Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-16
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

Organization or the Black HAWK
County Rural Letter Carriers Associa-
ton was perfected at meeting held
in the court rooms of the federal build
ing at Waterloo.
j. w. Campbell, a pioneer of Polk
County, died at his home in Elkhart
township. He was born in Pennsyl-
yania and started West during the
craze for gold in 1s49. &.
The express rate hearing set for
March by the State railroad commits
sion has been postponed until March
Is. upon request Of the manufacturers
and the Greater Des Moines commit
tee.
/ Des Moines is to entertain the 1911
meeting of the Berkshire congress. In
dianapolis was the chief competitor
against the Iowa town in the, conven-
ton at Springfield. Eleven States were
represented.
Des Moines is to have new $6Q,O0O9
|sanitariun. established by the North
ern Union conference Of the Seventh
Day Adventist Church in fourth. bien-
NAL session in Des Moines.
Sam Larson. of near Remsen, inn
ported from Eastern Iowa recently Q
800 bull. He undertook the dehorn-
ling process. When he had one horn
of the animal dropped dead. choked
in the dehorner
At a mass meeting at Mason City
plans were made and committees ap-
pointed to make arrangements for tho
reception of delegates Of the State
Sunday school convention. which meets
on June 81 to "a.
Announcement has been made that
Rev. o. A. Henry. pastor, of the Inn
manuel Lutheran Church at Clinton.
has accepted a call to the Ottumwa
Lutheran Church. and will begin his
labors there about April 10.
While the family of Charles Wright
was away for an evening visit at the
residence of j. a.. Wright, their farm
home one mile south of Sharon Chap
ell. near Centerville. burned to the
ground with all It's, contents.
| Charged with having deceived Miss
Grace Tadleck through a mock mar
riage into believing herself his wife,
George Roberts was arrested at Dav-
export and is being held at the dispo-
sition of the Burlington police.
Jessie Gerhart. aged 10, who has
been an inmate of the reformatory at
Mitchellville, swallowed poison he
cause of asyoung mans refusal to keep
company with her, and is at the Clin-
ton hospital suffering from its effects.
She will not die.
The independent Republicans Of
4 Muscatine have nominated the follow,
ling city ticket: Mayor, w. S. Hill;
Treasurer, Charles H. Reesink; Police
Judge, j. H. Carl; Assessor, Thomas
Barnard; Wharfmaster, Charles Kern.
Definite announcements have been
made that George A. Gates, former
president of Iowa College, and now
head Of the Fiske University at Nash
vile, Tenn, will deliver the address
to the graduation class at Grinnell
next June. sl
]. G. Holloway, well-known farmer,
was killed at his home six miles west
of Walker. Mr.. Holloway was on q
load Of hay and in some manner acct
dentally fell of, striking in such a
way as to break his neck.
i The city council has ordered an in
vestigation into the typhoid fever SIT.
uation in Council Bluffs, which has
now been gradually growing more Sc
rious for some months.
/ Nearly 1000 people at mass meet
ing in Muscatine the other night said
their farewell to the Billy Sunday
tabernacle, where 3,579 people were
converted and listened to an eloquent
sermon by Dr. Baird Mitchell, OF st.
James Church. Chicago. The raoerni.-
Gle will be torn down to make way, for
| tie handsome new Methodist Church
to be erected this spring.
Clarence ]. Freed, well known
Harcourt farmer. aged As, was struck
by Fit. Dodge. Des Moines and South.
ern interurban car near Harcourt and
killed instantly,
One year ago DR.. and Mrs. Ketchum
of Elkhart announced to the world
that triplets had gladdened their home.
They received recognition from Des
Moines and later from Teddy Roose
welt, the first advocate of the anti-raca
suicide doctrine in high circles. A
few days ago DR.. and Mrs. Hetchum
: announced the birth of twins. Five in
one year and all are healthy and do