Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-10
At the preliminary hearing held at


granting right of way to the Nc
,Gregor Light and Power company 10
transmit electricity over the Girard
highway to Monona, the Bell Tele-
phone company, the Standard Tele-
phone company and the Western
Union protested the company's petit
ton. The final hearing will be held
at Des Moines- at date to bet set by
the commission. 49, -
a Seventy-ons miles of county roads
have been graded in the vicinity Of
Usage during the last season at a
cost Of s21.20 a mile. Last May the
county board purchased gasoline
tractor for $4,000; double blade
grader for $1,4S0 and grader known
as the elevator type for $780,. Most
of the work has been done with the
blade graders. The county also has
four cement mixers which cost $3.50
each. 4.i VIZ ,of.,% E, sl4t,&J i %sE
A gas vein was struck at depth Of
so feet on the Jackson and ,Maser
farm four. and half miles northwest
Of Ringsted, Emmett county. The dis.
covery was an accident while the
driller was after water. The gas be-
came ignited and the driller's cloth
ing caught fire ard he narrowly es-
capped death. The well was capped
and the flow is heavy. ~ s&,5&t. Ia
#t8s Michael Viers was held up by lone
highway man near Swan. Mr.. Viers
went to Perry by train and was walk
ing to Swan, where relatives live.
When near Bennington; bridge across,
the Des Moines river he metya man
who showed a revolver in his face and
told him to hold up his hands. The
robber took all of Mr.. Viers' money
and his watch. Mp L; ~ :stl n: ,52
Ed Vents, farmer near Tabor,
has had unusual success in using ser
UNI to treat hog cholera. Five weeks
ago Mr.. Vents treated a herd in
which thirty-five hogs were i'll. Six
teen were past saving but the rest of
the animals now show no symptoms
Of the disease. s. 4: .yss s$. 4 ".
@$lAt meeting held at Waterloo plans
were made which assures Twin City
district fair for that part of the state,
to be located between Waterloo and
Cedar Falls. Citizens of both cities
were present and took part in the
discussion in methods of organization.
Carl Wurtzel died as the result OF
an unusual accident. He was shing-
ling a building on the Dundee, farm in
Jefferson township near Waterloo.
When he cut a single the knife pen
etrated his leg above the knee, sew
ering an artery. ~ s,,l . Z i. re.
Thelma Hamm, 4-year-old daughter
OF. Sham baugh people, was the victim
OF an attack by hogs that had escap-
ed from the lot into the dooryard, The
child was knocked down, trampled up:
on and badly bitten before its cries
were heard. a ii s5s, J, ia
Ida Grove celebrated the initial
lighting Of the new street electrolers
by a barbecue. Four quarters of beef
were roasted and between 1000 and
S 1000 people were fed. Speeches were
made and music was furnished by two
brass bands II 3&s{| t..,sS s3*; Il,
Donald McLennan died at$the home
Ut M. C. McLennan; at Williamsburg,
after an illness OF several weeks. He
was nearly 10 years old and was I'M
married. He went there from Kewa.
nee, ILL.,, in 1875. .SsJI5.;5 Sc y !. (. :.
Pensions have been granted the
following sIowans: Helen L. Freeman
Of Springville. $12; Naomi strassler
Of Ottumwa. $12: Ella r. Sweat Of
Toledo, $12;$ Mary E. Blake Of Cones
vile, $12. INV 5Ss b. s;5 lfs3 : 81 ~
Funeral services OF the late Alfred
Davis, who was killed in an auto &C.
cident, were held at Glenwood. Be-
sides his wife, Mr.. Davis leaves a son,
w. w. Davis ofsKearney, Neb. .; 4
Jan Palcovic of Moline was found
dead in the woods near Cedar Rapids
by boys who were hunting. Two
wounds were in his chest. No money
was found on his body. D; Ri ..4352s ~
Stewart Peters, son Of ]. !. Peters,
a former resident Of Seymour, shot
himself to death at Whittier, Cal, &C.
cording to news received by relatives.
He was S. years old. L,
y "A team belonging to Jess Hills at
Sidney ran away and threw the driv-
er, r.. c. Tyson, over the dashboard.
He was dragged fifty yards hanging
to the doubletrees. s..t }:1a s%ySs&5# = e
Mrs. e. d. Hogan, wife OF an attor
ney at Cascade, Ia, was instantly
killed when she leaped from an auto
mobile she believed was on fire. She
was 81 years old. ,4@A e.. l[ g + Al
James Heiney, wealthy farmer
near Plymouth. died suddenly after
few ihoufs' illness. He is survived by
a wife, four sons and one daughter.
n Drs. E. E. Heaton and T. w. Black
ley have been appointed pension
surgeons at Centerville and Drs. s. p.
Dahl and Byron Lewis at DEBORAH, la.
William Eel, negro, living alone,
was burned to death in his home at
Centerville. The cause of the fire
has not been ascertained. ST. 4, .
Frances Chambers and Roy Coff-
man, injured in an automobile acct
dent near Logan, are recovering from
their injuries. ~ t. 'g2''s ,s
The new concrete bridge over the
Raccoon river in the eastern part Of
Sac City has been opened to the pub
lie. .
Yeggmen blew the postoffice safe
at Coggon. They secured SIS in mon
ey and about 5000 worth of stamps.
County Superintendent Myers at
Waterloo is planning for the organize
ton of agricultural clubs throughout
Blackhawk county. Membership will
be open to both boys and girls.
. Wencil Konecuy was fatally injured
and Joe Melcha and Ed kirkland.
were seriously hurt in premature
blast of dynamite at the Snouffer
stone quarries at Cedar Rapids. r.
The new Linderman hotel at Clar-
linda is nearing completion, and will
be occupied Jan. 1. The new hotel has
sixty-four rooms, and all are well
equipped with bath and heat.
Coal was mined in Iowa $50 years