Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-28

+. ar knife and threatening to kill them.
sSA snq Geu4Ir 9sIY s.eIlIAIaq4sH ~
put in operation by Charles Sanford,
proprietor of the local bus and trans
for company. The car is especially
constructed to take care Of either bus
or livery business.
The famous Bedford murder case,
which has attracted country wide at
ftention, has passed into history. The
four aged defendants. Sam Scrivner,
Bates Huntsman, John and Henry
#Damewood, charged with a double
murder Of forty years ago, were dis
missed upon motion. of Attorney Flick
for the defense, and the additional
recommendation Of Attorney General
Cosson. ~ y IA. $,.zs ~
. DR.. W. M. Rohrbacher OF Iowa City
was elected president OF the Central
Iowa Homeopathic Medical associa-;
ton at their thirty-seventh annual
session held at Cedar Rapids. } Z.
" Frank Bennett OF New Boston and
fagman for q section gang working
between that place and Argyle, was
horribly crushed to death by special
meat extra freight train east bound.
A. F. Dewitt Of Ottumwa, admins
traitor for the estate Of Minnie Whit
lmer, has filed q suit for damages in
the sum Of $4,000 against Jack Cram,
alleging Grams responsibility for tho
death OF Mrs. Whitmer. Grams au-
tomObile struck wagon In which
Mrs. Whitmer and her family were
riding and the death of the woman
resulted two days later. 4
"a Two young men OF Waterville fig
ured in a bad accident when the spir-
ited team they were driving ran into
an auto. The auto was travelling at
high rate Of speed toward the team
and a confusion in turning caused the
collision. The horses heads went
through the Windshield, one being
killed outright. II, II.
Another new business house three
stories in height and modern is to be
erected in Boone soon by L. and II.
Goeppinger, the new structure to be
located just block from the eight
story bank building which is under
process of construction now. -
Everett D. Kepm, chief money order
clerk at the postonfice at Denison,
dropped dead from apoplexy While re-
turning from luncheon. He was a
Spanish-American war veteran, and
thirty-third degree Mason. He had
been In the postoffice since 1902. l..
Thomas ]. Baird. a citizen of Abba
tor the last forty years, accidentally
killed himself while cleaning re-
volver. BY some means the gun ex-
ploded, wounding him in the stom-.
ach and passing upward through the
shoulder, gre 81 vi '-' -s
The city Of Keokuk has purchased
q new fire truck, the first piece of mo
tor apparatus for the city. So anxi-
Gus are the natives to see the new
apparatus go up the street at fifty
miles an hour, they are turning in
false fire alarms. ~ f&1Ef TO-,
q The big war Is keeping American
money here, not only by stopping
tourist traffic, but also by adding to
the risk Of sending money across the
water. AS a result deposits in the
postal savings bank at Fort Dodge
have jumped $1,000 in three months.
II Mrs. M. ". Pelton, who was terribly
injured by vicious hog, which attack
her in the farmyard at Wellman, has
been compelled to yield to the ampu-
tation of an arm. This has been done
to save her life. The hog bit, tore
and chewed her arm into fragments.
M /: Watering troughs in Fort Dodge are
supposed to be the spreaders of in
fluenza among horses. It is esti-
mated that fifty animals in that city
have been unable to work because Of
the disease. The disease is not fatal
but very painful. rc..a.. i 3, sssS
. Final plans for the annual encamp-
ment OF the Second infantry, Iowa Ma
tional guard, this year at Clear Lake,
have been completed by. Col. n. F.
Hyatt OF Webster City and Capt. V.
d. Hale, regimental adjutant Of Fort
Dodge. II, 81 a = "a. = H. I. }a,& !,
.s While hunting ground squirrels.
Renus johnson of Ida Grove accident
ally discharged his gun, while taking
1t through fence. His left thumb
was torn OF, together with Q portion
Of the aeshy part Of the hand. =s "a
Gertrude Cochrane, II, ran down
the lane at her home near Lacey to
meet her uncle. ( In some way she
became confused and was run over
by her uncles auto. sustaining in1ur-
les that proved fatal an hour later.
,, Z A union birthday celebration In
honor OF Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mr..
Mahlon Head and Mr.. John Beatty
was held in Jefferson. Mahlon Head
and John Beatty are both so years
old and are veterans Of the civil war.
The village Of Hanse1l will soon
have new bank all through the Of
forts OF some representative business
men of Hampton and several we'll to
do farmers. -,
Joseph ~Yezik, Ga years of age, and
supposed for the past forty years to
have been dead, having left Malcolm,
his former home. forty years ago, has |
just returned.
Lockjaw, the first fatal case in |
Iowa City in years, killed Edward
Hay, aged 9. The lad was the son OF |
Mrs. Harry Harms. ,-,,
The Iowa Union Medical society's
convention was held at
Iowa City and may be held In Dav-
export In December, as movement
to change from the regular meeting
place, Cedar Rapids, is on. 10.
Census enumerators working I'M
der the direction Of County Auditor
A. w. Dobson completed the state
census of Marshalltown, returning fig
ures totaling 16.026.
Programs for the annual conven-
ton Of county recorders, which is to
be held in connection with the sher-
IFS and clerks convention at Clear
Lake have lust, been issued.