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

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Frank Kreigci, editor Of the Scion
Economy, was shot by Dr.. c. ". Wolf,
mayor Of Scion. The shooting took
place in front OF the Cerny Bros. store
while Kreigci was returning to his
Z home with bundle Of meat in his
4 arm. The trouble between the two
men has been brewing for the past
month. It arose out OF the fact that
{ both have the same side lines OF BUSH
ness---a creamery station. % Wolf IL
said to have become incensed over adj
1 vertisements, which have appeared in
1 the Economy insinuating that he was
not operating the creamery in an up
to-date fashion. Is -%.' ss::'.
The Nashua Wooden mill is equip
ping = new dye house recently added
ito It's buildings in order to take
charge OF the greatly increased or
ders that are being received. It is
under contract to furnish several
thousands Of army blankets for use
In the United States regular army.
The colors are to besa large number:
OF khaki, steel gray for the infantry,
and navy blue for the navy depart.
ment. X; $2S N ~
B & d! The state convention OF the Daugh-f
tiers Of Isabella was recently held in,
the Knights Of Columbus hall at Ma
son City. Nellie @ 'Donnell, Carroll.
state grand regent, is presiding. Oth-'
Ter OFFICERS present were state secre-
tary, NJ rs. Anna n. Dixon, Rock VAL
/, ley; state treasurer, Miss Mary Muir,
ply, Eagle Grove !; state mentor, Miss
Maude o Keefe, aterloo and state
advocate, Mrs Mary Reynolds, Iowa
City $sf$3
Roy and Earl DepewSwere drowned
east OF Hepburn. Mrs. Depew and
Josephine Depew, Z sister. escaped
With their lives. he road was flood
ED and the team became frightened.
@plunging, with Y 10 vehicle and Its
four occupants. into deep water. Roy
lost his life: attempting to save his
young brother. The women clung
to the carriage and were rescued.
The Page County Sunday II School
convention closed u after one OF the
! most successful gatherings OF the or
ganization. There are forty-six
schools IN the county and most Of
the mwere represented. w. D. Stem,
state secretary, was present and his
talks added greatly to the interest Of
the meetings. Il. Il. ,.ss$
The revised and final reports of the
census for Winnesheik county have
been. filed with the county auditor.
The returns show that the population
/ OF the county is 22,2ss, gain Of 500
since ~ $40. There were losses in
eleven townships Il but these were
small f !.
Two hundred and forty acres OF land
In Vienna township in Marshall coun-
" were sold by R. e. Naber to- %. b.
/ Simms Of Beaman for $54, 400, or at
I the rate OF 321ei per acre. Naber has
owned the farm twenty,one years, and
during that time has realized In rental
the sum OF Isl, 600. ri 4$;S
Petitions are being circulated among
the voters Of Delaware county for the
necessary number Of signers. to ask
+ that q special election be called by
I, the board OF supervisors to2vote one
4 half mill tax FOL, the erection Of 5sa
county hospital. to b built ct Man
chester. 4s NJ Il
Mrs. Ruth Patee. wife Of W. M
5Patee, cashier 81 the First National
bank Of Perry, died ct Chicago. She
4 had an attack Of infantile paralysis
shout q year ago, from which she did
not recover. TWAS hopsd that an OPP
Grafton would secure relief and she
was taken to Chicago. 5s5 4; 81
Despo over Italy's entrance
into the war, and over the presence Of
relatives in the battle zone Of Europe,
caused Mrs. Joseph Bushinia, an 1tal-
4 ian woman Of Waterloo, 10 try to end
her life. III She stabbed herself In the
breast with an ice pick. s.
Several families are homeless as
( the result Of the sudden rise of the
Des Moines river near Pella. Hun
S3dreds OF acres Of bottom lands are
under water. 4! III e III l5t ri
SUI erintendent IL. B. Dslzell Of the
B Amity Ugh school has been selected
II Us an instructor In political economy
at the State Agricultural college at
SsAmes for the summer session.
While playing around the house the
i four year old son Of Dan Mccoy OF
Boone swallowed bean and before
aid s. could be summoned choked to
I death ,s$t z h, is
Uncle Johnnie Phipps, 103 years old,
the famous Iowa centenarian, was up
from Farragut to attend the Memorial
day exercises at Shenandoah. S7
The contract for the erection OF q
bottling works establishment has been
B let BY Slavery and Mitchell Of Deni-
\ son. The building will cost $4,000. ~
Census Enumeration H. A. Norman
4 finished his work at Denison and finds
that the population is 1854, an in
!; crease of 331 over the 1910 census.
E. r.. Egan, secretary Of the Burl-
Z ington Commercial Exchange for the
past eight years and a leading citizen,
died at his home at Burlington.
ss 4& Hon. George P. Christianson, ,presi-
3 dent and sole owner of the Randall
state Savings bank, and who has been
come cted actively with that institu-
ton since its establishment thirty
years ago, will sever active connec-
lions with the bank July. list. 4 I
The body OF Harold Prall, high
school boy Of Mason City, drowned IN
Lime Creek, was found 100 yards
south Of where he was drowned. A.
!. Il. Herbner discovered the body in
4 eight feet OF water near shore. q
Arthur Regel OF Charles City while
4 trimming high tree, fell and fractur-
~ Nc el,,,11 4, 4esdied soon afterWard,