Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-16
Muscatine carpenters have formed |,

erect new church.
An Odd Fellow lodge has been insti.
tuted at Cartersville.
The home of VIM. Stotts of Ainsworth
was destroyed by fire.
The school house at Wellman will be
remodeled and enlarged.
A church costing $1,000 will be erect
cd by Moorehcad Mcthodists.
Alfred Dilley, student In Western
college at Toledo. is dead of smallpox.
AT special election Bows voted tele-
phone franchise TO private corporation.
Rev. Leandcr Lane has resigned as
pastor of the Christian church at Fair
field.
The epidemic known MS pink-eye is
raging among the pupils of the Charlton
schools.
Over 100000 has been pledged in Iowa
since Jan. for erection of Y. NJ. G. A.
buildings.
w. ]. Fox, Burlington attorney, com.
mitted suicide in Keokuk. while in fit
of dependency.
A Keokuk postal clerk bought violin
for $40 that proved to be rare speci-
men worth $1,000.
Rowan has building boom, which In.
cludes many new residences and two or
three business blocks.
Mrs. Margaret Gillespie of Burlington
was severely burned by her clothes catch.
ing fire from bonfire.
Stanton capitalists have been granted
permission to organize national bank,
with capital of $3.50
A bell weighing 900 pounds and costing
$500 has been placed in the belfry of the
NJ. Il. Church Mt Oxford.
A Dubuque County man has clock
200 years old, that still keeps good time.
1t was made in Germany.
The home of c. N. Black Of Burling-
ton was entered by burglars who took
gold watch and $50 in money.
Cedar Falls has been offered free
site for its Carnegie library, the donor
being lady resident of that city.
James Hanrahan, the little son of John
Hanrahan Of Glare, was killed by the
accidental discharge of 22-caliber rifle.
Waterloo citizens have formed an Or
ganization to buy the Fairview cemetery
NtoahocS anu VIII pay F~O,NOO iOt tuS
same.
Dubuque Elks estimate that their new
home will cost $25,OOO, complete in ey-
cry detail, and will attempt to raise that
amount.
Thieves ransacked the depot at Lone
Tree, but secured little of value, aside
from n few personal belongings of the
| ticket agent.
The Tri-City Railway company, con-
Meeting Davenport, Rock Island and Mo-
line, will expend $4,000 in improve
ments this year.
Rev. Jonathan Lee of Henry County
recently performed his 507th wedding
ceremony. His first ceremony was per-
formed in 1857, when he was IL years
old.
James Ireland. the attempted forger,
was sentenced by Judge Whitaker at
Fort Dodge to serve eighteen months at
hard labor in the pcnitentiary at Ana
mosa.
The body of Ralph Helms who ran
away from the Glenwood institution
March IL, was found in the field south
Of there. 1t is believed the boy was
frozen to death.
w. w. Hosford, a capitalist of Du.
buque, has disappeared and his where
abouts are unknown. The son is also
said to be missing. No motive is given
for the strange absence.
William Monroe, the 4-year-old son Of
John Monroe, a wealthy farmer of
Bromley, was burned to crisp. His
clothing became ignitcd while he and
other boys were engaged in setting fire
to fodder in field.
The report that Clarion is to be favored
with the division yards and shops of the
| Great Western, is officially confirmed by
Chief Engineer Marston. The division
Offices will probably remain at Fort
Dodge.
West Union is Mortified by the fall of
one Of its best known, and until now,
most respected business men. 1t has
been discovered that VIM. F. Philips,
formerly deputy sheriff, and senior men,
Der Of the firm of Philips & LOOMS. is
a forger and fugitive from justice. His
Indebtedness to the two banks, his broth
er, NJ. w. Philips, and others will
amount to about $4,000. This amount
may be increased by subsequent discov-
cries. His method OF operation WAS to
so to the bank, borrow the money on his
own note but secured by forged notes
which he gave as collateral security. The
banks promptly attached the furniture
stock and his residence property, and
with what they can realize will be out
somewhere from $1,000 to $4,000 each.
B. P. Crawford stock buyer, specula-
tor, capitalist, ltigant. newspaper CORE
spondent, has disappeared from New
burg. He started for Chicago with sew
eral car loads of stock worth from $4,000
to $4,000. He settled with the par
ties who brought the cattle and hogs by
giving them checks on the Citizens bank
of Grinnell. Many of the checks were
warded to that banks correspondent at
Marshalltown, by that bank to Cedar
Rapids and from there to the Merchants
National bank Of Grinncll. When pre-
sented for payment Crawford's balance
was about $1,000, and the checks were
protested. Later his wife, who is n
most excellent woman, received a letter
from him saying he would not return to
the scene of his former triumphs. Just
what his shortage will be no one yet
knows.
Roy Russell, Hanlontown youth, was
struck by Northwestern train and
killed. He had been out hunting, and
sat down on the track and 1t is supposed
fell asleep.
Mrs. Martha Giesler of Dubuque was
seriously injured by being struck by a
street car. She was caught under the
fender, and SO badly injured she may be
a cripple for life.
The southern Iowa butter and egg ship
pers have concluded an interesting meet
ing at Ottumwa. The object of the ses-
sion was to promote a greater degree of
harmony among the members.
Postmasters appointed-Ch risholm, N
A. Rice, vice Minnie d. Ham, resigned;
North English, NJ. s. Brown, vice +.
Duffield, resigned Summitville, L. s.
Brown, vice G. g. Mul!ikin, resigned.
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