Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-30

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Prof. Geo. l.. Pierce of Oberlin has nc
copied the position as director of music
in Tabor College.
| According to assessment figures there
are nearly S12,O00,000 worth of personal
property in Dubuque County.
The Waterloo school board will cxpend
nearly $4,000 i'll installing new heating
plants in that city's school buildings.
the Waterloo City Council Is consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of erecting Gre
matory for the disposal of city carthage.
Mrs. Edwards, an Indianola lady, was
thrown from n buggy during runaway
and received injuries that may prove ia.
tai.
A portion of the mill dam at Algona
was blown up with dynamite. The mis-
creant and his motive are alike II tnys.
terry.
Isaac L. Brown of Marshalltown was
reelected grand master of Iowa colored
Free Masons at the annual meeting at
Keokuk.
Mrs. Mary Gilley, resident of Black
hawk County for over forty years, has
Just died at Gilbertville. She was in her
9Sth year.
Winterset will vote on the question Of
issuing bonds in the sum of $4,000, the
money to be used In enlarging the electric
light plant.
Representative Asmus Boysen, Of Au-
dubon County, is candidate for Repub-
llcan State Committeeman from tho
Ninth District.
The receipts of the Fort Dodge post
Office for the past fiscal year were $780,
600, an increase of nearly $4,000 over the
| preceding year.
Rev. +. A. Zickafoose, pastor Of the
Congregational Church at Clay, has been
offered place at Rock Rapids, and has
accepted his new passionate.
Gov. Cummins has appointed his sis
ter, Miss Anna b. Cummins, as parole
clerk to succeed e. o. Patterson, resign
ed. The position is worth 81 200 year
Louis Cerny, IL years old, was run
over in the Belle PLANE railroad yards
by @. & N. w. train and received in
juries from which he died in few hours
Burlington carpenters threaten to
strike. The action of the boss carpen-
tiers in buying lumber handled by non.
union yard men is the cause of the trou.
Bile.
Iowa people believe in life insurance,
the amount now carried in this State be.
ing In excess of $534, OO0, 600, on 3S2,664
policies and scattered among 12S com
panies.
| Petitions for -injunctions against four
saloonkeepers at Mapleton have been
They are charged with divers violations
of the muct law.
Judge Hutchinson has set aside the
verdict of $4,000 In the famous breach
of promise case of Mary Christianson
VS.. the estate of Frank Crum, at Onawa
Another trial will be had.
There is n movement on foot to erect
railroad Y. NJ. G. A. building at Mis-.
souri, Valley. The Northwestern Ruilroad
will give $500 toward the building pro.
wiling the citizens raise $1,000.
1'ramps robbed fellow traveller and
threw him from Milwaukee freight
train near Dubuque. The nun was
found lying along the track and removed
to Dubuque hospital. He will recover.
The executive committee Of the Ceda.
Rapids District Camp Meeting Associa-
tion of the Des Mones conference OF the
United Evangelical Church has arranged
a program for n camp meeting Aug. 10
21, on their grounds at Center Point.
One hundred and sixty new rural mail
carriers have been added to the service
in Iowa within the past two weeks
There are now about one thousand car.
riers in the State. The advance In their
pay from $50 to $50 per month has in.
duced larger per cent of the carriers
than ever before to stick to the work as
steady employment, and the efficiency OF
the service has been greatly increased by
reason of this fact.
Des Moines city officials favor the con
struction of permanent dykes to protect
that city from future foods. The est
mated cost would be $200OOO.
George III. Warren, an insurance SO
licitor and collector, has disappeared from
his home in Des Moines. The police and
i his family fear he has been fouliy dealt
with. His accounts are in good shape.
The members of the Town worlds fail
commission have decided to allot $3.50.
600 Of the States appropriation for the
erection of n building at the worlds fair
This will leave $4,000 for making ex,
hibts in the department buildings.
The attorneys for Mrs. Hossack ma,
ask for change of venue when the case
Is called for retrial. IL the change i.
granted the trial will likely take place Ii
either Marion or Madison County.
J.. w. Warrell, Ira A. Fudge of De.
Moines, Thomas r. Holmes of Under
wood and Harry d. Smith of Ranialia
Iowa, have all been appointed special la
borers In the Treasury Department.
Two portraits of Rev. DIR. Salter O.
Burlington, the Oldest active minister O.
the State, are being painted. One vii
be given to the Burlington city librar.
and the other to the State Historical So
ciety. The cost of the two will be near
ly $1,000.
Iowa postoflices discontinued: Argo
mail to Leclaire: Coralville, mail to low,
City: Amity and Plainview, mail to Wal
colt; Cosgrove. Ferndale and Windlnm
mail to Oxford.
George Dewey Mann, 3-year-ol,
youngster, was struck by batted bal
at Emery. The blow jerked the lad
head back so quickly that he broke hi
neck and died Immediately.
State Chemist Davis has completed
the analysis of the stomach of Mrs
Maude Lambert, who was found deaf
June 2S Mt Marshalltown. He found I'm
mstakablc evidences Of poisoning. rh
mystery surrounding her death may new
! sr be cleared,