Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-03-18
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Miss Bernice Miller and Carl LIE Few
er, which was solemnized at the home
OF the brides parents near Muscatine,
was Mrs. D. G. Shoemaker. Sixty-fve
years ago Mrs. Shoemaker was a
guest at the wedding OF the brides
mothers parents and twenty-five years
ago almost to the day she attended
the wedding OF the brides parents.
III Julia H. Sinnett failed to convince
Judge w. S. Hamilton Of the Lee
county district court that her hus-
band, whom she sued for divorce, was
guilty Of cruelty when he refused to
eat supper she had prepared. became
"sulky'and otherwise caused her dis
comfort. In his decision Judge Ham
ilton held that such actions were "in-
cidents to conjugal relation" a
Churches at Oskaloosa claiming in
jury to their attendance, have inaug-,
urated campaign against movies and
opera house shows, demanding that
the city council close them on the
Sabbath. The local Welfare league
has demanded action by the city au-
.thorities, but resolutions providing for
Sunday closing failed The league
plans TO invoke state aid. n
The last legislature enacted a law
prohibiting the spearing of rough fish
during the months of March and April.
In former years there was no ban on
this practice. But this year it is H.
legal to take fish from any stream by.
this method. This, warning perhaps
may keep many men out Of trouble.
The months Of March and April are
the spawning period for fish. BE-: I.s5
New postmasters commissioned In
Iowa are: Richard c. Smith, Burt;;.
Jos. NJ: Kelley, Early; John s. Oar
rah, Gilman; Adolph Meyer, Hamp-
ton; Benjamin Delaney, Marcus; Dan.
lei Fitzpatrick, Neville; John H. Kerr,
Pleasantville; Henry H. Stevenson,
Sherlock; Fred w. Bulls, Tripoli;
Henry ]. Hoeger, Waverly. 9,1
John Bathen, ga years old, was kill
ed in a feed bin at the ]. c. .Hubinger
Bros. factory at Keokuk. He n was
smothered to death in the grain while
several employees 4 worked frantically
to dig him out. Bathen slipped. into
the bin through a conveyor. and when
employees first found him he was on
~. up to his armpits In the feed.
At the Waucoma special election to
vote on the question Of purchasing the
water power rights and the mill site
OF the present owner, Robert TWAIN
ley, and erecting and conducting 9 mu.
nicipal electric light plant. the ques-
ton carried by vote Of 179 for to 20
against. 4 tss =. 3j
Shot down in a crowded hall when
he refused to let Clayton Teeple, the
atrical troupe manager, dance with
out ticket, Gus Pickett, aged "a
years, a farmland, died at Baldwin.
Teeple is in the county jail at Maquo.
keta, and In all probability will be
charged with murder. +,
Andrew Idick, money lender, who
died at Lansing last week, leaves q
fortune Of 100000 to two brothers in
Norway, whom he had not seen for
thirty-fve years Mr.. Idick went to
that county in 1879 and has not since
met his relatives. .,5} I; 4. ljjt E
The Iowa state poultry show will be
held at Davenport late In December,
instead OF in Thanksgiving week, &C:
cording to action taken at q meeting
Of the Tri-city Poultry Fanciers' as.
ISOLATION, under whose auspices the
exhibit will be held. 1S
One additional day has been added
to the state fair period for 1914 by the
state board OF agriculture. The dates
for the fair will be Aug. 526 to Sept. 4.
Sept. /, the. additional day. will Big
devoted to automobile racing on the
race course opposite the amphitheater.
" "A JEFFERSON day banquet on April 2,
to which the democratic candidates
for governor and senator and other
prominent politicians win be invited,
Is being arranged for at Centerville.
Claude r.. Porter and others are prom
inent IN making the arrangements.
Trustees OF Mount Calvary lodge,
No. 95, "A. - "A. M, of West Liber-
ty, have been Instructed to ratify con-
tracts, disposing OF the present Ma
sonic temple, In which the postofice
is located, and taking over a building
site on Calhoun street. ], ISL s.5
The Catholics OF Monticello have OPS
lions on several pieces Of ground for
a site for new church. So far they
have come to no agreement on any
one place. AS soon as the site is
selected new 81, 900 church will be
built. Il 4 - ~ "a {i 5t5}
Leo Campbell, a 16-year-old farmer
lad living near. Williams, died from
pitchfork wounds. He fell back
ward, and the tines Of the fork enter
ing his back and piercing the lung
cavity, he died within few hours.
n July 6-12 are announced as the
dates for the 1914 Chautauqua to be
given in West Liberty. The Ben Greet:
Players, gKryl's band and Governor
Glynn are among the features prom
Used. vi: y ii h 5A
u F. C. Koontz, merchant at Waukon
Junction, committed suicide by hang
ing. Several years ago he was in
iured, and since then his mind has
been affected at times. H. r.. W..
August Schultz. a farmer residing
in Hayes township, Ida county, sold
240 acres OF his land for $4S,000, or
5000 an acre. The improvements on
this farm are ordinary. I'll 9.
Fire destroyed the drug store, har-
ness shop, town hall and barber shop
at Mondamin. The loss is heavy.
James Blake, convicted at Guthrie
Center two weeks ago OF assaulting
Frank Nadolsky with intent to kill,
was denied new trial after having
had hearing before Judge J. H. APP
plegate. Az 81 e
"A note left by William Taylor, a
stationary engineer who committed
suicide at Sioux City. explained that
he did not care to live to see his wife
obtains divorce.
The eleventh annual convention Of
the Iowa Master Bakers association
met at Burlington with a large at
tendance. The sessions continued
three days. III ,...$s5.,..s. -.
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