Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-19
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A lodge of the A. o. U. w. has just
been instituted at Marshaltown.
Copper wire thieves are causing cleo
trio companies at Dubuque much trou-
bic.
Rev. j. Irwin Smith has resigned MS
pastor of the Presbyterian Church at To-
lcdo.
a fine new opera house is among the
contemplated improvements at Mason
City.
Waterloo is agtating the question of
municipal ownership of the water works
system.
A postotiice has been established at
Lawton, Woodbury. County, with John A.
Smith as postmaster.
The rural mail carriers throughout the
State are beginning to complain of the
condition of the roads.
Rev. Johnston of Des Moines has been
called to the pastorate of the Christian
Church at Kcosauqua.
DIR. Dadswell, choirmaster of st. Johns
Episcopal Church at Clinton, has resign
ed and will so to Chicago.
Rev. G. c. Maxfeld of Oneida, N. Y,
has been called to the pastorate of the
First Baptist Church of Council Bluffs.
effects passed through Fort Dodge one
day recently, bound for the Northwest.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has just completed new line across
Iowa, which follows the route of the
Illinois Central from Dubuque to Omaha.
Articles of incorporation Of the Iowa
Central Land Company have been filed
at Marshalltown. The company owns
land in North Dakota that involves an in
vestment of $4,000.
In championship bowling game at
Muscatine between teams from Musca-
tine, Ottumwa and Des Moines, the home
team scored n great victory, defeating
both opponents with ease.
The report comes from Boone that Rev.
o. II. l.. Mason of that city has re-
signed as pastor of the Presbyterian
Church because he finds the task too
great strain on his health.
The Sac County Good Roads Associa-
ton passed resolutions condemliing the
plan of county supervision of road work,
MS advocated in the measure introduced
in the Assembly by Senator Hobart.
B. B. Cotant was awarded $500 dam
ages against the Boone Suburban Rail
way Company for injuries received by
falling from, a platform on the company's
property which was not protected by a
railing.
A farmer who was held up near Rock
Valley by two hghwaymen had presence
of mind enough to throw his money, near
ly 500, into the brush beside the road,
and the robbers secured nothing for their
trouble.
Fourth-class postmastcrs appointed:
Bertram, j. II. Hunter. vice Frank
Bowlin, vice j. NJ. Elder, resigned; Med
ford, G. j. Nuzum, vice Lee Brauchi,
resigned.
While two men with team and bug
gy were crossing the Illinois Central
tracks at Cedar Falls, the outfit was
struck by a passenger engine. The team
was killed, but the men escaped with a
few bruises.
Several Iowa cities may investigate. the
new paving known as bituminous mac
adam, which is rapidly coming into use
!, in the East. 1t is said to possess all the
| good qualities of asphalt, and at the same
time to cost only about half as much.
| A sensation was caused at meeting
of the Marshalltown City Council when
1t developed that copy of a contract he
tween the city and the Glucose Sugar
Refining Company was missing and can
not be found in the office of the city
clerk.
Iowa farmers have been warned by the
land inspectors of South Dakota against
land grafters who represent themselves
as filing agents. They are asked to sign
a note in payment for claim on an In
dian reservation that has not vet been
opened for settlement
1t is officially announced that the ac-
| counting department of the Iowa Central
Railroad Company will be removed to
Minneapolis from Marshalltown and
Frank May. general auditor of the Min
neapolis and st. Louis, will become gen
eral auditor of both roads.
The mangled remains of ]. T. Brain
erd, prominent farmer who lived near
Moorchead, was found on the Chicago
and Northwestern right of way, a short
distance east OF Missouri Valley. AS
the clothing had been rilcd it is believed
that Brainerd met with foul play.
Thirteen students of Tabor College
We're suspended by DIR. John Gordon. A
few days ago about midnight company
of college girls and boys forced an en-
trance to CASTOR Hall. invaded the chap
ell, and there the couples danced for two
hours. The college authorities did bit
of detective work and learned the names
of most Of the guilty students.
The farmers have discovered an out
rage perpetrated by some mysterious per-
son near Burlington. A young orchard
of peach trees has been found almost en-
tircly destroyed. being broken off at the
ground. a large reward has been Of
fered for the identity of the perpetrator.
Several Years ago similar outrage was
perpetratcd. Recently Miss Sostock, liv-
ing in that neighborhood had her hair
cut from lrer head by some unknown per-
son, who grabbed her from behind. She
had saddle cut to pieces. There is ITO
clew.
The Iowa and Nebraska Wholesale
Grocers' Association held largely at
tended meeting Mt Council Bluffs. Maj.
| Mahon of Ottumwa was reelected presi-
dent Of the Iowa association. thes next
meeting of which will be held at Des
Moines.
Luther b. Harpe, aged 30, living with
his parents on n farm mile from Shell
dahl. committed suicide by hanging in
his barn. He left no explanation for the
deed. He left note stating that he
had $1.I00 in the bank which he desired
should be given to Miss Ida Bodic, whom
he was engaged to marry.
The purchase Of thirty acres of ground
on the outskirts of Davenport by the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail-
way Company is taken to indicate the in
tention of the company to locate ut that
point the railroad shops for its Chicago
Kansas City cutoff, as well as make
that the division point for the new line.
In the $4,000 damage suit brought Mt