Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-09
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Awakening to consciousness after
an auto crash, Harry Thompson, Chi
caEo commission agent, found Leo Es-
tie and Harlan Let's lying ufeless up
on the road ten miles west OF Musca-
tine. The three men were riding in
a Ford runabout when they struck q
chuck hole In: the road. Estle and
Let's, who are sons Of prominent Let's
families. were thrown through the
windshield, OF the car, both receiving
broken necks. "A Thompson is injured
internally. ,,j5.,T w s 81
Leon and vicinity were visited by
about an inch Of water falling in an
hour and accompanied by heavy
wind. No serious damage has been
reported, however. While some trees
were blown down and outbuildings
twisted from their foundations, the
farmers generally welcome the rain,
since the dry weather the last two
weeks was beginning to affect the
meadows and small grain. |,
"A small quick tornado struck the
southern part OF Davis county and did
considerable damage. The James
Graham barn at Savannah was torn
to pieces. A chicken house was
blown on Wallace Drunk, seriously
injuring the young man. Residence
roofs were lifted and scattered
throughout the path of the storm,
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east and west. -
Jack Carter, a laborer, was arrest
ed charged with pouring oil on and
burning bulldog owned by I. A.. Ev-
ans of Sioux City. The dog ran from
Carter's house q living torch. The
Humane society is pushing Carriers,
prosecution. With tail and most OF
the hide burned OF, the dog still lives.
The offense is punishable by I'VE
years Imprisonment. . ....; : "a
Charles Messett, a stone cutter; In
the Algona Granite and Marble works.
has received information. by cable
gram that his brother, a young man,
has died in the hospital in Boulogne,
France. He enlisted at Picton, Ont.,:
and was wounded in the abdomen on
April 29 in fighting against the Ger
mans at Ypres.
The work OF excavating for the
foundation Of the new $4,000 storage
plant Of the Northwestern States
Portland Cement company, which is
being erected north Of Fort Dodge. at
the plant OF the company, has been
completed. and the structural work
is to be started Immediately.
Judge Emlin NcClain, former chief
Justice OF the Iowa Supreme Court
and more recently Dean OF the lows
University Law college,, died at his
home in Iowa City from apoplexy.
Judge McClain's death has stunned
the University and Iowa City, coming
as it did with such suddenness. Y
A movement. IL on foot to try and
secure a fish reserve for Atlantic,
the movement. being headed by D. w
White, who is the deputy game VAR
den there. His idea is that the state
put dam In the river there and
make a reservoir which can be stock
cd with fish. h, !sss esj . .. x.
81 With the death Of Capt. Leonard
Hallet Regur at his home near Ke-
osauqua, Iowa lost one of its oldest
veterans Of the civil war. Had Captain
Regur, lived q month longer he would
have been IS years old. He was born
in New York In 1920. $, 4, 7 q. En- B
AS result in back yard quarrel
over piece of rope, pail of boiling
water is said to have been thrown
on Mrs. Albert Yost by Mrs. George
Jones, both Of Nevada. A suit to re-
cover damages amounting to $3.50 has
Seen fled by the former.
The Ida Grove natatorium. the first
municipal pool in the state Of Iowa.
has opened for its second season. Har-
old Clark. = student of Leland STAN
ford universlty, and : resident of Ida
Grove. has, been appointed custodian
and swimming master. q \.
The Webster City Commercial.
league, acting in conjunction with
the merchants OF the city, will put on
Trade Booster Week" The date
10 June "A to 10. inclusive. It. is the
intention OF every merchant in the
city to hold special sales all week. r.,
The Shenandoah Electric Light &
Power company has appealed to the.
district court because the city coun-
ell. sitting as a board of review on
April 20, raised the assessment of
tho light plant from $4,000 to $751;
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Mrs. Julia Ann Snyder, aged 80,
years, wife Of j.. NJ. Snyder. died, at
Norwalk recently. She had celebrat-
ed her fifty-ninth wedding anniyer-
sary on May A.. a. *tsa5=.,,, +
The rain and electrical storm in
western Iowa was quite destructive
in some places. Many, cellars were
flooded at Glidden. The rain was gen..
orally needed. ~ ,3.v,..a,..
John w. Hawkins. formerly of Lee
Mars, dropped dead Of heart disease
at Harrisonville, NO., where he had
lived during the past few years. ~ :,
M. X. Smith, prominent resi-.
dent Of Ames. died suddenly at his
home there of heart failure. He was
stricken while at work in his garden.
He had been engaged in the real es-.
tate business and served one term as
mayor OF the city. ~ q r v
Fire caused by lightning destroyed,
barn and nine head Of horses be-
longing to Wray. Logan and Harry
Jackson Of Modale. The loss amounts
to about $4,000. .....-- 5.%..5sEa I
AL Perry Of Madrid, district game
warden for this section of Iowa, died
at the Oakdale sanitarium of tubercu-
losis. 40 ~, - .y4a.l>,trr l.
The contract was let for the con,
struction of the new high school
building at Nichols Twelve competi-
tive bids were received, the lowest
being for $15,750. The new building
will embrace departments in agricul.
ture, domestic science, manual train
ing and will be one Of the finest
school buildings in city Of its size