Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-22
John Burg, ST., Burlington, died, aged

John Burg, ST., Burlington, died, aged
70 years.
The Northwestern is now double-track-
ing west of Ames.
An opera house is still being talked
about at Garrison.
A lodge of the Rebekahs has been or
ganized at Alburnett.
Chicken thieves are getting in their
work in Scott County.
The Eastern Iowa Dental Association
held its eleventh annual session at Iowa
City.
The postoffice Mt Rock Greek has been,
discontinued. Mail will hereafter go to
Dixie.
Charles p. Bay, letter carrier at Mar
sha!itown, has been promoted from 5000
to $3.50.
]. s. Schott's harness plant at Burling-
ton was damaged by fire to the extent
of $1,000.
The contract for carrying the mail from
Audubon to Viola Center has been award
ed to g. O. Call.
Henry Stivers. once editor of the Des
Moines Leader, is now living ON farm
in Southern Iowa.
Railroad contractors at Belle PLANE
are badly delayed by the impossibility of
securing hborers.
The Board of Supervisors of Iowa
County has purchased heating plant for
the county poor farm.
Henry o. Eldridge has been appointed
letter carrier for the rural free delivery
service at Marshalltown.
Ralph b. Lindsay's home Mt Davenport
was entered by burglars, who secured
5000 in cash and jewelry.
The contract for erection of the Gov
eminent building at Dubuque has been
awarded to a Chicago firm.
James Lynch. the negro who was run
has succumbed to his injuries.
Rev. John Longson of Copopa, Ohio,
has accepted call to the pulpit of the,
Baptist Church Mt Belle PLANE.
DIR. j. L.. Walker has been appointed
member of the Board of Pension Elk
amining Surgeons at Emmetsburg.
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Rev. f. NJ. Bennett has resigned the
passionate of the Unitarian Church at
Keokuk and will go to Lawrence, Kan.
ltev. +. NJ. Bennett has resigned the
passionate Of the Unitarian Church at
Keokuk and will go to Lawrence, Kan.
Prof. Wickham of the State Univer-
sity has been elected 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
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 Dies Moiues post
Office for October were S23,611.72. as
against S19.522.77 for the corresponding
period last wear.
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M3ron Fill of Algona took an cd gun
aud 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 MS right hand began to
sting he found that the explosion had
carried away nearly half OF his hand.
whs,n tho two hos Mo;nes comnon;as
| and the Knoxyille and Oska,ooso com.
nanies Of the Fifty-frst Iowa regiment
arrived ~ Nos Mo;nae nm tbe;r ,,ot,,r,
| from tho Philinnines after eighteen
1 monti,s' service. they ware given = rovol
welcome bv nj least x ono reonle nm the
streets and any amount of noise from
whistles, bells, cheering and fireworks.
The OskaIoosa and Knoxville companies
went ON to their respective homes and
tho Des 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.
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