Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
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A.. S. Bailey OF the Shenandoah
Sentinel-Post staff one day recently,
celebrated his eightieth birthday. Be-
sides making his usual news runs, he
set on that morning by hand compo-
sition an original poem OF his own,
making but one error in the type. Mr..
Bailey is one Of the veteran news
paper men Of the state, having start
ed working in a printing shop when
a lad OF twelve. ,'i 'F'
Grain buyers, vanderzyl Bros, Of
Pella, have reason to thank the rail
roads for slow service once, at any
rate. About a month ago they ship
ped q car of 90-cent wheat to Chi
cago which was lost en- route until
a few days ago, when 1t showed up
at its destination and sold for $1.35
per bushel. -..e 49,. So. T., *
Unless the price OF wheat comes
down in the near future the STAN OF
life may be Increased in price. Bakers
are gravely concerned as to the pres
ent unprecedented price Of wheat and
declare that if this price is maintain
ed it will be necessary to reduce the
size OF the 5loaves, or increase the
price temporarily. .g,...3., +. 4 4
f. The meeting OF the Iowa college
and academy baseball managers at
Iowa; City Feb. 10 to arrange base
ball, track and football schedules for
the coming year will: see; resump-
ton OF athletic relations between
Iowa Wesleyan and Parsons college
according to the word received by
athletic authorities Of Iowa.
A special from Chicago says that
Mrs. Emma Scott Rolands, wife OF
George, E. Rolands,. department man
ager OF Carson, Prize, Scott & Co.,
who committed suicide by shooting
herself because Of ill health, was the
daughter Of we'll known physician
in Dubuque, where she was well
known. She was SIS years Of age. =.
The Marshalltown Farmers ascot
alton completed its organization and
arranged for two institutes. The first
will be held in that city Jan. 20 and
the second Feb. 6. The organization
aims to have a quantity of hog chol-
era serum stored in this city for the
use of the farmers in an emergency.
Estate of Thomas Murtha, the
young man who was killed last fall
when his traction a engine went
through a bridge northwest of Alzpna,
has settled with Kossuth county and
accepted $4,000 damages in their suit
against the county for $4,000. -
Girls rifle shooting records for the
state Of Iowa, and possibly the Unit
ed States, were shattered at Iowa
City when Miss Clara Weller, the
s17-year-old daughter OF Prof. c. H.
Weller, scored SO on the Iowa City
school range. ~.
Leaving a note to his wife saying
his spirit was not right" Allison
Walters, aged "a, shot and killed him
self at his home in Clinton. He for
merly lived at Creston. He is sur
vived by his widow, two children, two
sisters and three brothers at Creston.
A. J. Killmer, president of the Iowa
Retail Druggists association, heartily
approves OF the Francis bill to curb
traffic in drugs that wreck young
men. All the better class Of drug
gists Of Iowa are with Mr.. Killmer in
his stand. .-., =
M, L. Bickham, who was wounded
in a pistol duel at Sioux sCity, with
Wesley Bland three weeks ago, is re-
covering at St. Vincent's hospital.
Bland has since died and Bickham
faces trial for murder.
The poultry show at Sioux City,
both as an exhibition and from the
point of attendance was success.
Good crowds were present every day,
the largest when the attendance reach
ed over 5000. -.
!. i. H. Alexander Of Corydon, COM
mitted suicide in his room at the
Bates hotel in Charlton by shooting
, himself with rife. No reason is
known for his act. -. 90.
Roy James and Clyde Spiker, the
two boys who held up the Chicago &
Northwestern freight several weeks
ago near Humboldt and killed Con-
ductor Reynolds, received their SEN
fences from Judge D. F. Coyle. James,
who pleaded guilty to murder, was
sentenced to life while his pal, Spiker,
who is but II years old, was sent to
the reform school at Anamosa.
Contractors building a power dam
across the Turkey river at Elkader
for Schmidt Bros. & Co., exploded
an excessive charge Of dynamite to
destroy the Golfer dam, causing over
$4,000 damages to buildings.
Pearl Sparks, young man about
town." at Marshalltown has been in
dicted by the grand jury for bootleg
cling. It is alleged that Sparks dealt
in liquors at a recent public dance,
and as several complaints have reach.
ed the officers of such offenses, they
commenced the crusade by securing
the indictment of the young man.
The board of supervisors at Prim-
CHAR set Friday, Jan. %, as the day
for the sale of the s150,Oo0 bond issue
for the new court house. They also
plan on selecting the architect at the
same time. There are plenty Of firms
willing to bid on the bonds.
The Jefferson Bee begins the forty
eighth year of its existence this week.
During the last thirty years Of this
time it has been in the hands of the
present publishers, descending through
the family from father to son and is
now under the direction of Paul E.
Stillman.
The following have recently re-
ceived amendments as pOStmasters
In Iowa: Adelphi, Polk county, Fred
Beattie, vice William Beattie: Glenn
ems, Marshall county, Gertrude NJ.
Brackney, vice Calvin Dickson; Lati-
mer, Franklin county, Thorwald p.
Jo2l4son, vice B. F.. Andrews. w. .....