Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-15

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built at Muscatine
Eastern capitalists will establish box
factory at Waterloo.
Waterloo musicians have organized O
band of twenty pieces.
The Iowa State fair this year earned a
profit of over $4,000.
The laundry employees of Dubuque are
perfecting an organization.
The postoillcc at Hanover has been dis
continued, mail to .Aurelia.
Jesse +. Welch of Davenport has been
appointed railway mail clerk.
Mrs. Catherine Coleman, aged 100
years. has Just died at Mason City.
There is n movement on foot to sstab-
lish another modern hotel at Creston.
The capacity of the school furniture
factory at Maquoketa will be increased.
Stinehours shoe store at Mason City
was robbed of n quantity of merchandise.
The Davenport Outing Club will erect
a modern club building, at cost of $685.
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The 2-year,old child of Ben Long, liv-
ing near Paris. was drowned in a water
tank.
Work has been begun on the fonnda-
ton for new Congregational Church at
Newell
A thief who stole four horses near
Preston. Mimi, was captured near Ken
sett by farmers.
Charles w. Johnson has been appoint
cd postmaster Mt Morton Mills, vice II. +.
Porter, resigned.
DIR. Lawyers dental office Mt Iowa
City was robbed of 500 worth of ma
tcrial and instruments.
George f. Carson has been appointed
postmaster at Douds Station, vice Mrs.
Ida c. Payne, removed.
William Maggie and William Mcdonald
were sentenced Mt Fairfield to two years
in prison for horse stealing.
1t is claimed that $4,000 in taxes will
be secured to Blackhawk County through
the work of the tax ferrets.
Fred Rum, laborer fell from the
Great Western bridge at Des Aoines and
was possibly fatally injured.
Two fine new brick blocks have just
been completed at keystone. 1t is said
two will be erected next year.
Hon. Merritt Greene has been appoint
ed assignee of the Rhodes Carmean Bug
gy Company Mt Marshaltown.
an electrical storm did much damage
at Terril. A number of buildings ere
damaged and much stock killed.
james Roe. who held up and robbed
an old soldier at Burlington, was sent
to the penitentiary for three years.
The paper mill Mt Clinton, which has
been idle for some time, will be over
hauled and again placed in operation.
A brick plant to cost $4,000 will be
built at Des Moines. Work will be start
cd this fall and completed early in the
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Mobley of Oskaloosa
will make trip down the Des Mones
and Mississippi rivers in gasoline
launch.
Sigourney claims the prize for the larg-
est cabbage yet reported. n. w. Nc
Wicker shows two heads weighing twenty-
five pounds each.
Harry Hall and Henry Tierney, who
stole large amount of brass from the
cannon in Grape Park. Burlington, were
sent to prison for two years.
The 12-year-old son of John Batson. Of
Burlington has disappeared. The lad W as
sent to store to make some purchases,
and since then has not been seen.
The attendance at the State Normal
School has already reached almost to
the 1000 mark, the greatest attendance
in the history of the school at any fall
term.
The 5-year-old son of F.. NJ. Ellngson
of Des Moines was badly burned by the
explosion of Il can of alcohol with which
lie and number of other children we're
playing.
While playing burglar. Grover Eskew,
aged Is. was shot and instantly killed by
Clyde vickers, aged IA, at Shenandoah.
They were using rifle and did not know
it was loaded.
In the race at Dewitt running horse
bolted the track and knocked down and
trampled upon Thos. McAllister, render
ing him unconscious for several hours.
He will recover.
II. j. Allen of Mason City, a Milwau-
kee brakeman who was injured in n col
lision two years ago, has Just been
awarded $500 damages in the Fayette
County District Court.
c. Il. icy Of Keokuk has given the
Keokuk Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. of which he is president, $l5, 900
natatorium. The gift includes an arte-
sian well for water supply.
III,
band and wife. Redmond and Catherine
Mcclure of Des Moines have been d.
vorced. Mrs. Mcclure sued for divorce
on the grounds of non-support.
In Elgin Peter Lehman attempted to
put small belt on pulley to operate n
grindstone to sharpen tools, when loose
sleeve caught on the shaft. winding him
around 1t and killing him almost instant
ly.
Judge McNey Of Des Moines rendered
an opinion that chapter 20 of the acts of
the Twenty-eighth General Assembly. nu-
thorizing trust companies to go into vol
untary liquidation, is void because uncon-
stitutional. The appeal of certain stock
holders of the Home Savings and Trust
Company from the appointment of n trus-
tee in accordance with this statute is s..s-
tained, Trustee Bremner being removed
and a receiver being substituted
In what is believed to be an attempt
to burn the town of Bonaparte the Reese
carriage factory was destroyed and Meek
Brothers clothing factory was damaged
Loss $4,000. The loss is nearly covered
by insurance.
Merle Call, sophomore in the Uni
versity of Iowa, was beaten down to the
brick pavement by dozen freshmen In
the annual scrap" and his left Leg was
broken above the ankle. Bruises and
bloody noses We're conspicuous through.
out the contest, which lasted four hours.
but Call was the only man seriously hurt.
The freshmen won the contest.
Charles Seals. the negro prisoner who
assaulted Deputy Sheriff Dell Davis in
the county jail at Centerville few weeks
ago and was driven off by the sherilr's