Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-03-04

tiary at Fort Madison for attempted
manslaughter, at Des Moines, has been
returned to the reformatory at Ana
mosa to complete an unexpired term.
AT the time OF the commission Of the
attempted granddaughter he was a par.
oiled prisoner from that institution
and It is considered that the terms OF
his agreement were forfeited when he
was found guilty Of another felony.
.sss The Iowa Association OF Engineers
4 and Highway Officers closed its con-,
Il vention at Council Bluffs after electing
the following officers: President W. G.
Raymond, Iowa City; vice president
William II !. ball. Davenport; sec
retary-treasurer,.s. 8. M. n w Woodward,
4 Iowa City directors, IN s. G.. Hall, Cen
teryille, and y. b. Davidson, Ames.
I'LL Soap creek, east Of Moravia. has be-
come the location for what is believed
TO be on Sof the best game preserves
In sthe state Deputy Game Warden
Payton has Just closed the leases for
Il 6, 800 acres Of land that n Is rough
enough and has cover enough to give
n game birds Ia refuge in which they
ARE expected to thrive and multiply.
Within IA few weeks the mechanical
engineering department Of Iowa State
& college will be ready to cooperate
with Iowa and other manufac tnrers In
the test Of new types OF Engines. It's
Il big new steam and gas engine labora-
B tory will be iready for use; The; build
q ing was completed late last fall.
All Rprecedents were shattered when
Il the senior class OF Iowa Wesleyan cot
talege pledged $500 towards the sus-
tanning fund OF the school. It is
thought that there is not on record q
more magnificent gift by a graduating
class of any college in the state. Ev-
cry member Of the class pledged 5000.
Mrs. George Huffman Of near Min
burn, her brother. Ira Walls, who Is
making his home with her, and q
brother In Oklahoma, are heirs to an
Il estate valued at 800, 900. Last Au-
gust c. @. w lls, a rich bachelor, died
Il in Pittsburgh, Pa, leaving them as
his heirs. V Al \
8 iss Iowa law governing enlargement
4 and consolidation Of school districts
will be tested In the district court at
= Mason City according to; residents
near Swaledale, who object to q furth-
er enlarging OF the already CONSOLE
! dated district. l5
The Centerville Gypsum company
is sending out solicitors to get SAC, 900
a subscribed to finance the building Of
\ q mill and provide working capital to
d start the industry. The shaft is COM
plete with q thirteen foot deposit at
Ii q depth OF little more than 500 feet.
Preliminary steps for the launching
8of an insurance company to protect
its members under the new employ
Sers' liability law were taken at the
annual meeting OF the Iowa Retail
Hardware Dealers association recent
q ". held in Des Moines.
B The Southern Iowa Traction com.
pany, whose stock recently was pur-
4 chased entire by the Centerville Light
e Traction company will be made in
4 to an electric line just as fast as ma
4 terial can be obtained. Contracts
have been let for all the equipment. 4
n The city council at Sac City has
awarded contracts for the paving Of
the principal business streets and two
J prominent residence streets. Work is
l to begin April Is and to be completed
Z not later than Sept. Is.
Richard e. Lloyd, recently discharg-
ed II Northwestern brakeman, threw
himself In front of fast mail North
h western train at Boone. The body
i was cut to pieces. : a ,&ei;.@ #s
Adjutant General Guy E. Logan has
b ordered a new election in the Fifty
third regiment, Iowa National Guard,
for major. The votes will be counted
March 2. ~ ;. 5.4f %yf. 4
Postmaster Frank Turnkey of Elma
died OF apoplexy after few hours
4 illness. ~ ~ -Else
All the stock necessary has been
+ sold for the cooperative creamery at
Mt Ayr. The necessary amount Of
4 milk has also been guaranteed. A
\ large building will be put UP within
the city limits and it will be com.
4 pletely equipped -E. .34f
A. w. RAIDER, secretary of the Iowa
j State Travelling Mems association,
died in Des Moines last week of
{ pneumonia. Mr.. RAIDER was promin-
emit member OF the U. C. T. and Elks
]. A. Hill, a resident of Massena for
! many years, died at his home recent
ly aftersa short Illness at the advanc.
ed age Of 81 years. <> a III.
Carrying a suit case loaded down
4 with a revolver, cartridges, slung
shot, q pair Of knucks, files, soap and
other equipment Of the professional
crook, three young would-be despera-
does were taken from Rock Island
train at Nevada by local police.
H.. NJ. Harr, a druggist of Center
Junction, was found dead in bed. It
is believed that his death was caused
by an overdose Of some opiate and
was premeditated.
An automobile institute will be held
in Mason City, in cooperation with
the Ames extension department,
March S to Z.
The state board of control has un-
der consideration the application of
Il the Iowa Farming Tool company for
an extension of one year in its con-
tract for the employment of convicts
in the Fort Madison penitentiary.
The Chickasaw County Farmers in
stitute is arranged to be held at Fred
ericksburg, Feb. "a to 81. A good pro-
gram in agriculture and domestic sci
ence is being planned.
One of the biggest farm deals in AL
lamakee county recently was the sale
OF John Hart Of the O.. T. Conway
farm to John Logsdon of DEBORAH.
The deal comprises 466 acres.