
at Burlington. The cause of death was
a paralytic stroke.
John Marion Metz, who has been
sick for several months, died at his
home near Modale. The deceased has
been blind nearly all his life, and was
educated at vinton.
The Colfax Patron-T Teachers Associa.
ton, recently organized, has now a
membership Of 100 and has AFFILIATED
with the Iowa Congress of Mothers,
the parent organization.
1t cost Hardin County nearly $4,000
more to care for her poor in 1909 thar
it did in 1905, and nearly $1,000 was
necessary to look after the dependent
in the county last year.
Craig, the new town on the North
western Railroad, located near LIE
Mars. will boom soon, as two banks.
two lumber yards, two elevators and
several stores will be opened this
spring.
]. F. Miller, cashier of the Citizens
National Bank at Belle PLANE. and
formerly of Marshalltown, Iowa, has
resigned his position and bought the
H. c. Ady clothing store Of Belle
PLANE
Contracts to the amount of $4,000
have been let by the Board of Super.
visors for the digging OF bitches over
Hardin County. The amount includes
both the funds necessary for labor and
material.
Many of Corydon's prominent bust.
ness and professional men met tina
other evening and formed the Corydon
Boosters Club. The meeting was one
of the most enthusiastic held in long
time and already over 100 members
have been secured.
A farm of 800 acres, located eight
miles and half northwest of Des
Moines, was purchased by J. F. Grace,
of Dunlap. Iowa. from E. A. Ross, for
tue consideration of $4,000.
Major William S. Norton, Muscatine,
! Fifty-fourth Regiment. l. N. G., has
!resignea his Office. Major Norton ex.
| poets to take post graduate COURSE
in New York surgery school.
Andrew Stouffer. pioneer of Mar.
shall County. is dead at State Center,
aged 80. He was the father of Sam
uel and Frank Stouffer. editors and
publishers of the Sac City Sun.
Two thousand four hundred dollars
per acre for five-acre tract of land
| is a record established at Marshall.
town for city property when President
Charles r. Speers. of the A. e. Short
hill Company, purchased the home.
stead OF George w. Smith.
| 1t is thought that Calhoun County
leads all other counties in the State
in regard to the amount of Honey In.
vested in drainage projects. Accord
ing to figures recently compiled, Cal
houn County has taxes assessed
amounting to s2.5Oo.ooo for drainage
purposes,