Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-08-20

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SNEWsX. ITEMS GATHERED FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STAT 81
Promoters of the Friedman insti-
tute for the treatment Of tubercular
patients have abandoned all effort to
locate at Colfax. The sentiment OF the
community is against the location OF
an institute, and as the promoters
must have such a place as Will per-
NIT them to properly treat patients Tor
at least ten days following the injec-
ton Of the serum. those in charge
concluded they must 60 elsewhere Ve: e.
With approximately $25o,000 already
expended by the Burlington railroad
and the federal government IN an ef-
fort to stop the Missouri river from
eating away more Of the $3.50 an acre
Iowa land and the Burlington right OF
way at Folsom, Ia, another 100000 is
to be expended at once in the same!
place, 100000 to be advanced by the
railroad and 10000 to be paid by the,
federal government out of the fund
for Missouri river Improvement. NJ
The Webb:K Kenyon law, prohibiting
the shipment Of liquor from wet to,
dry states, Is unconstitutional, in the
opinion Of State District Judge F. m.
Hunter In an opinion rendered IL
case on trial at Ottumwa, The action
was started by several express com-
panies who were attacked by state
OFFICIALS because they shipped liquor
to dry counties In Iowa from Illinois
and Missouri. 4;
Hog cholera was discovered on sew
en- farms In Scott county In one day
recently by G. n. Bliss, county agricul.
tnrist. The seven farmers who had
already lost several hundred hogs, be-
lieved the disease to be infectious
pneumonia and did not report It until
many OF the herds were too far gone
for treatment Scott county farmers
have lost betesn 5000 and 5000 head
this year.
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e. C. Hinshaw. state fish and game
warden. has gone to St. Louis to in.
spect . special fish car that Is being
| made for, the state. The car will be
used to transport fish to the different
lakes and rivers over the state. From
st. Louis Mr.. Hinshaw will 90 to
Pratt, Kansas, where he will inspect
the state fish hatchery there prior to
the erection OF q similar one In Iowa.
Eldred Olmstead, s13 years Ole. OF
| Dunlap was taken to Council Bluffs
TO be patched up. The boys left eye
lis blown out, one hand is nearly torn
| away and one side OF his face is ter
ribly shattered. While playing In an
alley the lad found three hundred
dynamite caps. The explosion result.
| ant upon his experimenting by, ham.
Imering one did the business.
Fourteen thousand five hundred dol
lars was subscribed in first mortgage
bonds on the Atlantic Northern"
railroad at meetings held at Kimball-
ton ana Elkhorn, by the people Of the
north end OF the Atlantic Northern &
Southern railroad. who are Interested
in the continuance Of the operation
OF the road. 5sislSS!
To test the endurance of q woman
as ng-distance motorcyclist for a
prize Of SO, 900 ii she wins. Mrs.
Harry Humphreys and her husband.
on a world tour, passed through Iowa
last week. They left Los Angeles .
month ago. Their route compels
them to pass through every country
OF the world. rs " ,. ;
IA deal .of more than ordinary mag
nitude took place at Eldora when G.
o. Ryan and Hobart Follett Of Eldora
bought Of r. s. Dyer Of California his
interest In the estate Of 2. a.. Dyers.
consisting OF 700 acres OF land, 800
acres of which adjoins Ackley, and
100 acres near Buckeye. 5 3353
The Odd Fellows of Jasper county
have decided to send the Sunrise de-
gree team OF Sewers to the meeting
OF the sovereign grand lodge In Min
neapolis IN September. The team will
enter the world contest and hopes to
bring home the $1,000 prize hung up
for the best drilled team. s IL
Mr., and Mrs. c. N. Brown celebrat-
ed their fifty.seyenth wedding ami,
versary recently at Mount Pleasant,
three. OF their four children and two
OF their fifteen grandchildren being
present. 4. 81 Il X 81
The barn, 1--WE cattle. one horse and
full set Of farming implements were
burned on the H w 5McMillen farm
four miles north of Logan. The loss
lie between $500 and $4,000. Il.
Forty Duroc hogs were sold by o.
S. Larson at Logan for about $4,000.
Buyers came from several states. The
top price was $475.
Alphonse Winters, a laborer at Fl.
Dodge, was buried by sliding sand
while laying sewer pipe in a trench
sixteen feet. deep. $s s:2
The annual campmeeting Of the
Holiness church at Glenwood was well
attended and closed its meetings on
Sunday night. XII
A large audience heard George
Fitch the humorist, speak at Cedar
Fapids as the principal feature of a
bull moose rally held to celebrate the
first anniversary Of the birth Of the
progressive party in Iowa.
The lives OF 200 passengers were
imperiled when a piston rod on the
engine of fast train broke near
Iowa City. The train was running at
full speed when the accident occurred.
Ten horses were burned, eight cat
tie, five hogs. hay and grain were de-
stroyed when the barn on the John
Hobart farm near Mason City burned.
The alfalfa special was greeted by
good sized crowds throughout southern
Iowa. One hundred and eighty.seven
meetings were held during the first
week. These meetings we're attended
by 1884 farmers, nearly 1000 of whom
have Sipnifed their intention of