Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-03-04

Iowa State college. It will travel as
Milwaukee lines in the northeast part
of the state, proceed west as far as
Rock Valley and then cover the Mil
waukee lines in the west central part
Of the state. 1t is planned to reach
seven towns day. G.,.s.
The Iowa Buttermakers' association
meeting at Fort Dodge went on record
as favoring the establishment of a
butter fat standard by the United and
for the supervision of the creamery
industry by officials of the agricultur-
al department instead of the treasury
department. The officers of the as
ISOLATION elected are R. G. Clemens,
Burt, president: c. r. Brant, Fair
banks, yice-president; J. J.. .Bruner,
Strawberry Point, secretary, and W.
+. Mittlestadt, Manchester, treasurer.
The man in Iowa who has lived the
most years in this state is resident
Of Correctionville, D. M. Heath, the
veteran pioneer, has lived 71H years
in the state, having first settled in
Jackson county when the state was a
territory. At that time the country
was mostly settled by, trappers, hunt
ers and Indians, 50 Mr.. Heath has
witnessed Iowa's history in all Its
changes and fortunes. S$5
The jury in the case !. of state
against James Blake at Guthrie Gem
ter brought in "a verdict of assault
with intent to commit manslaughter.
The action grew out of shooting af-
fair last November, when Blake shot
Frank Nadolsky. The bullet passed
entirely through Nadolsky's body, but
he afterward recovered and was the
principal witness against Blake. 3,
5;a Twelve years ago Burr Lynch be
came a tenant upon County Auditor
Rainbow's 200 acre farm near Water
loo. Now Mr. Lynch has bought
eighty acres at $3.50 an acre. and takes
possession March I with the property
paid for. His public sale Melted him
$4,000 and he reserved enough rdomes-
tic animals to stock his own place.
The president has nominated the
following Iowa postmasters: Arthur
o. Reinhart, Van Horn; Henry S,
Rosecrans, Oskaloosa; Jacob H
Bane. sibley; E. f.. Douglas, Dysart;
;J!W. Cannon, Elma; P. w. shipman,
Holstein; John r. Mates, Odebolt;
VIM. A. Keithley, springville; Chas. E
Lynch, Yaucama.
The Iowa Wholesale Egg, Butter
and Pountry Dealers association will
hold the annual convention OF the or
ganization in Des Moines March 5
The association includes in its mem
.bership nearly all the dealers from
this state. 1t is expected that more
than 500 will attend. q.
A company with $4,000 capital has
been organized at Clermont b,
Messrs, Larrabee, Appleman and 9th
ers for the manufacture of soap, 6
natural deposit Of clay having beer
found for the basis Of operations
Work on the factory buildings will BIZ
gegun at once. $34 ~ s. 4 <... 5ss
ed at $500 in the Missouri river. The
horses, attached to an ice pillow, were
being used in putting up ice. When
left alone for moment the horses
wandered over to an open place In
the ice for a drink and fell into six
teen feet OF water. ..:iS ii /.
Frank C. Pellet Of Atlantic, STATE
bee inspector, was elected vice-presi
dent OF the National Beekeepers' as
,sociation at a meeting held at St
Louis. Des Moines and San francisco
are rival candidates for the 1915 con
vention. .@& +, e.
| The Central Engineering company
| of Davenport has been awarded the
contract for the erection OF the new
hotel in Dubuque to take the place OF
the destroyed Julien. 1t is said that
the total cost Of building and grounds
will approximate $45O,000. .r #
Civil service examinations will be
held March 20 for postmasters at
Clemmons, Durango, Hartford, Lam.
ont, Oneida, Popejoy, Hynes, Lamville,
Pilot Mound. East Pleasant Plains,
Everly, Gray, CleghoTn.
The newly elected annual board OF
Grinnell college has elected Waldo
Norris of Grinnell, editor-in-chief OF
the 1916 Cyclone Mr.. Norris was
editor of the Grinnell High school an
nual in 1912. Z.
C. NJ Phillips, a Milford township
farmer, was found guilty Of cruelty to
animals. Phillips was using a garden
rake in driving calves into barn,
after which he beat them with a stay
chain. 81
John Donbroski, a brakeman whose
home is in Fort Dodge, was instantly
killed at Gowrie. He was riding a
car down from the coal shutes when
it ran into another car at the foot Of
the incline. His neck was broken.
Free tuition will be granted rural
and grade teachers of Iowa who attend
the summer session at Iowa State col
lege June Is to July "a to get training
in teaching agriculture, home econom-
les and manual training. ~ Il
The Keokuk BOX factory owned by
c. L. and Cephas Harrison was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at $4,000. .
Forty.three years as clerk in the
Keokuk postoffice is the record Of
Garrett G. Van Werden. Il
W. S. Arthurs, president Of the
Bouton bank, has been named as a
receiver for the Farmers Elevator
company at that town. The receiver
was named at the request Of the
stockholders and creditors. l5
M. S. Tracy Of Belle PLANE is the
news owner OF the 365 acre farm
known as the Ball farm southeast of
Iowa Falls and near Eagle City. Mr..
Tracy gave $3.50 per acre for the
land. rs r..
The. city council at Waukon award
ed the contract for paving to the
Western Construction company Of
Iowa City, their bid being $49,849.50.
Charles ,Frakes and Clarence
Thrasher were arrested by Keokuk
police as men wanted under :indict-
mani IN eharpps IF stealing hogs