Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-01

collector, after having been consider
ed lost for five. years. The canoes
were found in an unused drawer. Art
collectors all over the United States
had been warned to be on the look
out for the gems. KIN
After a week of Investigation Unit
ed States secret service men admit
that they have been baffled by dar-
ing mail robbery. which took place in
Davenport recently. A mail pouch
containing money orders was taken
from truck on the station platform.
The empty pouch was found mile
west Of the station in weeds along the
railroad track.
Four graduates of the University Of
Iowa have just completed summers
service in the employ Of the United
States government fighting grasshop-
pers. E. J. Bashe of Burlington was
stationed in South Dakota, Irving
Crawford Of Washington; D. c.. in New
Mexico: DIN Hukill Of Waterloo in
Missouri. and O. w. Roosevelt OF Al
gona in Texas. 5
If plans of business men in the
towns along the Milwaukee west Of
Perry are carried out, a .high tension
wire which will give the residents Of
the smaller places continuous light
and power service will be run from
that city. The power is to be furnish.
ed by the Perry plant, which is now
owned by the Iowa Railway and Light
company.
A new electric company, appeared
before the city council at Maquoketa
and asked for an unconditional fran
chise, the limit to be twenty-five
years, to string wires and poles into
Maquoketa. connecting with a trans
mission line from Anamosa. After
a delay of two weeks the council voted
to turn down the proposition four to
one. as<
James G. Quick was sentenced to
thirty years at hard labor in the Fort
Madison penitentiary at Marshall
town. Quick shot and killed his wife,
Clara. on the night OF May 20, after
he had quarreled with her because
she went to a dance. He was sentenc-
ed upon his pleading guilty to murder
in the second degree.
The ffty-ninth anniversary Of the
Dubuque Baptist association will be
observed at Waukon Sept. 80 to Oct.
2. The annual sermon will be deliv-
cred by the Rev. Edward NJ. Jeffers,
Of Dubuque, and the principal address
Uyf1 4 ho h1y nr In " A 90 vic
dent Of Des Moines college.
Des Moines was chosen as the
next meeting place of the Iowa Fox
Hunters. association, which closed q
weeks meeting in Stone park. J. W..
Glass of Ida Grove was elected press.
dent; H. NJ. Swaley of Mondamin, vice
president; R. D. Casady of Sioux City,
secretary.
The formal presentation Of me-
mortal tablet to Abraham Lincoln was
made at the Soldiers home. Marsh
alltown, by the W. R. c. OF the home.
Lincoln's Gettysburg speech. in q
bronze tablet. was laid in cement In
front Of the main building.
A prize Of $1,000 is offered for the
best acre of corn grown in Black
Hawk county next year. The offer
has just been turned over to the
Black Hawk County Crop Improve
ment association by one OF the larg-
est banks Of the county.
The scene Of operations OF the den,
tai thief who has been working in
Iowa has been transferred to Marsh.
alltown. The office OF DR.. Fl. c. Muel-
Ter was entered and robbed Of $126
worth Of gold. platinum, teeth, and
other dental supplies.
"a The next biennial reunion OF the
Iowa regiment will be
held at Maquoketa in 1915. This was
decided at the closing session OF the
meeting last wick. Capt, S. w. Rath.
bun OF Marion was reelected presi.
dent. ss, 4. AT
The Lucas county jail has been con.
demned by the grand jury. The prts-
oners will be taken to the Wapello
county Jail at Ottumwa. The present
structure has been in use for about
thirty-f1ve years. II N
& The grand jury at Iowa City return
ed an indictment against William
Deerfoot charging murder. Deerfoot.
an Indian, shot his wife during a con.
troversy Sept. 6. The prisoner claims
self.defense.
Grover Winney Of milford, employ
ed at Mason City by the Western
Electric Telephone company. broke
his neck and died within few min
utes when he fell from a telephone
pole.
Olaf Arneson aged rs, was instantly
killed by Rock Island freight train
near Northwood. Arneson was en-
route from dance and was walking
on the track when struck by the
train K
Rufus Lindhorst received a double
fracture of the arm, James Lindhorst
a broken nose and Guy Stewart Of
Armstrong a fractured thigh In bad
auto accident near Algona.
Anna L. Ford has been appointed
postmaster at Judd, Webster county.
vice E. A. Ford, removed.
The senate confirmed the nominal
ton of Sebastian Dlschler 10 pc posi-
master at Rock Valley, Ia 5
Miss NJ. Elizabeth Appleton OF Tama
has been elected to the chair of pro.
lessor of modern languages at Lean
der Clark college, Toledo, succeeding
Professor Cronise, who sailed last
week for Japan. Miss Cronise goes
to take charge of the girls English
department in an American college at
Toxic.
In a dispute over 81 at Waterloo A.
bert Tracey, colored. aged %, shot and
almost instantly killed Percy Hopkins.
aged "a, also colored. The shooting
took place in barber shop conduct
ed by Hopkins. '3..
W. w. Cook, who represents Per
ry live stock firm at Dawson, was
seriously hurt while riding in the