Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-04-21

Prof. E. F. Snow, now serving his
second term as county superintend.
ent OF Hamilton county, was reelected
to that position on tho first ballot al
the delegate convention held at the
court house. Professor Snow stands
unique among Iowa school men. When
mere babe he was run over by an
Illinois Central passenger train. los
ing his right arm above the elbow
and left just below the elbow. De
spite this handicap he Is probably the
best penman in Hamilton county,
dresses himself easily. feeds himself
and even shaves.
Mr.. ]. w. Frasch OF Council Bluffs
10 q nephew of Herman .Frasch, who
recently died in Paris, leaving an es-
tate Of $25,000,000. Matters affecting
the estate are now being heard in the
courts OF New York City. Frasch
came to America from Germany a
poor boy in 1868. He became chem
list of the Standard Oh Company and
president OF the Union Sulphur COM
pany.
Doctors are trying to save the eye
sight and exceptional beauty Of Miss
Ella Geary, a stenographer who was
called to the door of her home by an
unknown woman who threw acid into
her face and escaped before Miss
Gearys relatives could capture her.
Doctors say that nearly pint OF Wit
riol or some similar acid struck the
girl full in the face. No known cause
for the attack is known.
Eight carloads Of gold bullion pass
ed through Iowa en- route to New York
City. 1t came from the Pacific coast.
The railroad detectives fairly swarm
ed about the train while 1t was pass
ing over the fifteen miles Of track be-
tween South Omaha and Council
Bluffs yard limits. The shipment was
billed as silk. Earl Hall. special
agent, accompanied the train through
Iowa.
Mrs. Marie Marcia White OF Musca-
tine, the aged widow Of George White,
pioneer Iowa banker. and granddaugh.
ter OF Gen. Decius Humphreys OF the
continental army, is dead. Her great
uncle was Simon Humphreys. fourth
signer OF the Declaration Of Independ-
ence. while another relative was
George Wendell Humphreys, aide do
camp to Gen. George Washington.
Tally up one more farmers cooper
alive society. A large number OF
farmers in and around Packard met
and after listening to men from Greene
talk and an address from Thomas Nc.
Manus, OF Dougherty, they decided to
go ahead with the scheme. Six thou
sand dollars is already subscribed.
A special train will leave Decor
ali over the Milwaukee railroad to
take the Luther college concert band,
under direction OF Prof. Carlo Sperati,
to San Francisco, where the band Is
under contract to appear at the expo
sition. Quite a number Of Decorians
will accompany the band.
c. w.. Payne has made gift OF
$25, 900 to Morningside college cond1-
tional upon that institution complet-
Ing the balance OF the desired fund Of
5000, 900. About 31s5.000, including the
Payne subscription, has been raised.
Communications have been received
at Iowa Falls stating that the local
schools had been placed on the &C
credited list Of the North Central as
ISOLATION after the examination OF In
spector P. E. McClenahan and his
approval
Edward Duby, an old and we'll
known contractor OF Boone, died sud-
denly at the home Of his son. Joseph
Duby, while making a call. Heart
failure is said to have been the cause.
He has been identified with the. up-
building OF Boone for many years.
v. W. Russell, so, president, of the
First National bank Of Abel, head Of
the Russell Loan and Title company.
Of Adel, and one Of Iowa's pioneer
citizens, died at the Iowa Sanitarium
at Nevada after an illness extending
over the last three months. ~"
After asking his wife to pack his
suitcase with the announcement that
he was going to take an afternoon
train for St. Paul to buy cattle, w. A.
Vincent, a stock buyer Of Algona,
committed suicide by hanging him
self in his barn. s... er,.r .f&-t
A jury in the district court at Ls
Mars awarded Miss Margaret Nor
gan, of O'Brien county, $4,000, the
full amount of her claim against F. j..
Muench, auctioneer and real estate
man, in a breach Of promise case
which has been on trial at Sioux City.
The case was very sensational.
John Dobell, mayor of Manly for two
years, may have to serve two years
more, all because C. H. Gruver, road
master OF the Rock Island, who was
elected to the position, refuses to take
office. - f.
C. A. Olson, street commissioner at
Dayton, killed himself with revolver.
His son found his body when he arriv-
ed with his fathers team in response
to a summons from him to bring it to
his office at once.
The Lutheran congregation OF Ma
son City has decided to build new
church. They have purchased lot
and will soon begin work on $4,000
edifice. p :
Robbers forced an entrance into st.
Francis Polish Catholic church at
Sioux City and blew open small safe
in the pastors study and escaped with
the Easter collection.
Pedestrians on the Ninth street
bridge at Cedar Rapids saw q woman
climb to the rail and with scream
jump into the water and disappear.
Police were notified and are busy
dragging the river. No complaint OF
the disappearance of any woman had
been made to the police.
The Hooper-Kim ball-Burgess COM
pany, an eastern concern, has formal
ly taken over the Storm Lake electric
light plant, which they have purchas-