Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-20

Rapids following memorial services In
honor Of Mrs. Ida Price, former grand
lady OF honor. The newly elected OF.
hcers are: Mrs. Eta A. Branson
Shenandoah, grand chief matron
Mrs. Fannie Warder, Burlington. grand
lady of honor; Mrs. Annie l.. Baxton,
Cedar Rapids, grand chief Of cere
monies; Mrs. Lillian C. Moore, Keo-
kuk, grand recorder; Mrs. Nellie p
Deets. Des Moines, grand treasurer.
The city of Davenport is preparing
to put thirty-one saloons out of bust.
ness July l. With the cutting down
Of the number OF establishments the
saloon tax has been increased from
$500 to sl,1O0 per year, effective July
l.. About thirty more saloons will be
closed July l, 1915, which will reduce
the number to forty-three saloons in
Davenport or one to every 1000 popu'
lation, in; accordance with the terms Of
the mulct %law. =. X -
i. BY the 1914 census report Des
Moines is given population Of &c.
SOL; Boone, 1926; Burlington, 24,S02:
Cedar Rapids, $3.50; Clinton. 26,s02:
Council Bluffs, 30.770; Davenport, 49,,
$40; Dubuque, 39.420; Fort Dodge
1882; Fort Madison, $500; Iowa
City, l0.907: Keokuk, $4,000; MARSHALL
town. 1902; Mason City, 13.495: Mus.
catine, 1904; Oskaloosa, 9,572; OF
tumwa, 23.50S; Sioux City, 54,09s, and
Waterloo, 32,703. ,...z3.t.
Proprietors Of former saloons a,
Waterloo who have been paying rent
since the drinking places were closed
Nov. 20, 1912, are deeply interested
In an early decision by the supreme
court. Everything is in readiness for
an early opening Of saloons In the
event the petition is held TO be suffi'
cient. -,
More than 200 persons of Swedish
birth and descent formed Swedish
American league at Ottumwa recently
and opened their charter for the en-
rollment Of all Swedish people and
descendants of Swedes in the city. "A
huge picnic will be held by the league
June "a with noted Swedish speakers
from Illinois and Minnesota.
Putting up the best job Of pitching
that has been seen on State field at
Ames since the days Of George Clark,
who went to the majors in 1912. Rum
ley, the. Ames pitcher, shut out Mis-,
souri, university. Capp pitching, in Z
4 to 0 game. - =. J..
A valuable stallion owned by Geo
Hancock, a farmer living near Rose
willie, was badly burned in a fire which
destroyed stable where he was kept.
The animal had been saturated with
coal oil and oilihad been scattered on
the walls Of the stable. Il s.=t
The Iowa Bee Keepers association
has announced a series OF summer
meetings to be held in different parts
OF the state: These meetings will be
in the nature of all day picnics to
which everybody interested in bee,
Is invited.
Tom Fitzsimmons, recruit inheldet
OF the Detroit baseball team, has been
sold under an optional agreement to
Wichita in the Western league. He
came to the Tigers from Spokane. +
Nj Manager Jack Holland Of the St
Joseph Western League club has an
.nounced that he had secured Pitcher
Duffy from the Pittsburgh National.
to report at once. 3 gs4g "a q v rs
Writ Bronson, for many years man
ager Of the Spencer Milling company
and candidate for representative on
the democratic. ticket, died suddenly
Of pneumonia. a... g. +. 3,t&
( BY permission Of GoverHar Clarke
Convict Arthur Scott, confln1d at TT
Madison penitentiary. was permitted
to 20 20 Des Moines to visit his broth
er, who is not expected to live.
The district convention Of the La.
dies OF the Knights OF Maccabees will
be held at Iowa City on June 4. 1t 10
anticipated that moro than 100 dele.
gates will attend.
!. Emlyn{ Hale. aged IT, who was ar
rested for criminal assault on Irene,
the 5-year-old daughter of H..'H. Rhine
at Newton. was sent to the industrial
school at Eldora as an incorrigible.
Adjt Gen. Guy A. Logan has mus.
tered in the Fifty-sixths Regiment hand
recently transferred from Des Moines
to Mason City. 5t.s &. 5 .55
The annual squirrel hunt at Early
resulted inathe capture OF 5,066 striped
squirrels, 2,s79 gray squirrels, u
gophers. t32 crows and 6 wolves.
4 Mrs. Ethel Kriebs Of lie Mars was
given verdict OF $4,000 against her
father-in-law for alienation OF the at
fections OF her husband.
& When a lamp In her hand exploded
at her home in Marshalltown. Mrs.
Marion A. Evans, aged SO years. was
fatally burned. ss9.s PA ~ Il Il 81
Aaron RI. Guzeman celebrated his
birthday recently at
Ia He was one Of TWEEN
ry-one children and his father, Abra-
ham Guzeman. served In the war OF
the revolution seven years. He is we'll
and has worked in the garden thds
spring. He has lived in Washington
since lS45. @t@
Josephine, the 16.year-old daughter
Of F.. !. f1losterman Of Remsen, died
from injuries received when an auto
mobile In which she was riding turn
ed turtle. Rose Mullenkamp suffer
ed broken arm and Marie Davis a
broken nose. g ~
NV Kessierlo t Ottumwa, aged e.,
was murdered and his body placed In
an Illinois Central box car. 1t was
4 at Charles City. Heavy
Commissions on the head caused the au-
thorittes TO investigate. He had been
for dairy company at
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At the close OF the sixteenth an
nual meeting Of the Lincoln classics
Of the Reformed church. just held at
Imog enc. the following officers were
elected: President. l.. H. Faust OF
Lawton. Ia: vice president. Theodore
Muller OF Dawson, Neb.; state CLERK,