Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-23


ley Of Glenwood, aged II, who had
been missing from her home since
May was found in the mud of. Keg
creek. near Glenwood Mrs. Riley left
home to 60 to the postoffice and an
extensive search had been made for
Der. It is believed she took her own
life. ~ -. s II
>, Lieut.. Col. Frank H. Kncaid OF
Davenport announced at the state
house that ten members of the gov,
errors star will leave Iowa for San
Francisco to be present at Iowa day
at the exposition. Governor Clarke
will leave Des Molnes June IS for
San Francisco and will be joined by
his staff at that place. .2 a
AS a means of advertising the dates
of the Iowa State Fair, all Of the de-
partments OF the state house are now
carrying an announcement Of the fair
on the envelopes used in official cor
respondence. Several thousand let
ters leave the state house every day
and each Of them will be little boost
for the state fair. Y Ia tE . .7
y The state encampment OF the G. A.
r. at Sioux City went on record by
adopting q resolution endorsing the
firm stand of President Wilson Of the
German situation and also approved
of his most recent attitude regarding
Mexico. s s%.@"' Es$yt
Judge Horace ,Deemer, chief justice
of the Iowa supreme court, has re-
ceivedi a letter from the authorities OF
the state university seeking his &C.
ceptance to the deanship Of the Iowa
|$law college. which is left vacant. by
the death OF Judge Emlin McC CLAIM.
The plant OF the Knoxville Gas Co.
was destroyed by fire with loss Of
| 81, 900. The fire was discovered in
the coal bunkers by Engineer Harry
| Smith. This is the third fire In ten
years. It. is expected the plant can
be put in shape in q few days. .. q
Miss Maud Schmidt, aged thirteen,
OF Thayer, was killed by falling and
breaking her neck. She had been at
the home OF a neighbor and was re-
turning home, running, when she was
seen to fall, and when her mother
reached her: the girl was dead.
Fire Quilted the Iowa Falls laundry,
building and stock, In Iowa Falls. The
1 Are originated on the lower floor and
was discovered early The assistance
of the fire department was at once
enlisted but the fire could not be con-
trolled. >sI
Y Mrs. stillman Aid OF New Market
is In critical condition, and it is
feared she will not recover as result
OF an electric shock received while
ironing recently. A few days ago q
leading young business man OF New
Market was electrocuted. I%t,s
Ray 1.-THE, David Sickles and James
Sickles were drowned in the Wapsi.
pinicon river at Independence when
their boat overturned. A. Seweu was
in the boat but managed to swim
| ashore. &: &ssgt y H. a.. r..
| Frank Holmes, Z vagrancy prisoner,
made a spectacular escape from q
third story, window OF st. Vincent's
hospital In Sioux City by sliding down
a. rope formed {ofla sheet ripped into
strips and tied end to end. 81. + !,
| DR.. Francis L. Strickland, for five
years president OF Simpson college
at Indianola, has resigned to accept
position as head OF the philosophy
department in the University OF West
Virginia. ..s s !, .s : ss.l> H..
The Western Electric Telephone
company are to start work on the
construction OF q new $4,000 tele-
phone exchange at Estherville. At
least ten months will be required to
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Irma, aged six years, daughter OF
Doctor Scarborough of Iowa City, was
run down by an automobile and ser1-
ously hurt. She was staying in Cedar
Falls while her parents are taking a
trip to California. 81 (; !. L :,f. N "a
The dead body. Of Riley Chase was
found at the foot Of q blur at Rock
dale, near Dubuque. He had been
missing for some time. No inquest
has been held. I butt It is presumed that
death was accid entail Il. r. ,- +
The Boone Ad club recently prose-
| cuted and secured the conviction OF
| local merchant for advertising an
imitation shoe as the genuine Martha
Washington. The manager was fined
| $25 and costs. II ,s.tf& .'.t4 Ia. j
Policeman Louis May of Mason City
is minus his star and ST in money.
Two Greeks held him up while on
his way home at night, slugged him
and stole his star and money while
he was unconscious. f@ 50
Waterloo's census, the checking OF
which has not been completed, Will
be $4,000, according to Assessor Bar
ney H. Kascht. This indicates an in
crease of more than 1000 a year in
the past five years. st2. $% :.
John H. Valentine one Of the old
est Royal Arch Masons in the state,
is dead at Mason City. He was "a
years old. -" 'g, :-.sH .s.$.:5, :,
City Assessor. Riker announces the 3.
census at Council Bluffs shows pop
ulation OF S1,171, with a growth OF
over Z per cent since 1910. 4.
The last act of the three days SEES
sion of the Iowa Association Of the
Blind at Vinton was the unwilling OF
the bronze tablet to the memory OF
the late Supt.. Thomas F. McCune,
which took place with very appropr1-
ate ceremonies in the chapel OF the
college building. &.5:g.,.. 5r 4.
DR.. T. E.. Martin, formerly Of EN-
metsburg, died at Homedale, Idaho.
He took an overdose Of medicine. His
father, L. A. Martin, for four years
county recorder and later cashier OF
the West Bend Savings bank, was &C
cidentally shot and killed by a child
at Kuna, Idaho, a year ago. &:sst ,
In. support Of her contention that
her financial conditions warranted
her request for temporary alimony,
Mrs. T. A. Matheny in the district
| court at Fort Madison stated that she
had placed a roll Of $500 in stove
for safe keeping and then Inadvert-
| emily started a fire in the stove, the
money going up in smoke.
According to information the con-