Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-25
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vice president, Mrs Myra Root Of
Delta treasurer and Mrs. Tanner Tay-
Tor Of Red Oak department chaplain.
The resolutions adopted by the con-
vention favored the extension of the
present pension law to widows eof de-
ceased soldiers who have married
since June q, 1890.
The Friday 10, jinx got J. H. JAG
obs, formerly county superintendent
of schools at Davenport and his young
bride~when their automobile was at
tackled by, a swarm of bees in the
center of the business district OF that
city. They beat hasty retreat. leav-
Ing the machine In the middle OF
the street The bees swarmed on the
leather top. and after several hours
were swept of into box and the
young couple continued their we'd
ding trip. i.
Two miles Of uniformed Elks in
terspersed with a dozen bands from
Iowa and Illinois cities. many decorat-
ed automobiles. delegations OF cow
boys and cowgirls, clowns, animals. q,
caliope, company of state guards
and cleverly devised floats were the
features of the grand parade OF Elks.
IT was the most spectacular feature
OF the three days convention OF Iowa
Elks at Burlington. Twenty thousand
people witnessed the parade.
A test case will be made in Monroe
county as to the rights Of constabl
& to seize beer which Is the property OF
"a club. Constable Woofter raided a
club room at Avery and secured f1ve
barrels of beer. The claim is made
that it belonged to members of a club
and the authorities had no right to
seize it. The beer was taken to Al
sbia and Is in cold storage pending the
action Of the members Of the club.
{ Shenandoah Sunday schools joined
IN. their first annual track meet ana
the event drew an enthusiastic
crowd. A feature Of the meet was
the fifty yard dash by the pastors.
won by the Rev. D. C. Macintosh,
pastor of the Presbyterian church. The
Methodists won the meet and the
trophy, scoring 155 points. The
.Presbyterians scored 81 points, Chris
stians 26 and Baptists IL.
1t is announced by Drs. c. G. Biz
ney OF Mason City and v. C. Birney
Of Greene, that their brother, DR.. E..
E. Birney, wanted at Nora Springs
for an operation that caused the death
Of Miss Irish. will appear and face the
charges within few days. Mr.. and
Mrs. Irish, parents Of the girl, were
witnesses before special grand jury
at Charles City.
The town Of Hazleton with 45S in
habitants boasts the greatest mum.
Der OF civil war veterans in proper
ton to its population of any town IN
the state. There are "a union veter.
ans Of the union army, one conteder-
ate and two Spanish war soldiers Nv
Ing in that place. g
a. NJ. sWorden, farmer living for
some years between Ida Grove and
Battle. Greek. has started In a wagon
to drive across country to Burns.
Ore, where, he will locate. Wqr1en
plans t. reach the end of his trip
by fall.
A strike is on among, the BARRIERS
Of Abba. The workmen are asking
the proprietors Of the shops to guar
antee them fifteen dollars a week In
place OF ten which has been the scale
at most of the shops. rs;
The golden wedding Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Goethe, who were mar
ried in Iowa City in 1863, was cele-
brated by their friends and kinsfolk.
At a special election held at Abba
franchise was granted Lechband &
Co., Des Moines, for gas. The propo-
sition carried by ten to one vote.
The Cedar Valley Medical associa-
ton will meet in Mason City on July
Sth and 9th. An elaborate program
is now being arranged. 5 3
4 Charles Caple, a young business
man of Oskaloosa died of pneumonia,
at Fargo, N. D. Caple was member
OF the Elks' club.
At the closing session of the Iowa
Association Of Fire Insurance Agents
John P. Montrose of Des Moines was
selected president and that city was
chosen for the place of the next con-
yention. Other officers are: Vice
president. Charles H. Schrup Ut Du-
buQue and secretary-treasurer. Frank
H Binder of Council Bluffs.
rs j. E. Hynes. aged 81, conductor on
the X. D. division of the Rock Island,
was almost instantly killed few
miles south of Carlisle. when he was
caught between a steam shovel and q
car OF his train.
A Northwestern coal train crashed
into suburban street car at Boone
and demolished the, car. Motorman
James Cutler was carried fifty feet
with the vesubule OF the wrecked car
and was thrown into weeds by the
side OF the Northwestern tracks. He
was seriously injured. The passengers
escaped with minor bruises.
In vicious fight Fred Borietta was
stabbed by Jack Garland near Buxton.
Borietta was taken to hospital In Al
bta and physicians took several
stitches in his stomach where knife
blade had penetrated. s-
The body of Clyde P. Bartlett. a
<oung farmer living near Oskaloosa,
was found hanging in the barn on his
fathers farm, He had been missing
all dag. 1t is believed that he had
brooded over his i'll health until his
mind became unbalanced. Bartlett
was a prominent Pythian.
John Redman, who was held as
connected with the shooting Of Mrs.
Cora Prescott at Clear Lake Of which
her husband. Louis Prescott. is charg-
ed, has been released from custody.
The pyls:e have discovered that he is
oot the ran wanted.