Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-19


years ago Mr.. Jackson bought this
farm at an average price Of $50 an
acre. Since that time he has devoted
all of his time to making improve
ments on the place in the way of
fencing, thing, erecting new buildings.
etc. The sale presents an advance OF
$4,000 in three years.
r. Caprices of young tornado which
passed over sections of Cass county
included the blowing Of church at
Massena from It's foundation. The
storm blew over silos, barns and 9TH
er buildings and destroyed a number
OF orchards. Losses In this country
alone are estimated At $4,000. No
one was injured. Massena was
struck with tho full force Of the tenn
pest. The church was toppled over
and blown several yards from its
foundation.
The first land surveyed within the
state OF, Iowa was the so-called Hall
breed tract. which constituted the
southern part Of what is now Lee
county. In January, 1882, Jenifer T.
Sprigg was appointed to survey the
tract. Sprigg with all the necessary
provisions and three employees, ship
ped from St. Louis and arrived at
Keokuk about the middle of March.
1882.
DR.. and Mrs. "A. w. Beach Of Shell.
don are on hike that will take them
through most of the towns in the
northwest corner of Iowa. They will
take over week for this trip and will
take photographs Of the most con-
spicuous views along the road. They
belong to the See America Now or
ganization and believe in beginning
at home.
Helen Bradford of Ottumwa, 10
years old, has made arrangements to
enter the University Of Iowa next
September. She has graduated from
high school and is heralded as one Of
the best mathematician among grade
students of the state. She will be
the youngest girl ever attending Iowa
for more than ten years. ~
A tornado struck Grand View near
Muscatine, leveling farm houses and
barns and uprooting trees. Mrs.
VIII Kimp and Tom Mcdaniel Of that
place were injured when they were
struck by flying debris. A heavy hail
which followed seriously damaged
growing crops. -
Erwin Manahl, aged II, of Dubuque
died at hospital, having been struck
by an automobile. The lad recently
had been operated on for cataracts
on the eyes and his sight was impair
ed, accounting for his failure to see
the car into which he ran from the
sidewalk.
The Jones county fair, which is held
at Monticello, is to try new stunt
for the coming year. Besides the fair
during the day night fair will be
held when all the attractions will ap-
pear and exquisite fireworks be fur
nished. " ...y<
} One hundred union carpenters at
Clinton struck for = minimum wage
OF 45 cents an hour. The present
scale ranges from .42h cents to so
cents. Fourteen union carpenters re-
main at work, being employed by con-
tractors holding union cards.
War, pestilence and threatened fam
inc hold nos terrors for DR.. Alden r.
Hoover, formerly Of Muscatine, who
left for Constantinople In response to
summons from the American board
OF foreign missions Of the Congrega-
tional church. ~ -,
Arrested on q minor charge, Alex
Skinner, q Negro at Davenport was
identified ~ the man who killed W..
F. Nichols, construction foreman.
at Marion, Ark, by throwing q ham
mer ut him. Skinner confessed after
the third degree. ~. "a
Women in search OF wild flowers
discovered tho lifeless body Of John
Martin Noll Of Muscatine, = wealthy
civil war veteran, in the woods near
there. Suicide IL believed to have
been the cause Of his death. The res
son for the act IL not known.
N At the meeting Of the agricultural
society for V1inneshiek county. the
present officers were reelected. includ-
ing Senator Enser ~ secretary. It
was decided to hold the fair this year
from Aug. II to 20. For several years
the fair has been held in September.
A corps of over 100 men Of Cedar
Falls making house to house can
vass of the city inside OF two hours
secured a guaranty Of about $2::500 per
year for three years for the support
Of a local Y. M. C.. A. -...s .;@.
Julius Scholz, Chickasaw countys
wolf hunter, was successful In bag
ging nine wolves recently and receiv-
a bounty of $36 from the county audi
tor. This makes $3.50 he has drawn
in three weeks. - 3, !
Voters of Denison, both men and
women, took part in an election to au-
thorize the issuing Of 100000 in bonds.
the funds to be used in sinking deep
we'll and extending the water mains.
Several hundred dollars damage by
fire was done to the Will Dahl home
at Cedar Falls through leaving an cleo
trio iron in a closet without turning
of the current. =,
The Mahaska county supervisors
have lot contract tor Al steel and
concrete bridges in that county; the
contract price was $50, 500. vi,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Vaughn OF
Guthrie Center have just celebrated
their sixty-third wedding anniversary.
They have lived in that community
for more than half century. They
are still quite robust and strong.
The Corydon Woman's Suffrage
club celebrated national day by max
ing the first of their preliminary trips
for the organization Of clubs through.
out the county. Meetings were held
at Cambria and Humeston. - :
Alexander Herman, French miner
at Rocking, three miles from Albia'
shot his wife and q half hour later
committed suicide. .t.-,.,.
Senator Kenyon is to deliver the
Fourth OF July speech at Pickerel
Lake Monday, July S. Quite extensive
improvements have been made at
Pickerel Lake and no doubt it will