Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06

Sigourney has let the contract for its
new $4,000 school.
Waterloo is to have a humane society,
to stop abuse Of dumb animals.
One hundred and fifty pupils are now
enrolled in the schools at Delmar.
The postoffice Mt Iowa Falls has been
raised from third to second class.
Farmers in johnson township have
subscribed 5000 to erect creamery.
The postoft1ce at Milford will be raised
from fourth-class to presidential office
July /.
A .wstpal fire and lightning insurance
association has been organized at Mt.
Carmel.
]. II. Carleton of Iowa Falls has do
mated $4,000 to Cornell College at Mt
Vernon.
Fred White, 11-ycar-old colored lad
Of Des Moines, was stabbed in the neck
by companion, inflicting severe
wound.
The burned district of Redfield is be-
ing rapidly rehnilt with fine new brick
buildings.
much talked of Monona-Woodbury
county ditch.
Some schools east of Ryan have been
closed on account of the prevalence of
scarlet fever.
The Negro Knights of America is the
name of new fraternal order instituted
at Des Moines.
Rev. Robert Gray has resigned the pas.
tornte of the First Baptist Church at
Washington.
A citizens association has been organ
lied ut Washington to further the inter-
ests Of the town.
A company selling electrical appliances
has been arrested at Rowan on the
charge of selling without u permit.
T.. Bell roof painter of Iowa City,
fell from building distance of fifty
feet, but is not thought to be fatally in
jured.
The action of the Board of Health Mt
Manila in ordering all school children to
be vaccinated has been upheld by the
judge of that district.
The residence of Geo. w. LaFollette at
Fort Madison was entered by burglars,
who secured fine gold watch, some val
liable jewelry and furs.
During the year 1899 there were TWEEN
ty-seven births in Yellow Spring town
ship.
A business mems organization is being
formed at Fairfield to look after the in
tercsts of the town.
l, ~,
ate of the Congregational Church Mt Sla-
ter and will go to Utah.
During the month of April 81, 1881 cars
passed over the Northwestern Railway
Company's bridge mt Clinton.
The School Board of America town
ship has decided to build FIVE cyclone cell
lars for the protection Of school children.
A farmers cooperative creamery has
been organized ut st. Benedict, with, a
capital of $1,000.
The young son of George Boyd of Dy-
sart fell off horse, breaking his collar
bone and severely bruising him.
A little son of A. w. Larson of Des
Moines fell and broke his collar bone, and
now paralysis of the right side has set in.
The smallpox in Saylor and -Four Mile
townships Inns so far cost $l4,0OO, which
will be assessed against the taxpayers OF
the county.
Tho Comptroller of the Currency has
approved the application to organize the
First National Bank of Williams, with
capital of $4,000.
Two carpenters were seriously injured
by the fall of scaffold on the farm Of
8. Bradfeld, near Jubilee.
Authority has been granted to organ
ize. the First National Bank Of Daugh-
crty, with n capital of $4,000.
The bank at Ryan has been reorgan-
lied and will be known us the State Bank
of Ryan. Its capital stock is S25, 900.
The Government dredge has removed
the most of the snags in the Mississippi
river Mt Keokuk, and traffic is now un-
hnmpered.
The people living ut Bangor and vicin-
Its have refused to patronize the rural
delivery route, because the postotfice at
Bangor was discontinued,