Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-06-02
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by pitchfork in the hands of his ia
Their. the 4 year old son of Louis
Harksen, q farmer living west of DaV-
export, is not expected to live. He Ia
unconscious and his entire right side
/ is paralyzed. ~ The father was clean
ing out the barn, and as he threw a
pitchfork full of straw out the door
the child ran across the doorway. One
tine OF the fork struck above the LETT
ear and penetrated the skull.
Evidence that a gang Of counter
| letters of small coins is operating in
southeastern Iowa has been received
at the office of p. w. Hall, secretary
OF the Iowa Bankers assoc citation In
i his mail Mr. Hall received a counter
4 felt half dollar from bank at Har-
vey, Marion county, and a counter
i felt dime from a bank at Armstrong.
in washington COUNTY. Both banks
discovered the spurious money while
counting over their cash, and were
unable to trace it. y IT .,{.s-5 ! i Z
| With the exception Of few pieces
1 OF jewelry showing tarnish, the con-
tents Of the big safe that went through
i the department store fire at Logan
was found to be in much better con-
ditfon when opened than many pre-
dicted. The safe containing the in
surance and other valuable papers
and books of record was also opened,
and the contents found in excellent
condition. IN z: :.5S II: 5,S
When the coroner at. Waterloo was
called to the room where Ivan G. w.
Mowrer had been found dead, he found
the place to be a veritable arsenal.
Mowrer, who was 40 years old, and
had been there only two months, died
with his clothes on. When found, he
wore cowboy boots and in his trous-
ers pocket was a loaded automatic
revolver. ,,,,s52 as54> .ss5rs.- 's%
The executive committee at a re-
cent meeting, selected subcommittee
for the fiesta at GAINESVILLE. The fin
ancing committee has been busy rails
ing funds, and, although their work is
not completed, they are assured OF
raising $1,000 flor the entertainment
OF the people. The dates are set for
July 2 anq3. -, e@
Thieves entered the Cash & Leh-
hard store in Webster City and car
\ ried away large quantities OF cloth
| ing, travelling bags, umbrellas, and
practically all the 1ewelry there was
IN the store. The loss is estimated at
several thousands Of dollars, and 10
the biggest haul made in Webster
City in many years.
Gladys Beebe and Fern Smith, the
two girls who escaped from the
school for girls at Mitchellville, were
found asleep in the deserted building
formerly used by the Iowa Sanitarium.
The father OF the Smith girl gave the
police the tip that resulted in their
arrest. \, tt 35,$ .s@Z,t It'll
w. e. Robinson, mayor OF Rapid
City; has rendered his resignation
rather than give up a federal posi-
ltion, which United States officials no
tilted him he must do If he continued
| to be mayor. He had been appointed
contract physician for the govern
ment Indian school at Rapid City.
;3$GsJ. Coe Moore Of Corydon, former
county X treasurer of u Wayne county
for four years, has been elected cash
ier8of the Home State bank, to sue
coed Bert McCulloch, who has been
conn cted with the Humeston institu-
$tion for fifteen years. "a y
@ Charles Darlington OF Davenport,
who has been, on trial, charged with
the murder of Lester A Nesbit, Bur
lington road employe, was found guilty
Of murder and sentenced to twenty
five years at hard labor in the penf-
Tertiary. sig IS, 81 i4.
When some clothing was stolen
from a Keokuk cleaning establish
| ment a young bloodhound from the
kennels of Bert Daley of that city
was given the scent from the empty
coat hangers. The theft had occurred
| ten hours before s.. s.es5 ,t q
The trial of Superintendent Che.
hook of Clear Lake for ,unn necessarily
Furnishing a young lady student, has
been continued and it is the general
opinion that it will never come to
trial. Sympathy is entirely with the
| superintendent. T..
The white grub" has made its ap-
pearance in some parts of Allamakee
county and corn planted on sod
ground is the prey Of this pest. Drug
| gists are busy. selling sulphur, which
seems to put the grub worms to rout.
The Iowa State Music Teachers
association, in convention at Water
loo, selected Des Moines as the place
OF holding the next annual meeting.
! Mrs. Fred Heiser Of Sioux City was
| reelected president.
4 Because he feared that it might
interfere with the administration OF
his duties as president of Iowa State
| college, Ames, r. A. Pearson has de-
clined a position as Judge on the food
awards at the Panama exposition.
While going over some old papers
in his office recently, j. c. Campbell
| Of Bellevue came across the poll
book of Bellevue township for the
election held there on April 6, 1857.
Iowa suffered one fatality from the
sinking of the Cunard liner Lusitania
It has been learned that the wife OF
James Schriber. of near Iowa City
sailed on the big boat for Scotland
Graham has been unable to find her
name in the list of survivors, and
though he has every reason to be-
lieve her lost is making inquiry Of
the. Cunard officers in Chicago and
New York city.
Peter Kline, well to do farmer,
committed suicide at his home near
Estherville by drinking carbolic acid
He had been in poor health for sew
eral years.
A committee OF the Cherokee Com
mercial club has been doing diligent
work toward establishing a hospital
there. AS one method of stimulating
public interest, a prize was offered
for the best suggestion for the name
"Sioux Valley Hospital" was the one
selected.
The Cedar Valley Electric company
| has given a mortgage for $500, 900, due