Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-15

governor for pardon. If sufficient
showing of new evidence can be made
4 It is said tho governor may grant a
hearing. The Rainsbargers were
sent to prison in 1887 from Hardin
county for the murder of Enoch John
son. ~ 4 H. ~
i One thousand southeastern Iowa
teachers attended the convention at
Burlington. DR.. c. H. Judd, dean Of
the school OF education of the Uni
Iyersity of Chicago, delivered the prin-
slcipal address on Teaching Pupils How
to Study Dr. Forest C. Ensign OF
the State University OF Iowa. led the
Thigh school conference. The prin-
cipal topics discussed were revision
Of the course of public schools and
the length OF school days. .,ss5 :.5.
The Des Moines district conference
OF the Lutheran Iowa conference was
held in Madrid: The following pas
tors were present II and took part:
Revs. c. "A. Gallerstrom OF Stratford;
G. "a. Carlson Of Marshalltow E. w.
Carlson of Des Moines; c.. A.. Ram
dolph OF Boone, Joseph A. Anderson
Of Boxholm, A.. Norrbom Of Des
Moines, C.. A. Johnson Of Swede Val
ley and Carl Lorimor of Des Moines.
Three more civil war veterans have
Just passed away at the Iowa Soldiers
home: James w. Sudduth, aged 70, of
| Whiting, Monona county,, served in
Company E., TWenty.third Iowa in
fantry, Thomas E. Arnold, a former
! resident OF Mount Pleasant, served in
Company H, Fourth Iowa cavalry.
Hiram s. Rich, aged 81, Of Jesup, was
with Company D, Eighth Illinois cav
airy. .s3 VI \; & & IA
Two hundred and fifty of the 300
Iowa democrats, who partook Of the
Jefferson day banquet at Center
vile last week were taken violently
AL with ptomaine poison. The guests
were in great pain, the hotels were
thrown into state Of turmoil and ev-
i cry. doctor, in the city had all he could
do, but the illness lasted but few
1$hours, Cabbage salad or sfricaseed
chicken is thought responsible.
Fred CruegerS at Creston fixed the
hour OF his death and committed sui
i eide by shooting himself in the head
He was around town in the afternoon
and starting home said to his com
panions We'll, boys, I'm going home
and I'll kill myself at 400 o'clock" =
His friends laughed at the supposed
joke. He was In his room dead, a few
minutes later. 81 ..3!s
The vested choir Of St.F;Joseph's col
Elege will make their third annual con.
cert tour the week of$April 10. The
following Iowa cities will be visited:
4 April 10, New Hampton; April 20, Ce-
dar Rapids April 81, Iowa City;
4 April %, Ames; April 23, sDes Moines;
a April "a, Fort Doc ge; April 25, Inde-
!: pend ence. The. choir consists Of for
4 ty-tive members. 5 M II 5 Il 3#
The two suspects held at-Fort Dodge
by the federal authorities on a charge
4 OF robbery, in connection with the
Iowa Falls postoffice safe blowing
are thought to be the same pair who
4 blew q safe at .Luverne, MIMI, some
4 time ago. Evidence, now available,
a points to the men and several other
N to the federal officers. .is5 4. 3,
4 Dr. v John D. Nc Cleary, "a years OF
Il age, the Oldest physician in Warren
county and for some time "a member
s OF the board OF regents OF the State
\ university Of Iowa has passed away
u DR.. M q leary5 practic ed medicine con
B tinuously lin SIndianola for more than
4 tifty-two years. "a
Wesley $Poff barger So years OF
q age, son Of " !. w. Poffen barger, the
largest landholder In n Polk township,
h Marion county, has been released on
q a $1,000 bond. He was arrested fol
4 lowing an offense with Hattie De
4 Wild. "a 10y ar-old girl OF Eddyville.s
& The Cedar Falls Automobile club,
4 comprising upwards of 200 members,
A has completed arrangements for. the
q holding at that place on April 1871
4 of free school OF instruction for au.
4 tomobile owners who drive their own
q cars. W ss ~ 5Ss I'M,
i Claiming that she has been Tilted on
4 the eve Of her wedding Miss Minnie
q Kuhlman has brought suit in the dis
I trict; court at Marsh lltown against
4 Warren Hunzelmann, a young farmer
n OF that county, asking $4,000 damages
for breach Of promise. \ +
3 Evangelist Billy" Sunday is now
1 grandfather. "a son was born tc
! George Sunday and wife at Tacoma
4 WASH, recently and he has been nam
B ed George Mason Sunday. The moth
Y err was formerly Miss Hattie. Mason
8 Of Waterloo. x $a
u w. Is. Allen, secretary Of state, has
u practically decided against the meth
i cd OF reproducing state records by
q photography and will probably not
I change the system now in use in his
4 office. 81 s.sl " ~ ri 3
4 Harger G Blish, a concern handling
I. musical instruments and stationery
for more than fifty years in Dubuque
I will close up its affairs In that city
Milwaukee engineers now expect
!, that the double-tracking Of the line
! through Iowa will be completed BY
July /. u e Il 5z
4 Arthur d. Brown OF Dubuque is in
i Jail on a charge Of larceny Of a team
\ which was secured from a liveryman
i g Pensions have recently been grant
ed to Iowans as follows: Irene w
COuey, NOHFOe, - . {&4M O. = = ~
can, Clearfeld, $12; Sally Redhead
Postville, $12; Minor Of Patterson r
Hart, Davenport, $12; Mamie A. Her
bert, Des Moines, $12; Mary =. Mill:
er, Newton, 5s12; Harriett II. Stradley
i Valley Junction, $12. s5 81. III 8.
The congregation OF the Sacred
Heart Church OF Monticello, through
4 its committee. has bought what is
/ known as the Baade property and the
}. DAutremont, as. a site for the new
/! Catholic church which they contem
4 plate erecting this season. II r
An unknown man, riding the bump
! ers or walking the Burlington track
was killed on sthe bridge over Silver
4 creek, one mile west of Malvern. He
lis feet 5 inches tall, weighs 100