Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-07

recently on a serious charge. He was
In a railroad station when a woman
tainted. 1t was discovered that she
had been poisoned. DR.. Lynch, among
others, was detained by the police and
a hypodermic needle was found In
his pockets. The woman revived and
completely exonerated DR.. Lynch. VI
Secretary Tribby OF the Henry
County Fair association has announc-
ed the dates for the 1914 Henry coun.
ty fair, with the expression that next
years fair will exceed that Of any
former year. The dates will be Au-
gust 18th. 10th, goth and 21st. Secre.
tary Tribby was recently elected to
the state fair board from Henry coun-
ty. u
4s Frank Gotch, worlds champion
heavyweight wrestler has just pur.
chased an S40-acre ranch adjoining
Roscoe. South Dakota, on the north
and has an option on 800 acres ad.
Joining this. He will ship two car
loads of cattle to the ranch next
spring. erect two silos of 100 and 1870
tons each and engage in raising dairy.
and beef cattle. s M '..a$
Either temporarily insane or labor
ing under the effect OF drug, a we'll
dressed French woman became VIC
lently insane on the train and was
taken off at Boone The woman
whose identity was not learned, car
ried first class through ticket from
Los Angeles. CAL, to France. She was
we'll dressed and well supplied with
money.
Ames college has asked for a detail.
ed report Of the success attained by
the department OF agriculture in the
Cedar Rapids public schools in rails
ing alfalfa. Last year only half an
acre of ground was used, but the pu-
pills showed such an interest in farm.
ing that two acres Of ground will be
worked the coming year under the SUI .
pervision OF Miss Eta NJ. Bardwell.
Every assessor sent out in the state
next year will be required to learn
from each farmer how many cases
OF hog cholera there have been In a,
year on his farm, how treated. how
many deaths and all information need
ed by the state department. on the
subject.
The president has nominated the
following postmasters for Iowa: Geo.
A. Crane at Dexter, Laura H. Figert
at Marathon, Weston D. Ralston at
Paullina. Harvey A. Sweigmerd at
Garner. James S. Swasster at Car
Isle. 81
The Elk Grove Farmers club is
working for the enactment Of d law.
requiring fruit tree agents to give.
bonds by which the purchaser Of
fruit trees may recover damages
when sold trees that do not turn out
as represented.
S Dr.. Thomas J. McLernon. dean OF
the college Of dentistry at the Univer-
ssity of Iowa, has rendered his resig-.
nation, to take effect at once, The
resignation is said to be due to fric-l
ton among the faculty members Of
the college. .:5 81 1tls5ss7:
Alta conference Of the directors Of,
the fair associations of Marshall, Har-
din and Poweshiek counties, the dates
of the 1914 exhibition in Marshall
county were changed from the week
beginning Sept. to the week Of Sept
II.
Miss Lola M. Kofoed. Instructor In
piano at Teachers college, Cedar
Falls has resigned her position. her
resignation to take effect with the
commencement OF the holiday season.
She returns to her home in Rutland,
Vt. j. N. 4 ,si n !. 4. Il 4 Sl 2t5s
Walter Simpson, Jr.,s and Ray Nc
Keen were brought to Iowa from
Kansas by Sheriff J. o. Evans and
lodged in Jail at Creston. They were
indicted on a charge of stealing thir-
ty-one cattle from the pasture Of Rob
erti McGinnIss, near Fontanelle.
M When she attempted to pass be-
tween a baggage truck and an incom-
ing train on the platform Of the Mill
waukee station at Woodward Mrs. A.
Wallace Of Perry was hit by the driv-g
ing rod OF the engine and instantly
killed .3t8 ssE5a 5,
# Congress adjourned for the holiday
recess without the president having
appointed the men to fill the import
ant places in Iowa. This means the
appointments will go over to Janu.-.
airy. IT is a source OF much gdisap-
pointment to Iowa democrats.
Il An explosion in the gas house at
the Galloway factory at Waterloo in
iured six men and broke the windows
Of the factories and residences near
by. The explosion resulted while the
tanks were being, filled, and was in
the factory conducted by Ben Eicher.
Seventy-five students, faculty mem.
bers and graduates OF the University
of Iowa will attend the seventh inteT.
national convention Of the Student
Volunteer movement at Kansas City
Dec. 81 to Jan. 4. "A private Pullman
will carry the delegation. 4 sAs
Pensions have been granted the fol.
lowing Iowans: Mary H. Barnum, Bed
ford. $12; Katherine Spohnheimer,
Donnellson, $12; Drussilla Sprague.
South English. $12: Catherine E. Fry.
Woodburn, s12. "a
Bernard Lagen, aged IS, and Jorn
tagen, aged "a, brothers and prom
inent in business in Dubuque, died
within twenty-four aours of each 9th.
err. The double funeral was held Sun
day. ,.:s 81
Iowa Wesleyan college is to have
pipe organ. Thirty-fve hundred dol
lars has heen subscribed towards the
organ fund. and the committee that
has the matter in charge has been
instructed to draw up the plans for
the new instrument at once. 2i'5
The German Evangelical church OF
Gladbrook has extended call to the
Rev. John H. jain of Marshalltown,
until recently pastor Of the church at
Newton. y. s@s.. (,