Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-13
Humboldt Catholics will build . new

completed and in operation.
Story County has contributed S136 to
the Mckinley memorial fund.
The home of DR.. A. ]. Harris at Grin
mel was badly. damaged by FIRE.
Des Moines policemen must measure
5 feet 8 inches in order to retain their
jobs.
A new shirt factory. operating twenty.
five machines, will be located at Mason
City.
The contract has been let for the con.
struction of new bank building at State
Center.
A new loan and trust company with a
banking adjunct has been organized at
Creston.
The Dcs Moines Chautauqua is prov.
ing money loser on account of the rainy
weather.
Hans Week of Mason City died of lock.
jaw, the result of running rusty r.ail
into his foot
Gen. Lloyd Wheaton has promised to
attend the reunion OF Philippine veter.
ans at Council Bluffs.
A number Of prominent State yeterina-
rians are at Hudson investigating sup
posed cases 'of glanders.
Horace B. Stewart of Van Meter has
been appointed a teacher in the Hava-
supa Indian school, Arizona.
The next meeting of the Upper Des
Moines Editorial Association will be held
in Fort Dodge in February. 1903.
The New York Candy Kitchen at Cres-
ton was badly damaged by fire, the re-
suit of defective electric light wires.
The annual convention Of the Iowa
Equal Suffrage Association will be held
in Des Moines some time in November.
Work will be begun at once on enlarg-
ing the NJ. & st. l.. yards at Fort Dodge.
The capacity of the yards will be dou.
hled.
The contract has been let for the con.
struction OF the Swedish mission church
at Dayton. The building will cost ST..
600.
Judge William ]. Haddock. for thirty.
eight years secretary of the board of re-
gents of the State University, has re.
signed.
District No. 10 Qowa) of the United
Mine Workers has sent a check for So
OOO to aid the strikers in the anthracite
region.
Mayor Brenton OF Des Moines is con.
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of entering the
race for Congress in the Seventh District
in 1904.
The ninth annual camp meeting of the
Central Iowa Spiritualists' Association
will be held in Marshslltown, Aug. "a to
Sept. IL.
According to the figures of the United
States geological survey. Iowa last year
produced 5,617. 449 tons of coal, valued at
$7,S22 Cos.
State Treasurer Gilbertson has so far
received about 500 from Iowa counties
as their contributions to the Mckinley
memorial fund.
number OF cattle in a herd Of cows
near Mason City have become afflicted
with rabies. and the owner has been COM
PEELED to kill several.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Worthington, resi-.
dents of Webster City for forty-two
years, have just celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.
Tabor College has undergone material
improvements and new musical faculty
has been elected. several members OF
which are from Oberlin, Ohio. .s.,.--,r.-
The elevator at Elmo was 81 rovea nv
tire, supposed 10 be Gagged by liphtniny
-tboat ]. tf6 Brsfirsls Of grain were alse
destroyed. Loss $4,000, insured.
An expert chemist has rendered a,
opinion that the water supplied the cit,
of Fort Dodge is unfit for use. The wat
or is taken from the Des Moines river.
Tom Williams and Ed Nixon, confined
in the county jail at Boone, escaped by
rushing past the jailer's wife when she
attempted to pass them water when they
feigned illness.
Owing to differences between the Des
Moines street car management and the
officials Of the State fair there will prob
ably be no street car service to the fair
grounds this year.
The store of l.. G. Willing at Waterloo
was damaged to the extent of several
hundred dollars by blaze supposed to
have been started by combination OF
mice and matches.
The bodies of DIR. Leonidas and son,
who were killed at Davenport, on river
steamer, were sent to the State Univer-
sity for dissection purposes, no one APP
pearing to claim them.
As James Dolan and VIM. Watson
We're scufiling on the street at Lewis. a
bottle of carbolic acid in Watson's pocket
was broken and he was badly burned
about his body and limbs.
The architects of the Iowa City library
board urge the erection of n $4,000
building. The City Council will be asked
to appropriate $4,000 in addition to the
$4,000 given by Carnegie.
A sad accident occurred at Monona, by
which Larry Griffin, 9-year-old boy
lost his life. He. in company with other
boys, went into Wellman's pond wading
and venturing beyond his depth, he sank
and did not rise.
1t is reported that the Illinois Central
will soon have through service to St
Paul. Heretofore the road has been run
ming to Albert Lea only, and from tina,
point the passengers We're obliged te
transfer to another road.
Attorney General Mullan has rendered
an opinion in which he upholds the con
stitutionality of the Griswold law enact
ed by the last General Assembly. Thi.
law was enacted for the regulation Of
building and loan associations.
Miss Frances e. West, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry West of De.
Moines, accompanied by Miss Maurint
Campbell, also of Des Moines. sailed
from San Francisco on the Nippon Mari
of the Oriental Steamship line for Pekir
to visit Minister and Mrs. Conger.
A Waterloo lady who attended Ring
ling's circus recently in that city and VIII,
was among those who witnessed the al
most successful effort of leopard t.
break out of cage, is now subject t.
hysterical paroxysms in which she mag
ines she sees the Infatuated beast. 1t il
feared she may never entirely recover.
Harry Addison, one of surfaciny gant
of tho Minneanolis and 81 Jou;, Ro;I