Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-05
peplorlng Nae lack 81 le y. and

|
the churches, recommended that the
three per cent In salaries. discouraged
interden ominational marriage and
asked for better support of the Bap-
fist schools. ss. 81
The following railway clerks have
been appointed in Iowa: Malvern Nc
Dougal, Burlington: c. l.. Wood Gar
win; G. l.. Swanson, Stratford; r. B.
Landon. Marshalltown;, Dean Buther.
Pleasantville; v. M. Endsley, Column
bus Junction; Keith Gray, Postviile: +
F.. E. Whited. Ottumwa; A. N. Nc.
Bane. Buffalo Center; A. L. James.
Waterloo; c. F.. Fox. Numa; H. H.
hughes. Des Moines; NJ. Winterlin.
McGregor.
Farmers who grow alfalfa in Lyon
county this year report three cuttings
with an average of six tons per acre.
All are planning to increase their
acreage next year. The prominent
producers Of Alfalfa in that county
are Mcmillan and Sons, John Dohl1n.
Henry Peterson, y. M. Perry, DE. F.
Merrill and ]. j. Reuter-. All live
within a few miles Of Rock Rapids
and have from ten to fifty acres OF
the plant.
Marion county is in the information
al beauty contest with Miss Ethel APP
plegate, daughter OF E.. E.. Apologize
of Knoxville and niece Of Judge APP
plegate, as the contestant. Miss APP
plegate is being championed by a.. w.
Monfort a Chicago artist OF national
reputation. The portraits are to be
judged by the National Society : Of
Photographers and later exhibited at
the Panama exposition.
One person dead. another dying
and two injured as the result Of an
automobile accident near Grinnell. A
fifty horse power machine owned and
driven by +. L. Abel and containing
Mrs. Abel. Mrs. Keith Blow, Mrs. IL
G, BENEFIT and her baby, skidded and
turned turtle, pinning the members
of the party beneath It. Mrs Blow
was killed instantly and Mrs. Bennett
fatally injured rs,
G$ Confessions, made by the prisoners
arrested near Fort Dodge in connec-{
ton with the auto tira thefts at Mason
City. duplicates several prominent
business men, Search warrants is
sued made startling discoveries and
many tires were recovered but the
police will not give out the names at
present. II
Miss Hattie Simpson, the 21.year-
old daughter OF o. B. Simpson, who
resides near Whittemore, is suffering
from bullet wound as the result Of
an attempted attack on her by an un-
known man wearing mask. Miss
Simpson was surprised by her assail-
ant when alone gathering nuts.
Six men were badly hurt when an
automobile turned turtle near Mason
City wrecking the machine. The seri-
o:lsly injured are Charles Potter, Carl
Frayers and J. H. Griffith, Edward
Strand, Lee Cunningham and Harry
Anderson, all business men there.
One days session OF the synod Of
Iowa Of the Presbyterian church at
Storm Lake last week was given over
to the discussion of the mission works (
of the church, to colleges and educa-s
ton. A full representation from the
various presbyteries was present.
Pensions have been granted 1t
Washington to the following Iowa
people: Lucinda Taylor. Newton. $12:
Nettie Wetherbee. Spencer, $l2; Cath
arine c. Wright, Bedford, $12; Ella
1Fagen. Des Moines. $12, and Eliza
beth N. Winship. Winterset, S12.
The McGregor Electric Light and
Power company has just been grant
ed a twenty-fve-year franchise. CIV
ing them the ight to erect and main.
tain lines through that town for the
transmission Of electricity. to ,Monona
and intermediate points. "a
Al rise Of s35 an acre In eleven
months, plus $4,000 in crops is the
net result of Oscar Alberts' invest
ment in q 115.acre farm three miles
west OF Marengo last year. I, r. 4
Hammell has Just bought this farm
at $3.50 an acre. ss5s
& M. E. Flynn, deputy state food in,
spector. filed Information against four:
teen grocers and butchers under tho
sanitary laws at Keokuk. One gro.
cery is charged with violating the
weights and measures law.
II Farmers in, the Cherry Mound coun.
try north OF Yellow river near Nc.
Gregor, have been troubled with
wolves the last few weeks. A num-
her OF farmers keep sheep and one
has large herd OF goats. 3
Ten new machines recently have
been installed in the Skirt and Car
n,ent factory at Waverly, and sixty
operators are employed. Soon more
than 100 will be employed there
The government lock at Keokuk
will be closed for the season NoY
Is, according to notices just issued to
rivernen by Maj. g. NJ. Hoffman,
United States engineer.
! Frederick Con, brakeman Of the
Milwaukee & st. Paul. was killed
while at work with his train at Law.
Ter. His family lives at Ossian.
The st. Wenceslaus Catholic church
of Iowa City has incorporated with
the Right Rev. James Davis. bishop
OF Davenport, as president.
) A great haul Of fish was made att
Spirit lake one day recently. The
men who are engaged In SEEMING the
undesirable fish out of the lake, pull
ed in net laden with 1860 pounds
OF soft fish. in addition to great
number Of game fish. One bufialo
weighed seventy pounds.
A. F. Metelman, president of the
National Bank OF Sidney, died at his
home there few days ago. He was
80 years old. He has been Identified
with the business interests of Sidney
since 1865. He was rated as one Of
the wealthiest citizens OF that county.
Pensions have been granted at
Washington recently tojthe following
residents Of iowa: Carrie Lee, Os-
sian, SO; Phoebe Seeber Sabula, Sl2;
Mary L. Taylor, Greenfield, $12; Mary