Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12

Interesting tense Of News Xxx
Gathered rom al Parts oflowa
The University Of Iowa's extension
division will help the public schools
Of Iowa. q. j. Ashbaugh, former prin.
cipal OF the high school att Bartles-
vile, Okla, has been selected to take
charge OF an educationa! survey in
Iowa. He will study specific problems
presented to him by school author
tiles. and will make recommendations
after investigation. He will be IN 2
sense an educational efficiency en-
gineer."" Mi. Ashbaugh received his
degree from the University Of Indiana,
and he has had twelve years expert
ence in, public school work.
The law regarding the transporta-
ton of Intoxicating liquors will be
tested in Tama county. warrant
has been issued for8the arrest OF J.
NJ. VIM OF Toledo, for transporting
beer from Chelsea to Toledo. Mr..
Vim is the owner OF an auto, and
makes a trip to Chelsea often, taking
passengers with him. Chelsea Is wet.
VIM receives pay from passengers
he carries. 2
Robert E.3Leach, who was the pro-
gressiye candidate for congress in the
Third district in.a 1912; was asphyxi-
a~ted.Tecently al. his home in I%ndepend-
ence, Mr.. Leach was trying to
move an %acetylene gas plant from his
home in town to his country place.
His 10-year-old son found him dying
near the plant and ran for aid. He
was dead when neiglbors arrived.
Plans now are being made for the
third annual homecoming to be held
at the State University Of Iowa Oct.
% to "a. Two new features will char
acterize besprogram OF festivities this
year. The college OF pharmacy will
hold its first annual reunion and lrv-
ing institute, the second Oldest liter
airy society OF the university. will hold
its fiftieth anniversary celebration.
The newly organized Interior Iowa
Traffic association held m%eetinggof
the traffic men at Marshalltown for
this week. The new organization in
| cludes in its membership Des aMoines,
Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, sOttumwa,
Marshalltown and Fort Dodge.
After having been connected active
ly with the management Of Britain &
Co, pork packers OF Marshalltown, for
thirty years, John I. Bell, vice presi-
dent and manager Of the plant. has re-
tired. Mr.. Bell is succeeded as man
ager by Il: A Lunham Of Chicago.
Henry Soucek OF Iowa City, for two
years a member OF the University Of
Iowa gymnasium team, has been
chosen as assistant physical director
for%the coming year. Soucek is we'll
known and has been prominent in ath-
letics for a number Of years. #f!
Harye and Ralph Worley of Fred
eric we're drowned in the Des Moines
river. The younger boN Ralph. aged
"A, slipped on the dixie where they
sat and Harve. aged Fl, attempted to
save his brother. Harve Worley
leaves a bride of two months.
Miss Catherine Gilchrist, the oldest
member of one of McGregor.s Oldest
and most prominent families. died re
Gently at her home there at the age
OF SO. Miss Gilchrist came to Nc.
Gregor with her parents in the fifties.
Lorenzo lVinneill was Instantly kill.
ed on the electric light line six miles
east OF Glenwood. He was cutting a
limb from q tall tree. The limb fell
across the wire causing short cir.
cult.
AZ three acre tract Of land to be
used as a playground has been donat-
cd to the city OF Hampton by D. Wells
Mott, and q baseball diamond, tennis
court and cinder track will be laid
out.
Karl Knudson, father Of triplets,
twins and another child, was return
ed to Harlan from Pender. Neb.. on =
charge iof wife desertion. knudson
was returned on requisition papers.
"A massmeeting was held at Fort
Dodge and It was decided to hold Old
Settlers day Sept. 10. A program ID
being prepared, and the celebration
will be heidi In the Old Settlers Park.
A TIL rty. mile automobile al is
one, or the features being planned for
the last day OF the Johnson county
fair. u
The trustees OF the First Methodist,
church in .LeMars have contracted for
the erection of q new church edifce
to cost $4,000.
The mysterious disappearance OF H.
B. Hickey OF Dean township, near DEL
vein, has not been: solved. Mr.. Hick.
ey is 80 years old.
Rev. M. Marx. pastor Of st. Francis
OF Assist church in Rockwell City.
will have a ~parochial residence
to cost Sc. 900.
Albert Brownefl OF Stanley was In
stantly killed when a crowbar fell,
striking him at the base OF the skull.
Work, is to be started soon at Stan
hope on a new 5000 school building.
Triplets recently born to Mr.. and
Mrs. L. "A. Sanders OF Vinton have at
tracted widespread notice. The babies
are all boys and are said to be the
largest triplets ever born in the state.
They weighed at birth 55h 6A and q
pounds respectively. They have been
given the names OF Fay, Jay and Ray,
A credit bureau for the purpose OF
a~scertaining the rating OF every per-
son in Iowa City. and when the stu
dents OF the university come in the
fall. to write to their home towns for
their financial standing, is the work
which a special department OF the
commercial club Of that city is doing.
Contracts have been let for the con-
struction OF a new K. p. building in
Grundy Center. The building will
cost $4,000.
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