Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-22

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Additional entries to the number Eof
more than 500 birds are %expectedSat
the Iowa State Poultry Fanciers' an
nual show to be held at Davenport
Dec 30 to Jan. s. There Is some
probability OF bring the annual show
OF the National Partridge-Wyando
lclub. at the same time. The National
Buzz Wyandotte club has already de-
cided to hold its annual show at the
same time as the Iowa state exhibit
and the annual exhibit OF the Tri-City
Fanciers' association will aid in SWELL
Ing the total number to several thou.
sand birds. ,$9
Twenty.eight choir boys of st. Paul's
Pro-Cathedral of Des Moines are
camping at Terrace park on the
shores Of West Okoboji. The camp
is in charge OF William Hullon, the
choirmaster. J.. Griffith, superintend-
ent OF the Sunday school, and Messrs.
Taylor and Otis, adult members OF
the choir, are also at the camp. The
event is an annual one, and all the
expenses Of the boys are paid by the
earnings of the choir at the special
concerts.
Big preparations are under way for
the state firemen's tournament to be
held at Maquoketa July Il to "a in
Eclusive. IA one and one-halt story f1re
house has been erected on the inner
edge OF the race track at the fair
grounds, with open sides and affords
a full view of the interior to all spec
tators. Many contests will be pulled
on to test the mettle9 OF the different
companies who will participate in: the
program. ss
The cornerstone Of the new Meth
odist church, which IL now in the
course. OF construction at Terril wal
laid with appropriate ceremonies. A..
Il. Craig. president OF Morningstde
college, delivered an address and the
ritual service was In charge of Dr.
D. A. McBurney. district superintend'
ent.
o. S. Johnson, a prominent farmer
Of near Brssey, has refused the high
est price per acretthat has ever been
offered for a Marion county farm. MI.
johnson says that he received q bona
Ifde offer OF $3.50 per acre for his sew.
enty-fiye acre farm near Cedar creek.
The price refused is more than Es1x
times the amount Mr. Johnson paid
for the farm fifteen years ago.
The citizens OF Cascade are plann'
ing on a homecoming to be held Aug.
to Aug. ), to. celebrate tho founding
OF the town, which took place eighty
years ago. The committee In charge
OF arrangements has received many
letters from former residents who
have signified their intention to bs IN
the city,
An attempt was made to hold up
Illinois Central passenger train No
II by a bandit one mile east Of ED
worth, la. The bandit ordered the
porter to search the passengers while
he stood guard with a drawn revolver.
The porter grabbed the bandits gun
%whereupon the bandit jumped OF, e.
Icaping into the nearby woods. v
William Yeatz. q laborer employsdj
lin the Milwaukee yards in Marion,
was killed while he was icing" afret
frigerator car. He was working on!
the top OF the car and lost his foot
ing in some unknown way and fell
to the ground, breaking his neck.
The Official board of the Trinity:
Lutheran church OF Sioux City has
purchased q quarter block and plan
to erect a. 100000 church building IN
the spring. The church will be q:
stone construction. and a parsonage
also$will2b be erected.
Hans Jensen. aged 90, Is in q serious
condition at the home OF his wife's
parents at Dewitt. az q result OF tax
ing poison. Jensen has been married
about two months. and It is believed
his attempted suicide was due to =
quarrel between himself and hisswife.
Rev. C. Bleakly has been elected
secretary OF the Silver Creek town
ship, Ida county. school board, for the
twenty-ninth; consecutive year He3is
a brother OF State Auditor John
Bleakly. :
The. civil service commission an
nounces an open competitive examina-
f,tion for engineer, Aug. 10 and 20 to
All a vacancy at the Tama Indian sani-
tarium IN Iowa. The pay IS 5000 per
year. 3} 4
The Iowa Rural Letter Carriers as.
sociation will hold its fifteenth annual
in Des Moihes on July %
and "a. It Is expected that 200 dele
gates will attend the meeting and .
splendid program has been arranged.
John Baum, a barber OF Stanwood,
was found dead In q chair and Dell
I&(Shorty) Herring, lying unconscious
on his face in the 5latter's shack. Her
ring was revived. An investigation 10
being made. S
The Rinlgsted harvest festival will
be held Aug. S and /. The committee.
on arrangements are working on .
programme and many visitors from
over the state are expected.
The Central Iowa Band association
will meet on July %. all day and even.
ing in Ames. Secretary R.ssA.&Wilder
OF Boone has been in that city q
ing all arrangements.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Reese of Oel-
vein are the parents OF trtplets. All
three are girls and weighed six pounds
each at BIRTH. Reese Is q switchman
for the Chicago Great Western.
Heavy iron bearing ore has been
discovered on the farm OF Frank Kern.
who resides near Dyersville, Dubuque
county. Ekf
The annual reunion OF the old sold
iers OF Hamilton county will be held
in the court house park In Webster
City July 20 and 80.
A fall from a train at Council Bluffs
may cost the life of Jack Stevens OF
Malvern. He has been In an uncon-
scious condition since the accident.
Fred Van Hoven, farmer who
lives near Palmer was Instantly kill
ed when the automobile In which he
was riding turned over.
Dewey Barthell. the 14.Jear-old son
of Mrs. Jonathan Barthell of Waukon.
was drowned in q pond while In bath.
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