Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-13
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home. As they reached the barnyard
they saw sparrow light upon the
barn, and one OF the boys climbed
over the fence to get nearer to the
bird. AS Reisgaard handed the gun
over the fence it was discharged, the
bullet striking him In the forehead
No, one was at the home at the time
but the children secured sled and
got the boy into the house and sum
moned medical aid, but the young man
was fatally hurt and died within an
hour. -. ~ r.s-Lv-.3
In the death Of Mrs. Phoebe Corn
ell, widow of Rev. William Cornell, al
80, Waterloo loses one OF its most in
teresting citizens and the church one
of its most faithful members. She
had lived there since 1859 and even
up to two years ago she was a marvel
Of activity, rising at o'clock in the
summer to care for her lawn and al
( S o'clock in winter-to shovel the snow
from her sidewalks. p u.s. -.
b. George Schmidt of Lake City, who
was reported fatally injured by fall
{ from a wagon, SO far has recovered
: that he escaped from his attendant
and tried to make his way out OF the
country The man slept in farmers
barn and when discovered his feet
and hands were so badly. frozen, that
parts OF each will have to be ampu
tated. ->.% = f., sE,- 7.:s&'.s
Ernest Bailey of Glenwood, the II
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. "A. C.
Bailey, had his right arm shot away
! His brother, Glen, Is years Of age
: playfully pointed gun at him, think
ing it wasn't loaded, but It was. The
charge landed in, Ernest's arm be-
i tween the elbow and shoulder and SO
badly mangled the member 1t had to
i be amputated. ..8, +. II 5ss?
George E. Bidwell, examiner in the
office IS of Attorney General Cosson
filed information in federal court
charging Cloy Thompson OF Stuart
with violation Of the Mann white
slave act. Thompson is alleged to
have transported Marjorie. Ruggles
16 years old, from his home in Stu
art to Omaha, Neb., for immoral pur
poses. 81 Il
Donald Taylor, OF Vinton. aged Z
was smothered to death when he fell
into chute while his father, Robert
Taylor, was emptying a bin of shelled
corn. The screams of the boys sis
ter Attracted the attention of the ia.
! ther, but before he could break the
chute open the child was dead.
Il The "Le Claire Exiles," the famous
organization OF former residents Of
the old river town OF Davenport, have
received the call for the biennial ban.
%uuet from President George M. Boyd
I Of Chicago. I, More than 100 members
fotsa the organization, coming from
thirteen different states, have prom
Used to attend. s. H. - So
g3s Jerry Carr, one of the pioneer en-.
gineers for the old B. c. R.. & N. rail
road, died in the Linn county home
\ for the poor. From the time of its
organization until about seven years
ago, Jerry Carr was always counted
Is one of the most valued employees
Of the road which finally was absorb
ed by the Rock Island. eSs. Ss$
y The Northwestern railway played
the role Of Santa, Claus for Iowa
State college presenting it with re.
built locomotive for its transportation
laboratory It is a class B engine,
No 25S. It will be used in locomo-
tive testing and will help to complete
a testing laboratory that is one OF
the country's best a: $ s5.s d.
William Hickey, wealthy farmer,
was found dead in a we'll at his home
g miles northwest Of Washington: 1t is
believed he fell while engaged in re-
pairing the wall. The body was
found by neighbors, who went to his
place to assist. him in some work ne
had planned to do. m 81 Il "a. III
Donald Taylor, aged 7, was smoth-
cred to death when he fell into chute
while his father, Robert Taylor, was
emptying a bin Of shelled corn. The
screams OF the boys sister attracted
the attention of the father, but before
he could break the chute open the
child was dead. a ~ l ..as. : a.3s5
Rev. G. E. Pilgrim, who until recent
~ was pastor Of Bethany United
Brethren church at Marshalltown, has
accepted call from the church at
Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr.. Pilgrim was
pastor of the Grand Rapids church for
four. years prior to eight years ago.
The plan for the new Baptist church
to be erected at Mount Ayr In the
near future has been displayed in the
Iowa State bank. The new building
is to be a two-story structure and
will cost in the neighborhood Of $751;
900. . =, "a.
Dordie Odds, 3 years of age, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Leroy W. Odds of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, died from trichinosis, max
ing the second death in the family
Ed. bennett, a !. fireman on the
Northwestern road, was instantly kill
ed in the yards of that road in Coun-
Gil Bluffs by falling beneath the
wheels OF locomotive. Just how the
accident happened no one is in a po-
sition to state as there were no eye
witnesses of the tragedy. 4 y. ....s r..
"A man giving his name as Dennis
Frank, is a patient at the Jefferson
county hospital, suffering with bull
let wound in his arm. The wound
is not serious and the man will be ont
in short time. He was mysterious
ly shot On a Burlington train as it
was coming into Fairfield.
Hans Slifsgard, appointed by Gov
ernor Clarke as special agent for the
penitentiary at Fort Madison, has re-
turned from Terre Haute, Ind, with
James G. Canes, the trusty who es-
capped. 49, --.1.@ ~
Five men were thrown from an au-
tomobile running thirty-five miles an
hour near Marshalltown when the
car turned turtle, but all escaped seri-
Gus injury.
Louis Damon, an aged resident OF
Calamus, died suddenly. presumably
from an overdose Of chloroform taxi
en- to relieve pain, he had used chlor-
oform regularly for an ailment.
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