Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-16

9l5S 61MSIa} VSPAcI ~ Jul VI UOuu0 SnU
his brother Louis ii in q hospital re-
covering from q, stab wound. The two
quarreled at their home Ave miles
northwest Of Mason City and Elmer
is charged with attacking his brother
with q butcher knife. # +. a, II IA. III.
TIN Mr.. and Mrs. :. Richard Jones Of
Boone celebrated their dfty-ffth we'd
ding anniversary. Their parents
came from Indiana and Ohio in 1854,
both families having driven overland
several years before the railroad was
built through. 5 81 1:
Crossing behind q passing freight
train without noticing the approach
OF a fast passenger from the other
direction, Thomas jackson, q section
hand for the Northwestern, was in
stantly killed at the railroad crossing
Just north Of Crescent. u. IL, 5& :. :.
# The Lit Cutlery company Of Madi-
son, Wis, is moving its manufacturing
plant; to Spencer. It makes the Mul.
ti-Blade safety razor, which can also
be used as q straight razor. "A large
two-story factory with basement 70
under construction. 55.3 Y
\ H Relatives Joined IN celebrating the
:thirtieth wedding Anniversary Of Mr..
and Mrs George 8. Carpenter OF New
Hampton. M Mr.. and Mrs! Carpenter
were married at Ossian, hut have re-
sided for many. years near New Hamp-
ton. ,T5% s.S
Patrick Browney Of Audubon was
killed and Philip Foley was danger
ously hurt In an automobile accident
near Audubon. 81 The men were driv-
ing home from Templeton. Foley has
been unconscious and cannot explain
the accident.
Mrs. Georgiana Rustad. aged "a.
mother OF r. C. Rustad. . prominent
farmer Of near Usage, and Mrs. Chas.
Dorow OF Usage, was instantly killed
at Mona. when she was struck by :
freight train. g{i 81 III n n.
Mayor Il @. N. Trimble Of College
Springs and his wife have gone to
Denver to 1 attend the general assem-
bly, Of the United Presbyterian church.
They will also visit other places Of in.
terest in the west. 81; /. ;.s.3
News has been received at ;Oelwein
that the postoffice department at
washington has rearranged the rural
mail routes in that section to the
great detriment Of the service and
inconvenience of the public. X, 4
John Walters, q retired farmer OF
Charter Oak, who has been living In
town for some time, committed sui
eide by hanging. The body was found
by the family in a garage near the
house with life extinct. =.
Attempting to shoot hawk with
an old shotgun which had evidently
been long and heavily loaded, It
burst at the breech, the discharge
from the cartridges striking Charles
Darling Of Nora Springs in the face.
A claim for between 100000 and
$3.50, 1000 for back taxes will be filed
with the receiver Of the Rock Island
road by Scott county officials. The
claim is for taxes on properties un-
listed. y, ...5,.@ + r, \, A, 6
July list has been decided upon as
the date Of holding the M. B. A. state
convention, and Mason City will have
the honor to be the entertainers. Ev-
cry lodge in the state will send dele
gates.
The state board Of control inspect
ed proposed sites for the new WON
ems reformatory along the Mt. Yer
non interurban. Rain prevented
thorough inspection and the board
will return later. v%tss 80 55.s.tl I
In criminal court at Abba L. Free
man was sentenced to twenty-five
years in the pententiary for incest.
James Clay, w. G. Jones and H. c..
Adams each got five years for steal
ing brass from the Abba Coal COM
pany. Anguish Mcneil received FIVE
year sentence for the larceny Of jew
elry from the home Of the Rev. Mr..
Ba 0es and Amos Miller. j&
One of the most dangerous cross
sings in Iowa on the Lincoln Highway
two miles east Of Nevada is being
surveyed and improvements win be
made that will insure the safety of
travellers. - II - e. f.1l E.0 ,,.'|I-
When Benjamin f.. Steward, stock
buyer of Marshalltown, attempted to
throw part Of the carcass of a horse
over the railing of bridge into the
Iowa river, the animals leg caught
the mans body and the weight carried
him over into the swollen stream.
The only eyewitness to the accident
was unable to lend assistance and
Steward was drowned. ...~
Allen Hines of Waukon, aged six
teen years, met instant death there
when he touched live wire in play.
The boy received a shock OF 1900
volts but staggered across the road
before he fell.
; The body of a man was taken from
the waters Of Sherlock river at
Greene, and the police at Mason City
notified, as it is supposed he fell into
the river at that place and floated
down with the flood.
Charles Darling, Of Nora Springs,
is in the hospital here with mutt
lated face, the result of the bursting
of his old shotguHswhsn he fred at
hawk. Both eyes are Injured and he
may lose his sight.
} Rf03 be census Of Council
Blu U8t& completed. Estimates
of the population by Assessor Riksr
place the number above $1,000. q
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