Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-01-22

Fred Diserens, who built many Of
the trunk line railroads from lowe
across the continent, is dead at MS
home in Cedar Rapids, at the age OF
IS years.
Property values in Cass county
have increased more than a million
and quarter dollars in the last
year, show the records Of the county
auditors office.
Z The Davenport school OF Chlroprac'
tors filed articles OF incorporation
with a capital stock of $5O,O00. II
Truman Smith is president and Mary
I. Smith secretary-treasurer.
Two thousand artillery horses
which have been in use at Camp
Dodge went on sale at the canton
ment remount station. A few fancy
riding horses were put on the mar
ket.
The city council OF Dubuque mas
capitulated to the extent Of permit
ting the Key City Gas company to
charge $1.25 for gas during the com
luS ScdIJ luSlCdu VI YA'to' W. ~~>-'
| provided in an ordinance.
Clinton county may construct eight
cen miles of paved road this year. All
| depends upon whether or not the leg
islature enacts law regulating traf'
fc. restricting the weight to which
motor trucks may be loaded.
Coe college has won an honor that
has not been bestowed on any other
college in the United States IN the
last year-its debates have been pub
lished in the university debators' an
nual which has just been issued by q
New York publishing concern.
Students of the university of Iowa
are being given free incubation
against pneumonia by DR.. Steel
smith. The vaccine used has been
procured from the United States
army and only one shot Is required
to produce immunity, it is stated.
John Hoskins, Adams county
farmer, who killed his wife and two
step-children, and then made an IN
successful attempt to end his own
life, has been charged with malicious
and premeddtated murder and is con-
flned in the county jail at Corning.
To represent the interests OF Iowa
farmers in the upbuilding OF a great
commonwealth and to be unpoiiticai
and nonpartican in their policies
were the outstanding sentiments OF
the executive committee Of the Iowa
Federation Of Farm bureaus, which
met in Dos Moines recently.
Iowa holds first place in the CEN
trail department In the Red Gross
Christmas roll call of 1918 with an
enrolment of over million and
half. AL Falkenhainor, state chair
man, who was in Des Moines recently
Strengthening up the final report OF
the state campaign, declared that
Iowa would probably rank first IN
both membership and increase over
1917 enrolment, in the United States.
The death Of q poy named An
thony Soukup on board the North
Carolina, a homecoming transport,
has brought suspense to two Cedar
Rapids fathers, both having sons OF
the same name on the boat. TWO
Anthony Soukups were On the ship,
and the father of each lives in Cedar
Rapids. The body has been sent to
Cedar Rapids. Neither father will
know whether his son Is alive or
dead, until the coffin is opened.
The following Iowans have been re-
ported during the last week as killed
in action or died of wounds or dis
ease:
Lieut.. Lester Harter, Keokuk;;
Sergts. William L. Crane, Montrose;
Herman E. Heft, Independence;
Roy B. Pickle, Oakley; Jess Galen,
Fort Dodge; william e. Bane, Burling-
ton; Fred F. Bruning, Breda; Lieut..
Akil r. Messelhieser, Hampton;
Chestney v. Sharpe, Lockridge; Har-
old l.. Clark, Eagle Grove; Marvin
G.. Whiting, Aureha; Clarence h.
Johnson, Sioux City; Arthur Hall,
Roy DeCamp, Waterloo; Elmer G.
Guenther, North English; Oscar
Shadrock, Thayer; Arnold ]. Schmieg,
Keokuk; Charley A. Workmaster,
Odebolt; William l.. McTurk, Traer;
Albert w. Malmberg, Stanhope; Hell.
mer Peterson, DEBORAH; Fred w. Dan
nenbring, Ireton; William ]. Heiden.
reich, Rockford; Lieut.. Warren B.
Leonard, Creston; Clifton Wier, Story
City; Leo E. Waddle, Vinton; Charles
A. Lucas, Kekuk; Vernon G. Purvis,
Cumberland; Walter johnson, Agen-
cy; Herbert E. Danielson, Storm
Lake; James D. Raver, West Liberty;
Ernest R. Talbot, Elliott; Frank Hall,
Des Moines; Ralph E. Dray, McDale;
Jesse e. Graham, Lake Park; Homer
q. Wharrall, Rockwell. Estey H.
Brownlee, Villisca.
Free tuition for the 8. A. T. c. men
returning to Simpson college was
voted by the executive committee.
College classes have started and the
fall term will be continued until jan
uary 81, q month later than it was
originally scheduled to end. A large
per cent of the Warren county boys
who enrolled in the larger universe
ties and colleges have asked for ad-
mission there and the college author
tiles expect much larger enrolment
In the college classes for the remain
der Of the term. Many OF the former
Simpson students who are now In the
service are asking admission.