Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30
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Memories of fifty-two years ago,
when the boys in blue, members OF
the Twenty-first Iowa Infantry Volun-
teers, left Dubuque for the front, were
awakened when a remnant Of the or
tginal 1900 members met at Water
loo for a reunion. But 315 survive, to-
gether with 200 widows. = They are
located throughout the middle west,
and the committee in charge Of the
reunion could locate. but $50 Of the
survivors. Seventy-fve of that num-
Der were present. An oId-fashioned
camp fire was held in Pythian temple,
when Judge C. w. Mullan gave an ad-
dress. - "."
Frank Prindle, a farmer living ear
Maquoketa, has been granted a divorce
from the woman with whom he has
lived for more than a quarter Of a cen
fury, though they were never legally
married. 1t was the first common law
marriage case in Jackson county.
Prindle stated that he had never Sc
cured a marriage license and that they
had mutually agreed to live together.
Six children were born to them. G,s&
Farmers near Carroll are reaping a
harvest from their groves Of cotton
wood trees. j. P. Minches will real
lie $4,000 feet Of good lumber from
his farm from trees planted thirty-dve
years ago. Sebastian Burch has TO-
900 feet Of good lumber to be sawed
up, while Young Moore Of Ltdderdale
expects to secure $4,000 feet OF lum-
Der from his trees.
enough in one place, American citi-
zenship was denied to Isaac Ruben
stein, a student at the University Of
Iowa and Chautauqua lecturer. Five
or six years ago he fed from Russia
and made his way through Europe
to the United States. and has travelled
about, attended different schools in
America and lectured ever since.
Oskaloosa held a quiet celebration
Of its own when Admiral Frank Fetch
er, who was born there and made his
home in that city for years, was CIV
en- command Of the Atlantic fleet OF
the United States navy at Hampton
Roads. Mayor Sewers and other citi-
zens OF the city sent kilograms to
Admiral Fletcher CONCENTRATING him
on HIS new honor. ''
Frsnz Meyer, accused Of abducting
the daughter OF MI. and Mrs. Frank
HupTertz, Of Oelwein, pleaded not
guilty to the Indictment in court at
West Union. The Hupper.z family.
which disappeared from Oelwein some
time ago., has been located in Chicago
and it is said that they will return to
Iowa when the case is called this fall.
Arrangements have been made by
the executive committee Of the three
Protestant churches of Traer for a
union evangelistic meeting to be held
this fall. Rev. j.. W. Mahood of Sioux
City, one Of the most successful and
prominent evangelists Of the present
day, has been secured to conduct the
meeting. . t4sg,. ri Il T.. ,.. :
The board Of supervisors has let a
contract for constructing seven miles
more Of the Lincoln highway. With
the completion Of this contract half
Of the distance across Carroll county.
will be graded and ready for hard
surface when the association gets
around to it. Four miles contracted
for last May have just been completed.
The cornerstone Of the new Chris
tian church building in Lehigh was
laid with appropriate ceremonies.
Rev. J. s. Spears, pastor Of the
church, had to assist him in the cere-
monies, Rev. Littleton of Clarion and
Rev. Hardaker Of Fort Dodge. The
edifice will cost $1,000. =,
The Northwestern Veterans asso-
citation and the North Iowa Veterans
association will hold q reunion at Ma
sou City September 20 and 30. Tho
grand commander. Col. David J.
Palmer, and his adjutant, George A..
Newman, and possibly State Comman-
der Ward will be present,
For the second time it wal found
necessary to postpone the date for the
rededication Of: the German lEvangel-
ical church at Marion Center, but the
ceremonies finally took place last Sum-
day. a'%@F ~,
Mike Barthell will erect a handsome
new modern opera house in Waukon
at a cost of $40, 900. Work has already
begun on the foundation, and the
building will be pushed to early COM
pletion. G-'e%y. f2HE
a new transmission line from Grim.
nelst to- kellogg will be built this fall by
the Grinnell Electric & Heating COM
pany, providing a franchise is grant
ed the company at a special election
to be held at kellogg on Oct. s. X y
While Arthur Rowles was separat-
ing cream at his home south Of Al
bia, his 2 year old son Wendell got
too close to the wheel and vas caught
and carried around, breaking his
right shoulder and crushing the bone.
The Garrison Independent, edited
and published for many years by Mr..
F. M. Springsteen, has been sold to C..
A. Knapp Of Marble Rock. Possession
will be given October I.
Miss Laura Thomann and sister
Mrs. Frieda Camden, Of Emmetsburg,
have purchased the Germania Record
and have taken possession, The for
mer has been in the Emmetsburg Re-
pol Q oAfSC " -AlAS ySdA "a r. ~,
H. H. Greer, representative Of the
Iowa Telephone company, was robbed
Of his clothes, watch and $643 while
sleeping on an Illinois Central train
near Sioux City. 3 4
Buena Vista college opened with a
good enrolment somewhat larger than
last year. The prospects are very
good under the direction of President
and Dean Barackman.
E. R. Lane was killed by a cavein
while employed in digging a sewer
ditch at Clarion. He was buried in
fifteen feet Of dirt. Several persons
the accident, but we're IN
able to rescue the man.
DR.. John J. Fleming. n Of the
physicians Of Burlington,
dropped dead while making a profess
sional call. He was &C years old. He
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