Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-12

Iowa City and discharged after twen-
ty-one days. Two pigs, bitten by the
same dog, died later Of hydrophobia..
The mayor and council OF Esther
vile are investigating the Des Moines
river 1T that point, to discover what
power can be developed from its wat
ers. 1t is believed that with prop
erly constructed dam sufficient power
may be obtained to run the electric
light plant the year round.
Experiments made by the Scott
County Farm Improvement league dur
ing the season show that In fourteen
fields Of oats. the seed for which had
been treated with formaldyhyde. there
was almost no trace Of smut. Ada
cent fields not treated showed heavy
damage. KS q 81
T. E. Hall, 60 years old, attacked
Mrs. Mary Tiedemann, in whose house
he roomed in Davenport, with a ham
mer, made an attempt to kill Mrs.
Tiedemann's little daughter, and then.
drank poison, dying shortly afterward.
The annual meeting Of the North
east Iowa Horticultural society will be-
held in Waverly on Nov. 1920. This
society last met In Waverly twenty
four years ago. Premiums will be Of
fered for apples, corn and potatoes. B
Peter H. Ottoseu. Ames graduate, Q
first lieutenant in the navy, has been
commissioned by the war department
to plant mines in Manila Bay, where
Dewey told Gridley to blaze away at
the Spaniards whom he got ready.
Dependent over losing his fortune
in get rich quick scheme, Louis Nj
emeyer, 81 years old, employe OF the
Purity Oats company at Davenport.
committed suicide by blowing himself
into atoms with dynamite.
Floyd c. Goodrich was found dead
in front of the Chicago Great West
ern station at New Hampton. His
neck was broken and both legs and
his right hand had been cut OF. He
was about 80 years old.
John Sumpter, 80 years old. .
switchman employed on the crew OF q
Great Western train, operating in the
| yards in Council Bluffs. fell under the
cars and was run over and died three
hours later.
On information Of State Dairy
Commissioner Barney two Fort Madi-
| son ice cream manufacturers were
fined for violation OF state food laws.
The defendants product was under
the butter fat standard. y
The city Of Woodbine has been
made defendant in an action for $i0.-@
900 damages alleged to have been sus-f
tanned by Mrs. Henry L. Kirk Of Lo-I
gan. who fell on sidewalk and was
crippled for life. sag5
The Oskaloosal Traction company
resumed operations Of the city car
lines with employees from Mckinley
properties In other towns. Strikers
have organized a boycott against the,
car service. .ss5
Leon has fallen into line with the
other county seats Of the state and
has ordered two miles of paving. This
leaves but two county capitals In
Iowa which do not POSSESS paved
! streets. i&
The lawn Of the federal building at
Keokuk will be the scene OF band
concerts to be given here next sum
mer. The treasury department has
given its consent to the use OF the
lawn.
The annual convention Of Knights
Of Pythias Of the Ninth district Of
Iowa will be held in Newell on Nov.
| II. Arrangements for the attendance
of the grand officers are being made.
"A verdict of guilty was returned
against J. E. and c. S. McAnini at
Newton. indicted on charge Of prac-
ttcing medicine without a license. The
defendants are chiropractors.
The largest real estate deal Of the
year at Hampton was made whom
Fred Nancolas sold his farm two
| miles south OF that town for $4,000.
This was a. price OF $2OS per acre. s5
Judge Howell overruled motion
for retrial Of the Deerfoot murder
case at Iowa City. Deerfoot has BEEN
convicted of Staying his wife. He
pleaded self-defense.
Dependent because OF Ill health.
Hans Schiel, retired farmer living
six miles east of Gilman, ended his
life by hanging himself to rafter in
his sons barn.
w. w. Marsh Of Waterloo, won the
| first prize for Guernsey bull years
old and over with Imp. Hayes Cher
ub at the National Dairy show held in
| Chicago.
r. A. Norris, shoe merchant OF DEN
ison has made an assignment for the
benefit Of his creditors. He gives his
assets at $4,000 and his liabilities
as $4,000.
Mary v. Moon has resigned as uni
versity hospital dietician at Iowa City
to accept a similar position In the
Methodist hospital ut Omaha.
The Baptist church at Bancroft has
extended an unanimous call to the
pastorate to the Rev. G. L. Vonhagen
Of Mercer, Mo. He has accepted.
The second annual convention OF
the Iowa Beekeepers' association viii
be held in pes Mpines Dec, 10. II and; and
IL.
w. H. Rohrer OF Melbourne. Iowa.
has been appointed teacher at Pine
Mildred Ratliff, 2 years old. daugn-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Ratliff OF Coun-
Gil Bluffs, died from phosphate pois.
oning. The child ate the, heads on
! several matches.
| The general store Of C.. A. Miner,
| at Perry. in which was located the
postotfice. burned to the ground with
a loss Of $1,000. All the mail matter
was destroyed.
1t has been the tendency OF some
OF the rural school boards in. some
parts or iowa this fall to seek third
grade teachers. in order to pay small
| salaries. rsS
Postmasters recently receiving ap-
pointments in Iowa are: Derby, Luz
cas- county. Joseph s. Ross, vice E.
F. Edwards, resigned; Gilbert (late
Gilbert Station), Story county, James
II povuoldc continued a q nostm q Star.