Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-12-24

sions.
In a wedding that occurred at Daven-
port the groom was 80 years old and the
bride g.
A postoflice has been established at
Lanesboro, with Charles II. Peters as
postmaster.
james c. L. Anderson of Iowa City
has been appointed an aid in the geodetic
survey service.
The Washington City Council has yot-
ed to pave a number of the principal
business streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Doore of GSsce
have just celebrated their sixty-eighth
wedding anniversary.
Thieves stole large quantity of but
ter and eggs from cars standing in the
freight yards at Clinton
Appropriations aggregnting $500 900
have been asked for improvements at
the Rock Island arsenal.
Robberies and hold-ups are becoming
nightly occurrences at Clinton, accord
ing to the papers of that city.
social and commercial club, with
sixty-tive members, has been organized
by the business men of Toledo.
a receiver has been asked for the
Thomas Shoe Company of Atlantic,
which is declared to be insolyent.
Miss Nermi Kariko of wyandotte,
Mimi. has been appointed teacher at
Sac and Fox Indian school at Toledo.
Henry Jackson of Burlington was bad
ly wounded by the accidental discharge
of gun in the hands of fellow hunter.
One student at Drake University, Des
Moines, has died of typhoid fever and
several others are down with the dis
ease.
A combination of matches and small
boy caused fire at Viewer which de-
stroyed large barn and contents. Loss
$4,000.
| Fred Russell, retiring clerk Of the
courts of Calhoun County is candidate
for place on the State pharmacy COM
mission.
The Hossack trial. taken from Warren
to Madison County on a change of venue,
has been postponed to the February term
of court.
James C. Davis of Keokuk, recently
appointed chief attorney in Iowa for
the C. & N. W., will remove to Des
MONIES Jan. i.
Rev. DIR. Robinson of Nova Scotia has
been called to the pastorate of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church at Dubuque,
and has accepted.
Claus Lohse was sentenced Mt Clinton
to two and one-half years in State prison
for the larceny of check for $50 from
Il fellow luborer.
The Hampton company, l. n. G., will
not be mustered out, having raised Its
standard of efficiency as required by the
Adjutant General
Mrs. Josephine Garrett, on trial ut OF
tumwa for the alleged attempted murder
of her former husbands second wife,
has been acquitted.
The 16-months-old daughter of Geo.
Aarsmith of Gearing is dead as II result
of burns received by its clothing catch
ing fire from n cook stove.
Lorain Chadwick of Mason City suf-
fered bad gunshot wound by the acct
dental discharge of his weapon, while
hunting. He may lose leg.
\ coal company, headed by Geo. w.
Sewers of Oskaloosa, and capitalized at
100000, has filed articles of incorpnra-
tlol WIN Viz sceCEetuES ol Slute.
The four Dyersville section men con-
victed of enacting the role of highway
men, We're sentenced to terms in the PEN
itentiary of from two to four years.
Mrs. Eugene Bowerman of Council
Bluffs, formerly member of the Van
Dyke-Eaton Theater company, commit
ted suicide at Omaha by taking poison.
Sixty men searched all night for Ralph
Hammer, aged 10, who was lost While
hunting, near Charlton. He was found
badly frozen, curled up near corn shock.
G. a. Gustavson of Ott,,mwa has been
made a general organizer for the national
organization of Journeymen Tailors of
America. His field will be the States of
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota and
South Dakota.
At Iowa City Judge Wade sentenced
Charles Holada to the penitentiary for
life for participation in the murder of
James gallagher. Holada pleaded gull
ty to murder in the second degree to the
extent that he confessed aiding and abet-
ting the murderer.
The grand jury at Centervlle has in
dicted Mrs. John kreebs for murder in
the first degree for the killing of her
husband Mt Jerome last October. Her
husband threw cold water in her face to
waken her one morning when she got up
and securing u shotgun ran him out Of
the house, shooting and killing him in
stantly.
| A lone highwayman held up III. p.
Hobbs, who was alone in his jewelry
store at Des Mones, getting away with
money, three watches and Il tray of opal
rings valued in NIL at $1,000. The rob
berry was committed in the afternoon
while scores of people We're passing the
store. The thief was pursued, but made
his escape after dropping all but about
5000 worth of the plumber.
The Methodist Church at Swaiedale
lays claim to the honor of having quar-
tette choir composed of the Oldest pco-
pie III any choir in Iowa or in the Unit
ed States. The choir is composed of Mr..
and Mrs. John Bardsley and Mr.. aud
Mrs J. Il. Hilliar. Mrs. Loomis. dnush-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bardsley. acting as
organst. This Iuartette of singers are
all great grandparents and the oreanist
is grandmother. They furnish music
for the church services twice each Sun
day and for people &c their eye have still
exceptional voices.
A fine addition to the city park sys-
TEN of Iowa Falls mas been secured by
the donation of several acres of desirn-
BILE land along the banks of the Iowa
river.
The jury in the case of Lewis Smith,
charged with the murder of Charles Ed
wards at Avoca on Sept. Is last, return
ed n verdict of murder in the second de-
gree.
Miss Ada Bacon, n 17-ycar old girl
living at Swan, has disappeared from
her home. Her relatives think she may
be found in Des Moines and have insti-
tuted search.
Michael Durm. James Corners, james