Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-10-29

dora Industrial school. who was found
In a buggy with bullet through his
heart, at the farm OF R. Coggeswall,
near Hampton, is still mystery. No
one has been found in the neighbor-
hood who had seen the boy for three
days before he was found dead. How
he came to be found in the buggy
dressed in his work clothes, after hav-
ing disappeared three days before
dressed in his best suit. is hard to ex-
plain. 4. ..5 55a ~.
4 That Iowa soil and climate will per-
nit OF the growth Of fruit Of as fine
quality and large quantities as is rails.
ed in Pacific coast states, is shown
by the record of M. Tournier, near
Waterloo. From three acres Of APP
pies he will harvest 1900 bushels Of
large. sound fruit The selling price
will average 81 a bushel, or an aver
age of $500 an acre. He sprayed and
cultivated his trees. 81: 81 ;. ;tf
The quarterly conference OF the
Burlington district Of the Methodist
church was held at Salem Monday
and Tuesday. DR.. c.. L. Tenant,
Superintendent OF the Burlington dis
5trict presiding. President Schell Of
Iowa Wesleyan and DR.. Thomas Os-
borne, pastor OF the Methodist church
here. occupied prominent places on
the program. i. M, g5
DR.. c. S. Chase and Professor R. E.
Holman, Of Iowa City. will 60 to At
kins, Benton county. on Oct. II to
hold a rural conference. At this
meeting the Representatives OF the
university will outline the up to date
methods Of self-betterments for the
smaller towns and villages Of the
State. Illustrated lectures will be
given. 3tS3 81 55s;t,
Peter Kiene e Son, real estate and
insurance dealers. and private bank.
,ers, operating at Dubuque since 1858
and for years rated as one OF the
most successful and substantial con
Germs in Iowa. has been forced into
the hands of receiver. The firm Is a
copartnership& dealing extensively In
Minnesota and Dakota lands.
It@cost seven men IS each for hay
ing made one drag with seine In a
pond scar MarshalltoWn recently
as Negotiations have been closed
whereby Keokuk gets new factory
The American Cement Machine Manu-
featuring company of Madison, Wis.
will move to that city. 5..5
The sixteenth biennial reunion Of
the Second Iowa Veteran Cavalry as
ISOLATION closed at West Liberty with
an automobile trip in which 100 veter
ans. their wives and daughters were
guests. "A banquet preceded the trip
Marshalltown was chosen for the
meeting place in 1915. 81
An event Of unusual interest recent
" was, the triple wedding Of the
daughters OF Mrs. Charles Reisner, liv
ing near Hawkeye. The three couples
are: H enry Reichel and Miss Mar,
8Reisner. Guy Steadman and Miss EN-
ma Reisner, Amiel Grahlman and Miss
Lena Reisner. Il;
The Ladies' of the Maccabees re
Gently held a state session at Keo
kuk. The first evening q public
meeting was held and a programme
of speeches and music was given
Mabel T. LaRue Of Des Moines, state
president, made an address.
The services of Evangelist French
E. Oliver have been secured by Abba
for a six weeks revival. All the
churches have com ined and a huge
tabernacle will be erected at once.
The meeting will continue for six
weeks from Nov. 9. Il II ;s#
At a special election held at Le-
Mars on the question OF granting
twenty-five year franchises for light
and water to the LeMars Water &
Light com any, the propositions were
defeated. The franchise Of the COM
pany expired Oct. l. 3.S NJ, !:
ii Oscar Greendahl, farmer. living
eight miles north OF Boone, died as q
result OF q fractured skull received
when his automobile overturned on a
hill when he had all the power OF the
machine turned on to climb an In
cline. Ell III. s4.4 ,t5s4 & s3s III d #
T. A. Sutherlin, one Of the wealth.
est farmers and stock raisers in De-
catur county. was badly injured in an
auto accident near Leon While go
ing down q hill the steering apparatus
broke and the car ran into q ditch.
Joseph F. Malone, an insurance
agent for the metropolitan company.
committed suicide at Ottumwa before
"a large crowd by drinking three
ounces OF carbolic acid. He leaves a
large family. i5 81
The 10-months-old baby Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Stottlemeyer. Of Lenox,
drowned in a pail of water. The
child fell head first into the pail dur,
ing the temporary absence OF the
mother. ,535,5 "
:: DR.. T. H. 3Liddle Of Muscatine was
elected president of the Second Iowa.
District Medical society at the ninth
annual convention held at Davenport,
succeeding George E. Becker Of Dav-
export. Nc 81
Approximately $4,000 will be paid
out to beet raisers in ,Cerro Gordo
county this fall according to state.
ments made by the representatives Of
the Iowa Sugar company at Waverly.
= Edison Saylord, who has probably
done more for horticulture than any
other man in Iowa, celebrated his SSth
birthday at Nora Springs last week.
He came to that county so years ago.
Y One Of the seven hoboes riding in
an empty car was killed, and all his
companions were more or less seri-
ously injured in a wreck of double
header freight train two miles east Of
Manning. on the Milwaukee.
1 The statue of Chief Keokuk, which
adorns the pedestal erected in Rand
park, Keokuk, in his honor was I'M
yelled on Wednesday during the con
ference Of the D. A. R. Chapters in
that city. NJ
Anton Fischer, ssloon man in the
north end of Dubuque, committed SUI
eide by shooting himself
Mrs. Mary N. Hayne, Sc years old, .
pioneer of Marshall. county, and
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