Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-13

traveller. Tom London lived the life
of recluse for quarter OF a cen
tury. Few Muscatine county people
were aware of the residence OF the
kin of the noted writer in that local
ity. But few Of those who lived IN, the
vicinity OF his desolate habitation
knew him personally and no one
knew him intimately. He lived the
life OF a twentieth century hermit and
far. removed from civilization he took
no part in the community affairs. z"
Claiming damages in the sum Of
$35,500, Charles r. Lynch OF Green
Mountain, administrator Of the estates
Of his brother, Joseph a.. Lynch, and
nephew, Joseph T.. Lynch, has filed
suit in the district court at MARSHALL
town against the Great Western rail-
way and Lyle Woodland Of Des Moines,
aalocomotive engineer. The damages
are asked for the death OF j. A. and
j. T. Lynch, who were killed by a
Great Western freight train near
Green Mountain, The Lunches we're
In an automobile which was hit by .
southbound freight train pulled by
Woodward. ssz .i5r, 5& s, t%& "
Advances { of approximately two
cents a hundred pounds freight rates
on cement from all the principal ce.
ment producing points west Of the
Mississippi river, in trunk line terri
tory, were sustained in part by the
interstate commerce =, commission.
With the exception OF the proposed
increases from lola and other Kan
sas points to St. Paul and Minneap.
oils, which were held not to be justi-
fed and from Mason City and Des
Moines, Iowa, to St. Paul and Mime
apolis, which were held to be justi'
fed in part, the increases are Per
mitted to go into effect.
The supreme court will be asked to
determine the question whether a
consolidated school district under the
new consolidation school law may ex-
tend its boundaries, in the action filed
by Samuel Arnold 4 Vs.: Cons lidated
Independent School District of Nor
walk, for a writ of certiorari. Arnold
objects to the district Of Norwalk ex-
tending its limits twice and subjecting
him to taxation for which he will re-
ceive no benefit. <|3 Z. ~ =. =.
Kerosene has one more victim, but
luckily death did not occur. Mrs.
Fred Murray OF Victor, thinking to
hurry the kitchen fire along applied
kerosene: There was a quick fash
and Mrs. Murray's hair was burned
of, her eyes burned and shut and the
flesh OF her face badly burned. A
close high neck dress protected her
neck and chest. The burns so far as
they went were severe and she sui
fered untold pain. ". HI. + ,. @,s &.
DR.. ]. B. Joyce, for the past -
years practicing physician in Mason
Vile, has been adjudged Of unsound
mind by the insanity commission OF
Delaware county. DR.. Joyce terrorized
a number Of the citizens Of Masonville
by entering homes and attempting to
hide, claiming that he was trying to
escape pursuers who were bent on
>injuring him. f. i, :, 20
H. E. Martin and H. A. HUFF Of
Iowa Falls, who recently filed notice
of contest of the respective offices of
sheriff and representative. have drop
ped the Investigation after examnia,
ton of the twenty-four voting ma.
chimes used in the county and find.
ing the count to tally with that given
by the judges and clerks at the time
OF the election. @ 4 I, .5$j% :Has d, E.
ras Frank Lowers, a farmer OF Frank
vile, was instantly killed while chop
ping wood. He cut down q tree and
in falling 1t lodged in another close
by and broke of a limb which fell,
striking Mr.. Lowers on the head,
splitting his head open, killing him in
stantly. He was % years Of age and
leaves wife and two small children.
Judge Foster of Sioux City is the
terror Of evil doors. He fined Mike
Flanagan $1,000 and sentenced him
to six months in jail for violating an
order restraining him from selling
liquor. 1t was In Flannagan's place
that the duel between Wesley Bland
and M. T. Bickham took place result
ing in. the death Of Bland.
With the new municipal electric
light plant but little more than six
months old, and its business increas-
ed approximately Is per cent since
its inception, farmers adjacent to Ce-
dar Falls are clamoring for light and
power service. .1.,.a
Err After hearing arguments from the
legal representatives Of the, wet and
dry adherents in Ida county, the board
OF supervisors have concluded not to
canvass the petition of consent filed
by the liquor dealers OF the county.
Prison labor has been found sue
,cessful in Iowa according to the an.
nual report Of prison wardens filed:
with the state board of control. The
earnings of the two camps from Ana.
mosa last summer was s9779.40. y.
The Rev. Father T. J., Sullivan, pas.
tor of st. Patrick's church in Cedar
Rapids, for the last twenty-five years
died after. an illness of five days. He
was about 65 years old and promin.
emit in Iowa Catholic circles. zs>e..s.,:, !,
Editor AL M. Adams Of the Hum.
boldt Independent continues to be
seriously ILL.,. He has been threaten.
ed with pneumonia and a, complication
of diseases has. set in which makes
his recovery a matter Of doubt. &
John Ridgeway OF Sigourney was
sentenced to life imprisonment for a
heinous offense. His adopted daugh-
ter was his victim, she being under
the age of consent. The girl testified
against Ridgeway and there was cor
roberative evidence sufficient to con-
vict. * n. - ~ - 8 3
The city of Davenport will pur-
chase a $4,000 motor driven street
sweeper, $500 turbine sewer clean
ing machine and two new street flush
ers valued at $3.50 each, for use dur
ing the year 1915, according to plans
now being formulated by Commission
er OF Public Works. s,sa" ~ -
An unusual holiday gathering occur
red at Cedar Falls when Mr.. and
Mrs. !. J.. Middleton. both deaf mutes,