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


are becoming alarmed over the condl.
ton Of the corn in cribs. Owing to.
the continued warm weather, and no
wind, the corn is beginning to mold
and decay. b.
55 Signet lodge of Masons at Carroll
conferred the third degree upon Rob.
ert A. Wright, the occasion being one
of more than ordinary interest be-
cause David H. Wright of Madison,
Wis, grandfather Of the candidate,
aged SO, conferred the degree.
Oscar Weisner has been granted
twenty-five year franchise by Volga
City for an electric light and power
plant there. Under the terms of the
franchise Mr.. Weisner can build trans,
mission lines to other cities in the
vicinity. I
4 Five hundred prize birds estimated.
to be worth $4,000, were shown at
the seventh annual exhibition Of the
Northern Nova Poultry and Pet Stock
association held at Fort Dodge. The
show had the most entries in the
state, excepting the state show at
Des Moines. 4: \, :.5. I, w
Attorney Frank B. Kimball was Or
dered barred from practicing law in
Iowa by Judge R. P. Howell at Iowa
City, following introduction Of an ex.
tended review Of the case of Sarah
Walker against Anna B. Clark and
Mr., Kimball out Of which the dis,
,barment proceedings grew.
III No trace Of residence of Mrs. Alice
Davis Sing, white wife Of Charles
Sing, Chinese merchant, whom she is;
accused Of Staying recently in Chi
lcago, can be found in Fort Dodge. Dis.
patches say she formerly lived in the
latter city. Mrs. Sing is now on trial
In Chicago.
VII Fire did heavy damage to a half
dozen business places and endanger-.
ed thousands Of dollars worth OF
property in a Mason City business
block. The blaze started in the Sand:
Gers cafe, and damaged the Smith &
Thompson and the Dean grocery
stores, and the Woodruff shoe store
Actuated by. a desire to help. the
children of Cedar Falls, articles. Of in.
corporation were filed for the Chill
dren's Playground association by If
teen leading womtn Of that city. The
membership fee is So and the yearly
dues 81. Il s.$ Z. VA Vi. 4;
Four gospel teams from the, Uni
yersity of Iowa under the supervision
of u the universities Young Mems
Christian association will go out over
the state during the Christmas holt
days. Each team will contain six
college men. s.5 /. 4 n n f \ r 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Olof Hotter, wanted at
Council Bluffs on a charge Of aban-
doning an infant child in the willows
on the Missouri river, were appre-
hended near Y orkshire. They are said
to have admitted to the officers that
they are the persons sought. s
Two large, full grown timber wolves
were killed by Harry Burnaugh, at
Hickory Grove, near Mount Pleasant.
The farmers III Of that vicinity have
reported number of sheep killed by
the wolves. AZ II n, Il
F.. L. Wyant, motorman, was per-
$hapg fatally injured and Grover
Smith, aIpassenger,4 seriously crushed,
while four others we're painfully hurt
in the collision of two street cars at
Council Bluffs during heavy fog. y.
The trustees. of the city library at
Sac City have prepared a list OF 1000
books needed on the library shelves
and will make special effort to Sc
cure large humble Of individcal do
nations Of books as New Years gifts
7 to the library. Il! II e E. Il lf
35sS w y, ] / Dixon Of Sac City, member
OF the Board of Control. whose term
as representative from Sac county ex--,
pires. in 1914, is contemplating remov--
al to Des Moines, and it is probable
that the family will move to that city.
in the early spring. m j:Sj
Herman Anderson Of Pomeroy drank
nearly a pint Of carbolic acid by
mistake, and died about twenty min
sutes later. Mr.. Anderson II was N q
carpenter, He drank from the wrong
bottle, believing he was taking medi-;
cine. Sgs. n llE
The New Hampton club members,
voted unanimously to retain the same
officers for another year. The men.
thus honored are: President G. a.
Larson \; vice-president, G. G. Sneak
3ley;5 secretary, F. N A. O. onnor;
treasurer, w. L. Turner. 3jst
Il The foreign students Of Ames will
make a strong effort to land the 1914
convention Of the American Student
Cosmopolitan clubs in the annual con
.vention at the University Of Iowa,
Dee. 1929. t55s &. lsy.9
Sl3 The Methodist church held its an.
.nual bazaar at Riyerton recently. The
sales were we'll attended and the re.
ceipts amounted to 5000. The 1913
event was the most successful ever
held by the Riyertoni church.
Probably the best school House in
Iowa in town its size is located in
Ellsworth. The population Of the
town is but 400 and on Monday, Dec
%, the new school building, costing
$4,000, was dedicated. ss5-5% III
The congregation of the Methodist
church at Webster City is planning its
first observance Of dedication week
beginning Sunday, Dec. %. It was
just year ago that week that the
new $4,000 church was dedicated.
Walter H. Miller has been appointed
postmaster at Kingston, Des Moines
county, vice M. A. Brewer, resigned
81 William McLatchey, who has been
in jail at Logan, charged with viola:
ton Of the liquor law since July 8
was taken by United States Marshal
Groneweg to Council Bluffs to answer
to similar charge against him BY
the government. s5
D. w. Shaw, the contractor who
recently finished the deep we'll at
Osceola, is now in Knoxville and will
start deep WE'LL at the Iowa Inebri-
ate hospital. 1t is reported that the,
we'll will be sunk 1900 feet or more.
Frank L. Mott, formerly of the, Ma
rengo Republican, has taken over, the
Grand Junction Globe. Isl
Z E. R. Moore, publisher of the Ana
pnno, Jo,,rno III ic IN Wa shin pfon u.