Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
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Mrs. Mary Doolittle is quite i'll with
the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lepley arrived
last evening from California.
A telegram received here Monday an
nounced the death of G. II. Browder at
Albion, Neb. Deceased was brother
in-law OF A. b. Wheeless and prior to
his removal to Nebraska about Is years
ago was resident of this vicinity. He
was about 80 years of age and had been
ailing for good while past.
We thought it wouldn't last lonr. The
connections at Delaware have been such
that one could go from here to Man
chester by rail very handily and return
the same day. A new change In the
time card On the Central sends their
No. 5 west about az hour earlier and
"the stuff is off"
A director of the new Manchester
and Oneida railway company Informed
the Leader editor the other day that
there is probability of the Milwaukee
running a passenger train to the county
seat when the new road is completed.
The matter has been under consider
alton by the Milwaukee management,
and if it should be considered expedient
the train which now runs only to Month
cello from Davenport will be extended
to Manchester, going north in the even
ing and returning in the morning. The
people along the line will welcome such
an arrangement, and we are of the
opinion that the service would be q
paying Investment for the company.
The towns north of Manchester are
greatly Inconvenience by the present
service which gives them only one pas
senger each way daily, and aside from
the local business between Hopkinton
and the county seat the opport nifty to
get south On morning train will be
cordially welcomed. 1t is expected to
have the road between Manchester and
Oneida completed and running by the
first of July, the grading having been
completed to within short distance Of
Oneida.
Considerable speculation was created
around town Tuesday morning when
it was learned that j L. Wlltsie, agent
at the Milwaukee depot, had not shown
up at the Office at the usual hour and
his whereabouts were unknown. An
investigation at the depot discovered
that the door was locked on the inside
but al open window suggested that
the agent had taxed that method Of
leaving the building, which proved to
be the fact. The auditor of the COM
pany was present on his usual trip for
checking UP the accounts of the office,
who entered and founi the keys and
cash left in the desk, and other signs
which plainly pointed to an elopement.
No trace OF the agent could be found
until yesterday, when it was learned
that he had been at his former home at
Arlington. The reason for Mr.. Wilt
sizes sudden departure is not apparent
at this time. 1t has been known for
some Time that he was anxious to throw
up his lob for something better, and
being dissatisfied he had fallen into
careless ways in the transaction of the
business of the office, permitting the
clerical work to fall in arrears and in
violence Of the strict rules of the com
pany. The auditor has been checking
up the Office aud announces that there
is no shortage i'll the cash accounts not
withstanding the reports to the con-
trary, bit the books lad not been post
ed up since the lirstof April.