Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-01-31
Bret state Happenings.
Eddyville is to have a new brass band

Bret state Happenings.
Eddyville is to have new brass band.
A curfew bell law has been enacted at
Shelby.
An epidemic of humps has struck the
city of Charlton.
church i'll the spring.
Another branch recruiting station will
be opened at Davenport.
Waterloo people spent nearly $6O0,OOO
i'll improvements during 1899.
The NJ. e. Society at Katz is raising
funds to build $1,000 church.
The c., NJ. & st. Z. will rebuild their
shops recently burned ut Dubuque.
The City Council at Dubuque has or
dered 10000 yards of macadam to be
broken.
The School Board at New Virginia is
urged to vote bonds for new school
house.
p. V. Hall, one of the Oldest residents
of Clinton, dropped dead very suddenly
at his home.
The proposal to do away with the free
day for old soldiers at the State Fair
was defeated.
The total amount of fees collected by
the County Clerk of Polk County last
year was $13,OS2.94.
With the present term of the Supreme
Court Judge John II. Sherwin, of Mason
City, will sit as member.
There are tifty-four applicants for ex-
animation for the bar before the present
term of the Supreme Court.
Work will begin soon on the erection
Of new passenger station for the Rock
Island Road ut Dies Moines.
The Antitrust League in Iowa has
branches in thirty-siA counties and II
membership numbering 1900.
Merchants at Muscatine are thinking
of erecting cold storage plant, if the
ice harvest does not prove sufficient.
Rev. Father Joseph Murtagh of Mon
treal, Canada; is the new assistant pas
tor of ST. Mary's Church, Marshalltown.
Bert Edwards, young man of Wa
terloo, dropped his shotgun, when it dis
charged, lodging the entire charge in his
thigh.
Iowa now has thirty-three rural free
delivery mail routes, serving lo,oou peo-
pie, at an average cost OF $2l,zoo per
annum.
E,;ra ofract;ny tho building of the Union
Transfer Company and other concerns Ut
Council Bluffs caused loss of about
S25, 600.
mo n,s+ veor has heen n prosperous
mo for Mount AYR. md fine amount Of
,reipht handled shows an increase of 1855
,ars over 1893.
Muscatine SouhFS Is snoiuins s.oeA VI
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ne TEL I.4 w. s1aan hraaaars in annsalinr
'o,n VIZ .ns -, .a,,,..,+ ti,o Jo1
' ~ &C. come ,oars nso
LOUISA the t-sear-oiu uuusii.er VI W, WI.
and Mrs. August Scnurf' iivihs neal va. ~,
ey CITY, broke through 'he ice on .ne
mississippi ana was drowned.
The Business Mems Association OF Lo-
gan lately held a banquet and under the
influence of the good cheer subscribed
tund Of $1,000 for good roads.
Engineers are in the field in Webster
ind Calhoun Counties surveying line
for an extension of the Marshalltown ana
Dakota road from Gowrle TO hockWeh.
The School Board of Corning recently
presented the high school with $500
piano.
Joe Van der Schaaf of Newkirk sold
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Two hogs on the Hospers market that
netted him $50.
The Manchester creamery made and
sold $5S,996.14 worth of butter during
he year 1893.
Ernest Keller of Victor, in a moment
Of absent mindedness kindled fire with
A roll Of So bills.
Mrs R;rd;o Reoms of Atlantic has been
bound over to the grand Jury for receiy-
ing stolen goods.
4 loc,, stock comnanv has nurchased
80 nro,, R,ffnorn danartmnpf store of
M Mnrrn go for 500 600 - -
Enant .rdnnver ~ Rod Oak was shot
and serionsly wounded Inv the accidental
sischarre of rifle.