Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-08-12

sissippi river a few miles north OF.
that city. A wigwam, which will &C
commodate more than 100 persons,
has been erected at the island, which
is the property Of, the lodge and which.
is being improved in such manner
as tostake on the appearance OF an In
clan reservation. '
The sRev.%%T. R. Akin, his wife and
four children Of Clearfeld, who start
ed for Brookings, SD. by automobile
for q vacation trip, are all in the hos
pital at Creston as the result Of q
bad spill on the road after they had
left home. Mrs. Akin Is the most
seriously hurt. All were thrown clear
Of the car but the baby. The child
fell under the machine but was pro-
tected by seat tops /
lie. BInnie, proprietor Of the Alta
stock farm, one of the best known
stock men in Iowa, was arrested At,
Sioux City by United States Marshal
Blanchard on an indictm ent charging
him with attempting to bride a gov-
eminent stock inspector in Chicago.
q few weeks ago. It is said he want
ed the inspector to grade his cattle
higher than the facts warranted.
Five members OF, the committee OF
the Western Editorial association met
at Council BLUFFS and arranged the
date and a number Of details Of fall
meeting of the western Iowa editions
at Harlan, to be held on Friday, Sept.
II. Already arrangements are made
for q banquet to the editors, an auto.
ride Of forty miles. q number Of
speeches, etc. A
The Rev. L. H. Sours has filed his
resignation as pastor Of the Christian
church. at Webster City; Mr.. Sours
has accepted the assistant cashier
ship in the State Savings bank at
Hampton, sand has also been made .
director in that institution.
The body OF Joe Erishman was found
beside stle road near his home, south-
west of Rolfe. Mr.; Erishman had
been working with a. %neishbor fixing
d threshing machine and started home.
His dead body was discovered q few
hours later.
FIG. Paul Of Marshalltown will take
a drove OF hogs to be exhibited at
the state fair to Des Moipes in an au-
Ftomobile. The auto truck was pur-
chased with the profits on pork and
the porkers will be Ia ken TO the fair
in state.thi year.
\ Following upon the award Of con-
tracts for 10000 worth OF street paw
ing, the city commissioners OF OF
tumwa have ordered the engineer to
bring resolutions OF necessity for
more paving to cost fully a IS much i
not more 5s
Joe Lima has been arrested follow
ing the shooting Of Peter fCadosa at.
Elwood, and the latter Is in the Gin.
ton hospital with a wound in his alb.
domen. Both men were employed In.
Milwaukee section gangs. X
Final arrangements have been
made. for the erection Of a cooperative
creamery in West Liberty. Commit
tees have been securing stock sub
scriptions and pledges OF support BY.
furnishing milk:
The date OF the annual Shomec0m-
ing picnic Of the people OF Fairview
will be Aug. q. The picnic will be,
held in Douglas grove, seven miles
east OF. Iowa City and one mile west
of Fairyiew. S$23
In Mary Lane OF Dubuque, charged with
numbering her baby. was bound over
to the grand jury without bail. The
girls home is in West Union. but she
has been employed in a Dubuque de.
partment store for more than a year.
Engineer Lou Vanblack, who left
Clinton at the throttle Of Northwe est:
ern passenger train No. 2. was found
dead at his post by the fireman near
the first station east. Heart disease.
caused his death. 5
Prof. j. A. Mclean, prominent re-
tired educator and progressive nom
inee for congress, who lives In Red
Oak, was seriously hurt in q runaway.
He must undergo an operation for q
fractured skull.
The senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing spostmasters for Iowa Isaac
N. West Of Mount Vernon. J.. Brady
Pjatt OF Upton and Sterling p. Moore
OF Villisca.
A stranger dropped dead at Arfon.
The coroner was called and upon In
.vestigation found the mans name to
be Steve Schultz. There Is no trace
OF any relatives.
Earl M~cConaughy, q we1l-to-do
Siarme. residing about ten miles south:
east OF Anamosa, was struck by
lightning and seriously injured during
an electrical storm.
H.. c.. Schultz. cashier OF the Com
mercial National bank OF Waterloo,
mas returned from q 1000 mile auto
trip through5IoWa and Minnesota. Ev-
erywhere he found excellent crops.
". C. Bennett Of Carlisle, editor OF
the Carlisle Optimist. has been elect
ed principal ofathe schools 1t Bussey,
Iowa. sss
The Free Methodists OF the Boone
district will begin their annual camp
meeting at Churdan Aug. Z. The SEES
sions will continue ten days
Fred Carpenter. a farmer,,Nsi miles
north OF Washington. was overcome
with heat while working at i straw
carrier on a threshing machine,
1t is estimated that nearly S25o,oOO
will be spent by Mr.. and Mrs, c. o.
Lamson in replacing the Lamsoh
building at Waterloo. which was de-
stroyed by fire last winter. The new
building is to be Of f~reprooi construc-
ton of brick and stone.
John Merritt of e a Norway was
drowned in the Iowa river two miles
east OF Marengo, while In bafhing. He
was attacked by cramps and sank In
nine feet OF water.
Old settlers, OF Warren county will
hold their annual picnic at Summer
set Aug. ~. Governor Clarke will de-
liverlthe Grafton Of the day.
Forty-eight companies Of the Iowa
National guard. four regimentals bands
and four detachments OF the hospital
corps will arrive in Des Moines Mon
day, Aug. 10. to participate in the