Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-08

twice the interest on the total indebt-
edness, according to the statement,
#& Contract n has been signed by the
Iowa Railway & Light company and
the Looking bill & Enfield company Of
Maxwell for electric service between
Nevada and Maxwell. "A transmission
line will he so constructed as to han
die a load Of electricity sufficient to
supply the needs of Maxwell, Collins
and Rhodes. 4, =
RES 4 Fred Richardson, aged years, son
Eof Mr.. and: Mrs. e Gorge r. Richardson,
who live three miles south Of Cam.
bridge, was Instantly killed when
shotgun with which he vas playing
was accidentally discharge d. The boy
was, alone IN the woodshed at the
home OF a eighbor, Tom Berhow,s
when the accident happened.
The returning Of an Indictment
against Mrs Dora .Brazzell, wife Of
4 Charles Brazzell, a street car conduc-
i tor, whose mutila ed body was found
y by her In their home in Dubuque JAM
"a, has caused little surprise Mrs.
Brazzell Is charged with murder and
IS held without bail. 81 81: ss55
s5 +. j. Sessions. uper1nt endent Of the.
soldiers orph ans, home at Davenport,
VIII present 20 the next legislature
the pro position Of changing the name
OF the institute lon from the soldiers
orphans home to the Iowa Orphans
i home. 4 There are but few orphans Of
veterans now In the institution.
Under the direction of Secretary
8AacEacher Of the community W N. g.
"a. boys gardening club is being
formed at Washing ton. i Ia Seventy
i've boys Will each cultivate q plot Of
ground ten feet square Each Is pro-
esvided with seeds and prizes will be
offered for the best garden.
5ss Four men were badly hurt by being
\ piled sup In the wreckage Of an auto
mobile after 1t; had plunged twenty
feet from all bridg e near Bri dgewater.
The car was driven by M +. Bunting.
The Others in the party were Hugh
[ Bunting, Oscar Townsley and g. 81
Richards. III s sS5 5s8 S5.{
+ Aunt Juiia" Sutherland died at her
home in Wauc oma last week. Mrs.
Sutherland was more than "a years
/ old. She was the first, white woman
1 settler In what Is now the town OF
ssWauc oma /, Coming to n that section
from Illinois wi her husband and
family il 53.
A.5 IN. SDeyoe erintendent Of pub
lie Instruct ion, has prepared figures
4 showing that Iowa has the least Tilt
4 eracy Of any state in the United!
States. Iowa has $3O,422,00o invested
7 IN schools and spends each year In
Emaintaining them " 81 Az, ,zsSSS The The
Anumber OF teachers required rs ~ ,432.
mi The first volume ever writ in ex-
splanation Of the symb olism, inception;
and Foundation OF Masonry soon will
81 be compiled BY the Rev Joseph Fort
q Newton OF Cedar Rapids rs It will be
I called ""The Builders Its publication
has been authorized byjs the grand
lodge Of Iowa. sss II 4.
j. w. Etching er, former Des Moines
newspaper man, has accepted the offer
of the Iowa state highway commits
sion Is become editor Of the commits
sion service bulletin. Mr. u X E y
virtually assumes a new position ere e.
ated by the commission
The victim Of thug who slugged
and robbed him Of 1913 and a watch
at low Falls, W. "a. Russell, a former
reporter on Detroit papers, was found
y In a box car in the Rock Island yards
at Mason City 1nc ctouss and SUI
;fering greatly from hung and thirst:
The explosion Of a lantern in "a llv-.
sserys barn In the heart OF the downtown
4 section Of Estherville caused fire
that wiped out nearly an entire block
b OF business houses, and entailed g loss
4 OF $3.50, 600. ;s3l s;ss. .i,s a. &. 4
SDeWittsis in the midst Of the great
h est union revival meeting in It's his
Z tory. Scores OF people have, professed
I conversion. The meetings will cons
stfnue for two weeks under Evangelis:
Charles F J. Barrett of Delaware. Ohio h 70.
After eluding. the authorities for
several mosths, Eugene X Nc Callum,
4 wanted by the Iowa Bankers Eassoci-
alton on. the charge Of passing a bogus
check at Newton, was arrested at
Waterloo by Detective Gus J. Patek. g
w. II. Thrift, former adjutant gen
eral Of Iowa, is reported to be serious
4 " iii. He has been taken I, to Hot
a Springs, Ark, for treatment. He is
now serving as superintendent Of the
Il National cemetery at Alexandria, La.
n II The Eoard Of Supervisors Of Wash
gington county is advertising for bids
i for the construction of thirty-seven
4 bridges and culverts at cost of al
most $4,000. lj.; 81 3
Two young men, strangers, walking
on the Northwestern tracks fifteen
miles north OF Council Bluffs were hit
By the Carroll local as the men step
ped from one track to another to avoid
freight train, They were picked up
and taken to Council Bluffs, lone OF
L them dead, the other badly hurt
The debating team of the Sigourney#
High school met its first defeat this
!. season when 1t clashed with the Sig
ourney debaters. 3, 81
Three members Of the ]. P. Holiday
family at Knoxville have died of
diphtheria in the same room within
the last twelve days. q
& Henry Collins, colored, is in q hos
epital at Waterloo with his throat cut,
and Mrs Irene Gillispie, also colored,
4 is IN the county jail in that city
awaiting hearing on charge of his
3 inflicting injuries. She claims Collins
took her money and fooled it away.
The famous ranch Of A. E. Cook
( near Odebolt is to be cut up into small
tracts and sold. There is a mansion
upon the ranch which has been a
show place for that section for many
years.
Aspostoffice has been established at
Washburn, Black Hawk county, with
Henry Steimsl as postmaster. !.
Prisoner Frank Taylor and Chap
lain Lloyd Tenant Of Fort Madison
prison went to Ottumwa. where Tay-
Z1e,..-..u.,a 6. I a ken : nv nermission of Gov.