Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-02
Alleging that she was driven to- the

morning Of her marriage, when he
called at her home and demanded that
she marry him. He drew a gun, she
says, when she displayed reluctance.
Max Herbst, a well to do merchant
and prominent citizen OF Algona,.
drowned himself in the Des Moines
river near that place. His act is
said to have been caused by Ill health.
When he did not return home at noon
a search was begun. His clothing
was found on the river bank, and
within few minutes his body was re-
covered from about I'VE feet OF wa,
ter. Az H. T. T. ~ 80 @s \
Mason City Odd Fellows have start
ed a movement to do, away with war.
which they hope all Odd Fellows and
other fraternal orders will adopt. =. It
takes the form of resolutions adopted
calling on officials and congress in
Washington to curb the warlike spirit
spreading all over the world, demand
ing some form OF internal court Of
arbitration. -c..
Jack Adams of Mason City is not
guilty of manslaughter, according to
the, opinion of Justice Ralph s.. STAN
berry. His case came up for hearing
before the justice, and he has been
considering the evidence offered by
the state, and has decided that 1t is
not sufficient to warrant binding Mr..
Adams over to the grand jury. j.
The wind undertook to supersede
steam power in propelling big auto
truck belonging to a Fit. Dodge firm.
and while the machine was driver
less, started the vehicle OF down a
hill. Before the driver could inter-
vene the car took it's way of down .
steep embankment into a ravine, turn
ing over twice on the way. 4
Sioux City is shown to- have a popu-
lation Of more than $1,000 with the
first completion Of the first canvass
under the leadership OF City Assessor
Gray. 1t is believed nearly 1900 more
names will be gained by the second
canvass. f.. The federal census OF 1910
showed a population Of $4,000. ,..z.,
z Victor Colocus, an oiler at the
North Iowa Brick and Tile plant in
Mason City, had his hand and arm
shredded nearly to the shoulder when
1t was caught In the gearing Of ma
chine. He is now in hospital and
doctors fear death from blood pois-
oning. =, z: ~, ~ .:-.- r.. ! , AZ
r George B. McManus OF Marshalltown
arranged for the funeral of his IA
Their, Frank, on receipt OF a telegram
%hok ~. hos1 Ioo,, 1ri11od &, a 20 iI,<o 4
accident at Joplin, Mo. When no
reached Joplin his father met him
alive and well. 81
Two Fort Dodge, Des Moines and
Southern freight trains collided near.
Fraser. The only one injured was
Brakeman Bailey, who will recover.
The motor on one train and the ca
boose on the other were all the prop
erty that was damaged. \
AZ D. E. Woodfill, II years old, presi-
dent Of the Farmers and Merchants
bank at Gravity, dropped dead on the
lawn at his residence. He was trus-
tee Of Simpson college. Indianola, and
OF the Iowa Methodist hospital, Des
Moines. i! ~ j.ss.tl&zs
Mr.. Glen Brunson Of Algona, who
served Kossuth county as sheriff for
two terms, has been appointed by
Governor Clarke to the office of spe-
cial agent under the direction of At
torney General Cosson, for the en-
forcement of law. ~ .-.s.r : IN .-a..
The telephone company at Green is
now placing all wires under ground
in especially prepared castings. Work
has been commenced at the central
Office and will be extended down the
different alleys, and in time will prob
ably cover the entire town.
n Marie Faulstrand, aged 16 years, Of
Stanton, was burned to death at her
home there when her clothes caught
fire. No one was in the house at
the time and it is not certain how
the accident occurred as she lived
but short time. n q .5aTa>t5 ~ al
Mrs. Lucinda Granger, widow Of the
late Col. Barlow Granger, editor OF
the first newspaper published at Des
Moines, succumbed at the age of 80
years. She came to the capital city
in 1849. f.Il:f 81 II
Elaborate preparations have been
made by Post B, Iowa division of the
Travellers, Protective association,
which is. the host to the members Of
the order now in convention at Coun-
Gil Bluffs. Officers will be elected at
this meeting. h t5t..s& s!jjl 4 y
81 Herman Bluedorn, q retired farmer
Of Logan, by way Of experiment has
produced on a 10 year old lemon tree
lemon that weighed fourteen ounces
and measured IL by 12.5 inches in
circumference when accidentally
knocked from the tree. / ~, ;|E
Sergeant Robert Hale of Company
G of the I. N. G., OF. Fort Dodge holds
record which is said to have never
been equaled in this state. He has
has never missed drill in the five
years he has been member Of the
company. Fey Y, o.,
The Emmett county court house at
Estherville was struck by lightning
during severe storm there. 1t split
the fiagpole and then tore a holt
about foot square in the side of the
cupola, breaking all the windows in
the upper section. H.
Walter Vickers was fatally injured
near New Sharon. when the grsen
roof of a silo fell, pinning him under
four tons. of cement. Another man
on top of the silo went down with the
roof, but escaped serious injury.
Frank Waltz, one OF band OF sew.
en- bootleggers convicted at the last
term of court, escaped from jail at
Webster City by saving of the bars
of his cell. He Is also wanted by
federal officers. .,
Death came to DR.. Louis s. F. Tur'
ner, a prominent physician Of Col.
fax. after an illness extending over q
year.