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

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8 Fountain H. Ackert OF Marshalltown
believes that he. is the oldest resident
3of Iowa who ever has taken trip In
an aerial craft. Ackert will be 80
years old on Sept. 18, and has recent
&ly returned from Florida, where he
and his wife have been spending the
winter. Ackert had an opportunity
while at Clearwater to accompany q
1 birdman on ten mile trip in a hy-
dro-aeroplane He says for comfort
flying beats3any mode Of travel he has
ever experienced. n " a:
Somewhere lin Iowa is q trunk con-
tanning the body OF a ran Gilman who
was murdered near Glasgow, Mont,
about two weeks ago. This is the
opinion OF Sheriff Macy Of Waterloo.
"A homesteader disappeared and his
team and wagon are said to have been
sold y by the man suspected of the
crime for $75. The man, 1T Us said,
had IA trunk checked at Nashua, Mont,
which it Is believed contained H the
B body. The trunk was traced to Min
neapolis and then into Iowa.
Editor u. H. Henry ots the Charles
City Daily Press has announced his
candidacy 81 for state representative
4 from the ighty-eighth district. Mr..
Henry has Sbeenza Charles City eWs-
paper pu blisher for eighteen years
4 and was postmaster for over ten
years. Before removing to Charles
City he was editor OF the Storm Lake
Tribune, and before that partner
With his brother. 8. D. Henry In the
Coon Rapids Enterpr ise.
s 4 The Iowa highway commission and
the state - perintend ent of public in
struction are urging upon the super
Bintendents Ot cons olidated schools the
setting aside in each School one day
IN May or the latter part OF April Of
: good road 81. day. The idea is to
arouse interest and enthusiasm among
the boys and girls OF the state in
good road building. 3ss.
John III Ward, for TWENTY-FIVE years
with the Illinois Central railway, sew
Serals years Of that period acting as
chief accountant in the Dubuque Of
S|fices, has resigned to acceptia posi-
ton as accountant with the interstate
commerce commits sion. d y
ja;S The program for the spring meet.
ing. Of the Iowa sbytery to be held
4 at Mediapolis April IS and IA has
been issued. The meeting place was
changed from Fort M addison on &C
count Of the Rev. 81 !. AZ y Gageb by leav-
ing there. s5 al ri
Governor Clarke, has committed the
life sentence Of Ed Jaeger, #noWlsserv--
( Ing time In the state reformatory ct
3Anamosa, to- an indeterminate SEN
tence not exceeding ten years. Jaeger
was convicted on the charge OF Grim Grim
ssinal assault on q young woman at
Dubuque. 5f n ]4$l 55i
5A fury in the district court at Du-
l: buque returned q verdict for IS, 900 in \
!: the case Of Louise Wilselmi, admin.
5,istratrix against the Illinois Central
1 railway. Negligence on the part .oi
!, the defendant was alleged as the cause
or the death OF her son, q brakeman,
killed in 1910 ~ 5
"A move is under way for the or
4 ganization 9of a x M c !. "a. & and the
acquiring Of a suitable building il
b Nevada. A party Of business smer
have taken an option on 81 ,o0(
4 business property which u. pure hased
( viii be remodeled and fitted up for an
association. n
& 4. E. Clyde r obbins, OF Cedar Rapids
now an honor member OF the Column
4 bia university; II ew93 y ork City. has
\. been elected president OF the Econom
i les club there Y disting uished honor
which came to him unsought s5t
The plumbing contract for the new
Ii 100000 Black H awk hotel at Daven
4 port, for which /. the excavation has al
\ ready been completed has just beer
.s5{let at $45. sol .s The heating contract
4 has been awarded at $36,58O.
Mrs Mary N. Wensel, Of Melbourne
Marshall county, has filed suit To-
Y SIS 900 damages against the Chicago
SS Milwaukee ey &; 81. II Paul railway com
& sspalnLy for the death OF g gorge Q. Wen
Il sci, her, son who was killed on Jan
Il II when struck by a train. III II
IA dog ditched "a gasoline speeder or
Il the Milwaukee line near Bouton re
X Gently with serious results for. three
men and fatal results for the dog. The
car was derailed and the men thrown
4 from thirty to fifty feet. .*ss;
Mrs. Mary F. Wells of Boone, for
\ mer5 county recorder of Boone coun
4 ty, fills the position OF matron Of the
81 Eastern Star home, made vacant BY
the marriage and resignation OF Mrs
Grant Cameron rkins. - ~ I:
"a Margaret Patterson, the 5-year.old
daughter Of John Patterson. died 4 al
Charlton as the result Of swallowing
q piece OF lead pencil The fragment
at is believed, pen etrated the child's
lungs. Il
n At the special school election held
I recently at Ogden for the purpose OF
\ deciding whether bonds for $4,000
would be Issued the proposition lost
4 by a large majority.
Out Of a total OF fifty-six who took
examinations to enter high school al
New Hampton only twelve passed
4 The rest will be. given another oppor
4 tunity In May to meet the required
standard. RI
The University of Iowa will hold a
merchants conference May IL and b.
under the auspices of the extension
division A two days program will
be offered covering subjects OF Vita
interest to the retailers Of Iowa.
Arthur D. Brown OF Dubuque, who
was being held on charge of horse
Y stealing. has been released on a writ
y of habeas corpus.
i Maj. =. N. Martin, who was left in
Burlington as the internal revenue
! stamp clerk after the office was con
solidated and removed to Dubuque
has received notice from Collector