Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
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NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
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NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE,
Engineers and big force OF men
have commenced the mighty task OF
Strengthening the Marion county por-
ton OF Skunk river. 1t will be the
most gigantic engineering feat ever
Undertaken in that section OF the
state. When this piece OF work Is
completed it is claimed that there will
be thousands OF acres of fine farming
lands reclaimed from the sWa mps and
the river. .sE. (
The Iowa state Baptist convention
at Waterloo elected the following Of
ficers: President, j. R. Vaughn. Wat
erloo; first vice.president. H. j..
Tosket, Shenandoah; second vice.
president, G.. W. Britton. Sioux City;
secretary. Rev. s. Z. Wilcox, Des
Moines: recording secretary: Rev. r.
r. Sadler, .Pella: treasurer, Rev. g..
+, Reinking, Des Moines.
The apparent rivalry between Iowa
City and Mason City for the epileptic
colony appears mainly contest be-'
tween two lines Of railway, 1t is the
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City interur-.
ban against the Mason City and Clear
Lake line. Its location near Iowa
City is also desired by the state board
OF education, for the benefit of the
medical college. ss
Members OF the Iowa State Board
OF Control. Messrs. Mccall. Dixon and
McConlogue, were in Iowa City to in.
spect sites for the new epileptic coll
sony. The suggested site is near the
town Of North Liberty. eight miles
from Iowa City. and short distance
north Of Oakdale. the site Of the state
tuberculosis hospital.
Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge. who re-
Gently underwent a surgical operation
at Rochester, Mimi. has recovered
splendidly and is at his office nearly
every day in. Council Bluffs. He is
past so years OF. age and it is q de-
light to his friends to know that he
has had such vitality to sustain him..
With potatoes at 80 cents bushel
and farmers holding them in most.
cases for better prices, many are be-
ginning to speculate as TO, the out.
come. Minnesota reports big crops
and It is possible potatoes will be
cheaper later than they are now.
Joseph II. Tucker has brought suit
against Major M. Meigs, in charge OF
the government engineers at Keokuk,
asking damages to the amount of $1O,-,
900 for injuries alleged to have been
received when Meigs' auto struck a
wagon Tucker was driving.
Temperance was one phase OF work,
under discussion at the Presbyterian
synod at Storm Lake, the principal
address being made by Dr.. E. P.
Worrell OF Chicago. At the business
session Council Bluffs was chosen as
the meeting place next year.
The champion church going family
of Mason City is that Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Hawkins, who. with their six
children, won a handsomely bound
family Bible Sunday at the Baptist
church In a contest for the largest
church going family.
George WhippleS Of Burlington, six
the tide Of sentiment Ia favor Of Ma
son City having the next years grand:
lodge session; of the order and made
8 1t possible fol: Burlington to obtain
the honor.
A months revival services was
opened in the West Liberty opera
house Sunday under the direction Of
{ the three West Liberty churches. The
evangelistic services are in charge OF
the Rev. w. A. Tetley OF Missouri.
* Five large tanks OF fish were put
into the Iowa river last week by the
state fish and game warden. They
consisted mainly OF croppies. but
some black bass and pickerel were
included. n u
The Davenport, Coliseum burned to
the ground. The structure with its
contents was valued at about $780, O0.
1t was built for the National Sanger
fest in 1898. and has since been used
fer public meetings. 3ss. ~
The supreme court has decided that
chicken has right to. go wherever
It pleases and that 1t is not within
the jurisdiction of district court to
order the chickens owner to keep It.
at home. sj=2
1, The Rev. Thompson, formerly OF
Elliott, was acquitted OF the charge
OF appropriating $500, part Of sum
given him to settle breach OF prom,
Use case. The case was tried In Mont
gomery county. Sd (. &
Trustees of Buena Vista college
elected Rev. R. Rehlin, pastor of the
Knox Presbyterian church of Sioux
City, president OF the college to sue
coed Rev. James P. Linn. DID,, re-
signed. ;.
Miss L. A. Christopherson OF near
Iowa river, died at Home hospital in
.Waukon from burns sustained when
she was carrying lighted lamp and
a celluloid comb In her hair caught
fire.
The annual reunion Of students.
graduates and faculty OF the State
Teachers college is to be held in Des,
Moines during the convention OF the
State Teachers association early in
November. The reunion is to take
place Nov. z In the evening. and
big attendance is expected.
M. L. Hurd, brakeman employed
by the Minneapolis & st. Louis rail.
road at Marshalltown. was fatally in.
jured. Roth legs and one arm we're
severed. and the man was crushed
about the body. Hurd lived at Oska.
loosa. W II
The loss Of swine in Cerro Gordo
county this year by cholern will be at
least 100000. according to the esti..
mates Of veterinarians there who are
treating animals in all parts of the
county.
William Dunnegan. aged 81. and 4
John Carss. ST.. who lived alone.
were found dead by neightors. The