Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-09-17
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| NEWsY Items GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
Mrs. Joseph Badhum of West Liber-
| ty elected to end her life with lauda-
mum rather than appear in court In
answer to charges brought against
her and Lonardo Anderies, Mexican,
with whom she is said to have eloped.
| Marshal Wiley brought them back
| from Grinnell and was on his way to
| the Badhum home to accompany her
to court, when the poison was taken.
A strong emetic, promptly given, saw
ed her life.
| A special committee of sophomores
| at Iowa State college are giving the
| incoming freshmen new kind of re-
ception. This committee is not go
Ing to haze the new men,. On the con-
trary, they will do the absolutely new
thing OF putting on reception badges.
meeting the trains as they arrive,
night or day. and helping new stu
dents to find rooming and boarding
houses.
Graham Meadville. sent to the state
insane hospital recently from Sioux
City on the testimony Of his wife and
step-daugfter that he had twice as
saulted il a 15.year-old girl, made his
escape from the asylum and is still
at large. Since his commitme emit, the
two women have admitted that their
testimony before the insanity com
mission was perjured. 5s
An attempt to force action in the
district court in the matter Of orphans
children's pensions was made recently
at Sioux City by attorneys for wild
ow with three dependent children.
County Attorney Jepson had declined
to act in her behalf. because, the
board OF supervisors had undertaken
to break the law. ~ Il M Il
Harry Hazelett, so years old, editor
of the Perry Independent. a former
well-knowns democrat in the Eleventh
district. dropped dead at hts, home in
Perry. Heart disease superinduced
by a heat stroke is; given as the cause
of the death. He was formerly editor
OF the Ida Grove Record Era.
The third death as the result OF the
automobile accident when Harry Bot
tori and his brother-in-law; William
Cheek, were killed at Ottumwa,, tool,
place when Mrs. William Cheek, the
latter's wife, succumbed to injuries.
Rev. M. K. Bleken, pastor Of Synod
Lutheran church OF New Hampton.
and Gregory Oleson Vaala OF Saude.
have returned from summers trip
to Norway. They also toured parts
Of Sweden and Germany. "
Fire on the Frank Coughlin farm
near Baskerville caused a loss Of
about $500. Mr. Coughlin lost 1900
bushels Of grain, a valuable imported
stallion worth $1.700; eight horses.
harness, machinery and TOOLS s$y
Humboldt took on the airs OF its
larger sisters when the lights in the
,electroliers for Its business streets
were turned on. Business men rails
ed a fund Of $4,000 to keep these
lights going for two years. 5 rs
The postoffice safe at Gravity was
robbed and 800 in cash and stamps
stolen. Postmaster Robinson has
been in office but two weeks. People
heard an explosion at a. M. but did
not report the matter. 81 d i7.
George H. Maloneyls OF Charlton
shot his wife four times and then
killed himself following domestic trou.
BILE which resulted in his wife seeking
a divorce. Mrs. Maloney, it is feared,
cannot live. 55:3 * S.i IA
Samuel Merrick. of Forest City has
made an exhaustive study Of tile sub.
ject and is firmly convinced that
droughts such as the country has sui,
fered this summer are due to drain
age. Es}3 .55 $5 )
DR.. H. A. lngham. for FIVE years
pastor OF the Methodist church a,
Mount Pleasant has received a call
to the First Methodist church in Mil
waukee. He probably will accept.
The Western Implement company
OF Sioux City has been declared
bankrupt by Referee Joy Of the fed
geral court. It is found to have liabil
tiles OF 100000 and few assets.
"a Joe A. Moore. formerly editor OF the
Thornton Enterprise, is in Mason
City hospital in critical condition from
an operation. He has sold his bust
ness because Of failing health. 4;
The double corn crib on the farm
Of Joseph Lynch in Marion township
was destroyed by fire. In 1t were SOC
bushels Of corn, two wagons. and d
quantity Of hay. vi II II s$5
Perry will make a strong bid fol
the 1914 grand lodge meeting Of the
Iowa Odd Fellows at the meeting
which convenes at Fort Dodge on DC
tober 20. Z "a K 4
Work is being started on the new
city hall and fire house at EstherviIle
which the citizens at "a special cleo
ton recently voted to build.
Because he proved in court that his
wife had eloped with the hired man
Charles Wignall of Rhodes was grant
ed a divorce. Il;
When officers working on the rob
berry mystery in which $4,000 in Sc
curities and cash was taken from un
der the pillow on which Henry Wood
ford Of Waverly was sleeping several
days ago, visited Mr. Woodford's home
and asked that they be allowed tc
search it, they were unqualifedly re
fused admission on any such errand
"A committee from Perry is at work
securing options on number of farms
in that vicinity, preparatory to max
ing bid for one of the three state
institutions soon to be located by the
board of control.
P..F. Murphy and Frank Smith. two
prisoners in the county Jail at Marsh
alltown. sawed their way to liberty
and are still at large. Murphy ant
Smith were arrested charged with
bootlegging, and were being held tt
the grand jury. The men used a
hack saw and sawed through two-inch
bars Of steel.
A man who gave his name as Mills