Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22

AsS's ooALi h1Ol6sOu VI NopoPuy NuAOs
has accepted call to the pulpit Of the
Baptist Church at Belle PLANE.
DIR. j. L. Walker has been appointed
a member Of the Board OF Pension Elk
amining Surgeons at Emmetsburg.
Rev. II. M. Bennett has resigned the
pastorate of the Unitarian Church at
Keokuk and will go to Lawrence, Kan.
Rev. II. NJ. Bennett has resigned the
pastorate Of the Unitarian Church at
keokuk and will go to Lawrence, Kan.
Prof. Wickham of the State Univcr-
sity has been elected a member of the
chronological society of Ontario, Canada.
A peddler has been arrested at State
Center on suspicion Of being concerned
in the robbery of millinery store at
Grinnell.
Chesterfield Young of Burlington has
been sentenced to four years in the peni-
Tertiary for attempting to pass counter
felt money.
TIE receipts of the Des Moines post
Office for October We're $23,611.72. as
against s19,522.77 for the corresponding
period last year.
J. L. Ritter has resigned the position
of chief train dispatcher for the Omaha
road at st. James and d. II. Brewer is
acting in his place.
The postoff1ce in South Des Moines has
been discontinued, but one will be start
ed in another part of the city to be known
as Sub-station No. 1. %
Mrs. Minnie Tam of Des Moines,
whose husband had deserted he-, at
tempted suicide by poison, but was saved
by prompt assistance.
MJron Hill of Algona took an cd gun
and went hunting. The charge Of pow
der was small, but it blew the gun bar
| rel out. At first he did not notice he was
hurt, but when his right hand began to
sting he found that the explosion had
carried away nearly half Of his hand.
When the two Des Moines companies
and the Knoxville and Oskaloosa COM
panias of the Fifty-first Iowa regiment
arrived at Des Moines ON their return
from the Philippines after eighteen
months service, they were given royal
welcome by at least 5000 people on the
streets and any amount of noise from
| whistles, bells, cheering and fireworks.
The Oskaloosa and Knoxville companies
went on to their respective homes and
the Dies Moines boys were given re
ception at the Auditorium. There Is
great rejoicing that the boys return in
such good condition, but few falling by
war or disease and few others being de-
tanned In hospitals.
The Iowa Federation Of Women's
Clubs has taken up the matter Of com
pulsory education. On its own account
the federation has commenced the circu-
lation Of petitions to be presented to the
members of the Legislature. At the an
nual meeting the matter Of compulsory
education was freely discussed by the
delegates Of the different women's clubs
Of the State and it was decided that the
federation should take action In regard
to the matter. To that end committee
was appointed, consisting of Mrs. Lyman
II. Hurd of Dubuque, Mrs. Josephine d.
Remley of Iowa City and Mrs. Flora K.
Sammis of LeAfars. This committee has
sent out petitions to all parts of the State
and will present the matter to the next
Legislature.
The Fifty first Iowa volunteers return
| ed to their native State after service in
the Philippines and received welcome
in Council Bluffs that warmed their
hearts. A crowd of 5000 people came
from all parts of the State to join in
the greeting. The program for the regi-
| ment's reception was carried out. The
parade left the Rock Island station at
10 o'clock and passed through the prin-
opal streets, bringing up at Bayliss park,
where stand had been erected. Here
Gov. Shaw extended the States official
welcome, while the city spoke through
4 Mayor Jennings. Others who spoke
briefly were Fred White, LATE Young
and Congressman MCPHERSON. Forty
bands furnished the music for the occa-
sion. After the exercises in the park the
soldiers were served banquet by the
ladies'. The various companies left in
tho afternoon for their home towns. The
men Of the regiment wore well and in
good spirits.
Marshalltown has started to talk for a
| Government building.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church
at KenSett has been dedicated free OF
debt.
The bells for the memorial campanile
at the State Agricultural College at
1 Ames have arrived from England. No
date has yet been set for dedication OF
the tower and bells.
1 w. A. Owen, while riding on the "blind
baggage" of a O., r. l. Il P. train, eth
err fell or was jolted off near Tifin, and
sustained injuries which necessitated the
amputation of his left leg.
A mad dog attacked and bit a. d. Don
neman of Wayne township, and also
wounded valuable horse of his before
1t was disposed Of.
The bulletin Of the United States de-
partment of labor says that Davenport,
with 1879 saloons, had only % arrests for
drunkenness during the past year, while
Des Moines, with only 56 saloons, had
1860 arrests.
Rumors of foul play in the death re-
Gently of r. g. Crawford Of Afiddlatown
have caused the sons to arrange for the
exhuming Of the body and an examina-
ton of the stomach. Crawford was found
dead in his barnyaM, supposedly from
heart failure. He left large estate.
A fire at Hawkeye destroyed six build
ings in the business portion of the town
including the postoffice. The loss is about
$15, 900, partially insured. The buildings
shop, one millinery shop, pool room, the
postofice and flour warehouse.
4 Mrs. Lizzie Derth. living near Glad
stone, ILL.,, was arrested and brought to
Burlington. She is charged with the muir.
der of Mre. Leonard Fritschy, who was
shot dead six years ago in her home on
South hill. Mrs. Derth, then Miss .Hetz
was a servant in the Fritschy home at
the time. 1t is claimed the deed was
prompted by the girls. infutuation 70,
AIrs, Fritrhy's husband.