Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-03

meal made into corn Drea0. IN just oU
minutes from the time that he left
home he was eating the corn bread.
THE honor system" which is IN
vogue in several eastern universities.
may be submitted to the Ames STU
dent body by the faculty. The facul-
ty, moral-welfare committee has ap-
pointed subcommittee to investigate
the success of the Honor system"
and the committee is impressed fav-
Orably by the reports from. the fac
ulties of other institutions.
Police officials at Waterloo are con.
rronted with condition that is ap-
parently without solution. During the
last few weeks there have been an
unusually large number OF arrests
made for what was supposed to be
drunkenness. The cause Of intoxlca-
ton has been found in most cases to
be from ginger extracts and other al
coholic preparations.
Joe Brabo, an Indian, who has been
working on the Great Western section
out of Des Moines, was attacked in
his shack in the north part OF that
city by two Mexican fellow workmen
and badly stabbed. The couple got
away with SIS of Brabo's money and
have not been located. g. e
Three contracts by the state hoard
have been closed with the Glenwood
creamery for furnishing butter to the
Iowa Institution for Feeble Minded
Children at Glenwood, Council
Bluffs institution and the hospital for
insane at Clarinda.
: The following officers were elected
at the meeting of the Allamakee, Az
ricutural association for the ensuing
year: Hon. Otto Helming, president;
A. D. Larson. vice-president; George
Hall. secretary and A. e. Larson.
treasurer.
A: a sale Of high grade cattle at
Waterloo recently two Holstein COWS
from G. A. Nelson's herd Of Waverly
sold for a total of $4,000. One
brought $1,000 and the other $500.
George Fraser OF Villa Grove, ILL.,, was
the buyer. a. II
"A campaign, In which the Perry
Bureau of Commerce will seek to Sc
cure 700 names to petition asking
for special election, has been start
ed. The election is to vote bonds VI
$35, 900 to rebuild the water works
plant. ~
The advisability OF changing the
system OF county government by re-
ducing the number of supervisors from
five to three and electing them at
large instead OF by districts as al
present is being considered at Garner
Fred Schultze, Davenport grocery
man, when he unwrapped bunch ol
bananas found young boa constric
tor, Eve feet long, curled around the
stem. 1t fell to the floor and put VI
a vicious fight before it was killed.
The high school building which has
been under construction at Crestor
for the last six months has been com
pleted. An addition to the building
contains new assembly room and re
modelled library and science rooms.
David Weber, a prosperous farmer
living mile west OF New Boston
was found dead in field. It's be
lieved he was gored to death by ar
enrased bull. Weber was fifty years
old and owned much farm land.
| Pensions have been granted thu
following Iowans: Helen, l.. Freeman
Of Springville, $12; Naomi Strassle
OF Ottumwa, SIP: Ella R. Sweat o
Toledo. $12; Mary E. Blake OF Cones
vile. sl2. ,.%tr
The new Linderman hotel at Clar
linda tx nearing completion, and vii
be occupied Ian. i. The new hotel has
sixty-four rooms, and all are vel
equipped with bath and heat.
Wencil Konecuy was fatally injured
and Joe Melcha Vi and Ed kirklant
were seriously hurt in premature
bIast of dynamite at the Snoufre
stone quarries at Cedar Rapids.
Max Cargin. young man OF Mar
cas-. was killed and four others serl
ously injured when the automobile II
which they were riding turned over
Cargins neck was broken.
Jan palcovic of Moline was fount
dead in the woods near Cedar Rapid
by boys who were hunting. Tw'
wounds were In his chest. No none!
was found on his body. ~
Stewart Peters, son OF ]. ]. Peters
former resident Of Seymour, sho
himself to death at Whittier. CAL. &C
cording to news received by relatives
He was SIS years old. ID.
/ A team belonging to Jess Hills q
Sidney ran away and threw the driv
or. r., G. Tyson. over the dashboard
lie was DRAGGED fifty yards hanging
10 the doubletrees.
The public school in Holy Cross
twenty miles from Dubuque. has beer
closed Indefinitely due to an epidemic
of measles. Ont, of fifty pupils. all bu'
fifteen are affected.
Drs. T.. E., IIeaton and r. w. Black
ley have heen appointed pension
surgeons At Centerville and Drs. S. P
Dahl and Byron Lewis at DEBORAH. la
The new concrete bridge over the
Raccoon river in the eastern part Of
Sac City has been opened to the pub
tic.
J.,H. Allison and F. n. Beach OF
Ames, and S. J. Lake Of Clinton, were
chosen as the team which Will repre-
sent Ames in the first national fruit
Judging contest to be held In Wash
ington. u. e.. this week.
While attempting to stop run
away team at Melbourne, Edward
Mason was knocked down ny the
horses audi run over by manure
spreader. He sustained dislocateo
| hip and had bruises.
A barbecue THANKSGIVING day vii!
celebrate. the institutins OF the new
street lighting system al Ida Grove.
Twenty Iowa bee keepers have
| produced q total OF more than 2oo'
900 pounds OF honey during the pas'
season, according to figures compiled
by Frank -. Pellett. state bee 1nspec
tor.