Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-30

Hoping to arouse the state to the
necessity OF adopting a progressive
policy of publicity. the Black Hawk
County Crop Improvement association
will take the first decisive step to-
ward advertising Iowa and her agri-
cultural resources at the annual In
ternational dairy show and cattle con.
gress at Waterloo this fall, by having
an exhibit of corn, small grains,
fruits. vegetables, dairy and poultry
products, hogs, sheep and canning
where visitors from all corners of the
country and several foreign countries
may see and learn. n,
The following Iowa postmasters
have been commissioned: Edward F.
Glau. Charter Oak; Charles w. Harris.
Coin Frank Carpenter, Esthervilie;
Stephen G. Maynard, Grand Junction:
David q Darby, Hamburg; Fred s..
Stoddard. Jesup; Sam 7. Manatt. Jr.
Kalona Charles X. Coontz. Lineville;
Rudolph w. schug, Strawberry Point:
Thomas Geneva, What Cheer: John
W.'Hsnna. Winfield; Albert D. Hix.
Gearing; Bradley B. Hopkins. Forest
City; Robert NJ. Reid Lake City;
Bessie c. Swan, Story City. AZ, ..l5
The Acacia fraternity at the Uni:
versity of Iowa has been incorporated
under the name OF the Acacia-Resh
Alumni incorporation. Following were
the officers elected to the head Of the
Masonic brotherhood: President, Chas.
M. butcher; first vice-presid dent, DR..
Dean H. Osborn; K second vice presi-
dent. Prof. Abram o. Thomas; secre-
tary-treasurer, Charles NJ. Showers. b,
One of the strongest county super
intendents in Iowa has been drafted
by Iowa State college to add to the
extension forces. Miss Kate r. Lo
gan. now entering on her fourth term
as superintendent OF schools in Cher:
5okee county has resigned and will
give her entire time to the state
boys and girls club work being car
ried on by the college. @
About $4,000 was lost to farmers
of Black Hawk county last year BY
oat smut. according to statistics gath.
cred by an agricultural expert. This
big loss could be almost entirely elm
mated and the quality and yield OF the
oats increased IL the farmers would
get into their fields and examine for
smut. and then take the Il necessary.
preventive steps. n 81 n "
At a special meeting in Keokuk It
was. decided to begin preparationsIfo for
a homecoming or former Keokuk
residents at the time Of the dam
celebration. Postcards will be sent to
5000 persons who formerly lived
there, and who still are in the coun-
try. The Homecoming will be during
tie celebration. which is August 1928.
About $50 Patriarch Militants are
expected to gather at Spirit Lake for
the annual meeting Of the order on
August 9.1s. Major General G. w.
Paschal and Lieut.. Colonel and AS
sistant .Adutant General j.. c. Miner
OF Belle PLANE are prepared to fur
nish all tent equipment required by
those desiring to attend the council.
Clay county Is leading northwestern
Iowa in the movement for better
crops. Following the government
association was organized and w. "A.
Posey employed as county agent. He
is, building up chapters In every town
ship. The farmers Of Clay county
have taken up the proposition with
enthusiasm. I. ii i@i \! 35 II
citizens voted unanimously to support
the proposed consolidation of the high
school and the Western Normal col.
lege. Arrangements are being made
toEtransfer the college property to the
school district, and to transfer the
high school to the college building.
Newton "A. Carmean. former presi-
dent Of the Rhoades,C armean Buggy
company at Marshalltown. now of
Los Angeles, was sentenced to fifteen
years IN San Quentin penitentiary
last week. Carmean was convicted Of
Scontributing to the delinquency OF
Pearl Peterson. 10 years old. 6
Operators OF Chautauquas are moi
to he allowed any more privileges al
Atlantic than business men. Mayor
Burnea, who recently closed moving
4 picture horses on Sundays In thai
1 city. has ruled that the Chautauqus
4 must not show films, as contemplated
4 on the Sabbath. 4 MI lt5
i Several officials OF the Burlington
4 road were In Creston recently In re
1 gard to stopping the alfalfa special
i The special> is to be run between
Huntington and Pacific Junction, Il
4 encourage the growth OF the plant.
More than $4,000 patients wert
4 handled in the clinic OF the Univer
sity5 Of Iowa college Of dentistry las
1year. This number represents an In
crease OF nearly 80 per cent over thu
4 preceding year. Il 81 4 4 4.
C.. r. Weiss. travelling salesman TO
the Easy Fit Manufacturing company
Il was arrested at Grinnell on a charg,
A Of obtaining money under false pre-
Il lenses. He is held under bond o
4 5000. VI IFS
u 8. Croy, local manager OF TIL
4 Gately & Co. IS branch store, Dubuque
i Jumped overheard from the excursion
i steamer G.. w. Hill while the latte
was on a return trip from Clinton a
i a point inst above Bellevue.
i Safes in the stores OF Will Loren:
J and Gus Mitchell at Rockford wers
broken into and a watch and papers
stolen. This is the fourth safe rob
berry in ten days at that place.
The secretary of the Fortieth low:
Reunion association has announced
that the next reunion OF the'regimen
will be held in Knoxville on Oct.
and 9. The Fortieth Iowa was mad,
i up principally Of men residing In Mar
ion, Jasper and Mahaska counties ant
was mustered into service ut lows
City in 1862.
4 F.. ]. Reardon, joint agent of thu
Minneapolis & st. Louis and the Nil
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