Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-04-21
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Three men attempted to hold up
Ben B. Wiley, manager OF the Vir-
ginia theater in Boone. Wiley had
previously been warned by friend,
whom he had aided, that something
OF the sort was contemplated, and
consequently was carrying a revolver
at the time. Wiley fired the first shot
and crippled one OF the men. The
other two opened IRE and in all about
fifteen or twenty shots were fired.
Wiley's three assailants escaped. At
the time Wiley was wearing dia-
mond ring worth about $500.
Not for many years have the pros
poets of fine fruit crop in northern
Iowa been so good as this year. The
apple orchards had rest last year,
heavy rains in August and Septem-
Der and snow to protect the trees and
roots during the winter. The BIOS
som period will be delayed till the
last Of May and probably escape frost.
A bumper crop is expected by own
ers who prune and spray properly.
Small fruit never has looked better
than it does ,thA year. particularly
strawberries.
After the home Of Jesse J. Kennedy
Of Mason City was nearly burned to
the ground and all the members OF
the family were supposed to be saved,
It was discovered that the three
months old baby was missing. Mem
bers Of the family rushed back to the
burning house and Kennedy and his
son Albert were burned In their
search for the baby. Later the child
was found alive and we'll at neigh
boris home.
Alpha Madsen, aged 10, daughter Of
A. o. Madsen, q farmer living six
miles northwest OF Cedar Falls, was
instantly killed when her neck was
broken by falling window sash. The
accident occurred ut country school
house half mile from the Madsen
home. Arriving before the teacher
the girl tried to enter the building
through a window. Her Afeless body
sill, her head held fast.
The Rev. w. H. Jorden, pastor of
the Baptist church at Shenandoah who
formerly was chaplain OF w. J. Bry-
ans Nebraska regiment was one of
the speakers at the local celebration
Of the fiftieth anniversary Of General
Lees surrender ut Appomattox. 1t
was given under the auspices of the
G. A. r. and the w. r. c. ,N.-
N. H.. Dunham," who worked in
Ames as house painter and left sud
denly. after cashing worthless checks
totalling $500. has been captured ut
Utica, N. Y, where he posed as
United States inspector OF schools. 1t
Is expected he will be brought back
for trial If. some other city does not
get him first for a similar offense.
John LANCE of Pocahontas was seri-
ously injured when he was struck
down by falling tree. He sustained
fractures OF both bones Of the lower
left leg. LANCE was cutting down the
tree and as it fell he attempted to get
to safety but ran into some ornament
al shrubbery and caught, the tree fall
ing on him. H..
Sixty-three families which added to
the census rolls 421 souls, Is a record
for one township which will hardly
have a parallel in this country. Stacy
vile township in Mitchell county is
where the record was furnished. That
was every family in the township and
1t shows an average Of about seven In
family. -.g- $50 r
The increase in the postal receipts
Of the Shenandoah postotfice for the
year showed an increase over that Of
the previous year Of $10,169.21. The
volume of business done by the To-
cal office was $64,659.77. Each year
the gain is about $4,000, which rep
resents the growth Of the industries
there and the increase in population.
Three Russian employees of the
packing house at Ottumwa, Emilian
Woytuk, Simeon Mikoluk and Emilian
Kostuck, quit their, Jobs and drew
their, savings out Of a local bank to
leave for their native land, where
they will enter the army. # ~.
Two men met death at Dubuque
when a scaffold at St. Francis Home
broke, hurting them 125 feet to the
ground. The dead are. Earl Porter,
killed instantly; Andrew Akers, both
arms and both legs broken, internal
injuries which caused death later.
Blairstown suffered severe fire the
middle of the week. One Of the grain
elevators caught fire and burned to
the ground, causing loss OF $4,000.
Besides the elevator there was some
grain and coal burned.
The Woman's Civic league Of Bed
ford is working with the city health
department to arouse interest in a
"clean up day" which comes the first
week in May. b. H.
The Baptists Of Northwood are CO.
ing to have new church and good
one, too. Hon. D. Dwelle has started
the subscription paper with $4,000
donation.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Madison c. Allen of
Nevada celebrated their golden we'd
ding at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. Ambrose. Mr.. Allen married Miss
Sarah Beeres on April 6, 1865, in New
London, o. -, -; -"s'
E: J. Russell. principal of the high
school at. Primghar, has been appoint
ed to supervisory position in the
schools of the Philippine Islands and
will soon leave. r.. t,.--..
Ross Johnson confessed to having
four times wrecked Rock Island pas
se4ger trains by opening switch. He
formerly was section foreman at Ma
son City. r..-'&
~ Arrests are expected shortly in con-
nection with the shooting of Brake
man Delahunt, of the Northwestern,
who was shot in the head as his train
passed road crossing north of Stat
er. Delahunt was sitting in the ca