Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-07-02
Iowa State
6sA News
NfX Late Incidents
Gathered from
over the State

The Methodist people OF Sanborn
will erect a modern parsonage this
summer.
w. F. Mclaughlin, of schaller, has
been granted patent On a kitchen
cabinet.
DR.. J. F. Hinkhouse, former pastor
of the Monticello Presbyterian
church, will become president Of
Lenox college In July.
Miss Alice Bolanger clerk in the
Irwin hotel Des Moines, will go to
Pasadena, Calif.,i to claim 100000 left
her by an uncle's will.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. VOORHEES,, who
celebrated their golden wea1'.&g an
niversary at Vinton, have lived in
Benton county all their married lives.
After having served nine years and
travelled $4,000 miles, John H. Lep'
per, mail carrier between Atlantic
and Cumberland, will take a vacation
by retiring from the service.
The Patrick Seed Co., Of
Kansas City, one Of the largest seed
firms in the United States, have an
nounced their intention of opening a
branch house at Fort Madison.
The largest farm In Iowa belongs
to the Whiting family in Monona and
Woodbury. counties, mostly second
bottom land on the Missouri river.
The farm lays in compact body and
contains $4,000 acres
st. Patrick's church, a few miles
north of Cedar Rapids, in Cedar town
ship, was completely destroyed BY
fire OF unknown origin. The loss Is
estimated at at least $4,000, and ID
half covered by insurance.
Rev. P. E. Shut, who for the past
three or four years has been the pas
tor Of the LIE Grand Christian church.
has foresaken the pulpit for his old
love, mechanics, and has establish.
ed large automobile repair business.
The biggest land deal so far as
acreage is concerned ever made in
Hamilton county has just been COM
pleted in the sale of the Fullerton
Estes ranch Of $500 acres near
Miller, S. D., to the Cartney Brothers
east of Webster City.
Believing that the rates charged for
electric energy by the Iowa Light,
Heat and Power company are unrea-
sonably high, steps have been taken
by the citizens of Storm Lake to call
an election to vote on the issuance
OF 100000 worth Of bonds for the
erection of municipal plant in that
city.
The Estherville sheet asphalt paw
ing contract was let to the McCarty
improvement company Of Davenport,
for l,13o feet Of curbing and park
ways, the cost being s2,697,5O, and
$500 feet of combined curling and
cutters, which foots up s59,S50. There
are 10000 yards of grading at 80
cents per yard, which will amount
to $4,000. The grand total is $780,
OG2.5O.
A Dubuque young man is going to
start a drug store at Cedar Rapids
that will sell nothing but drugs. He
is Harold A. Grimm, son Of G. A.
Grimm of Dubuque. He will be
partner of Milo Chehak. Of Cedar Ra-
pids, in the venture. They are both
University Of Iowa students. Their
place will be the first strictly phar-
maceutical laboratory established in
Iowa.
Chickasaw county claims the ban
ner for the banks Of the state The
banks came through 100 per cent
strong in the taking of the govern.
ment certificates OF Indebtedness to
aid In raising funds for the war. The
total subscribed by the banks of
Chickasaw county was $2,02l,0O0. 1t
was a record not equalled by any
other county in the state, is the
claim.
Six children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Faber were burned to death at mid.
night recently when the farm house,
situated four miles north Of Bode in
Kossuth county. was destroyed by
fire. Mr.. and Mrs. Faber were wax
ened by the flames and rushed out
OF the house with their youngest
child, baby The others could not
be saved. The cause of the fire u
unknown.
The Central Iowa companies filed
petition in the county clerks office
asking that a receiver be appointed
for the Fort Dodge Street Railway
company. The plaintiff is q trust
company and in the petition alleges
that the street railway company
owes it at the present time $4,S56.03.
Judgment for this sum and the ap.
pointment Of receiver are asked.
The petition states that the street
railway company Is insolvent and
that 1t owes at the present time the
sum Of $1,000 as accrued interest up.
on bonds which are outstanding. It
also is stated that the company is
losing money.
Mrs. Rhoda Mccarthy. wife Of c.
F. Mccarthy, I4o1 Twenty.fifth street,
Des Moines, lost her suit in District
court, to void an antenuptial con-
tract whereby she agreed to accept
$1,000 OF her husbands estate valued
at $250,00O as proof that she was
not marrying him for bis wealth.
District Judge Utterback held that
the antenuptial contract which Mrs.
Mccarthy signed the day Of her mar
riage to Mccarthy twenty years ago
still holds her to her agreement to
accept $1,000 IS her share In her hus |
bands estate.