Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-02-17


to have quarreled in lettings room
at a hotel, and Getting is said to
have hit Leibrock over the head with
= poker. Mrs. Getting was witness
to the fatal quarrel. Both men were
employed by the Burlington railroad
at Council Bluffs.
Richard AIDE, an employee at the To-
cal machine shops in Eagle Grove,
was found frozen to death In his
home. He and his wife had been
having trouble and she left him. A
few days ago he went over to Fort
Dodge, where it is supposed he i'm
bibed too freely. Not seeing him for
4 few days, the neighbors made an
investigation. and found him frozen.
to death.
The rush OF ehelled corn to market.
which has been going on for tho past
six weeks, shows no signs OF abats-
ment, over 1900 loads being weighed
over the city scales 1t Rock Rapids
alone during past four weeks. The
prices paid the last few days has
been around 6b cents and the corn n
being rushed to market. Shelter men
say there is still an immense amount
Of corn to be shelled and marketed.
Mrs. Nettie A. Avise was awarded
$4,000 damages in Judge Do CRAFTS
court at ,Des Moines. Mrs. Avise
sought $4,000 from the Inter-Urban
Railway company, alleging that the
company's negligence was responsible
for the death Of her husband, John
A. Avise, who was swept from q box
car by a low hanging trolley wire
June 80, 1913.
Plans for tho new $500, 900 Wood
bury county court house which were
submitted to the board OF supervisors
by the architect, provided for wom-
ems jury room. The supervisors
stated that In their opinion woman
suffrage is coming in Iowa and that
provisions should be made for the
accommodation for women jurors.
Harry Barnmeier, federal inspec-
tor for the migratory bird law, states
an erroneous report has been, put In
circulation to the effect that the gov
eminent will permit of the shooting
Of wild ducks the coming spring. This
is not the case. All violators, so de-
clares Mr.. Barnmeier, will be rtgidly
prosecuted.
The Lake City board OF education
has closed a deal for quarter block
OF land across the street from the
high school to be used for agricuHur-
al experiment purposes. The land Is
to be divided into small lots and Gull
tivated by the pupils as an expert
ment farm.
AS a result Of the decision of tho
city council to assess the adjoining
property for the intersections in the
paving that was laid in Boone last
year, several suits have been filed
against the city. The property own
ers claim that the work was not up
to the specifications.
The big snow storm proved a boon
for the unemployed men OF Sioux City,
but costly for the citizens. Removal
Of the huge drifts In the streets and
alleys and clearing the sidewalks IL
estimated to have cost in the neigh
borhood Of $1,000. .l---
Joshua Mcmahon, the veteran en-
gineer on the Northwestern road at
Boone, has been retired on a hand
some pension after a lifetime OF faith
full work for the company. He has
handled the throttle on the North
western for 40 years. ,,.r.- r.
The Oldest inhabitant 10 stumped
by the snowfall In Council Bluhs
this year.. With one exception tho
record of the past month has not been
exceeded in As years. In 1891 the
precipitation was quarter OF an inch
greater. ~, 'Ef", ''-'
William Snyder, 2-year-old son Of
Mrs. M. Snyder Of Eldon, was acct-
dentally killed by the explosion Of =
gun held in the hands OF his 11-year-
old brother. The older boy was clean
ing the rifle when the cartridge OK
ploded. y..E2.es5. ~. ?. ,.a.l2- il.
A sensation was sprung when John
Spence and George Firuaker were Ar
rested. They are>charged with boot
Logging. Spence is the editor OF the
Socialist paper in Mason City and
has always been considered q highly
respected citizen. tis@ t
+. Fred A. Garfield, county auditor,
has made his report on the tax valu-
alton OF Linn county. in 1914. The
value OF all property, including mon
eys and credits. is |given as $685.
900. 49,. .., .:st ~; r. -. q.
A serious epidemic Of measles has
broken out in Council Bluffs. At the
Christian Orphans home more than
half the children are suffering with
the disease. ~ t5zs
Four families, DR.. D. S. Leach, Bert
Miller. Harry Nelson and Fred MIL
Ter, were made homeless by the IRE
which destroyed the Anderson apart
ments in Dubuque. "2G e..
Dogs killed Is fat sheep and injured
20 others in a herd belonging to D.
A. Sturtz of Monroe township. Benton
county. The sheep were in primo
condition and ready for the market.
Abraham Garrah, Syrian peddler
from Sioux City, was found dead in
the road near SPierson. His wagon
was found upset and indications were
that the team had run away.
The First Presbyterian church OF
Muscatine has awarded the contract
for $4,000 improvement to the
church property. The old church.
which stands as one of the pioneer
edidces Of Iowa, is to be improved at
a cost Of $4,000, and like sum will
be expended in the erection of Sum
day school hall adjoining.
: Some malicious person has circu-
lated a rumor that the Tri-State fair
is not to, be given this year. While
the report has not gained a wide cir
culation, the members of the fair as
sociation desire to throttle 1t and to
deny it emphatically.