Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11


ascertained that he had been struck
on the sfoulde r. It is believed that
a night Of exposure was largely re-
sponsible for his death. Wilmington
owned about 500 acres of land near
Oxford and Solon.5 II. ;t' 2sE 81, rls#,
Home missionary work OF the Pres
byterian church in Iowa will be
strengthened, particularly IN the Ger
man Presbyterian churches Of the
state, as the result of conference Of
Presbyterian missionaries and evang-
elists rec Gently held in Iowa City. 1t
was decided to make an urgent appeal
to DR.. Thompson of New York City,
secretary of the national board Of
Presbyterian home missions, that this
work should be extended. a5 \:
Z Old time residents OF Dallas coun-
ty are interested in the announce
ment made in the east that c. w.
Huntington Of New Jersey had been
appointed vice president and general
manager Of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis railway, to succeed w. G..
Beird. Mr. Huntington at one time
was section man for the old Des
Moines Valley railway, and made his
home at Dallas Center. .'5.
A reunion that promises to be OF
much historical interest is being plan
ned for next June at Nashua, when
the old students of Bradford Academy
win meet to talk over old times. Eu-
gene Pruhon OF Nashua is the sec.
rotary of the old students associa-
ton who has sent out this call to his
fellow students. Bradford academy
was one Of the oldest educational In
situations in Iowa. n s III 5 Il.
Two claims have been filed against
the Anton Totemeir estate at Mount
Pleasant Hannah Obermeir filed a
claim for $4,000 for house work, nurs-
ing and caring for the dead man a
total Of sixteen years. Mrs. Lizzie
Obermeir Phillpott claims about 81 900
for nursing and general Homework
from July, 1895, to May 1909.
Workmen employed in sinking
deep we'll fon the inebriate hospital
grounds at Knoxville report that the
drill penetrated an eight foot vein
Of good coal at depth Of 290 feet. It
is said that a shaft ds to be sunk and
the vein worked by the hospital In
mates before the end Of the present
year. "a d. q * X :&,5: y ~!
Twelve thousand, six hundred and
seventy-five; dollars worth Of cattle,
including Shorthorn, sPolled Angus and
Herefords, were sold one day recsntly
by breeders Of Marshall county at =
joint SALE Shorthorns and Polled An.
gus average $115 each, and Herefords
$112.S. y, ....,.. u ~
Linn county is arranging to take
advantage of the opportunity offered
by the government to secure q soil.
director, whose duties, 1t will be to
see that the farmers get all they
should out Of their land. An enthus-
iastic meeting was held at Cedar Rap
Ids in the interests Of such a plan. {
Poultry thieves, surprised as they
were loading fowls into covered
wagon, from the poultry house OF a
farm near Jesup, were chased several
hours by armed farmers, but escaped.
Hundreds Of fowls were taken from
farmers in the neigh borhood. n
w. G. Snyder, druggist Of Tama,5
has announced his candidacy for the
republican nomination for the legtsla-
tures from the Tama county district.
He will he opposed by a progressive
republican at the polls. The district
now is represented by democrat.
Miss Imogene Stevens, daughter Of
Judge j. L. Stevens, bull moose can
didate for governor at the last cleo
ton has resigned as teacher In the
Boone schools and will go to Minne'
apolis as kindergarten teacher in the
public schools. j.as5 I. 5s5$ Il
Al Employees Of the freight offices lo
Gated near the river at Burlington
were compelled to suspend their work
one day last week on account OF the
Visitation Of a swarm Of MOSQUITOES. A
similar winter visit Of the little In
sects occurred about ten years ago.
kerosene. ::, 4
Elmer Woosley, 80 years old, a
prominent young farmer OF Union
county was fatally injured when
tree fell upon him.
III Coming in contact with a wire con-
tanning 10000 volts Of electricity Tom
v. Maher. electrician at. Perry for the
Iowa Railway and Light company,
was hurled forty-fve feet to the
ground. Death was instantaneous.
Frank Buckley of Luther, who van
ished after arriving in Boone on
business trip several weeks ago, has
written to his wife that he is in I'LL.
nois visiting, and that he soon will re-
turn. r.. f
"A whole state full OF people will be
pleased to learn that E. N. Bailey has
resumed ownership and control and
editorial management of the Britt
Tribune. 81, 81
!. 81 l.. F. Meade, principal Of the high
school at Iowa City, has been elected
manager OF the Iowa City Chautauqua,
to succeed Attorney George D. koser,
who declined reelection.
& A special election for the purpose
OF voting bonds for new school
house has been decided on at Diagon-
al to determine the question at the
annual election on March 8.
Officers of the Swedish Mutual In
surance company were reelected at
the annual meeting of the association.
They are: President Ernest Carlson,
Boone; vice president, S. Hook, Mad
rid; secretary-treasurer, Chas. A. Sill
ford, Boone The directors are Ern-
est Carlson, Boone; S. Hook, Madrid;
John Croft, Slater; S. G. Carlson,
Stratford: Carl j. Hedberg, Boxholm;
Carl A. Peterson, Fort Dodge.
Jack Crawford and Roy Davis were
sentenced to one year. in the county
jail at Logan for stealing the Harri-
son county fair bell from the Floral
hall at Missouri Valley. III.
Ezey Bird, a peddler, accused OF cut
ting the tongue from horse owned
by his brother.in-law, Zelik Orl1kof,