Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-01
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cision of the board OF arbitration and
Cancellation in the case at Fort Dodge.
The board was appointed by Govern
or Clarke according to the law pass
ed at the last session OF the legisla-
ture. The board consisted Of Judge
a.; A. Church of PATERSON, Judge B. p.
Birdsall of Clarion and J. p. Demps-
ter. OF Des Moines. MS
Mrs. W. H. Smith, wife of we'll
known farmer living near Castana,
was burned to death: Mrs. Smith was
giving her baby bath near the stove,
when her apron caught on fire. Be
fore help could be summoned all OF
her clothing was burned OF. Mrs.
Smiths mother was in the room, suf-
fering from broken hip. She man
aged to get up from her chair, fell
and broke a wrise and crawled to the
telephone and summoned help. The
baby, escaped uninjured.
Iowa postmasters confirmed by the
senate are as follows: John M. Gass,
Abba; Elizabeth Grove, Clermont; j..
S. Blair, Columbus Junction; Kate G.
Warner. Dayton; e. C. McN1eel, Del.
mar; Albert Lille, Lake View; T. d.
Bellinger, Laurens; j. M. Bricker,
Nevada; J.. w. Floerchinger. Oxford;
w. S. Clark, Pocahontas; "A. E. Jack
son, Tama; Samuel w. Roster, West
Liberty; r. IN. McSwiggtn, Williams
burg. lAs $5T
+ Five joy riders wsre badly injured
one fatally when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck by
a trolley car at Davenport. The injur.
ed are: Henry Reimers, Gladbrook,
Ia, skull fractured and internal In
juries, will die; Clause Reimers, DAY.
export, hip broken; John Reimers,
Davenport, badly cut and bruised, In
ternal injuries: Mrs. Hans Peterson.
Gladbrook, badly bruised; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Camp, Davenport, cut and
bruised. 81! III i.s
Notices have been served on the ad-
minfstrators OF the estate of Samuel
Atlee to appear at the district court
at Fort Madison April 6 to show in.
ventory necessary to collection of col
lateral inheritance tax. h The order
comes from State Treasurer Brown
through the county attorneys Office.
Mr.. Atlee was the owner Of the At
lee mills there and his possessions
were estimated at 81, 200, 900. $ a. .&
The Crawford county damage suit in
which c. NJ. Dugan, administrator, is
the plaintiff and Crawford county the
defendant, is being tried In Sac City.
The plaintiffs evidence tended to es,
tablish that Martin Dugan came to his
death in an automobile accident due
to an insufficient barricade before an
open bridge. Damages Of $4,000 are
asked. I3f& Gfa 81. 81
]. Muench has filed suit in the dis
!trict court at LIE Mars. against ]. r.
Thompson OF Merrill, G.. D. Eilers of
this place, and Frank Thompson Of
Remsen, skiing 100000 damages from
each of them. The four are auction
GERS doing business in that county.
.Muench claims the defendants con-
spired against him and tried to ruin
him in business. .S8s
The Keokuk Electric company plans
to expend $4,000 this spring in en-
'larging its lines through the north
west portion Of the city and next
year will extend its lines to the new
baseball park. a !. a 4, Il II
Martin Olson has been appointed
superintendent Of the extension de-
partment farm at Iowa State college.
He will have direct supervision of all
the farm work. Mr.. Olson IS a for.
mer resident OF Slater. $$ 4
The Correctionville News, which
lost its name when 1t sold out to the
Argus last month. has reappeared, the
publishers having decided to- retain
the name Of the News and drop the
Argus. A. new press has been added
to the equipment a
provided by the last legislature.
w. F. Weary, secretary Of the Sac
County Gun club, has received from
Game Warden Hinshaw fifty Hungar-
ian partridges for the Sac county game
preserve, which consists OF 1000 acres
Of land located along the Coon river
north OF Sac City. ,5Ii%l "a t3.5
Otto Edgerton, 81 years old, of
Boone was killed by falling between
the cars OF his train when the train
was passing between Montour and
Tama. At first 1t was thought he had
been murdered and thrown upon the
tracks. 4, Il; W. n y
w. G. Young, managing editor Of
the Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette,
died at his home after short illness.
Mr.. Young had been associated with
the Gazette for twenty-fou years. He
was secretary Of the Iowa associated
dailies.. Il 5ts
The Cornell College Glee club,
which is Just starting on it's spring
tour, will make a trip ofN 700 miles
through Iowa and Illinois. This
years club consists Of sixteen mem
bers. 4: u
The Monticello improvement club
in cooperation with the department OF
engineering extension Of Iowa State
college, will hold an automobile school
of instruction at Monticello for three
days beginning the last day Of March.
Taylor Bryson, aged 40, whose home
was destroyed in the tornado at Oma-
ha on Easter day year ago, was run
down by a Great Western train last
Sunday, near his home and killed.
"A strong rumor is in circulation
that the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road has purchased the Atlantic South
ern from Atlantic to Villisca and is
dealing for the Atlantic Northern SO
as to give them connection from
Manning to Villisca, to be made by
their building to Manning from Kim.
ballton to connect with the Atlantic
Northern.
Deputy Game Warden ST. John Of
Usage has just established state
game preserve for Winnebago and
Hancock counties, just east of Forest
City. including what is known as
Pilot Knob. n.