Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-07

~ Des Moines lost its fight to secure
the 1915 convention of the Iowa Bank
,ers' association. The convention vot.
ed to have its next session at Water.
loo. Very nearly the entire member.
ship Of Jthe organization was repre-
scented at this meeting. There were
about / 800 bankers registered, and
there are but 1850 members OF the
association. John Dinwiddie Of Ce-
dar Rapids was chosen member OF the
executive committee of the American
Bankers association, to succeed John
McHugh of Sioux City, who has re.
signed. s a :, + t. ! i, 81 5, a. =.
The government has started out
fitting the Iowa National guard artil-
lery at Clinton with horses; it is be.
neved, as Captain R. IS. Whitley OF
Battery A, +. N. G., has received or.
ders to secure suitable stable room
for the contingent or horses provided
for by congress in Its last session for
national guard batteries. An allot.
ment of thirtysix horses is made to
each battery. With tho animals will
come five care takers. 4, ~ 7. II. 4. :5
q Hundreds OF dollars worth Of Jew
elry, q half: dozen reyolvers, a score
or more OF skeleton keys, bottles OF
chloroform, masks and burglar tools
were found in the suit cases of Arthur
Parker, colored, and his dusky com.
panion after their arrest at DaVen.
port. Their apprehension followed a
series of robberies in which many
articles Of value were taken. Parker
has confessed to the thefts. ~ ts$$
f While William Becker, a young
man from Calmar, and his friend,
were driving an automobile near IT.
Atkinson the machine became Aun.
manageable i and went OF a culvert,
striking a; stump, turning the auto
mobile over with young Becker un.
iderneath. He was killed Instantly by
a broken neck. ss / IL ..ljs5.
Il Because she is an immigrant liable
to become p public charge, Miss Mel
! lie Hanson. 3ot Ellsworth, who has
been in the United States less than a
year, will be {returne d to I; Norway.
The young lady is ill and has been
in poor health ever since her arrival
here. X u I. 5 . .!f% ;s:ty /;
5.i Charlton contributed her share TO-
ward the winning OF the first prize
for Iowa Of agricultural products at
the exposition at San Fran cisco. Wal,
ter ,Plows of Charlton was awarded
six silver medals and twelve bronze
medals on his display Of sheaf grain
and grasses. Il 81 y &; ~ ! 81 n
#S Mrs, Carrie Lane Chapman Gait,
twenty-five years ago superintendent
OF the Mason City schools, has $780,.
900 placed in#5her possession. The
will of the late Mrs. Frank Leslie put
this vast fortune In the hands Of Mrs.
Gait to $be used in the promotion Of
equal suffrage in the United States.
Boone county Will get Its new $780,
900 courthouse building voted blythe
people at an election. II The state 50.
preme court reversed Judge Kamrar
I Of the Boone district court and held
that the election was valid, permitting
the legal issue Of bonds for the con-
struction OF the building. :s.s 4.
n. Prof. A.4E. Potts Of the dairy depart
ment Of Iowa State college has gone
to Canada to enlist for active serv-
ice In the English army. He hopes to
secure commission with the Can
adian volunteers, having served as
an OFFICER in a Scottish regiment be-
fore he came. to America. +
n Four IoWans: are now in the hos
ipital Of the State University of Iowa
TO receive the Pasteur treatment for
mad dog, bite. Two are q father and
sa6. both bitten BY : pet .hog, Grant,
Edwards and his son, Carl, :of Chari.
ton. ii y. n. Il VI d. ' , st q,
The oiling Of the city streets OF
~, !, n, I,o g Il n,o,c,, =, This hac hoon