Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-03-17

mated when Herman KOrner, OF near
Schleswig, sold his 200 acre farm to
Charles T. Hansen. OF Spokane, the
consideration being $4,000 or = $3.50
per acre. - ;l,E 55S2 ~ f+&i ~ %2sNs y
Thirty-five thousand men, women and
children, former residents OF the
Hawkeye state. crowded the lawns
and the shady places Of East Lake
park at the annual picnic Of the Iowa
State society recently held at Los
Angeles. 90. %& r '7@2fa5tfa.f
Two 40-acre tracts Of Scott county
land have been sold by Isaac Fenton
Gillmorg and wife to Emil Gosch for
the sum OF $16,500. The tracts ad-
join each other. being in two sec
lions in Aliens Grove township. west
Of .Donohue. ssss ~ 30. @,5,.
The revival conducted by the Broad
way Methodist church at Council
Bluffs is proving a big success. Much
interest is manifested in the meet
ings which are largely attended. Over
100 have already hit the saw-dust
trail. 81 -
Crystal lake in Sioux City, Neb.,
across the city from Sioux City, Ia,
is famed as one Of the best stocked
fishing grounds in the United States.
During the year 1913 and 1914 there
were 100000 fnny beauties dropped In
its waters for propagating purposes.
4 A new altering system for Clear
Lake will be installed in the near fu-
ture. The sity council has contracted
for high pressure filterer and the
water, supply question, which has been
the source OF much discussion at that
place, will b. permanently settled.
Lenox is, being stirred as nevAr be-
fore by series, OF REVEALS ander
the auspices Of Rev. Beniah Pratt Of
Kansas City. The fourl churches Of
the town are united in the movement
and tabernacle seating 1000 10 NIL
ed to overlooking every night.
Edwin J. Nokes, q patient at the
county hospital at Marshalltown, COM
mitted suicide. He left note say
ing that the new federal law would
prevent him getting morphine, to
which he was addicted, and that he
could not live. without the drug.
The Iowa Ice Dealers Association
will hold its annual convention in nes
Moines, March Is, IT, and 10. Among
the prominent visitors from outside
the state Will bell. w. Gee, Of New
York president Of the National as
ISOLATION, who will deliver an address.
Il, The Greeks Of Mason City have pur.
chased q lot, secured a priest ana
will commence to raise money for the
erection of church. 1t ii believed
that this will help to solve a good deal
OF trouble among the foreign element
In that city. 7@s AZ
Harry Studer. 13.year-old son of
John Studer, living on a farm twelve
miles east OF Algona. was accidental
ly shot by. his brother. The boys
were hunting rabbits with rifle and
when one crawled under fence the
weapon was discharged. ~ 4. j., u
The body Of an unidentified man
was found among the fire ruins on
the Charles Wright farm near James
Vile. A barn on the farm burned to
the ground Jan. II. There was no
means by which the body could he
identified. III IA gsgS.. .sss
John Usher, the young man taken
in revolver battle after holding up
D. D. Baker OF Marion, was given the
limit BY the court at Marion. The
Judge game him an indeterminats
sentence OF from ten to twenty years
at the Fort Madison penitentiary.
Emma F. Nash Of Marshalltown
was awarded verdict Of $4,000
against the Minneapolis & st.. Louis
railroad. Her husband died as the
result Of injuries he received while ct
work for the company. She sued for
$4,000. %sasI 4 IN i. ii
Mrs. Fred Throssel Of near Thorn.
ton, aged so, the mother of five chill
dren, was found dead near her home
by members of the family. She had
cut her wrist With q razor and death
was due to the loss Of blood.
Dr.. T, B. Larrabee Of Webster City
was chosen president Of the Fourth
Iowa district osteopaths at meeting
at Fort Dodge, DR.. R. F. Desart OF
Mason City was elected secretary
treasurer. II. 4. u. \ t:::S :. IF
a Correctionyille is to have a volun-E
teer FIRE department. At meeting
recently held there plans for such n
body were completed. Frank Lee was
chosen to head the newly organized
Are ladies. s. vi L. 4
\ Plans for the State Association Of
Men, organized at Des
Moines a few days ago, were .endors'
ed by members Of the Western Iowa
Editorial association In convention A.
Council BLUFFS. @s. .5 &,
Tama now has Woman's Temper.
ance union. Mrs. Isabel Smith OF
Mt. Vernon, state organizer. has COM
pleted the organization Of the subor-
dinate union at that place. A meet
ing has already been held.
City Clerk Gaylord, who disappear.
ed from Fort Madison, was located
at Burlington. : He says that he went
to, Burlington to negotiate, a loan
covering his shortage in accounts.
Ole Thorsbakken sold the Swelland
farm of 51O7 acres formerly known
as the Sampson Wier place) near
Storm Lake to Harry Henderson for
1920 an acre. Mr.. Thorsbakken
bought this farm only couple Of
years ago and realized profit OF $75
an acre. s5o~s. 80 ~ z =
In an order just issued by David ).
Palmer, commander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic, posts IN
all parts OF the country are ordered
to commemorate on April 2 the fl.
tieth anniversary OF the surrender o.
Lee, which, marked the end OF Tn"
civil war. f%#' - -'r'7S:
George Mitchell reposes in the
county, Jail at Cedar Rapids alter nav
inp shoan - fugitive from Justice since