Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07
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rs When the scholars at the rural
school near Persia, taught by Miss Al
ia McVay. reached the school house
one day recently. they waited and
waited for the teacher. who did not
come Some OF the older ones final
~ reported the matter to one Of the
directors. whose 19-year.old son, Glen
Seldom. was also found missing. The
couple had gone to Omaha and there
they were married. y. +, a; 5,$
The first ice has farmed above the
ipontoon bridge which floats on the
Mississippi between North, M cGregor
and Prairie Edu Chfen,, WIS. In the
memory OF Superintendent J. Doyle,
who has had charge Of the Iowa side
draw OF the bridge since it was built
forty years, ago says this Is by far
the latest date for the first ice. Usual
Iy the Mississippi at that point
freezes between Nov. 81 and Dec. L.
Il Four boys are under arrest at Iowa
City on complaint OF Maj. Ira ]. sAd-
Ter. that they threw piano stoo.
through the window OF his law office.
Major Adler asked that they be sent
to; the reform school. He asserted
that he had been systematically
''baited" by the youngsters, who ad-
mitted calling him names In order to
anger him. Il I'd
Il Charles Slater. who lives near NAL
.vern. reports that between the hay
and the seed that he threshed from
six acres OF alfalfa, that field netted
him about $500. or s116 per acre.
More than z 900 sheep were ship
ped from the Knoxville. Donley and
Durham stations on the @ within q
week recently. ,gs 80 III /: I. /. (,
Nine. petitions have been filed in
district court at Waterloo In which
damages are sought. The amount
asked for in the nine petitions totals
.$37,147.74 The alleged damages
range from contracting smallpox, for
which $4,000 is asked. to the upset
ting Of buggy, for which damages
In the sum of $3.50 10 wanted. 5
a An automobile in which Harvey.
Henning, his two sisters and his
brother were returning home from,
visit turned turtle near Elkader In
stantly killing Mr., Henning and seri-
,ously woundiGg the two girls.
John Lenth's auto, turned turtle
near Monona and he is not expected
to recover. $s5 E.5E
Plans for the proposed new $780,.
900 cathedral OF the consistory Of;
Scottish Rites Masons5 at Des Moines
were discussed at meeting OF the
building committee. No definite ac-
ton was taken.S The cathedrals at
Wichita and Topeka, Kan, and Dial.
las. Tex. are being considered as
architectural models. ss..
Jack Hedrick near Rockwell City
established an uncommon record in
corn gathering. He finished recently.
having been In the field thirty-fve
and half days and cribbed 3,8484
bushels. His biggest days work was
1913 bushels In nine and one-half
hours, scooping the corn into the crib
Il Patents have been granted as fol-.
lows: George w. Whitworth. Cedar
Falls. concrete mixer; John Olson,
Rolfe. signalling system: f. c. Con
zales. Traer. gas engine valve: Alex
.ander Bowers, Dubuque, washing ma
chine: John F. Bitter, Lisbon, wick
holder for oil stoves. 55s. .g} .sss
" The Rev. Father Thomas Brown.
rigg. who, died last week in q aven..
port, was for the past four years pas !,
tor OF St Patrick's church in Burl.t
ington. He was 43 years OF age anu
was ordained to the priesthood eight
cen years ago. having parishes al.
Davenport. Melrose and Burlington. q
The first White Shrine OF Jerusa-,
lem in Iowa has Just been established
in Cedar Rapids, starting with a char
ter membership OF nearly 200. 8s It.
will be known as .''Gethsemane No. T.
White Shrine Of Jerusalem" Only,
members OF the Order OF Eastern Star
are eligible to membership.
MI The arrival Of fifteen bright and at
tractive children at q Waukon for
placement in homes under direction
Of the ,Children's Aid Society Of New
York City. proved most uncommon
and interesting event. There were
nine girls and six boys. ranging in
age from t2h to l6 years. &
The following Iowa banks have
made application to become members
OF the new banking system: First Ma
tional bank. Boone;s American Trust
and Savings bank, Cedar Rapids;
Commercial National and Commercial
Trust and Savings bangs. both Of
Charles City.
John Kirkwood. mule driver in .
the w. D.. ohnson coal mine at
Boone. with his mule. was buried un-
der ten tons Of road rock. which slid
upon them in the mine. Mr.. Kirkwood
was rescued soon after and escaped
serious injury.
An automobile owned by Mont
Chrismore was entirely destroyed by
fire on the roadway near. the L. l..
Bybee farm, south Of Knoxville.
Two deer supposed to be estrayed
from the herd loose In Pottawattamie
county near Avoca, have been seen
near Hamburg recently. Lee Cowles
a lone doe going through
his timber and the following day a
buck was seen near. Payne Junction.
st. Adams lodge, Knights OF Pyth-
las. at Council Bluffs, has just purchas-
ed a large lot in the business section
Of that city, and will erect fraternal
building Of three stories.
A petition is being, circulated for a
new sac. 1000 public school building at
Postyille. The election to decide the
matter will be held this month.
Thirty-f1ve years In the Anamosa
was the sentence impos-
ed by Judge Koran at Davenport on
Mrs. Winifred Barnett, convicted Of
The murder of her husband. George
Barnett. & 81