Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-19
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A permanent child welfare station
as a continuance of the Child Welfare
Conference which was held under the
auspices OF the extension department
Of the state university this spring, is
the plan announced recently by COM
mittee of women's clubs at Iowa City.
The purpose Of the station will be to
afford an opportunity for regular, sys-
tematic and scientific study and ex-
animation Of children, at the request
OF parents, to determine whether the
child is developing normally.
Nashua is experiencing the greatest
toom it has had in the last decade. H.
A. Fangman has Just completed a new
store building Of cement blocks: the
Congregational society is erecting a
new brick church to cost about $12,-
900; the Farmers Cooperative Cream
cry society is building a new brick
creamery to cost about $4,000; and
M. L. Riggs has the foundation in for
a cement store building.
Earl Roberts. 27 years old, and
slight. Of build, has rescued six per-
sons from drowning this season. His
latest exploit in lifesaving was the
rescue Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Small
wood, Mrs. H. NJ. Kezar and her sis
ter, Mrs. Esther Waldorf. of Maxwell,
Ia. The %Quartette was wading in the
Black Hawk river and suddenly step
ped into deep water. ,
w. E. Robinson has been named IS
receiver Of the National Engine COM
pany of Waterloo, whose president, G.
w. Dickinson, recently committed
suicide. It is alleged that the liabil-
tiles will reach $4,000 apart from the
stock issues, which total $33.500.
Kenneth Whitner, a young man liv-
ing at Red Oak, is under arrest on
the charge of sending obscene matter
through the mails. The letter was
sent 20 a young woman at Corning and
was discovered by her father, who no
titled the postonice Inspector.
When Leonard Hefner Of Mystic
went to put on his trousers the other
day he didn't find them, Later he dis
covered they had been carried out in
to the yard and p%lundered of SIS in
money, a $500 certificate of deposit
and a watch.
After a battle at Davenport between
q squad OF police and a gang of three
supposed train robbers who held up
two men on Rock Island passenger at
West Liberty, one of the bandits,
Louis Levy Of Chicago, was captured.
His two pals escaped.
Harry Barmeier. former deputy
game warden under Lincoln, organizer
of the Iowa Fish and Game Protective
association and father OF the Iowa
hunters license, has been appointed
inspector under the federal mig, atory
bird law for Iowa at a salary Of S 1900.
s% Frank B. Townsend. q former rail-
road man of Marshalltown, and since
1892 in the employ Of the Iowa Cen
trail & St. Louis railways, has been
made traffic manager OF the Minneap-
oils & St. Louis, with headquarters in
Minneapolis.
The new Thompson hotel, for color
ed people has been opened at Des
Moines. The hotel is located at Ninth
and Park streets. The building is three
stories and the hotel is modern, with
electric lights, bath and telephone
service.
An entirely new sort OF f1end has
blossomed out in the neighborhood OF
Griswold, The party entered the pas
ture Of A. NJ. Baughman and cut the
tail or a young S%horthorn bull for
which its owner had refused $3.50.
About 500 members Of the Knights
of Pythias and Pythian Sisters will.
go to Cedar Rapids from all parts Of
Iowa, Aug. 25 to 81, ia to attend the.
forty.ffth annual convention OF the
grand lodge of Iowa. !
= Friends OF the Rev. John A. Mar
quis, presidential sCoe college. are
alarmed as to his safety. He is Ssup-
posed to be close to the seat Of hos
tilities in Germany.
Mrs. Albert Krahl OF Vail was In
stantly killed when the Chicago &
Northwestern fast mail struck her as
she was crossing the tracks at the Vail
station. ses
"A masked robber walked into a Dav-
export store in the neart OF the bust
ness district in broad daylight, thrust
a gun into the face of the proprietor.
and looted the cash drawer Of SIS.
An election will, be held at Aurelia
Aug. II, on the question of issuing
$1,000 bonds to build an electric light
and power plant. the current to be
brought from Cherokee, =
John W.. Carter, 40 years old, a
young contractor Of Alton, met instant
death when he was crushed by a col
lapsing building. - =
Newton won first money in the base
ball tournament held in that city by
defeating Centerville II to 1. The
Newton hatters hit at will.
Bert Kelley. of Hamburg came in
contact with a live wire while work
ing for the Mutual, near the laundry,
receiving $500 volts and is still alive.
The. biennial report Of the Iowa
State Historical society has just been
submitted to Governor Clarke by the
board Of curators., The society now
numbers $50 members. Several thous-
and books and pamphlets have been
added to the library during the bien-
1luA1' tne SoiieStioh y"
4l,000 titles.
Postville is to have a new depot.
Officials Of the Milwaukee road have
decided to erect a modern structure
there. -..s@55 sa} - -.
Fred Wieland, who has lived near
Red Oak many years, committed sui
eide by hanging. Va = w.
Sjouke Stuersma and George Van.
Buren,, both of Holland, who have been
living at Pella for the last year, have
received &cablegrams from the minis
try of war in Holland to return to
that country and take up arms.
George NJ. Eechtel company Of Dav-
export has purchased the water works
bonds Of the city of Boone for $4,000.
At a recent election a large vote was
for .ho 6o,Jc and covoral miles