Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-13
IOWA.
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c. Floyd Wamb bean of the Iowa
State college, representing Iowa In the
western group Of states in the Inter
collegiate Peace association, was de
jclared the winner OF an oratortcal
contest held at the Des \ Moines col
lege. Five other states were repre-
scented. Harold Hustled of the Ottawa
university, Kansas, won second place /;
George C. Wilson, University of Mis-
souri,, third; Fred Hatch. Dakota Yves.
sleyan university, South Dakota. fourth
and j. e. Raymond, Nebraska Wesley
IAN university, fifth. %3E ii q
What is believed to be the last sec
:tion of the work looking toward the
double tracking OF the Milwaukee
across the state OF Iowa was begun
when the first gravel train Of the year
left Milford VI a few days ago with
gravel to be delivered to the Chicago
and Council Bluffs, Ia, division al
5Herndon. This Will be used as ballast
for such parts OF the new double
track as remain inc omplete. 1t is ex.
pected that the work will be finished
4 BY fall.
N The state convention Of the Iowa
Disciples will be held at Colfax, July
10 to 10. The Epworth, league
grounds, located north Of Colfax. have
.beensrented for the convention. which
will be the most unusual church con
yentfon ever held in the. state. The
Rev. Peter Ainslee of New York, one
OF the best known speakers in the de.
nomination, will give two addresses
each day. The delegates will camp
upon the grounds.
May % and % are the dates set
for the child welfare and baby health
contest to be held in Iowa City under
the management Of DR.. Florence
Brown Sheridan, chairman Of the child
hygiene committee Of the Iowa Fer
Grafton of Women's clubs. There Will
be contests for country babies and
town babies. These two divisions
will be subdivided into four classified
lions. # N NJ II s.:3 sf
WickNffe C. BEEN, 70 years OF age,
4 OF Dayton, passed away He was
stricken with apoplexy. He came to
Webster county in 1855, settling near
Lehigh. In 1875 he opened the Black
Diamond coal mine at Lehigh. which
he operated successfully over twenty
years. He afterwards engaged ex.
5tensively in the clay manufacturing
business.
The first definite step toward the
sconsolid alton Of rural schools in Min.
erya township, Marshall county, was
taken when the proposition carried
with but one disse nting vote. This
] is the second strictly rural consoli.
dated school in the state. The other
one is in Liberty township, same
county.
The private bank at Sully in Jasper
county has discontinued business.
Fred c. Andreas was president, F. G.
Sherman, cashier. and J. c. Huigen,
assistant cashier. The bank was
started fifteen years ago by A. Smith
and L. H. Sherman, his son.in-law.
Loans to the latter caused the clos
Ing Of the bank. 5s.
Iowa miners and opeidtoot . sM l,aIsH :
agreed on Two propos III o llu ~ the new
wage contract insofar as it4concerns
sub district ]; No. 4 i. Ono Is that the
miners shall conslnu e 70 pay 2 = psll
cent Of their gross earnings for
blacksmithing and the other that top
slaborers shall continue to reserve Z
Sa day, .45s
fonr miles Of the the K ny :.
road between Altoo en' ana mo y .ellell'
Vile were given ven sooua : raxe1 sui,
face by the road boosters OF the, the Two
towns. The GOOD roaos aay was .. helu
under the nusplces' .o1 tne AIloon !.
Commercial CLUB ana every s 'te,t . -
town was closed Tor the event.
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wealthy farmer I'm. OF nes.r iowa oteyi "''o
died during the past year. are con.
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