Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-02
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.NEWsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF.fTHE STATE.

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NEwsY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.
"A reunion was held last week in
the historic Little Brown Church,
near Nashua. This ancient landmark
was erected by group of Congrega-
tionalist pioneers in 1859. The
frame was made from timber growing
along the Cedar river and the boards
for the siding and the hardware were
hauled by OK team over n corduroy
roads and swamps from McGregor, a
distance of sixty miles. The Little
Brown Church" might have remained
unknown to the world if it had not
been immortalized by DR.. w. s.
Pitts in the song, "The Little Brown
Church in the Vale. This song was
written in 1866 while DR.. Pitts was q
student at medical college.
An unusual condition has arisen in
the state educational institutions, ow-
ing to the failure OF the state board
of education to hold either, its May
or June meetings, to pass upon the
budgets for the next school year. AS
ia result, there have been no elections
gof new faculty members at the state
university, the state agricultural col
lege or the state teachers college.
None Of the present faculty members
has received more than an informal
statement OF their salaries for the
next year. or of their probable re-
election. &. .;s.3 .8
Teachers and heads OF departments
for the coming year Of Tabor college
chosen by the trustees are as follows
Prof. ,Ivor "A, Thomas was named d..
rector, Of the conservatory of music;.
Prof. VA Stevens. head OF the sci
ence department; Prot. Susan G Jew
ell, biology; Prof. Margaret Law
renee, mathematics and modern Ian.
guages; Harriet X. Avery, librarian
and instructor in Latin; Anna Reed,
Office secretary and commercial de-
partment instructor. f5
John Knowles, who claims to be the
son of George w. Knowles, assistant
postmaster at Philadelphia, was ar
rested BY postoffice inspectors at
Mason City charged with embezzle-
ment OF postal funds in the redemp-
ton department Of the Philadelphia
postofrice \ Knowles, who is 80 years
old and has wife and, two children
has been travelling for portrait firm
In northern Iowa.
The city Of Dubuque Is to have the
finest hotel in Iowa, the equal OF any
in the middle west, at a cost Of $400,-
900 and $1O0,O more for furnish
.ings.1 1t will probably be erected on
1.-THE site of the old Julian hotel re-
Gently destroyed by fire. The plans
for the structure have been complet-
ed and work is to start in 60 days
and the hotel finished In 1914. &.
l With an enrolment of more than
1,40O and all Indications pointing to
q total enrolment OF at least 1900
before the term in half over the an
nual summer school at Teachers col
5lege, Cedar Falls, this year has brok-
EN- all previous records. The total
enrolment; at last years summer
term was 1880. III; 81 5.s,
The horse disease that cost that
county SO many animals last year has
again appeared in the vicinity OF
Hamburg Leon Glenn living over
the line in Missouri has lost two and
several Of his neighbors have been
troubled. The disease seems to he
less serious than last year. ~ I.
John Duffy was killed by a train
one mile north OF Folsom In western
Mills county. Duffy was on his way
| to Council Bluffs. He was within a
mile Of the city when he was seen
TO sit down upon q pile OF rock
within few feet Of the track. Two
fishermen found the body.
Major Charles Keller is in Keokuk
to decide whether or not the United
States government Is ready to &C.
Scept the new lock built by the power
company. William Henle, former
lock master OF the old government
canal. has been appointed chief lock
master OF the new lock. y. .j5 5sa !.
Edward Avise, a brakeman. was
killed when he was run over by q
] string OF cars at fuckers Crossing,
on the Colfax interurban line. He
was 80 years old and married. and
resided in Des Moines.
The first stock shipment from the
new town OF Melcher. the boom
city" on the Allerton-C Carlisle Short
lire OF the Rock Island, consisted Of
| eight cars of cattle and four Of hogs,
consigned to Chicago. 5:.5,s Il
The Northwestern railway will re-
model its Nebraska street passenger
station at Sioux City and build an
addition to it at a cost of $4,000 up
! ward. Plans are being made and the
orders are issued. X
Ellen Hallquist, Is years old,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hall.
quist Of Stanton, swallowed strych.
nine, then calmly Informed her moth.
er of her act. Two hours later she
was dead.
S. C.. Frost. a promoter from Stu
art, has interested the capitalists OF
Pleasantville in big coal PROPOSE
ton. 1t long has been known that
| vein of coal underlies the village at
| a depth of 300 to 400 feet. Mr.. Frost
solicited money on a popular sub
scription for the purpose and pros.
pectors, are now at work.
New Hampton has adopted the
"sane Fourth idea. The committee
in charge Of this years celebration
has agreed to omit the customary fire
works and to spend the money upon
/ amusements and entertainers.
| Members of the Friends church
from all over Iowa gathered at Earl
ham last week in annual assembly
Among the speakers were Anna K.
Hitch, Earlham: Anna Smith. Salem !;
Glen Stanley. Lynnville; the Rev. W.
K. Kitch. Earlham; the Rev. Rich.
ard Hayworth and Cora Matthewson
| Of Oskaloosa.
Thieves broke into the public IL
brary at Clinton and stole one cent
from the cash drawer but did ire.