Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-31

The First Presbyterian Church at Bur
lington was damaged by fire to the ex-
tent Of $1,000.
A country club has been incorporated
at Marshalltown and plans for country
house adopted.
A movement is on foot in Fort Dodge
to organize peoples church, similar to
one in Chicago.
A meeting has been called at Creston
for the purpose of expressing sympathy
with the Beers.
The Mason City clay works have filed
articles of incorporation, with capital
stock of $4,000.
The Waterloo postoftice's report for
1899 shows an increase over the previous
year of $2,669.9S.
John Il. Pearson of Ainsworth has
been admitted to practice before the In
terror Department.
A good roads convention has been held
at Creston with good attendance and
considerable interest.
Mrs. West of jackson, recently arrested
for arson, has been declared insane and
taken to the asylum.
A further cut has been made in the
shops at Belle Plaine.
Poultry raisers in the vicinity Of Earl
ham held an exhibition and organized a
permanent association.
The number of tramps provided with
lodging at the Belle Plaine Jail will reach
ten or twelve each night.
The cost of the Webster County poor
farm for the past year averaged $2.S5
per month for each inmate.
All the prominent business men of To-
ledo have agreed to close their stores at
8 o'clock, except on Saturdays.
Local politicians in Dubuque are now
worked up over proposal to change the
dividing line between certain wards.
Surveying has commenced on the pro-
posed narrow-gauge line from Clear Lake
to Fertile, a distance of twelve miles.
Miss Clara Dobleman, aged 16, and
Evert Neidenberg of Burlington are miss
ing and it is believed they have eloped.
Il. NJ. Adams, one of the oldest set
tiers in johnson County, was found dead
in n stable on his farm in Cedar town
ship.
Superintendent Hartman of the ILL
nois Central will remove his headquarters
from Dubuque to Waterloo on the first of
April.
The Board of Supervisors of Ringgold
County report the affairs of the county
in a more prosperous condition than ever
before.
Iowa postotfices have been established
as follows: Hynes, FayIe Hynes postmas-
ter; Scaryille, Thomas j. Falken post
master.
Rev. NJ. j. Burton, pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist Church at Marshalltown, has
accepted call from congregation at
Davenport.
About twenty suits have been COM
menced in Clinton for the cancellation of
paving tax against as many properties
in that city.
The First U. p. Church at Washington
has just cleared off debt of IS, 900 with
out any of the usual devices of fairs,
concerts, etc.
The w. G. r. U. at Swaledale has had
quite sum placed ut its disposal to pros
ecute any violators of the mulct law in
that district.
Il. |. Fowler, proprietor of restau-
rant at Battle Greek, left his home few
days ago and his family has not heard
of him since.
The Board of Supervisors of Plymouth
County has adopted resolutions author
izing firm of attorneys to collect taxes
from tax dodgers.
Work on the addition to the custom
house at Dubuque will be commenced
March and the structure will be ready
for occupancy by July.
The Supreme Court rendered decis-
ion in the Des Moines municipal electric
light case which makes municipal owner
ship practically impossible.
The 14-year-old son of John L. Clayton,
near Lewis, had a leg caught in feed
grinder, which resulted in it having to be
amputated above the knee.
A Burlington man who had but recent
ly received his naturalization papers has
returned them to the clerk of the court
with a note stating that as it was not
protection against toughs he had no fur
ther use for it.
The mems gymnasium at Iowa College,
Grinnell, has been dedicated. The cost
of the building is estimated ut $4,000.
John NJ. Mcdonald of Dubuque has
been appointed superintendent of the
agricultural annex of the American dis
play at the Paris exposition.
The Illinois Central has reduced the
wages of trackmen from $1.75 to S1.25
per day and all those employed on new
work III the vicinity of Denison quit,
Evidence before the coroner's jury at
Dubuque as to the cause of the fatal boil
er explosion i'll that city indicates that
the water was allowed to go too low.
John Houlahan, ST., an old settler of
Ryan, was kicked on the head by horse
and lived but few minutes afterwards
The water and light plant at Valley
Junction has been completed and will be
turned over to the Council as soon as the
required tests are made.
Sales of real estate at Waterloo for
the first week of the year aggregated
$95,917, as against $50, 777 for the CORE.
spending week of last year.
The 1. o. o. f. lodge at Waterloo has
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received pair of gavels made from wood
taken from the castle at San Juan, Porto
Rico, by member who was in garrison
there with the Fifth United States ar
tillery.
A postoilice has been established at
Huntington on the NJ. 4 st. L. road with
Samuel Reaney as postmaster.
The pawnbrokers at Council Bluffs who
were swindled by Schwartz by loaning
money on bogus gems, have been paid
their money by brother of the criminal.
Gus Eggert, the 12-year-old boy of
Charlton, who Vas accidentally shot by
his brother whiS Aunting near that place,
has since died as Ne result of his wounds.
The yetersas in ~ soldiers home at
Marshalltown have organized and will
send committee to Des Moines to pro-
test against the present system of re-
tanning all over S6 month pension
money,