Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-03

IL. according to the latest says the
Iowa City Republican. They are:
Rodgers Of the Newton Record;
Hotchkiss of the Abel News; Rath-
bun Of the Marion Register, Bailey Of
the Britt Tribune, Cunningham Of the
Glenwood Opinion, Needham of the
Sigourney News, Wolf Of the Prim-
CHAR Bell, Bahne Of the Sibley Trib-
une, Swick of the Boone Democrat.
Mayne Of the Emmetsburg Reporter
and Steward Of the Birmingham En-
terprise.
To assist Iowa farmers in learning
whether or not their soils need lime.
manure, phosphorus or other fertil-
izers, the soils section of the Iowa
agricultural experiment station is es-
tablishing local experiment fields over
the state as rapidly as funds and the
securing of local cooperation will per-
nit To secure satisfactory condi-
lions under which this work can be
carried on, men must be found, who
are willing to sacrifice some time to
the planting, care and harvesting OF
the crops grown on the experiment
fields.
Ed Coleman, aged So, prominent
young farmer, living four miles east
of Guthrie Center, was almost in
stantly killed in peculiar accident.
He was driving a stake into the
ground with sledge hammer while
standing near a gasoline engine.
which was propelling a buzz saw.
When Coleman swung the sledge
above his head it came in contact
with the fly wheel Of the engine and
rebounded, striking him on the head
and causing almost instantaneous
death.
The three O'Connor boys at Mason
City are not successful in their legal
combats with their six sisters. The
sisters broke the will of $4,000 and
were successful in getting a guardian
appointed for their mother, which
practically annuls recent contract
made with the boys whereby she
agreed to turn over all her property
to them at the time OF her death
providing they would pay her 500
per month while she lived.
With Prof. Rex Beresford Of Ames
as the only speaker from outside the
county, the South Prairie community
near West Liberty held a two day
farmers institute. The residents Of
this community, one OF the most pros
porous in the state, are we'll qualified
in all lines of farming and stock rails
ing and the cooperative spirit IL
largely responsible for the many sue
cessful ventures there. ,..
Bennitt Magnis Of Mason City
found loaded shotgun shell and
thought that he would have little
sport. When his mother was not
looking he slipped the shell into the
kitchen stove. When the smoke and
debris was cleared away Bennitt had
one thumb and two fingers less on
his right hand. .
Thirty-four head of cattle and sew
enty head of hogs afflicted with foot
and mouth disease, were slaughtered
and rolled into trenches on the
Broessie farm near Epworth. The gov
eminent allowed $50 each for the cat
tie, $50 for the calves and market val
ue for the hogs. 49,, f
Representative Connolly has recon-
mended the appointment Of two post
masters. One is E. s. Thompson Of
Eldora and the other Amos ingalls,
of Greene. Thompson is member
of the city council Of Eldora and In
gals runs the democratic newspaper
in his town.
The controller OF the currency has
received the applications of the fol-
lowing persons to organize the Clark
National bank Of Newton, capital
$4,000; D. L. Clark, c. P. Hunter.
Frank Sellman, o. P. Myers and Jay
Clark. The bank is to succeed the
banking house of D. L. Clark. .r
Twenty-Five ears Of seed corn
brought $3.50 per ear at the auction
Of the entries at the short course re-
Gently held at Belmond. They were
raised by w. c. Carroll Of Belmond.
Ten ears raised by w. ]. Brown OF
Clarion, opened the sale at IS per
ear. ..5T
St. Valentines day was the 1880
birthday OF John W. Phipps Of Farra-
gut. He celebrated 1t at the homo
of his son, Bert Phipps. where no
lives. Mr.. Phipps is known as the
oldest Elk in the world, having been
initiated into the Shenandoah lodge
on the day he was 100 years old. Z
i When Conroy Sheehan, aged 80,
farm hand in the employ Of. Patrick
Joyce, farmer near Clear, Lake, did
not return with load Of corn. Joyce
went in search of him. Joyce found
the wagon overturned and Sheehan
buried under the load of grain. He
had been dead for over an hour.
Mary Olson OF Calamus, 13 years
old, won the sweepstakes at the Clin-
ton County Farmers. Institute for the
best loaf Of bread She had entered
the bread in the girls class, but 1t
ranked not only at the head OF that
class, but outranked the best produc-
ton in the general class.
State censorship Of the movies IL
proposed in bill introduced In the
house by Lee of Sac. The proposed
law would put q state censor In Of
flee at salary of $4,000 with au-
thority to inspect and order cuts or
forbid exhibition of every film which
comes into the state.
The president has nominated the
following Iowa postmasters: Henry
burst, Battle Greek; Walter H. Dew
ey, Charlton; William Daily, Harvard
en-; J. A. Cowger, Mediapolis; Will
liam A. Julian, Merrill; James D.
MINES, Moravia. and James H. Moon'
Sumner. .,r
Charles Dunn, a restauranter Of
Marshalltown, believes his profits
from sales of contraband goods has
been pretty we'll wiped out by the &C
ton Of the court. For selling stun
alleged to be intoxicating he was