Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-08-11

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seriously injured and the daughter
Claire, was also hurt The lad escap.
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The prison statistics compiler of F't.
Madison has come to the conclusion
that O'Brien county is about as law.
| abiding as any other in Iowa. The
statistician drew these deductions
! when O'Brien county furnished the
first new inmate the prison has had
in thirteen days.
On complaint of Roy Dyas Of Belle
vue, an information was filed in JUS
tice of Peace Bittner's court charg-
ing that on the G. W. Hill excursion
boat the liquor laws of Iowa had been
violated when beer had been sold on
the Mississippi river, opposite Jack
son county territory.
AT a meeting of the Masonic lodge
at Ames recently, an order was is
sued for the removal Of the old house
from the site Of the Masonic temple.
Officers of the organization hope to
start work on the new building be-
fore winter.
Trying to initiate his elders who
were smoking Leonard, the 8 year old
son Of Lewis Hoffman of FIT. Madison,
put firecracker in his mouth, ignited
the fuse and puffed upon it until it
exploded, badly burning his mouth and
face.
The public library building, just
completed at Garner at cost Of $10,-
900, Of which $4,000 was contributed
by Andrew Carnegie and the balance
was raised by the sale of the old H.
brary building and subscriptions by
the citizens of Garner.
Fred Hendricks farm hand living
near Kingsley, was found dead in his
wagon with his neck broken. Hen
bricks had gore to town with a load
of hogs. 1t is supposed that he fell
from the high wagon seat. .a
Charles W. Liddell, an Illinois Gen.
trail. conductor, residing at Galena, was
found lying along the track near
Sealesmound with a gunshot wound
in his head. He had q shotgun clutch
ed in his hand.
and dozen hurt at Charlton when a
section of seats holding 400 people
fell while the Mutt Comedy company
was giving performance In big
tent.
A movement may be set on foot at
Iowa City again., to secure parole, il
not a pardon for Guy Baker, the Lone
Tree liveryman, who was imprisoned
for killing his employe, Oliver Driver,
during quarrel.
i The official program Of the tenth
annual reunion Of the Iowa State as
ISOLATION of Elks to be held at Iowa
City was issued by the Iowa City
lodge, which will have charge OF tho
big event. g.
The Iowa City council has refused
to reconsider and has voted down tho
1000 name petition Of citizens asking
for street railway in the park. The
railway company will carry the case
to the supreme court.
The corner stone OF the new $4,000
school house at Bonaparte has just
been laid. The Grand Lodge of the
Masonic Order of Iowa had charge of
the service and Grand Master F. NJ.
Moses Of Clinton presided.
Guernsey Smith, a wealthy retired
farmer of Hawkeye, died after cele-
brating his Sind birthday anniversary.
Heart trouble, with which he has been
afflicted for some time, caused his
death.
REV. Father Francis Ward, head Of
St. Patrick's parish at Iowa City, died
at his parsonage. Father Ward was
stricken by. apoplexy while conduct
ing a funeral and he never. fully rail-
lied.
Col. John C.. Lopez OF Des Moines.
who served at the head of the Fifty
first Iowa infantry during the war in
the Philippines, has been appointed
adjutant of the Iowa Soldiers home
at Marshalltown.
/ j. w. Pfander of Pfander & Sons OF
Clarinda, breeders OF thoroughbred
Poland China hogs, was found dead in
the breeding pens. Mr. Pfander had
resided in Clarinda for number OF
years.
Boone county court house bonds
for 100000 were sold to the Geo. M.
Bechtel company Of Davenport, at 5
per cent. The premium offered was
$7,143, over 5000 higher than the next
bid.
A search for missing son has re-
vealed the fact that Bert DeRousse,
son of Dick DeRousse Of Shenandoah,
is enlisted in the United States serv-
ice and is a member Of the coast
guards stationed at Honolulu.
John Chivvers, an Englishman, aged
80, was killed by being caught In the
machinery of pumping engine used
at small coal mine near F1agler, four
miles east of Knoxville.
H. NJ. Miller, elected mayor Of the
incorporated town Of Mount Ayr In
April, 1914, resigned his office without
stating his reasons.
Earl w. Lindsay, serving a life
term at Fl. Madison for statutory
offense committed at Colfax, has been
refused clemency in a report of the
state board of parole and approved
by Governor Clarke, which has just
been made public. The board refused
to recommend any change in the SEN
.tence.
The scythe and mower will be dis
carded If the present tests Of the
Santa Fe railroad with chemical
weed exterminator proves successful.
Eight carloads of the composition have
arrived at Fort Madison, out Of which
place the tests will be made.
The appearance of new specie of
bug or louise in the cornfields of north
western Iowa is causing deep con-
Germ among farmers of that section.
The insect poisons the base Of the
stalk and stunts growth.
Many of the farmers in Van Buren,
county have resorted to the practice
of placing gasoline engines on their
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