Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-16
A saddlery factory may locate in Dec

A saddlery factory may locate in Des
Moines.
st. Johns Lutheran Church ut Daycn.
port is completed.
William H. Wier, Boone jeweler, has
made an assignment.
A large sum will be spent in improving
Clinton's public parks.
a new brick and tile factory will be
erected at Des Moines.
Well drllers ut Ankeny have struck
gas in large quantities.
Sidney Methodists will erect a new and
modern house of worship.
Algona is agitating the question OF
building II county hospital.
Waterloo musicians are planning the
organization of concert band.
Benjamin Greene, pioneer settler of
Dallas County, is dead at Abel.
The miners at Keb raised 500 to aid
their striking Michigan brethren.
The total Indebtedness Of Blackhawk
County June l was about $175,OOO.
Seven students comprised the gratlu-
ating class ut the school for the deaf.
st. Johns Episcopal congregation ut
Clinton will erect $4,000 parish home.
A class of eighty-seven graduated from
the Still College of Osteopathy at Des
Moines.
Des Moines capitalists propose to build
NJ oil nt,in linz t1,n& "a Grt l,v;o
Center.
The fourth annual meeting of the Town
Osteopathic Association was held in Des
Moines.
Nearly 100 head of stock were killed
by the recent storm in the vicinity of
Maurice.
The Morgan Jewelry Company of Des
AIoines has been placed in the hands of
a receiver.
Woodbury. County may vote this fall
on the proposition to erect $4,000 coun-
ty house.
A movement is on foot for the organ
ization of a county editorial club in Har-
din County.
The First District Democratic congress
sional convention will be held at Burling-
ton July 20.
The shoe store of Martin Won Draska
Mt Grinnell was burglarized of guam
tity of goods.
The loss to Blackhawk County by re-
cent foods is estimated at $4,000 in dam
aged bridges.
Clyde Morrow of Ottumwa received
serious injuries by falling from Mil
waukee train.
A number of visitors to the Dubuque
Eiks' carnival had their pockets picked
of various sums.
The July race meeting at Des Moines
has been abandoned on account of the
scarcity of entries.
Sanborn's water works system has been
completed, giving every portion of the
town fire protection.
Iowa Central Railway employees held
their annual picnic at Oskaloosa. The
attendance was large.
Mrs. Martha Pinkerton of Tabor
died from burns received while at work
near gasoline stove.
Charles Pitts, 10-ycar-old Abba boy,
lost a foot while attempting to board
moving freight train.
DIR. Grin P. Mcdonald, one of the old
est physicians Of Keokuk, died suddenly
at his home in that city.
Forty union garment workers employ
ed by the Schaffer factory at Davenport
struck for higher wages.
Tho 81 Do,npnn .,,,,1. M,
buque by q tornado, has been successfully
raised and will be repaired.
John Borne, who had been resident
of Keokuk since 1866 and was SO years
of age, was found dead in bed.
The eleven miners who took the exam
ination before the State examining board
at Ottumwa We're ull successful.
Ed Essler, a Davenport motorman, has
fallen heir to n fortune of $4,000 by the
death of relative Mt Kansas City.
Hugo Gyllenhammer of Ottumwa was
struck by n Rock Island train and re-
ceived serious injuries. Hc will recover.
Ephraim Mills, u Delmar youth, lost
an eye while celebrating the glorious
Fourth. A cannon iirecracker caused the
injury.
The contract has been awarded for the
construction of the new Carnegie library
building at Marshalltown, the price be-
ing $23,3S7.
Donath Bros, general merchandise
dealers at Lamont, have filed petition
in bankruptcy. Liabilities $4,000, as
sets $4,000.
Ottumwa expects to send large dele
CATION to the biennial convention of the
knights of Pythias to be held III San
Francisco beginning Aug. II.
Harry Gratwaohl, the 4-year-old son
of Harry Gratwaohl, lumber merchant
of Hartley, was drowned in Lake Oko-
boji. There We're no eye-witnesses to the
accident.
Judge Plat, at Waterloo, has rendered
another decision in the tax ferret cases.
in which he upholds the limitation clause.
The case will be appealed to the Supreme
Court for final decision.
Peter Ford of Deer Grove celebrated
the 101st anniversary of his birth. He
is active as n man of GO. He had an
aunt who lived 115 years, an uncle 1O7,
and brothers and sisters over 80.
William Lablagh, part owner of the
Jabour circus, exhibiting in Des Moines
as feature of the Elks' summer festi-
val, drank half a glass Of Platt's cllo-
rides, installing the dose for citrate of
magnesia. He is still alive, but may
die. II he survives, he will owe his life
to the successful manipulation of stom-
ach pump. Cesur Lablagh, brother of
William, made several attempts at sui
eide while the suffering man fingered be-
tween life and death, but was corralled
before he could do himself any great in
jury.
Daniel Padmore. pioneer citizen of
LeNIars, died of injuries received from
n fall while frescoeing the interior of
the new court house i'll that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. !. Dolph of Brighton have
just celebrated their fiftieth wedding an
niversary. Mr.. Dolph is postmaster at
Brighton and has twice been a member
of the Legislature.