Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-26


hood $be mustered in within a few
days. Adjutant General Logan has
announced his intention of going to
Muscatine whenever summoned and
as the necessary 1870 enlistments in
the new organization are now practi-
cally assured, the commanding officer
is to be notified that all is In readi-
ness for the mastering out of the in
fantry company and the creation Of
the artillery organization. Muscatine
is erecting a $4,000 armory to house
the battery. h .s&ff
The rule governing county exhibits
at the Iowa state fair has been chang
ed so that a large number OF counties
may enter the competition. Last year
only those counties that employed an
agricultural expert were permitted to
exhibit, but the rule has now been.
enlarged to- admit those counties that
have farm clubs or associations for
the purpose: Of exhibiting the products,
Of that county. d TO date three; new
counties; Cherokee. Jasper and Cerro
Gordo, have sent in entries, b. , D.
O. F. Peterson appears to be on top
in the war over 4 the electric light
plant in Iowa Falls. After his SON
in-law3 bought the plant at receivers
sale for $1,000 Peterson appeared and
redeemed the first mortgage against
it for $4,000, Other: mortgages ag.
gregating $4,000 are claimed to be
outlawed and the supreme court must
decide their validity. Peterson now
only has to fear competition from the
proposed new plant. ID j.rsssz ;ESs
The attack made on Miss Clara
Mark, northwest OF Iowa Falls, re.
mains, shrouded in mystery and the
identity of her assailant will probably
which was left on the bed proved to
be one of three that had been left
on another farm belonging to the
girls father. ~, r.
Michael Grinahan and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hanus Of Vail were passen-
gers aboard the Inflated Lusitania.
kilograms have been received that
they are among the saved. They
were on their way to visit old home
scenes in Ireland after many years
of successful farming in Iowa.
AK It is feared that Albin Ansted,
farmer of near Essex, went down
with the Lusitania, as no word has
been heard from him since he sailed
for the old country. Friends think he
might have engaged passage on the
Inflated liner, as it sailed on the date
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s. The date for the Iowa Odd Fellows
encampment, which Is to be held at
Clear Lake, has been set for, July 30
to August 8. Some time ago the Odd
Fellows purchased a fine tract Of land
on the west side Of the lake in Oak
wood Park. II t:s< ss i.,f. T.. ~
y While getting supper, to surprise
her mother, who was away, Nellie
Gordon, aged 7, OF South Sioux City
received burns from which she has
succumbed. The accident occurred
while the little one was starting q
fire in kitchen stove. 3s(6t ,s';$>
\ j. W. McRpe. wanted for passing
two forged checks at Council Bluffs,
has been captured in Chicago. The
Iowa Bankers association has been on.
his trail for over two years. He will
be brought back to Council Bluffs for
trial. .s,=, v 's 3 !. IA.
$% Roy Bates of Conway is believed to
be dying from three bullet wounds in
his head, inflicted by himself at the
home of his parents. All three bull
lets entered the young mans fore
hno n hn ~ 10 90 "a
health. Ss,,<. ,'l' 4 a. =: i. ~. 49, ,s3~
j. Klein, young farmer living
near Eagle Center, In Tama county,
was killed instantly when a large
beam fell, striking him on the head,
and fracturing his skull. The beam
accident happened when Klein, with
others, was engaged In raising barn.
$ The Logan Department Store In
Logan, belonging to Bolter & McCord,
was destroyed by fire Of unknown or
lin. Adjoining buildings were dam;
aged. The loss is estimated at $780,
900. 81 ~ S.5 IN s::>.s$ h.. 51.$
The dead body Of Mrs. William AL,
linson Of Fort Dodge was found in a
lcistern. 1t is belieYedathe aged lady
fell into the .cistern while walking
about. Her mind, it is said, has been
unbalanced for some time. 4 Kan. .;jIsE 4 81:
The Illinois Central depot at De-
lott has been destroyed by fire. It is
believed that Goals from an engine
were blown under the depot platform
and a fire with much Roadway start
ed before it was discovered.
The body of Mrs. Amelia SHaus void,
Of Sioux City, was found swinging in
the chicken coop at the home Of her
son at Crescent Park. It is believed
she left her bed during the night and
committed the rash deed. -.
James Smith OF Red Oak, we'll
known bridge employee of the Burling.
ton railroad for the past thirty years,
met instant death when he fell from
the railroad bridge over the Nishna-
botna river. <<7-t .-
4 John McHugh. president Of the
First National Bank Of Sioux City,
has accepted the first vice-presidency
of the Merchants and Metals National
bank of Ne York City. The salary
is reported to be 100000 a year. j
The Iowa Telephone company has
a. force of forty men at work in the
vicinity Of Hampton, constructing 8
new line from Viva Falls to Mason
City. ,..=#. !'zra ~ -
~ After reporting to the police that
400 half dollars he carried in a sack
under the seat Of his automobile had
been stolen, J. W. Van Alstine, Gil
more City banker, discovered that he
had merely driven from the garage In
the wrong car. When he returned
the money was still safe beneath the
seat of his own car. "a =
Ben Heggen purchased from A. A.
Kelley an eighty acre farm four miles
west of Calendar for $215 an acre.
On the same day c. Mortensen, presi-