Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-09
DR.. Lucius G. Clark, for three years

goes 10 Kansas City. LIT. CldTk WAS
born and reared in Grundy county
and is graduate OF Cornell. He has
preached in Usage. Eldora. Belle
PLANE, Iowa City and Mason City.
The Ames farm investigation COM
mission toured Chickasaw county: in
motor cars. twas the most success
full day the commission has had.
twenty-five automobiles made the
trip and 200 farmers accompanied
the agricultural experts in their tour
Of the farms. Rex Beresford, John
Buchanan. A. M. Ten Eyck. r. F..
O'Donnell and E. NJ. Merbine spoke
on different phases Of scientific agri-
culture.
Fifty-four farmers have entered
the four prize contests conducted by
the Scott County Farm improvement
League. There are thirty-eight COM
petitors in the corn contest, for the
best acre of corn; twenty-eight COM
peting in raising the best acre Of bar
ley, twenty-one working to harvest
the best acre of potatoes, and fifteen
entered for the prize for greatest i'm
provement in general appearance or
the farm home.
Tne entire state highway commits
sion. all supervisors and all county
auditors Of the Ninth congressional
district will gather in Atlantic July
for a two-day conference on the OPP
GRAFTON of the new roads law. Every
phase OF the new law will be consid-
cred, and the highway commission
will instruct supervisors and auditors
Of. the district in points OF the mea-
sure about which they are now I'M
certain
A case is on in the superior court
at Grinnell that excites considerable
interest in which Mrs. A. G.. Porter
is plaintiff and Mrs. E. c.. Heishman
is defendant. Plaintiff alleges aliena-
ton OF the 8 = ton of her husband
by the action. IF defendant and asks
damages in the sum Of $4,000, De.
PENDANT is said to have plenty OF
property in her own right and has a
rich husband.
/, George Gudgel. who. lives four
miles south of Farragut, shot his s.
year-olu daughter and himself as they
lay in bed together. Both died instant
ly. Family trouble is said to have
been the cause Two older boys are
left. Mr.. Gudgels parents and
younger son were sleeping In adjoin-
ing rooms when the shots were fired.
A letter ct Instructions was left in
the Bible. 9
Mrs. Chris Schoop, As years old,
born and raised in Davenport, and
living within thirty feet Of the main
line of the Rock Island railroad, took
her first ride on railroad train re.
Gently, when she went to Walcott,
Iowa, twelve miles west Of her home
city to visit friends.
The sDes Moines district Epworth
League convention just closed at
Winterset had nearly one hundred
delegates in attendance. An address
by the Rev. John l.. Hillman Of Des
Moines featured the program. Bishop
Frank Bristol of Omaha also address
ed the session. &
The special election held at Manly
to pass on granting an electric light
and power franchise to F. J.. Hanlon
was carried by the vote Of 6S to l.
Mr.. Hanlon has assured that the
plant will be installed within ninety
days.
Police are scouting Sioux City for
the daughter Of Mrs. Gretchen Holt.
of Marshalltown, and Paul Lee, a mar
ried man. 65 years old. who Is al
legged to have induced her to fee.
Anna Holt, the girl, is 10 years old.
Albert Jones, an employee OF the
Skee Lumber company at Montrose.
in an attempt to "hop'' freight train
fell under the wheels, which cut OF
both his legs. He was rushed by
train to a hospital at Keokuk.
Electroliers with five lights have
been ordered placed along Main
street from the lake shore at Clear
Lake. The lights will be placed four
\ to the block and will be ready for
use by July 4. n; g Y H h &
Mr.. and Mrs ]. E. Smith of Del
vein; have Just celebrated their If
5tieth wedding anniversary. They have
spent large portion Of their lives in
that section of Iowa. ri: II. II y
While workmen were excavating
for the foundation Of NJ. IS. Stevens
new store at Glidden the south wall
OF w. NJ. Wilfong's restaurant was
undermined and fell. 1 i.5S I,
The Cornell college summer school
opened with an increased attend
ance over last year; 225 students
gathered from more than twenty coun-
ties in the state. NJ .5g
y Fire destroyed the fine farm resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Blanchard, seven miles northwest Of
Charlton, the family barely escaping
in night clothes. yisi
The fine farm home belonging to
Henry RomBerg near Williamsburg
was burned to the ground recently.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Although Manager Rowland denies
the report it is thought that Pitcher
Jasper OF, the Dubuque club has been
sold to Comiskey for $4,000. !.
At the regular meeting Of the State
Historical society of Iowa. the follow
ing persons were elected as curators
for two years: George W. Ball, J.. w.
Rich, Euclid Sanders, Arthur J. Cox,
Marvin H. Dey, Henry G. Walker, DR..
Henry Albert, S. A. Swisher and
Charles NJ. Ditcher. all Of Iowa City.
Free Masons from half dozen diff.
ferent central Iowa counties assem-
bled at Marshalltown to observe St.
Johns day with their annual picnic.
A sports program and an address by
the Rev. R. F. Hurlburt followed a
picnic dinner.
Dean William G.. Raymond. Profes.
sor Ford and Professor Higbee of the
engineering college Of the University
Of Iowa; attended the annual meeting
of the Society for the Promotion Of
Engineering Education, which just
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