Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-27
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4nEwsY ITEMS gGATHERE0 FROM
.54asa' ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
All M. Adams OF Humboldt has issu-
ed the program for the summer meet
ing OF the Upper Des Moines Editorial
Y association, to be held at Storm Lake.
Aug. 421.22. Iowa editors who are
scheduled to speak include j. e.
& Chrysler, Odebolt Chronicle" G. ~,
Caswell, Dennison Bulletin; Elmer 3.
( Johnston, Iowa City Citizen; Paul p.
Il Stillman, Jefferson Bee E. NJ. Glas-
COW. Spencer, News. and Marion Bruce,
4 Rolfe Arrow. Friday afternoon pic.
mic dinner will be served at Sunset
U park. s45 .3S.i@
The health department is preparing
& to see that the state fair visitors are
properly led at Des .Moines restaur.
q ants and eating houses Judd Demp'
sey, secretary Of the department, an
& nounced that IAN inspector has been
detailed to investigate the eating
& houses daily. The food as it enters
the place Of business will be watched
4 to determine whether 1t is whole
some. The cooking methods and san
3itary condition OF y every establish.
ment will be closely scrutinized.
DR.. C. B. Knowles OF Sioux City.
4 president Of the Hawkeye Veterinary
q Medical assoc iation, has called q con-
d ference {of its officers, to be held In
SDes Moines Aug IS to consider the
4 alarming spread Of hog cholera in
i iowa Attending the meeting will be
q the directors and members of the hog
cholera serum committee. Difficulty
I is being experienced by veterinarians,
N Knowles says. in obtaining enough
4 serum for their needs. 5s w
The latest political appointments
I'm Iowa are: Eugene Reardon, post.
Il master at Auburn, a Sac county, vice
II. Merrill, 4 resigned. Helmer D,
a Brunstad was appointed rural carrier
aaatS Leland. Postmasters commission
ED are Ed Nj Conaughey, Allerton;
Charles w 4 M cC Carly, Ottumwa; Peter
sJunges, Hospers; Fred c. Boeke. Hub
q bard Daniel p O'COnnor, Lawler;.
John u. Herbster, Milford; John +.
Coos, Sabulaa. y n Il;
Success Of Governors day" at the
& Keokuk water power celebration was
assured with the receipt OF favorable
replies from several governors from
eastern states. Word was also re,
ceived from Gov. Edward f. Dunno
#of Illinois that he will arrive on that
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state OFFICIALS to act as host with Gov;
4 errors Clarke OF Iowa and Major of
Missouri, to the other state execu.
8tives.s n 81 ,Ss ia u
Three thousand Seventh Day Adj
ventists are expected to. attend the
state camp meeting and fiftieth an
y nual Iowa conference of the church to
lsbe held at Cedar Rapids Aug. $2S to
Sept 8. Speakers have been secured
from all parts Of the world, and ofi-
Gals Of the church plan to make the
Cedar Rapids meeting the largest ey-.
err held in Iowa. All sections of the
state will be represented by delegates.
Striking his leg against q live wire
1 when locating a. defective telephone
line on top OF a pole, caused Leroy
Watkins. a lineman at Ottnmwa. to-
4 fall from the pole and die shortly aft
I trWards from his injuries. Electric
light wires were strung on the same
pole with the telephone wires. Wat.
kins leaves = widow and two small
I sons. iii IN !si * 5s5i
F.. Tanner, Of Milwaukee. repre-,
8senting the Iowa Construction COM
i pany, has submitted proposition to
the Commercial club OF Iowa City for
55$the construction Of a new interurban
from that cityEst to Keoya. keokuk#
\ county, a distance Of &c miles. Ss
Bean Day" was celebrated lat Cen
eva again this year and was success
from every standpoint. A big crowd
enjoyed the day, the only draw back
being the collapse $of the grandstand
lat the ball game. hen 200 people es
capped serious injury. s. ri. n II
Demanding a raise of wages or a
strike. the members of the fire depart.
ments Of Mason City succeeded in ef-
fecting settlement with the city
commissioners, securing a raise Of.
Y $10sa month in wages. The men were
Il getting $50 a month.
John Whitaker. a wealthy property
owner and proprietor Of the st. james
hotel at Davenport, committed suicide
by jumping into Lake Michigan from
the deck of3the steamer Manitou. The
boat was bound up the lake from
II Chicago. IA ~, +.
While feeding horses, the 12-year.
old son Of Nels Rasmussen of Ring.
y sted lost his index finger on the right
hand. A horse snapped at the corn
when the boy was placing 1t in the
feed box and took his finger with the
corn.
Former Mayor L. w. Sven was
shot, the safe in the postoffice partly
wrecked and street lamps shot out a.
West Liberty by three bank robbers.
sSFem received load of buckshot in
Y his left eye. The robbers fed.
The board of park, commissioners
4 Of Lake Mills has just closed deal
for nine acres of natural timber land
1 to be converted into city park, ball
grounds and picnic resort.
A committee appointed by the Tn.
provement association at Lake Mills
is. soliciting stock subscriptions for
cooperative laundry to be run at tue
creamery in that city.
IS The Percival field fire burned over
100 acres of farm land and many were
a out fighting the flames for hours.
Fields protected by the road were saw
Il ed by strenuous work.
". Clyde d. Moss of Newross, Ind, re.
ceived fatal injuries when he was run
over, by Il Rock Island freight train at
4 Grnnell. One leg was cut off just
below the knee and the other above
the ankle. Moss was % years old.
Freeman Conway. editor of the
Mason City Times. was elected presl-
dent OF the commercial club of that
city at a recent meeting of the organ.
ization. s