Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-07-21

SUCH TOaQS LQdL caused dCClQoutS. "A
| moment later the car swerved and
was overturned. Viola was thrown
out and the car fell upon her. Her
mother was bruised by contact with
the side Of the car, but Mr.. Hilbert
and younger daughter were thrown
clear of the car and escaped. -:
Extensive damage to farm property
from a terrific storm which swept
through Tama and Grundy counties
has been reported. No lives were lost.
Crops are said to have been badly
damaged through Hardin county. Near
Garwin, lama county, on the farm OF
George Kiensie two barns were un.
rooted, in one OF which the horses
were left standing In their stalls I'M.
hurt. A corn piow was picked up by
the winds and carried half mile. &
4 What Is known az Herman park 10
a fifteen acre tract OF land lying south
and west of Green street in Boone.
It has been decided to Boone. Miss
Herman, long Interested in civic work
and realizing the necessity of Boone
having such q place for recreation,
through the Boone Federation OF
Women's clubs offered this ground.
s The Sax hotel at Bloomfield, known
to the travelling public for the past
twenty years, was Quilted by fire re-
Gently. The 4 explosion caused by
steam and black gas wrecked the third
floor and caused injury to q number
OF onlookers. Fireman Leslie Kin
cade's skull was crushed by falling
3wreckage. y Il. Il :.5 z I Il. ,.s% J;
When his automobile lost tire and
turned turtle twice on a country high
way near Iowa City Paul d. Sewers
sustained four fractured ribs and q
dislocated shoulder. His wife, flung
from the machine with him, was less
seriously hurt, cuts, bruises and q
dislocated thumb being inflicted.
Checks running from $500 to $500
per month look good to Hugh Luke,
a farmer and stockman OF Emmett
county. He has a herd Of 2l4 Holstein
cattle and out. OF this number he is
milking seventy-fve, and each month
there roll in checks for his milk to
the amount quoted above.
Judge Charles H. Kelley declared
the school election held on June 5th,
when 10000 was voted for a high
school building, Is invalid. President
Blaise OF the board Of education ac-
cepts the decision and says that petit
lions will soon be out calling for an
election on the same proposition. r.
C.3}J. Martin, prominent banker and
breeder, is dead at his home in JEFF
ferson. Mr.. Martin was widely known
in the Angus Breeders association,
having won the worlds championship
at St. Louis. At the time Of his
death he was preparing herd for the
Panama exposition. .Eg. E.s4is !. 7. 4
Thinking that a bed in a display
window OF a furniture store was in
his own home Jack Britt Strengthened
up from the curb where he had been
DOING and walked through q plate
glass window. He was badly lacerat-
ed about the head and throat. i:5
st. Charles, a town OF 454 fnhabit.
ants, claims one distinction over most
other towns Of similar size. Every
sidewalk and every crossing in the
town limits is built OF concrete, not a
board, not a brick being used in their
construction in the whole town.
81 John stallman, farmer living
three miles south Of Granville, was
found dead near the door Of a shed.
He was lying beneath a buggy with
his neck caught in one Of the rear
wheels. It is believed he slipped and
was choked to death. n $Sss 54 3$
]. Even sEvensen, a farmer of West
Union, h. was killed and Charles
Schweinefus broke his shoulder and
four. ribs when the auto reverse failed
to work and caused the car to turn
turtle on of ten foot bank while
backing to make a turn. VS. 5s
While playing In the street, the four
year old daughter OF Lewis Gragert OF
Clear Lake was run over by an auto.
One; wheel passed over the .child's
head and doctors say the face was SO
crushed the roof Of the mouth was.
cracke d. n 32 ;{{ + q l. $s.s :i.S
T. Chief OF Police Gallagher and Police
Judge Ramsell OF Ottumwa have
adopted a plan for helping the muni-
'cipality financially. They have de-.
cided to turn over their fees in po-
lice court to the city. ~, 3 4, 5..
August II, Is and 10 are the dates
decided upon by the Iowa City Elks
for the Iowa State Elks' association
convention at Iowa City. Committee
are at work on preparation and plans
for the big meet. 81 ySss.9 4;
julius Reichelt of Fort Madison,
owner OF the brick kilns which fur
nished material for nearly all the
first brick houses in that part Of the
state, died at his home in Washing
ton township. ssg$ty.. i%
Relatives in Elkader were informed
that Henry c. Schoach, former FL
kader boy, lost his life in the powder
mill explosion at Btloil, Quebec. Six
other lives we're lost. -, e.
w. J. Proud, q wealthy farmer OF
Lenox, who was recently injured by
being thrown from horse, died in
a Creston hospital without regaining
consciousness. g.. S. .y' ST. a..
]. W. Libby, aged SO, one OF the
Oldest Masons in Iowa, died at Volga
City. He became a Mason on Sept. 3,
1S48, being member of Lodge No. 9.
In 1852 he came to Clayton county
and became a charter member of e.
kader lodge No. ~ on June 8, 1855,
serving as its first master. He had a
continuous residence in this county
since 1852, at Elkader and Volga City.
During an electrical storm lightning
struck the barn Of VIM. ]. Sheppard
near Augusta and the resulting fire
destroyed it. Three horses, a colt,
corn, oats, hay and farm implements
were destroyed. W
Lewis Converse, pioneer stock
raiser of Marion county, reports the
loss Of $500 worth Of thoroughbred
Aberdeen-Angus cattle, which acci-
dontaI1v tnnk turns at drinking from