Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-03-11

NEWS u. J
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The principal reasons why people
9 do not attend church were given at an
echo meeting Of the 100 church
workers who took a religious canvass
sof Iowa City. The reason given Oft
Benest was from women who said they,
considered church place where
/: women went to show their! fine clothes
and make comparisons. The reason
which ranked next In frequency was
that church membe rship meant an in
Scessant soliciting: for funds. q =. .z
G gorge sSefrit OF near Charlton re-
Gently sold so Poland China hogs at
an average OF $1O9 each, the highest
price paid being $3.50 for a SOW which
went TO Los Angeles Calf, H. S. Al
len Of same neigh b orGood held a sale
of Duroc ] Jerseys and disposed Of 40
at an average price OF $106.1O. A
tried SOW brought 3the fancy price Of
II $4o5, 4. s55 81,
ls. Ten thousand five hundred dollars
has been raised among Waterloo citi-
/ zens for the Iowa building "a to be
erected by that city for the Panama
American exposition at San Francisco.
b Representa- tive H. @. Bernbrock, ex-
ecutive chairman, feels confident that
!, the subscriptions will reach $50 900
within thirty days.
Vernon r.. lining, a representative
of the Goodrich Rub Der company, con-
q ferred recently with university profess
u sors at Iowa City with q view to get
ting graduates to enter employment
with the frm,S The company employs
& i 500 men. Each year it sends repre-
4 sentatives; to procure college students
to take responsible positions.
Congressman IS. F. Pronty of Des
Moines has applied to the secretary
Of state for nominate ion papers for
judg sc sof the supreme court Of Iowa.
The announce that the retiring
scongressmanw will make campaign
for supreme court jude eship was a
surprise to state fficials.
All Officers in the Iowa State Drain.
B age association were reelected at the
closing session of their convention at
4 Fort Dodge The officers are II. M.
7: Sparboe Of Webster City, president;
III. w. Boyer OF Fort ID dge, vice 8presi.
Z dent; M II. p. Costello Of Ames, secre.
tary-trtasurer.$ vi Ell I'll 8s3
AS a result OF; the injury of Physical
u Director Ray 9Loun sherry OF the Burl-
q ington Y . M. II G. "a A.. and Steve Sullivan,
B a boy ID ember, by the occidental dis,
81 charge of shotgun in the hands Of an
other member, Secretary Debenham
Al has barred fire arms from the build
( Ing. II I. 5: 8ts II;
A frat rnity house In which the
heating \ ventil ating and lighting will
u be designed by the members will be
Il built .8by the Theta Xi fraternity, en-
/ cheering club at the University OF
Iowa. The house will cost $4,000
4 and will be completed BY Sept. 4
4 Mark Bosworth, alleged to have par
u ticipated In the Oskaloosa street car
n riot last Noyembe VIII en- strikebreak-
Il ers were driven from cars and prop
y y erty was destroyed by a mob, was
HI found gnilty: by a Jury Seven other
4 defendants are und er 5indi ctment.
Thomas, formerly of Ames;
II is in Jail at Nevada charged with OBJ
tanning money und der false pretenses.
Il He is claimed to have passed a mum.
q Der Of worth HESS checks at the Union
National and Commercial banks OF
sSAmes drawn on a bank at Boone.
Fire recently destroyed the oldest
residence In Keokuk, Il the home of
y Mrs. Augusta Kill bourne at Third and
High streets. The house was IL once
occupied by Gems Samuel Ryan Cur
It's hero OF the Iowa volunteers during
the civil war. 5s3.. 5s s ~
Rev. r. u H. Ingram, former pastor OF
the Christian church at Perry and a
well known Iowa minister, has gone
4 TO Baltimore where he will enter the
hospital at the Johns Hopkins uni
8versity and submit TO radium treat
ment for cancer. q .Ss .$s5. "
President Bowman says badly
70 large percentage of the 100 students
who were dismissed from the univer-
Ssity at. the close and during the first
n semester Of this school year will re-
3 turn TO scho as soon as they are
better prepared. = XIII 35 s5S r.
Sheriff Con Ryan of Sidney has re
turned from Tulsa, Okla. with Rich
y ard Nation and "Lish" Freeman. These
men and Harvey Bishop, who was ar
rested previously are charged with
the robbery Of IA. H. Parkinson's store
& at Percival. II q 81 rs n.
The Sioux City Commercial club has
4 been enjoined from dispensing beer
The suit of the anti-saloon league was
4 based on the free distribution Of beer
at a barbecue last September. IF
In futile attempt to rescue pet
canary from her burning home at Dav.
export Mrs. Annie Schnoor, AZ years
old, was fatally burned.
Fire destroyed the grain elevator
and offices of Minert & Nagel, coal
Z and grain dealers at Waukon.3
Albert e. Foster of 'Buena Vista has
N been appointed clerk in the navy de-
lpaTtment. 49, z. &
George Arentzen, aged 65, a wealthy
farmer residing near Harlan. commit
ted suicide by hanging himself. He
( went with his son to attend the morn.
Ing chores and while the boy was
feeding hogs, the father went into the
barn where he was found ten minutes
later hanging to rafter with "a brok-
en- neck. I.
Mrs. Mary f. Williams, editor Of
the w. c. T. u, Champion, the state
paper Of, the. VIC. T. IT,, died of heart
4 trouble at the home OF "a daughter in
Chicago. Mrs. Williams had been a
leading worker for years and had held
numerous state offices. ~ $, Z +
SIS Prof. E. w Stanton, chairman OF
the Iowa State college scholarship
committee, has denied that any such
II number as 800 students t-have been
dropped from the college on account
s Of unsuccessful scholarship.