Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-04-14

CITY III Luo Ai6L CAe8S llSL WAtuOus
waiting for special act. This would
materially advance the salary of may
or and commissioners and give uber-
ties enjoyed by larger cities.
!: Fire which broke out in the homo
OF George Angerer, residing near West
Liberty drove the entire family,
quarantined for scarlet fever, into the
folds and destroyed the structure. On
ly the brick walls are standing and
the loss is estimated at over $1,000.
The house, which is situated on .
farm, had been placed under quaran-
tine, and as result, neighbors refus.
ed to give the homeless ones shelter.
The family was forced to take up .
temporary abode in = barn. .
The business Of trapping animals
for their furs in Iowa which used
to be such a profitable occupation in
tho cold months got the worst blow
in its history the last winter. Never
before have the animals been so
| scarce. The muskrat has always
| been the principal fur bearer, but his
| home has become cultivated farm
land and the members Of his family
have slowly dwindled in number. :,
Katie Green, little girl about nine
years old, OF Dubuque attempted to
cross street in front of moving
car and was knocked down by the
fender, horrifying the spectators. She
lay there writhing and sobbing till
her little brother cried out, GIVE got
dime, let's go to the movies" She
scrambled to her feet before anxious
inquiries made by the car crew could
be answered.
Iowa City high school has been Of
ncially awarded the championship Of
the United States in the Intgrscholas-
tic Rifle association tournament, ao-
cording to message from Washing
ton, D. c., defeating it's old rivals, the
Deering high school Of Portland. Me-,
by. a close score. The Little Hawk
eyes will now prepare to participate In
the big shoot for the Astor cup, which
the local ave won few years ago.
After being out for almost twenty
four hours, the jury in the case Of
Earl Riley, tried for the murder Of
Willis Woodland brought in 3 verdict
Of not guilty. The verdict ends one
Of the longest drawn out criminal
cases in the history Of the court Of
Decatur county, it having been the
third trial in the effort to convict the
defendant, each former Jury disagree
Ing. III M
Miss Mary Baird, IS years old, wide
ly known as Farmer Mary" Of Gin
ton was burned to death In a bon are
on her farm near Bulger's Hollow.
Miss Baird wore mems clothes, over
women's garments, chewed tobacco
and brought hogs to town in q wagon
behind spirited horses. She was =
famous character in Clinton county
and a woman Of large wealth.
Waterloo police arrested G. C..
Shannon, aged 81 years. on the charge
Of attacking little Z year old girl.
The child identified him ~ the man
who misused her. She told the police
he gave her Is cents to buy candy
with. Shannon denied he attacked
the girl, in the sweat room at the
police station.
The Floyd County Sunday School
association held a convention at the
Baptist church in Charles City, A
conference was held in the afternoon
in charge OF W. H. Rockefeller, A.
sistant secretary OF the state associa-
ten. A picnic supper was followed
in the evening BY q programme Of ad-
dresses and music. t-S =.
David Willard of Tama, a farmer.
was killed when the dy wheel on the
buzz saw he was operating broke and
drove q piece OF metal about four
inches square through his mouth. al
most completely severing his head
from his body. His left shoulder was
also crushed a. He died Instantly.
Farmers in the vicinity of Greene
have organized = cooperative society,
raised 5000, and are planning to buy
the Packard line elevator as a start
er. The growth Of farmers coopera-
tive societies in northern Iowa IS
faster 1T present than ever before.
Oscar Rold, a farmer Of Avoca, re-
turned home with his wife from .
visit Of three days in another part
Of the state, to find that the hired
man he had left in charge of the
farm had decamped with large lot
of plumber. : &t
4, Edward Fitzpatrick, aged 50 years,
who resides near Waukon, met a hor-
rible death when he fell into the
blade OF circular saw which COM
pletely severed his body. ! -
AT meeting held in the city hall
in Collins, a commercial club was
organized, consisting Of the business
and professional men Of Collins.
There was large attendance.
Byron R. barrow, one of the pioneer
settlers near New Hampton, is dead.
He was born SO years ago at Corfu,
N. Y. s. =
Eighty-four horses passed through
tho ring ut tho sale held in New
Hampton. The receipts Of the sale
amounted to $500.
After the doctors had pronounced
Tim Dwan Of Mason City dead and
telegraphed relatives in Minneapolis
and Dss Moines, another examina-
ton an hour later showed signs Of
life, and hot water bottles and stimu-
lants brought back the vital spark. He
Is better and may recover.
The dead body of strange man
was found lying between the rails on
the c., B.. & @. track near Troy. In
his pockets were papers and cards
bearing the name of Harry Culver,
St Joseph, Mo. There was also
receipt for dues paid in the Eagle
lodge. =. ~
Fifty-oner conversions in a town
containing eight houses resulted from
a two weeks union meeting OF the
Baptist and Methodist churches In
Mineral Ridge, an inland town eight