Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-15

81. 'Joseph's college Will receive the
benefit of nation wide advertising
that has been acquired at large ex-
pense by the Dubuque German college
and that injury will accrue to the
German institution. st. Joseph's col
lege, n of the Oldest institutions IN
the state, recently re~incorporated and
changed the name to Dubuque college.
Search is being made for Sergeant
Liljedal, in charge Of the marine
corps recruiting station at Des
Moines. who disappeared two weeks
ago.. Sergeant A. NJ. Fell, stationed
in st. Paul. went to Des Moines to
abolish the office. He was unable to
find any trace OF Liljedal. 1t is the
opinion of Fell that Liljedal may
have deserted the service knowing
that the office was to be abandoned
and that he would DO shorrn Of his
title as sergeant. %S6E SSE
The republican nominee for state
senator in the Forty.eighth district;
will not be known until July "A. On,
that date, delegates elected by county;
conventions in Carroll, Greene and
Sac counties, will meet at Sac City
to nominate the candidate. From re-
ports coming from the conventions II
is Indicated that S. y. Sayers OF JEFF
ferson OF Charles c. Helmer of Car;
roll is likely to be successful in the
~conyention. &
Dividends OF 20, per cent were mail
ed to the stockholders OF the Farm
ers' Elevator company located In Al
word, which is a cooperative organ
ization.s During the last year 1t did
an aggregate business of $220,000.a
More than 100000 bushels Of grain
and nineteen carloads Of coal were
handled during the year.
The commercial association at OF
tumwa has taken up the matter of,
raising the rest Of the money needed
to make good their pledge to the.
Greater Iowa association for the
Panama-Pacific exposition. Two thou
sand dollars has been raised and the
remaining $500 will be obtained BY
soliciting. 4
The laying Of the rock ballast on
the roadbed OF the Northwestern 10
now completed to a point q few miles
west OF Nevada. IA gang Of from$100
to 200 men has been working out OF
there east and west for several
weeks. u I
Cherokee county has constructed hf-
teen concrete bridges SO far this sea
son, and at present has contracts for
hfty.two more, which are to be built
during the year Of 1914. The expense
incurred in this work will approximate
$50, 900.
More than one hundred veterans
gathered in Eldora recently for the.
annual encampment OF the Hardin
County Veterans association A par
ade, led by a drum corps, was held.
and ! regular program was given in
the Methodist Episcopal church.
There will be 6,0005men in camp At
Camp Dodge from August 10 to -.
One company Of the United States
army stationed at Texas City, Tex.
has been ordered to come to Des
Moines. In addition to the four Iowa
regiments, Nebraska will send two
regiments to the camp.
VIII Myer, formerly editor OF the
Denison Review and who has for the
last year been running q daily paper
at Urbana, Ohio, has sold his interests
there and will start morning daily
in Portsmouth, O.. = city Of 10000 hav-
ing only d daily.
AT the last meeting OF thes,American3
Society," for Clinical Research held At
Atlantic City, DR.. C. p: Howard of the
University OF Iowa college of medt-
cine, was elected vice president. The
society's membership is limited to 100
members:
John Nichols, employed by the Phil
fps Coal company at Philda near
Perry was instantly killed when .
large cage struck him as he attempted
to pass beneath it.. Nichols is survived;
&by a widow and six children.
Charles Springer Of near Russell
was killed when the automobile he
had purchased, : few days before turn
ed turtle and pinned him beneath the
car. Mrs.SSpringer. who was with her
husband, escaped unhurt.
George Garner, owner of . garage
at Glidden, received serious injuries
when he lost control of his car which.
ran on the road and was completely
wrecked. Mr.. Garner received several
broken ribs and other injuries.
Willie Duckstein, q ~ year old boy
at Newton, had his right thumb blown
on by the explosion of a hrecracker.
The other fingers Of the hand also
were badly injured.
The Harrison County Holiness AZ
ISOLATION is holding Its seventeenth
annual meeting at Woodbine. The
Rev. William H. Hun, national evan
gelist, has charge OF the meetings.
]. H. Simmons, a member OF the
! wholesale irmg OF Simmons & Jobe, at
Atlantic, narrowly escaped death when.
his automobile ran into q culvert
throwing him over the windshield.
Henry. Huss, aged ~, q farmer, re-
siding five miles from Dubuque was
struck and instantly killed by light
ming.
The town Of Hinton will vote on
the proposition to bond the corpora
ton for $6.0OO.O 0 for the purpose OF
installing a waterworks system.
W. w. Sap. a prominent farmer Of
Reading township, near Perry. suf-
fered serious puncture of the bowels
by the shovels OF a cultivator when
his team ran away in the corn field.
Though he was given skilled surgical
attention he is in a critical condition.
Grand Secretary F.. C.. Robinson Of
Dubuque on behalf Of the B.SP. O.
Elks forwarded to the FIRE sufferers
Of Salem, Mass, $500. with instruc-
tions to call for, more II needed Y
Lightning killed seventeen head
of steers for j.. B. Fickell Of Council
Bluffs during a storm. The animals
were standing nea a wire .ence.
Dean A.. Marston, head Of the en-.
cheering division Of Iowa State col