Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-23
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IOWA
NEWS
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Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Peterson, living
two miles east OF Elk Horn, and two
daughters, were the principals in an
automobile accident which occurred
two and one-half miles southwest o
Audubon. They were returning te
their home, having attended the mis-
sion services Of the Danish Lutheran
church. Mr.. Peterson lost control OF
his machine and !ran1ntota ditch, over
turning the car. 1t was found that
Mr.. Peterson's hands were badly cut
his body was bruised, and three ribs
broken. The two girls were badly cut
and bruised. Mrs. Peterson's injuries
are confined to her back, causing her
to lose the use of her limbs. s
Beginning this fall the State Univer'
sfty will have three university pastors.
The Rev. Joseph F. Hehner is a newly
appointed student pastor under the
auspices Of the Congregational church.
The other student pastors are the
Rev. Mr.. Townsend of the Methodist
church, and the Rev. Mr.. Boss OF the
Presbyterian church.
The seventeenth annual convention
of the Iowa League of Municipalities
closed with the election OF officers.
Farley Sheldon, mayor Of Ames, was
elected president; Mayor J.. F. Cole
Of Oelwein, vice president; Frank G.
Pierce Of Marshalltown, reelected
secretary, and John F. Ford, mayor of
Fort Dodge. trustee for three years.
Postoffice Inspector Bassett IL in
Rockwell City laying out, the routes
and making the necessary prepare
tions for the establishment OF free city
mail delivery. When established
Rockwell City will be the smallest
town in the state enjoying such serv-
Ice.
Moravia was visited by a disastrous
IRE which caused q loss of several
thousand dollars. The fire started In
Jacob S%chreiner's blacksmith shop
and destroyed DR.. John F. Gray's Of
ice, two barns and several small
houses before it was brought under
control. VII "a
The Forest City canning factory is
running night and day, and the place
is a regular bee hive. Manager Pet
ers says the pack this year will be
about three-quarters of a million
cans. ,i ME- #.Fs
Two new banks have Just been or
ganized in Appanoose county. They
are the Udell Savings bank Of Udell,
withS capital OF SIS, 900, and the
Dean Savings bank Of Dean, with q
capital OF $4,000.
George Friend, a farmer living near
Cresco, was killed by the accidental
discharge of. his shotgun while return
ing from hunting. He vas climbing
through a fence when the gun was in
some manner discharged.
The city Of Cedar Rapids and the
Iowa Railway and Light company
have been made defendants for $685.
900 each by the estate Of Henry J.
Arends, a policeman, who was cleo
trocuted by q live wire last April.
William Kelly, aged 1S, farmers
son, accidentally killed himself willis
out duck hunting near Emmetsburg.
The gun was discharged into his chest
and his death was almost instantane-
Gus. 5s5G -. &.
Charles BERG, whose vineyard 10 six
miles south OF Odebolt, has marketed
forty tons of grapes which sold for 8
cents per pound on the local market.
His receipts from this years crop will
be $4,000.
The motor races and River-to-River
road picnic. which was to have been
held at Iowa City last week. has been
postponed until Thursday, Oct. 1, on.
account Of the rain and cold weather.
Mrs. Wilbur Harlan. So, wife OF, Z.
farmer living three miles from Stuart,
instantly killed when 70 loaded
shotgun exploded IN, the hand OF her II
year old son, Ralph, the Oldest Of i've
boys.
The Oelwein Light, Heat and Power
plant was completely de-.
stroyed by fire, caused by q short cir
cult inSa high tension wire. The loss
Is estimated at $4,000: The machin.
cry Is q total loss.
An electric road with Keokuk as the
terminal and extending to
Jefferson City, MO, is the plan of H.
W. knight Of Chicago, who is promot-
Ing the road. n.
The Storm Lake Canning factory has
canned more than two million cans Of
corn and is, not through yet. This is
The largest pack made this year by a
factory of the same size in Iowa.
Hugh 5Dougal, g., who was shot at
Washington by his daughters reject
ed suffer, Fetters, succumbed to his
and a charge OF murder will
be placed against Fetters. T
The general store of KIM Brothers
in Wesley was totally destroyed by fire
with much OF its contents. The loss
Is estimated at $4,000.
Mike Greeley. As, while walking on
the track lear Sheffield, was u down
by q Rock Island train and instantly
He was q member of the Owls.
Judge Thomas L. Maxwell imposed
an indeterminate sentence of not to
twenty years, upon, Bartha
Fansler, a young man just, convicted
a' RrF ~
in the district court at Creston Of an
criminal assault upon. Mrs.
l.. J. Day of near Alton. Fansler was
in the employ of Mr.. Day, husband of
the woman, on a farm, when the al
legged act was committed. .&.T.
Sixty ministers OF the Des Moines
Presbytery OF the Presbyterian
attended the fall session of the
at Perry. The session
with an evangelistic program.
The Rev. Perry A.: Tinkham presided.
Through its claim agent, the Mil
has settled with the relatives
Of DENLY Duitman and George Muir
ply, the two Rippey boys who were
killed by a Milwaukee freight train
the Herndon yards about three
ago. By paying $4,000 to the
parents Of each boy, the impending
suits were settled.
George Nailor OF near Audubon suf-
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