Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-05
X X
IOWA |: |
NEWS
x X

& Because the benefits derived woulc
not be in keeping with the cost, ane
because all the land that would be
=, benefited was not included In the
drainage district, Judge o. D. Wheel
. er Of Council Bluffs handed down
{ decision in the district court at Sid
ney against petitioners who sought
to have the Nishnabotna river
Strengthened. The plan was to begir
lust north of Shenandoah anc
straighten the rivers course as TAI
as Farragut. =.
W. C. Robinson. the Grinnell bird
man, and his student, Miles Irmis
whom Robinson is teaching to fly
. made successful flight from Grin
nell to Marshalltown, distance Of
twenty-five miles as the crow flies
Irmis drove the Robinson monoplane
most OF the distance, which was Gov
cred in twenty minutes going anc
coming. Robinson Is going to at
tempt to fly from Grinnell to Ames
via Marshalltown to attend farm
ers' picnic to be held by Iowa State
College. -,-'' ID.
A gruesome find was made by sew
or diggers. in the eastern part OF Ma
son City. A fully developed baby was
found in the soft dirt covered by
about six inches of earth. From indi
cations the baby had been buried
from three to five weeks and was
quite badly decomposed. It seems
that no spade was used when the lit
tie one was covered, up. All that was
done was to scratch the loose dirt
away, laying the child In the hole and
pulling little dirt and leaves over
the body. = 49,, T.:
Ernest Simpson, bailiff, took to Fort
/ Madison Thomas Collins, who was
sentenced to the penitentiary for
three years, for breaking and enter.
ing the St. Peter and Paul Catholic
church at Petersburg several weeks
ago. Collins was arrested at Dyers'
Vile the day, following the commits
sion OF the crime, and was brought
to Manchester and taken before q
justice OF the peace, where he waiv.
ed preliminary hearing, and was
bound over to the grand jury.
Joseph Heathcote, self confessed
murderer OF his wife, received a life
sentence before Judge Chas. A. Dud-
ley. A life sentence for second de-
gree murder is thought to be prece.
dent in Polk county courts. Heath
4 cote shot and killed his wife about
three weeks ago at their home in
Oralabor while intoxicated. After he
had killed her Heathcote pounded the
corps with double barreled shotgun.
Friction between Mayor P. NJ. Banks
and the members OF the council OF
Webster City, which has existed since
the first day the mayor took his chair,
has eliminated in the passage Of an
ordinance abolishing the office Of mu-
nicipal superintendent. This action
OF the council is in retaliation for the
summary action OF the mayor in dis
missing Richard ]. Mullins, who had
held the, place eight years. = T.
Mrs. Emma Meserve has served
notice upon Mayor Fred E. Richard
son, that she has instituted suit
against the~ city of Manchester for
damages in the sum Of $1,000 for per-
sonal injuries. Mrs. Meserve fell on
an icy walk last winter, and as a
result Of the fall she sustained q
broken hip, and has been confined to
her bed practically all the time since.
A travelling agent for an Albert Lea
Wholesale liquor house, was arrested
five miles from Hanford on a. charge
Of bootlegging, and put up cash bonds
to appear before a justice. Officials
there say they will stop the work Of
liquor agents even before the new en-
forcement law goes into effect.
Eight indictments were returned by
the Cerro Gordo county grand jury,
the most important being against Dan
Griffin, charged with assault upon a
six year old child. Three were
charged with keeping nuisance in
selling liquor and the other indict.
ments have not been announced.
Finding OF an unidentified body OF
a young man in q creek near Buffalo,
leads authorities to believe that muir
der has been committed as the neck
was broken and there were several
Rashes on the head. The water where
the body was found was too shallow
to have caused death by drowning. ',
n The Audubon County Journal at Ex-
ira Is endeavoring to ascertain the
oldest settler. in this city. Prizes are
being offered to those who prove to
have been continuous residents of
this county for. the greatest length of
time. IL
The death Of George Withrow oc-
CURED in Thurman by drowning in
Plum creek. He had been fishing at
the old swimming hole and was still
on the bank when he was seized with
a At, to which he was subject. and
fell in the water.
The town of Colwell just built at
the terminal of the Charles City
Western railroad, is organizing a
grain exchange which will build a
$4,000 elevator.
Sylvester Tuskenis of Sioux City. IS
years old, babe goodby to his fellow
boarders and landlady and then shot
himself above the stomach with E
shotgun. He died almost instantly.
No motive Is known for the act. The
police were informed that the man
had received a letter ordering him to
report for duty to the Russian army.
Francisco Rordiquez, u member OF
a Mexican colony at work on the
Santa Fe road ten miles west of Fort
Madison, was shot to death. His STAY
er was another member Of the col
ony named Francisco Tara. He made
made his escape after the shooting.
Four months 40 l.. D. jenkins of
Rodman, aged %, drove into Fort
Dodge garage and left his automobile.
Since that time nothing has been
heard from him, despite his parents
efforts to locate him. s%5s 81. :.
At the business meeting of the
Chickasaw County Fair association at
New Hampton it was decided to hold
srSV thn {r1