Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-29
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Tie Rev. e. b. Newcomb OF Keokuk
was reflect ed president Of the Inter.
chmrcl, federation OF Iowa in third an+
nual session. The Rev. John l.. Hills
man Of the First Methodist church
was elected first vice president 10
succeed the Rev O. W.. Fifer5s} who
has moved5s,o Denver. Colo. The Rev.
C. y. Shut Of the st. l.uke's Episco-
pal church was chosen second vice
president 10 succeed the Rev. John
Arthur OF Cedar RAJ ids. and the Rev.
p. Adelstein Johnston OF Grinnell was
reelected secretary and treasurer.
Clyde L. Siverly; cashier OF the
Union National and Union Savings
banks OF Ames. was in no:way conect-
ed with e.. J. Pentield.s proprietor Of
the Bank OF Kelley. a. private banking
institution. according 10 tile verdict
OF the jury in the case of ,Nels Amin
son against the Bank OF Kelley and
others. PenGed. about three years
ago, took all the available assets Of
This bank and absconded. leaving his
bank to collapse. Ills REGULATION
amounted to about $4,000. (, y
Iowa Wesleyan at Mount Pleasant
has been ranked as class A." Blythe
university senate In making the
classification, the question Of endow-
ment. enrolment, faculty and The
strength OF the courses offered were
considered. A certain fixed time was
granted all Methodist schools 10 meet
the requirements. All the Methodist
colleges in Iowa are ranked as class
"a" with the exception of Charles
City. i ", Il. 4; II %t II &; Z.
Fifty candidates were initiated into
the order OF the Ladies OF the Modern
Macabees at the elimination Ola
convention OF members from central
counties OF Iowa in Des M ONES. Dele
gates to the. great hive review which,
will be held at Bay City, Mich in
June, also were elected. The dele.
gates will be Mrs. August b +. Gar,
mer. OF Des Moines and Mrs. Martha
Hull OF Eldon. 10 a. ts n I. a ~ !.
The Rev. DR.. f. F.. Higley. pastor
/ of the Grace Methodist church, has
! been appointed chairman Of the pub.
glicity committee OF the Billy Sunday
Evangelistic association which will
finance the campaign to be undertaken
in Des Motnes In November 81 The
association will sell stock to the
amount OF $4,000 TO guarantees the
financing ofSthe campaign.
The state railroad commission has
granted franchise 10 the Iowa Rail-
way 4 Light company of Cedar Rap.
Ids to build q transmission line from
Cedar Rapids to Tama as part Of q
proposed line to Marshalltown. II Is
said that eventually the company Will
continue the line to Boone.
Joe r. WEIGH, senior in GrinneH
college, has been awarded the Charles
Elliot Perkins scholarship In the Har.
ward law school This scholarship Of
$500 is awarded annually TO a gradl.
ate Of an Iowa college or university,
who is a candidate for the freshman
class in the Harvard law course.
Enforcing s5the Curfew law 10 he
word in Council BLUFFS the police pick.
ed up; three boys under i 5 years i
age. who were on the streets after .
o'clock at night. One OF the boys was
the son Of 4 IRE and police commits
sioner..$ III Ii ~
/, The tMarshalltown district Method.
list conference will hold Tie thirty
fourth annual convention in Iowa
Falls April 27.29 "A large number will,
undoubtedly attend these meetings as
an excellent program has been prs,
pared. it-5 4 Il n; ,533
Al Residents along the X &. w. branch
OF the Burlington route were before
tha state railroad com mission 10 pro-
test again the withdrawal OF a%traili
running from Osceola 10 Clarinda and
Shenandoah, II. = s g&
Mr. and Mrs Robert Wampler Of
Waukon celebrated their GOLDEN we'd
ding anniversary. Both are Altama-
keegcounty pioneers Members Of the
e. A. r. and Women 8 Relief corps
rendered them reception. .S Y
Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge OF Council
Blnrs was SO years old last week. Tie.
Iowa commandery of5the Loyal Legion,
OF which General Dodge has been com.
mander.in-chics. sent Shim a. tele-
gram Of congratulations, D. i, Fi3
~. f. /: Hawkins. a conductor on the
Colorado Midland. was killed in Lead
vile. Colo., recently. He was for
many years we'll known einploye
and conductor or the burlington sys.
TEN in Iowa. b -- !, "a .y.
The people Of Iowa Falls have voted
to grant 4 franchise for a new heat.
light and power company. The present
plant is owned by Oscar +. Peterson
Of Des NJ oines. 81 Is III 5
Pnstmasters commissioned recently
for iowa are: Nelson Z. Roberts. Fort
Madison: M. f.. Patton. I.enox: HARVEY
Black, Relle Plaine: Elizabeth Grove,
Clermont.
& Bruce L. Baldwin. who wrote for
newspapers under4the name OF CIR!
ems BALDWIN, died recently in one OF.
the hospitals at ST. Joseph. Mo. l.5S
&Grinneil college is 10 have new dor
nit cries to house the women students
The erection OF the new buildings is
made possible by successful M
paign Just completed by President.
Main in which he saved half a million
dollars endowment funds to the insti.
tuition. Work will begin on the new
buildings at once. Ian
y The erection OF handsome new
church home for the Salem congrega.
ton at Roland is assured The PLAYS
for one building to- cost $4,000 and
another at an estimated cost OF SIS:
900 were submitted and the congregas
ton decided on the latter. {, nv, s .355s
Chancellor J \ H. Kirkland OF Van
derbilt university Nashville. Tenn,
was elected president OF the Classical.
Association OF the Midwest and
South, in convention at Iowa City.
Other officers elected We're: yice.presS