Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
oskaloosa has baseball team.
Lost Nation is to have two more banks
Garrison now has lodge Of the RED

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The curfew ordinance is to be enforced
at Olin.
A postotfice has been established AZ
Harrison.
Parkcrsburg has passed rigid quar-
antinc ordinance.
The new canning company at Glenwood
has started work.
Marshalltown has just finished ine
detention hospital.
The saloon consent petition has failed
in Monona County.
The Baptists at Newton have decided
to erect new church.
Blackleg is prevalent among cattle In
parts of Iowa County.
Horse thieving is reported from sew
eral parts of the State.
Mrs. Lydia woolman has just died 4
Manila. in her 104th year.
The whcelmen at Waterloo have organ
lied Good Roads Club.
The creamery at Gait now receives TO-
900 pounds Of milk daily.
An interocking switch tower is being
erected at Elbcron Junction.
The postoffice at Elk Creek has been
dscontinued mail to Tender.
The postotiice at Farmer City has been
discontinued; mail to Imogene.
The G. & n. w. is laying steel for IT.
new freight yards ut Mason City.
The school board at Iowa City has de-
cided to call in $1,000 school bonds.
Eddyville has voted to bond the town 8
for $1,000 for an electric light plant.
A petition asking for free rural mall 4
delivery ia being circulated at Elmont.
The hoboes Of America will hold their
annual convention this year at Burlfng-
ton.
The corner stone for the new library
building at Des Moines was laid Sntur-
day.
Lon Slater of Iowa Falls has been held
to the grand jury on the charge Of for
gerry.
Work will be begun at once on new,
bridge for the Iowa Central at Center
vile. SySS s ss
The way car jumped the truck at Jew
ell and completely wrecked the depot plat-
form. IN
The graduating class at Tama this year /
will be the largest in the history Of the
town.
]. G. Balm of Polk City was thrown
from his bicycle, breaking his shoulder
blade.
Capitalists at Westchester have organ-
lied savings bank, with capital oe
$4,000.
George Baker Of Fontanelle was very
severely injured by the oyerturning Of
his wagon.
The Supervisors Of Poweshiek County
will put in a sewer system at the county
home this year.
A fine shipment of steers was made last
week from Pleasant township to Liver
pool, England. F
The Mayor of Red Oak has declared 1
war against all the petty gambling re
sorts in that city. &,
There is talk OF two elevators, each y
| with capacity Of 25,O00 bushels. being
| erected at Clutter. v
About one hundred acres will be .deyot-
ed to raising beers in the vicinity Of lows 4
Falls this season. :. s.
Sandholm's drug store in Des Moines
was entered by burglars who rified
cash register OF about $176.
The Northwestern Iowa Veterans A.
sociation will hold It's annual meeting at \
Rock Rapids June 10 to 81. s. sG n
George Edward Marshall, for sixteen
years principal OF the high school at Keo-
kuk, has resigned his position. /,
The barn Of Abraham Charnaman In 4
Des Moines was destroyed by fire, two
horses perishing in the flames.
The valuation Of personal property in
Hardin County shows an increase Of over
| million dollars over last year.
William Boyd of Keokuk was caught
stealing letter and was sentenced to *
fifteen months in the penitentinry.
Two tramps attacked a policeman at
Marathon, but he laid one out with his
club and the other made his escape.
A portrait of Black Hawk, the celes
brated Indian chief, is to be painted and
| hung in the Iowa State Library.
AT dance near Mystic William Quif-
ley shot and killed james Davidson wh!le
engaged in quarrel. Quinley Is in jail.
/ The peculiar death Of Rolfe Wirsis. q
12-year-old boy, as the result Of bee
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boy WINS the eldest son Of John Wirds Of I
Buckeye township. A week ago he was
stung on the wrist by honey bee. 1t ID
believed that the sting penetrated a vein,
| for the boys arm began to swell and 20
did one of his legs. The parents became
alarmed and summoned one physician nj.
ter another in consultation. After a thor.
ough examination of the case II was
found that blood poisoning had set in and
| the base of the brain was affected. The
boys sufferings were intense until re-
lieyed by death.
| The annual field meet Of the Iowa High
School Athletic Association was held at
Union Driving Park, Council Bluffs, and
proved the most successful in the history
| Of the association. Although the day was
| threatening, an attendance Of fully 1000
enthusiastic spectators filled the grand
stand and thrOnged the field. The con-
tests in the fifteen events composing the
| program Of the afternoon were spirited
! and several records were broken. Ev-
crybody is feeling good over the success
| full outcome of the meeting. The West
Dies Moines high school athletes captur- +
| ed the silver cup given as trophy for
the greatest number of points.
The grand jury at Dubuque has ad-
| journed for two weeks, as 1t has no Grim
inal cases on hand to investigate.
James Havlik of iowa City had to have
| his left leg amputated above the; knee,
as the result of an injury Inst fall while
working on the collegiate building.
While three small children at Fraser
were playing Mt "coal mine" by the edge
! OF the road, the bank cayed on them. The s
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