Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-31

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sisG The Red Oak Christian church and
2 the Shenandoah Christian church has
Just closed contest based on at
tendance. coll lection and Bibles car
sried from ONE. Red Oak won the
contest by $50 points. Each scholar
I present counted one, each bible car
ried from home counted one. and ey-
cry quarter OF collection was count
Eed one.s ID i..s X, ~. IF 2 4 $s n
;S Judge Anthony Van Wagenen. dis
aatrict attorney of the northern district
s#of iowa, was removed from Office by
President Wilson following his refus-s
al to resign at the request Of the at
#torney general. Friction between the
department and Judge Van WagenenE
due to his failure in the prosecution
5sof suits in his jurisdiction prompted
the final action. g55:
}sss In the district court at Clarinda a.
Jury awarded q judo ment to Mrs Ada &
Grafton, ministratrix for the estate
Johnson Of II Blanchard,
/ against the receivers Of the Wabash
railway Tor IS, O24 damages for the
death Of Il IA. 81 p. $SJ ohnson, who was
killed by w bash# passenger train
two years ago. "a FL sa We
Three pound lots of alfalfa hay
4 taken from the NOW or the stack un-
der prac tical conditions will be en-
tered in the first alfalfa competition
ever held In the state at the Iowa
d Corn and Grain Growers association,
ito be held at Ames the. first ten days
In January. n s55s
Plans are forming for the enter
sStainment 81 the Farm ers' Grain Deal
B ers. assoc iation Of Iowa, which will
meet at Waterloo Feb. 1913. a
Thousand visitors are expected for
the annual meeting The total mem
bership is 100, 900 with 800 sdistrict CO.
operative companies 7; II s.5sS y
88 Guernsey cattle have been given a
day of their own at the annual win
ter farmers short courses at Iowa
State college this rear. Jan. i has
been officially set aside#as q Guernsey
Il day In honor Of the meeting Of; the
Iowa Guernsey Cattle Breed rs' as
sociation on New 5Y ears day \,
sas Gov. George w. Clarke will give an
s address # the pening reception Of
the seventh annual convention of the
Association of Cosmopo Titan clubs to.
be h ED at Iowa & City De q -29.
4 hundred delegates and visitors from
thirty four colleges and universities
will sattend. II
tss With h 4 $50 entries already booked
Y and "a list of $4 900 worth Of prizes
d hung w, the Il 81 3 show Of the Iowa
81 Corn and Grain Growers association,
ia be held at tAmes Dec. 81 ito Jan.
~ Tvs 8, will easily outranki all previous
shows In interest and attendance
ss Ground has been broken at Cedar.
Rapids for the new 81 1000 girls dor
1mitory which SIS to be built on the
q Coe# college campus. "a The Rev. E. r.
NJ Burkhalt tier, PRESIDENT of the board Of
trustees, was In charge Of the cere-
monies. % iJS 3! II n Il 4 % &
Grace Episcopal church, which is a.
new Organization in the north part Of
Mason City, was dedicated Sunday!
The church cost $4,000. The dedica-s
# tory sermon was preached BY DR.. 4 ~
HI Seager !. president 70 Western col
n iege, Naperville, III. iE53 N +.
With Mayor Koeh1er casting the
diy,rr Ill nf
afuscatine adopted an ordinance fix
ling . 81 fiat rate for gas. The Mus
catine Lig hitting company will attack
r the ordinance in court. 3s#i ~ s..
Mrs. Jane Wright, an aged resident
$Sof Chequest township, Van Buren,
A county, fell down a flight Of steps
y leading to the cellar, 81 striking her
II head OIL the cement floor. She only
N lived all hour. 81 tssy SIS .55 h n
Walter Simpson, Jr., and Ray Me-
Keen were brought - to Iowa from
Kansas by Sheriff J 4. o. Evans and
" lodged In jail at Ores ton. They were
II indicted on charge OF stealing thir-
S;ty.one cattle from the pasture OF Rob-
III ert Meg inniss, near Fontanelle. VI.
Mrs: Julia Grant Cameron of Sioux
City, the future matron Of the Eastern
~ Star Masonic home at n Boone, visited
IN that city this eek. The work of
furnishing the new institution is go
II ing on rapid VI. x
S8s E. r.. w eth, poultry buyer at Ida
NJ Grove, has recently shipped his sixth
car OF chickens for this fall, and the
poultry was all bought within the
trade territory Of that city.
An employe of the New Process
M laundry at Waukon threw some gaso-
8SS line into a lighted stove at the laln-
Il dry in the Hans Johnson building
Il The result was terrific explosion.
The grand jury at Centerville has
nj indicted Joda Mcsley, railroad brake
man, on q charge of first degree muir
II der, alleging the killing of John
z Schrlmm on Thanksgiving day: ~
The Organ-Howe Evangelistic COM
fpany5 is holding gospel meeting in
Is Knoxville at the Christian church.
The large building is packed every
night. +, q :3s =, b.
Margaret Smith Gown, divorced
wife Of Riley N. Gown, wealthy real
estate dealer of Waterloo, was mar
ried to Leonard Brown, wealthy
resident of California, at Los Angeles
v one day last week. At the same time
q of the same day, Mr.. Gown, who had
y been her husband was united in mar
4 rage to Miss Macorette Hallowell.
society editor of Waterloo news
paper. 49, FL a. 5
The city council at LeMars at its
last meeting raised the saloon H.
sscease $500. The four places operat-
Ing In that city now are paying 81
800 each. az b ri =.
Nine hundred and eighty acres Of
la nd will come into nnssessinn of the