Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26

The Jury in the case OF the United
States against Jacob Metz. Emmanuel
Metz, and John r. Metz at Keokuk re-
turned n verdict OF guilty. The pen
atty is a fine of $4,000 or two years
Imprisonment or both. John Saar, Jr..
"a Cantril farmer. was the victim OF
the alleged transaction. He claims
to have lost $4,000 in stock deals
which the Metz brothers are declared
to have said they could put through
at advantage to him.
Harvey Whitlock. a conductor In
the employ of the Milwaukee at Per-
~, and Steve Gottscalk and Albert
TIagenstein Of Minhurn. were serious
" injured when the auto driven by
Whitlock turned turtle The accident
happened west of Minburn. It is pos
sible that Whitlock and Hagensteini
may die. Nm going down a grade a
pile of loose dirt was struck and the
machine turn ed completely over.
Probably the most conspicuous ach-
ievement. in church endeavor in a ru-
raj community in Iowa is that CON
summated by the Church of the
Brethren in Orange township. BLACK
hawk connty-a1A handsome new edi-
fee. seating 300, will be dedicated
free from debt on Thanksgiving.
The cost of the building is $4,000 and
the pledges already reach $1,000 more
than that amount.
Edwin b. Stillman, aged 7G, one Of
The hest known pioneer newspaper
men OF the state and founder. OF the
Sioux City Journal. 4 died at Riceyille
Sunday at the home of his son. Frank
Stillman. The pioneer newspaper
mans connection with Des Moines
and Sioux City newspapers and the
Jefferson Bee made him we'll known
ever Iowa. & ~
a pioneer Sunday school teacher
whose death occurred recently was
hOnored when a bronze tablet com
memorative Of her forty years serv-
ice was placed in the primary room
of the First Baptist church at Keo-
;lnk. The teacher was Mrs. Sarah !.
RiHsards. who for forty years taught
the primary class Of the Baptist Sun.
day school. ss
De Witt G.. Sewers OF Bloomfield
and Howard D. Goehring of Fremont
have heen selected as the delegates
10 represent the Mt. Pleasant chapter
Of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity at
the Zeta province convention to be
held at Madison. Wis. Nov. rs to %
CHAPTERS at twenty schools will be
represented. b 81 ls NJ 35S& 4
Buildings are rapidly being remov
ed from the enlarged right Of way for
the Milwaukee railway through Tama
igtha engineers are locating trackage
and the grading is being push ed. a
new and> modern passenger station
| will he erected by the company in the
spring.
Children or Edward Galloway Of Ke
okuk are endeavoring to break thei1
dead fathers will, which gave all his
| property save $40 apiece to his third
wife, Tho basis for the attack Oh the
will is that the man Was not mentally
responsible when he made his last
testament. ,5
David Douglas. Is years old. died al
his home recently at Waukon. He had
Lived in Iowa for fifty-seyen years con
tinuously He is survived by his wife
and six children. Mr.. Douglass parti
cipated inGthe bates Of Chickamauga
Stone Run and Kenesaw mountain.
The mathematics, natural and phys.
| ical science teachers Of the states OF
Wisconsin, Michigan. Indiana. Iowa, Il
linois. Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
will hold their thirteenth annual meet.
ling in the East Des MoinesE high
school, Nov. 70 and 20.
Two alleged bootlegging joints in
operation for some time at High
Bridge, a mining camp on the line be-
tween Dallas and Boone counties.
were closed up Sheriff Reid of Boone
county declares ne made purchases or
beer$in each place. 9.ss
Professor John W. Gannaway. who
recently succeeded Professor Jesse
Macy as head OF the political science
department of tsrinnell college has
announced dis candidacy on the re-
publican ticket for representative from
Poweshiek county.
Mrs i. A. Shannon, wife Of the sta.
ton agent at Thornton. was painfully
in iured when struck by the lOcOmo.
tive Of an incoming freight train. She
was kept from falling under the
wheels by tile quick action OF her
husband.
t:arhart G. Nye, who have conducted
a hardware business in Manchester
for the last nine years. have disposed
OF their entire stock to Bert Stier Of
Grand Mound. Mr.. Sitter will take
possession of the business on Dec. l..
Ira Mcknight, the a-year,old son OF
j. L. Mcknight. owner OF the Nc
Nauglt Store fixture factory at Gid.
den. was seriously burned when he sat
down in pail of hot water. Doubt is
expressed for the childs recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. l.. Abel Of Meser.
vey we're badly hurt and their CARR.
age was smashed when they collided
with A. Koenen. Il neighbor, who, with
an auto, met them near turn in the
road. I@=lI ,.
SchmidthRros.' gas engine manufao
turing plant at Davenport burn ed to
the ground. The loss is Sl500OO, Of
Which $4,000 is covered by insurance.
The three men injured in an auto
mobile wreck near Minburn few
days ago will all recover. ~
One of the hardest fought cases in
Emmett county. in which J. J. Waldron
sued the Rock Island system for S2O.-
OO0 was decided in favor Of the plain
tiff. the jury awarding him $4,000.
Willie employed; by the railroad as
car repairer, Waldron received perm
auent Injuries.
Local business men, through the
Greater Davenport committee. will ask
the city council to rebuild the Colise.
um burned to the ground few weeks
ago. The Coliseum. which had seat
ing capacity of 1000 people. was the
only large hall in Davenport. -
William Zimmerman has sold his
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