Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-03

seDgers who We're on the car With
Mrs. Rasmussen number Of con.
flicting statements were made. The
crew of the interurban car on which
| Mrs. Rasmussen rode from Waterloo
to Cedar Falls maintain that they
know nothing of the fatality, and
have no knowledge of the woman's
leaving the car. j5 s.5iT is5 5i 5:s53
| Hon. s. T. Hutchison, one Of the old.
est and most prominent citizens OF
northwestern Iowa, died at his home
in Lake City Friday. Mr. Hutchison
served Calhoun county in the Iowa
house Of representatives two years.
He served in the civil war four years;
and was severely wounded at Gettys.
burg. Immediately after the war he
came to Lake City and has lived there
continuously since that time. His
wealth is estimated at q half million.
, "a A decision was handed down by
Judge Clark at Charles City in the
case of Schmidt Bros. Construction
company Of Chicago against the, Y. NJ.
C. A.. in favor OF the defendant and
allowing $4,000 damages. The con-
struction company stopped work on
the building over disagreement. The
court held the reasons given were not
sufficient. 4 M Il a
When John WhippIe and his gang
Of bridge men returned after, the din.
| ner hour to a bridge on which they
were working near Sidney they found
Mrs. William Ballinger, an aged lady,
and her horse and buggy at the bot.
| tom Of a ten foot ditch. The horse
had become frightened and backed of,
crushing Mrs. Ballinger underneath.
During the last four years the coun-
ty Jail at Ida Grove has been occupied
by seven persons. Sheriff Mcleod Is
of the opinion that this record is bet:
ter than that of many Of the dry
counties, as Ida is one Of the few
| northwestern Iowa counties operating
under the mulct liquor law, every.
town in the county having a saloon;
Lawrence Gray Of Salem, Ia, sec
tion hand on the Burlington, had q
marrow escape; from death when the
motor car on which he was riding
with his comrades to work passed
completely over. his body after he had
been hurled in front Of it by the too
sudden application OF the brakes.
The Iowa Association Of Insurance
agents will hold y its eighth annual
convention in Des Moines on June ~.
Preparations for the meeting are now
being made. A big program has been
arranged. prominent insurance men
from all parts Of the central west
will be in attendance. 5 W ; sss3
The investigation at Burlington Of
the discharged police ended and the
matter OF verdict taken under advise
ment by the police board. The evil
2dence was sensational and let much
light into the secret places Of Burling
toms undesirable world. S3s IA s8 5t5
Ruby, the 11-yearold son OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Sylvester of Mystic
disappeared from his home last week
and no information has been received
concerning him. The boy was dark
eyed and dark haired, Of Italian par
entage, speaks English brokenly.
4. The Teachers Field auxiliary or.
ganized In Page county for the pur-
pose OF creating an interest Eof the
Iowa state school laws and to procure
data to present to the next session of
the legislature, Is making rapid pro
gress. ff{5s III !Sy NJ: $4szls s2
IA Preparations for attending the an.
nual convention OF the Iowa State
Federation of Labor at Davenport the
second week in June are being COM
pleted by unionists Throughout the
state. + s5; n y I'D Y (, 5Js y,
Mrs. Dora Brazzell, sentenced to
twenty years imprisonment at Du.
buque for murder Of her, husband, was
taken to Anamosa reformatory and;
has started serving her sentence.
The state board OF control has pur.
chased farm OF $40 acres to add to
the farm being conducted at the state
inebriate hospital at Knoxville. The
price paid is SITS an acre.
Miss Bessie Combes of Humboldt,
aged 26. died on, a Rock Island train
between Atlantic and Nicola. The
body was removed from the train
when It arrived at Council Bluffs.
Harry Hartkon, IA, OF Atlantic,
climbed a telephone pole. grasped
wire and fell to the ground dead. The
dead boy was a son Of C. Hartkoff, a,
promine emit citizen. !
A. ]. Carpenter OF Elkader presi-
dent and George Homan Of Dubuque,
secretary were the officers elected at
the business meeting Of Group 4 OF
the Iowa Bankers. & Il
Inquest jury at Charles City in the
case Of L. J.. Kessler found that he
died from rupture of a blood vessel
In the heart. kessler was found dead
In a box car some time ago and it
was thought had met foul play
Five students of the University Of
Iowa were elected to membership in
the local chapter Of Phi Delta Kappa,
the national educational workers fra
ternity. Four were seniors and one
was a Junior.
At the last meeting of the board Of
education Of Dubuque it was decided
to- open vocational schools in that
city. 81, 5 ts4s5..
The .sixty-sixth annual convention
Of the Episcopal church OF Iowa ad-
journed at Council Bluffs after choos-
Ing delegates to the provincial council
and selecting Des Moines as next
years meeting place. /
/. The Illinois Central has agreed to
erect and maintain at Waterloo nearly
two blocks of electrolier lights on
streets leading to its passenger sta
tion. & vi 4
More than 500 attended the Knights,
of Columbus initiation banquet. held at
Charles City when seventy-five were
initiated into the order. Judge Wade
and E. G. Dunn were speakers. :
Roy Gum, the young man who may
have to face a charge Of numbering L.
w. Huddle, the young farmer near
Shambaugh, gave himself up and is
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