Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-06-24
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IOWA
NEWS

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The Sheldon District Methodist
Episcopal church will hold q camp
meeting this year at Arnold's Park,
Iowa, July 1920. A large tabernacle
accommodating 1900 persons, seated
with ~Chautauqua folding settees, has
been provided and will be pitched
midway between the baseball park
and the old log cabin in; q delightful
opening near the natural timber and
about five minutes walk from the
railroad depot ut Arnold's Park. Tent
lots for campers will be furnished free
II application is made to Rev. F. P.
Quick, Inwood, Iowa, who will fur
nish anything desired in the line OF
camping outfit. :.
.Des Moines secured the next annual
meeting Of the Iowa State Sunday
School association in contest with
Clinton. The new officers elected at
the Shenandoah meeting are as fol.
lows: President, Rev. W. H. Beachler
Of Waterloo: first vice president, Mar
ion Wood of Des Moines; second vice
president, o. e. Smith OF Indianola;
recording secretary, J, A. Bliss OF d.
agonal; general secretary, w. H.
Rockefeller of Des Moines; treasurer,
p. B. Sheriff of Des Moines; interna-
tional committeeman, D. E. McCoss OF
Davenport. :
Is. Clerks OF Waterloo gathered and
took action towards forming ar or
ga~nization. The following e elect
ed officers: LIB. Jackson. president;
Walter Bass, vice-president; Richard
Wilharm, financial secretary; Edward
Sarcet, recording secretary; Tony
Barron, treasurer. The meeting was
opened by w. A. Moore, secretary Of
the Central Labor union, who explain.
ed some of the advantages to be de-
rived by organizing and gave words
CT advice.
For the first time in the history Of
any agricultural college in the coun-
try. the degree of Doctor of Science
was conferred. James Wilson, former
secretary Of agriculture and Geo. L,
MacKay, former head of the depart
ment of %dairying, now OF Chicago,
were thus honored by the Iowa state
college at the forty-third annual com.
mencement. At the same time a class
of ;273 received their collegiate de-
Erees in the presence of 1000 people.
The Seventh District convention OF
the Knights OF Pythias vas held at
Ackley. One hundred and seventy.
two members OF lodges throughout the
district participated in the festivities
and the entertainment was furnished
by Rose Croix lodge of that city. Iowa
Falls sent the largest delegation, near
ly a hundred members. 81
The Strackfus Steamboat company
which operates q fleet Of five large
excursion steamers has needed the
complaint raised at every port and in
the future will not permit of the play
ing of the instruments on the large
pleasure boats until noo On Sunday
and not before 8 a.. m. on week days.
A thirty-flve grain white pearl OF
beautiful luster was found by Arthur
Gilbert in a big wavy black clam
shell near Pictured Rocks. two miles
south of McGregor. Mr.. Gilbert is a
teamster and only clans now and then
when given{a day OF from work. The
| pearl Is valued at $500. i
With the loss OF both legs just be.
low the knees and n hand as q re-
suit Of a Great Western engine back
Ing into his dray,t William H. Stalks
life hangs In the balance at his home
in Carroll. He isEa Spanish-American
war soldier. >lE%a
At the annual meeting of the Iowa
Wesleyan board OF trustees at Mt.
Pleasant an advance step In education
was taken when the establishment Of
an Iowa Wesleyan Business college in
connection with the school was auth
orized,
Henry Field Of Shenandoah is the
new president of the Iowa State Seeds
men. He was elected at the close OF
the annual convention there. E. M.
Cole OF Pella Is vice president, ]. F..
Sim. Clarinda. secretary; J. T. Hamil-
ton, Cedar Rapids, treasurer.
Ralph Handelman, aged 6, was, TAX
en- to a hospital at Ottumwa suffering
from a. fractured skull and ugly
gashes in the face as a result OF being
caugh: in a manure spreader on his
fathers farm ear that city. His con-
tdition is grave. s2 n $y3aS
Lloyd Marx, aged IL, was drowned
in a reservoir at the Morrell packing
house at sOttumwa while bathing with.
two other small boys. The boys had
gone into the water while the watch
man was engaged elsewhere about the
grounds. GIL
Raymond D.. Ramsbottom, aged 81,
wealthy young land owner near
Creston, committed suicide by swal-
lowing carbolic acid at a: resort near
that city. The only possible motive
is Ill health.
= Mrs. W.. ]. Wilmington Of Silver
City was fatally burned. A leakage in
the gasoline stove caused a fire aud
in attempting to remove the stove to
save the house, her clothing ignited.
Mrs. Mary Comb Of Grand River,
Iowa, who was visiting the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. R. T. Brammer,
near Tabor. died suddenly from shock
and fright. The family took refuge
IN q cyclone cave upon the approach
Of a storm and Mrs. Combs death &C.
CURED upon emerging from the place.
She was in excellent health.
Ackley's world famous .Sauerkraut
day will be held Aug. ~. This will
be the twelfth annual celebration and
the citizens plan to make it better
than W. and a number Of new unique
features are to be introduced to the
amusement loving public.
Charles Wilson, the man who broke
jail at Waverly and was recovered by
Sheriff ,Krause at Mason City, Is evil
IDENTIFY thought to be a dangerous
man, as he was removed to Waterloo,
to be confined in the Black Hawk
county jail until his trial.
John Stiles, a barber living at Yale.
was drowned in the North R%accoon
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