Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-11-04
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A mile of macadam road has been
completed in Clayton county near
Strawberry Point. 1t is the first
stretch of hard surfaced rural high
way to be built in that county and Is
said to be a model of its kind. The
success of the undertaking, it is be-
lieved, will awaken a feeling for good
roads and pave the way to later on
securing aid in the construction OF
other roads of similar nature. The
road was costly, requiring an expen-
diture Of $12,500.
Keokuk preachers must have been
stung by the political bee. The second
Keokuk preacher to enter the field is
Rev. w. L. Hawkinson, pastor OF the
Swedish Mission church., who has
filed his papers for the nomination
Of state senator on the prohibition
ticket. Rev. J. F. Sanders, who ran
for mayor in the spring, and who is
running for the legislature on the
progressive ticket, is the other preach
er politician. ..
Both Cedar Falls and Black Hawk
chapters, D. A. R., have voted to- con
tribute toward q fund to commemo-
rate the historic trails by. which the
pioneers entered Iowa and over which
thousands of others emigrated further
west. The project includes the pur-
chase and preservation Of historic
buildings and sites ais we'll as h erec-
ton Of monuments and tablets to mark
the old time trails.
George Martins, a Mexican laborer
who inflicted fatal knife wounds on
Louis Seandues in Fort Dodge and
was re%captured by a posse at Ohio,
has many knife wounds, including a
bad one across the forehead, which
makes possible a ~self-defense plea In
his trial, for murder. Martins is 81.
years of age and his victim was 20.
Evangelistic education for the in
dividual church was the keynote OF
the Sabbath school institute as a pre-
liminary to the session of the synod
itself held in Council Bluffs. Dr.. Geo.
G. Fracker of Cedar Rapids, the SUI
perintendent OF religious education
for the synod, told of the plans In his
address.
c.. A. Stewart, of Sioux City was
acquitted on a charge of melting a
riot. Stewart came to LIE Mars in
| May and started to deliver a lecture
on 1.-THE Papal Menace" Members
OF the Roman Catholic faith caused
his arrest and after being Jailed he
secured a bond. His arrest and trial
created a good deal of feeling. r.
The new Elm Norwegian Lutheran
church in Marshalltown, now near
ing completion, will be dedicated
Sunday, Nov. 20, and in connection
with the service q special session OF
the Des Moines district conference
will be held on Monday and Tuesday
following. -,a.
Petty offenders meet with a sharp
turn when they come before the
courts in Sioux City. For stealing
IS from a farmer Gerald Iago was SEN
fenced to Is years in the ~penitentiary.
| The limit for a case of m~anslaughter
10 eight years. -.
Henry Anders has sold his farm OF
z2Oh acres in Banner township
Woodbury. county, to A. M.chaelson,
OF Holstein. The consideration was
$3.50 per acre. The farm was bought
by Mr.. Anders fourteen years ago for
$40 per acre. =.
Hog thieves are operating in the
locality of lie Mars and carry ON
their spoils by automobile. Two or
| three farmers have been awakened
by the sounds Of disappearing ma
chimes to find q shortage in their hog
lots. ~ VIZ ~ -
That it pays to raise and sell blood
ed stock was demonstrated by h
sale held in Iowa Falls by Pember-
ton Bros. Fifty head of pedigreed
cattle sold at an average OF $3.50 each,
while six averaged 5000 each.
Fire of unknown origin caused
312,373 damage at Joice. Tho losses
are: Huso & Osland Hardware COM
pany, $500; Huso garage, $500; A.
A. Saxer Lumber yard, $4,000; other
losses, $272.
Fire at Bloomfield burned six
horses, destroyed a livery stable, in
terrupted the service OF two telephone
companies and damaged the electric
company.
Corn husking is on around Rockwell
City. Corn is OF unusually good quail
fly and will average sixty bushels to
the acre. ~ j
Panama held its first annual home
festival last week, and 1t proved a
success. Large crowds were present
despite unfavorable weather.
The recent high water caused con-
siderable loss in Ringgold county.
Forty bridges washed out is only .
part OF the damage.
Burglars attempted to blow the safe
Of H. G. Neubaum at Buck Grove, but
were evidently frightened away be-
fore gaining an entrance.
The freshmen were surprised when
the sophomores beat them 86h to
69h in the annual Ames soph-prep
field and track meet on State field.
The dead body of Patrick Delaney
was found under the bridge of the
Milwaukee railroad in the heart Of
the city Of DEBORAH. He was lying
face downward in about a foot OF wa
ter and there was a hole of a triangu-
lar shape in his skull, showing that
death was probably caused by strik'
ing his head on the rocks.
Instead of complying with a de-
mand of two %footpads to give up his
valuables at / o'clock in the morning
County Attorney Guy P. Linville OF
Cedar Rapids knocked n of the
thugs down and pummeled him while
the other one fed.
Mussel diggers in the vicinity OF
Keokuk look for a shortage Of pearls
due to the war, and are expecting in
consequence to reap the profits. Elk
perts declare that the war will pre-
vent shipments of the pearls from
Europe, and already there has been a
demand for the pearls found in the
Mississippi river mussel.
Authorities have been unable to