Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
A musician. s%Wars Marshalltown

to furnish the music. The local mu-
sicians' union has a contract with the
Odeon5 theater, where the show will
be held, ito play for all house attrac-
itions. The musicians called upon the
5theater management to stand by its
contract and the D management an.
sncunced that 1t will do so. L 3.
William E. Russell, d farmer living
between Keosauqua and Birmingham,
was killed accidentally in mysterl.
Gus manner. He and his son, drove
to a neighbor's taking along a gun.
The son left his father and noticed
the team running away shortly after
ward. When he reached the wagon
he saw a wound in the back OF his
fathers. head. The man lived about
sthirty-minutes. How the gun was dis
charged will never be known. Il
The appeal in the disbarment pro-
tceedlngs. against w. F, Condor, attor-
iney Of ebster county, has reached
the supreme court. In this case Con-
don was charged with causing six
suits against attorneys to be filed in
the district court. The case was SEN.
sational at the original i caring owing,
to the prominence OF the persons In
volved. # III! Il.
Waterloo's trade school closed its
first years work with banquet. In
the purely Industrial subjects Water
loo was the banner city Of the state
in the first years work. Instruction
was given in elementary and advanced
shop mathe matics, elementary shop
drawing, shop sketclfing and gas en-
gines. 81 I. j55
Miss Lydia A.. Berger, principal OF
Crocker sch TOOL, Des M oines, for the
past 5twenty.eig htjy years and a teacher
in the Des Moines public schools for
ty-five years. retires at the close OF the
present .school year from active school
dictatorship She will act as advisory
principal. Miss Berger began teach
ing fifty years ago near De- Moines.
NJ Charles Munscn, 4: better known IN
Des Moines and vicinity as The
Crazy Dutchman," who was shot and
killed recently BY an officer at Mary
vile, m O., Is the man, who In Decem-
Der, ] 907. robbed the postoffice at De-
caturs City, Ia, and served five years
in Federal prison for the crime
The convention Of the Iowa Elec-
trical Workers association convened
at Cedar Rapids for q two days ses-
sion last week. Delegates we're CIV
en- a fine banquet. a large class was
Initiated into tho social order. Many
unique electrical stunts were pulled
or. n ljil ,{$
The electric light company Of Hamp-
ton was voted twenty-five year
franchise by a vote OF 5277 to sc. They
will now go ahead and furnish light
to the adjoining towns In Franklin
and other counties. 1t will mean one
Of / be largest plants in the state for
Hampton. u, ID
s a' Don't talk to eporters. IS This was
telegram Carlos NJ adero, youngest
brother OF the assassinated president
Of Mexico, who is student at Ames,
received from Francisco Madero, ST.,
his father, from the Office OF the Ma.
5deros in New York. ls5 yEs25 II
Bishop William AZ. Quayle Of "a st.
Paul will be, the principal speaker at
the dedication May 81 OF the new
100000 st. Paul's Methodist Episco-
pal church at Cedar Rapids. which
will be one of the most modern and
unique church structures in the coun-
try. 4. /, 553
The state board OF educ alton at dts
meeting at sAmes last week raised
the salary OF Dr.. Macbride. acting
president Of the Iowa State university
from $4,000 to- 500,'S and advanced
the pay OF II. H. Seerley, president Of
the Teachers college at Cedar Falls,
to $4,000 "a year. HE
Improvement involving the expendi-
tMre OF $750. 900 to st. Ambrose cathe-
5dral at Sixth avenue and High street,
Des Moines. are under con ideration
and may result in the erection Of q
new parochial school and a convent
for the Sisters OF Charity.
The board Of parole IS in session at
the penitentiary at Fort Madison. The
volume OF work ahead for the present
meeting is a bout twice the nomal
amount. ST. Il .3ss AZ
AZ John Clay, IS years of age, an In In
mate of the county home at Nevada,
cut his throat with a razor and died.
Dependency because of his III health
lis thought to be the cause OF te act.
Judge Smith Mcpherson in the fed
eral court at Keokuk sentenced Jacob
Metz, a Chicago live stock dealer. to
two years in the Saltwater peniten-
itary on the charge ofhaving used the
mails to defraud j ohm ssa ar, Of Can
3tril.s Ia, 1.-THE sum OF 81 900. IS s
Fire did IS, 1000 damage to Middle-
ton Auto company's garage at Eagle
Grove. The repair room and six cars
are o. total loss. AZ K
Farley Sheldon, mayor OF Ames, Is
recovering rapidly from the attack OF
illness from which it was feared he
would not recover. q ~, NJ N iS
R. J.. Belt, a former merchant and
now in the loan business at Waterloo,
has announced his candidacy for con
gress on the progressive ticket
" a. Harvey, Sc, first agent Of the
Rock Island railroad at Washington.
Ia, died at his home there recently.
He held the position for thirty years.
Archbishop !. j. Keane OF Dubuque
has been engaged to deliver a lecture
at the Auditorium at Des Moines on
the night OF May 20! The archbishop
is one OF the best known Of the Catho-
lie tprelates Of the middle west. II NH.
II Mr. and Mrs William r. Atkinson
Of ST.. Anthony celebrated the fftieth
anniversary OF their marriage recent
ly. Mr.. Atkinson is Is. and his wife
IS years OF age,
The district court Jury at Dubuque
in the case {of Mrs, Dora Brazzel.,
charged with the murder Of her hus-
band, Charles Brazzell. returned yer
dict Of murder in the second degree: