Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-19

the Milwaukee road from Calmar to
Davenport and from Calmar to Cedar.
Rapids Representatives from the pro-
testing points will meet with the state
railroad commission in Des Moines,
Dec. 9. The towns are Strawberry
Point. Waucoma, Fayette, Arlington.
IEdgewood, Greeley, Oneida. Delhi,
Monticello and Davenport.
Lake Waughbaughnsey, for many
years popular resort for hunters and
.trappers. lying in northern Fremont
and southern Mills counties. is APP
parently gone forever. 1t has gradu.
ally filled upby deposits from the sur
rounding cultivated lands and now
only an occasional puddle marks the
spots where. not many years ago.
many feet Of water furnished sport
for hunters and fishers. X
President John MARQUEE, of Coe col
lege. has received from Mrs. Ralph
Voorhees,, Of Clinton. N. j.. a check
for $4,000 for a girls ,dormitory at
Coe. Mrs. Voorhees, is the widow of
Ralph Worthless, who gave the first
$4,000 Of $4,000 Voorhees, endow-
ment fund. Plans for the girls dor
mitory have been under way for some
time I:
Adrian Batcheller, aged IS, con.
fessed at Cedar Rapids to having
stolen furs and furnishings from the
Deneck store where he was employed,
to the amount Of $4,000. He gave one
fur neck piece to his girl, which was
valued at s235. Detectives recovered
1t at her home. II N
Il Mrs. Clinton Humphrey, wife Of .
young farmer living near West Union.
was drowned in stock watering tank.
1t Is supposed she tainted. as there
was no evid ence OF q struggle. Mrs.
Humphrey was about Is years old and
leaves q child about four months old.
M So scarce are corn huskers through
out the state that farmers are leaving
orders at Livery barns and other places
for men, The price is ranging from
4 to s cents a bushel for huskers.
Farmers generally report that the
yield is better than anticipated.
r.. s. Ballantyne, OF Des NJ oines, and
brother, J. "A. Ballantyne, Of Norfolk.
Neb., have leased the $4,000 Cotton
itheater, at Cedar Falls, one OF the
finest playhouses in Iowa. They will
operate it as motion picture house
and gas a Legitimate theater. i.
One humid men OF Iowa City will
unite in the construction Of q taber-
5nacle to be- used in the Z Campaign for
Personal r eligion," to be conducted by
the Rev. Henry Ostrom. All of the
evangelical churches have united in
the movement.
Oliver Bray, a LeMars youth. has
been awarded a silver medal and ST.
900 by the Carnegie hero fund COM
mission. On March 20, 1912. Bray
saved Louis Wagner. 14-year-old boy
from drowning, risking his life In the
act. 81 q !. II = ~
AT the william Galloway sale Of Hol-
stems and Ayrshires at Waterloo high
prices ruled. King Segis sold for $3,-
500 to C. AS, Nelson OF Waverly. Daisy
Mercedes brought $1,000, the purchas-
er being B., c. Rumsey Of Cody, Wyo.
81 Work has commenced on factory
building at Iowa Falls to house the
Economy. Excavator company. which
was reorganized in that city last week
and the capital increased from 100000
to $4,000.
Fire completely destroyed . COM
missary store used by laborers on the
water power work at Keokuk. The
store was owned by D.. H. Sage, and
the loss is estimated by him ut $780,
900. Y. 81 rs mi. n
A company OF homeless children
will arrive at Waukon this week from
New York city to be placed in -
many Allamakee county homes as
possible. Miss Comstock, Of Des
tMoines, is the placing agent. III. X. 4.
Announcement has been made BY the,
Young Aeroplane company. that the
icompany's factories and hangers will
be completed within "a few days. The
aeroplane company recently moved to
Waterloo from Kansas City. 4. d.
The annual convention Of District
No. "A, Daughters of Rebekah, /. 0. o.
F., which includes the Mount Pleas
ant, New London and Hillsboro lodges.
will be held at Mount Pleasant Fri
day, Nov. 4. KIT -t5F !f5:
"A new labor temple costing $4,000.
will be erected by the Central Labor
union of Waterloo. 1t is planned to
locate the temple which will be al
three story structure. in the business
district.
4 Afserious case OF shooting. by hunt,
ers is reported from Lamoille. A
railroad laborer, Juan Aldarez, was
the victim Thirty.two pellets pene-
trated Aldarez's body.
+ Major George S.. Gibbs, formerly
of H arlan, an an alumnus OF the, state
university, has been, promoted to the
position of signal corps chief for the
Hawaiian Islands.
John E. Sparks, aged 80, was killed
while working with a county bridge.
gang near Seney A falling timber
crushed him. His relatives live at
Correctionville.
Mrs Nancy Wood, the oldest resi-
dent OF Clinton county. died at De-
Witt recently. She was SO years old.
She was born in Morgan county, o.
Fire at Palo, near Cedar Rapids de-
stroyed Yates general store. The loss
is estimated at, $4,000 partly cover
ed by insurance.
F. F. M. Mclaughlin, real estate deal
er at Abba, has just closed realty
transaction representing cash value
of more than 100000. Mclaughlin
Brothers Of Galesburg, ILL.,, traded L.
700 acres Of Saskatchewan, Can, land
for 720 acres near Pella. owned by
Hutchinson & Bloomfield, of Ottumwa.
( A change In general foreman of the
Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad shops
was made when Charles Warcup, Of
Valley Junction. succeeded George w.
Cuyler. Cuyler goes to Estherville to
become general foreman of the Rock
Island.
The greatest revival in Boone since
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