Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-06-05

an inch of rain fell in the vicinity o
Des MONIES In less than "a hours re
Gently.
The board of education of the siou1
City schools authorized the introduc
ton of compulsory military training
in the entire high school course.
A decided reduction in prices fol
wheat mill feeds has been ordered
by the United States Food admins
tration, according to . bulletin from
Burlington.
Carl Caviness, of Charlton, report
ed killed in action in France. IL prob
ably the first son Of a civil wal
veteran to give up his life in the
present fight. s.,~,.,I..
Mrs. Mary MoConnellee OF Atlantic
has been officially notified Of the
death of her son, Private Irwin O
McConnellee, from wounds rsesivsd
in action in France May 15.
Soldiers at Camp Dodge are read
frs; This camp staAds third p The
books in circulation. Camp Sherman
Is first and Camp Funston is second.
Coe college, Presbyterian, Of Cedar
Rapids, and Leander college. United
Brethren, formerly known as Western
college Of Toledo, will consolidate be,
for the next college term. according
to recent announcement.
Thousands of dollars worth of
damage resulted from hail and rain
storm that visited the southern part
OF Burlington recently. Some. of the
hailstones by actual weight tipped
the scales at over half q pound.
Gustav Schultheise, ~ years old OF
Delta, although born in Germany has
asked the Des Moines recruiting Of.
fee for permission to enlist. He came
to this country in 1913 and has taken
out his first naturalization papers.
The state fuel administration has
made Q request to the federal fuel
administration for supply Of an.
thracite coal as nearly equal to that
Of the season 191S-1o17 a. possible.
which Appropriated 100000 tons.
In line with action taken by num-
erous other Iowa societies. the Iowa
Osteopathic Association, in couven.
ton in Des Moines recently adopted
resolutions boycotting German-mads
goods and supplies for the next nifty
y4aRe.
Fifty-two head OF Aberdeen Angus
cattle recently sold for $4,000 at Pat:
rick Donahoe's farm At Holbrook. Two
of the animals brought more than
$4,000. This sale breaks all price
records for such sales in Iowa and the
world.
Every young man in the state who
arrived at the age of Fl at any time
from June Is, 1917, to June S, 1918,
was required to register on the latter
te. Failure to do SO will likely re.
sult in arrest and immediate Undue.
ton into army service. 2s't
Crops In Iowa are two weeks ahead
Of what they were at this time last
year, in the opinion OF c. E. Cam.
eron, of Alta, president Of the state
agricultural department. Most Of the
corn is planted" says Cameron, -and
much of 1t Is up.
Private Daniel Mederhoff, Wells
burg, member OF the Three Hun.
dred Fifty-first infantry regiment at
Camp Dodge, died in the base hos.
pital following an operation. An
autopsy Is being held to determine
the cause Of death.
Six Winterset churches will receive
$4,000 each from the estate OF the
late A. w. Crawford, according to
terms of the will which has been
filed for probate. A bequest Of $685.
900 to the city is to be used for the
purchase of additional ground for the
city park system. -
w. I. Atkinson of Waterloo, former
speaker of the lowe house of repre-.
sentatives; H. B. Kelly, secretary OIL
the Waterloo chamber of commerce;
Ellis E. Wilson, leading attorney,
and the Rev. DR.. John Robertson Ma.
cartney, pastor of First Presbyterian
church OF that city, have volunteered
for Y. M. C. A. service In France.
Iowa gets the Red Cross banner
again. Like its boys in the trenches,
Iowa jumped the first trench easily
and went over the top and then some,
in the second Red Cross drive. Kos