Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-04-30
Rev. Jessup, living near Floris, died of


Bluffs school children
a Dewitt firm shipped 1900 dozer
fresh eggs in one day.
Rinefort Bros store at Grinnell wa.
damaged by fire; insured
The Congregational Church at Steam
boat Rock is being remodeled.
The depot at Neville was burglarized
but little of value was secured.
Marshalltown retail clerks have organ
lied and will work for shorter hours.
G. NJ. Grimm has been appointed post
master ut De Kalb, vice II. ID. Fry, re-
signed.
The total running expenses of Masor
City during the year just closed was 1874,
366.S3.
Bid Burns has been appointed postmas
ter at Georgetown, vice Alice Stone, re.
signed.
The sawmlls at Dubuque have begun
operations, giving employment to owe,
200 men.
Council Bluffs police are looking for a
miscreant who has mania for smashing
windows.
The Brice Gas and Electric Company
of Mason City will expend $4,000 in
Improvements.
The Rock Island Railroad shops at
Davenport We're damaged by fire to the
extent of $1,000.
j. G.. Brown of Fort Dodge was seri-
ously and possibly fatally injured in a
runaway accident.
~ convention of the Christian Endeav-
or societies of western Iowa will be held
at Tabor next month.
1t is now thought that the Rock Island
road will double track its line through
Iowa the coming year.
The anniversary of the battle of Shiloh
was celebrated by many G.. A. X. posts
throughout the State.
In saloon row at Burlington Mike
Conghlin was seriously injured. His as.
sailants are under arrest.
Two thugs attempted to hold up Henry
Hasse of Mason City and We're thor
oughly trounced for their pains.
The annual income derived from the
rental of pews in the Catholic Church
at Dyersville amounts to $4,000.
Osborn Diegnan of Stuart, Merrimac
hero, has returned to that city. Diegnan
expects to spend about month in Iowa.
The corn crib, stock sheds and barn of
Thomas Rifle, near Yampa, together
with their contents, We're destroyed by
fire.
Gov. Cummins has been secured to de-
liver the address at the commencement
exercises of the Williamsburg high
school.
A respondent, poverty stricken woman,
Mary Conwell, who claimed to have no
home, attempted suicide in Ottumwa by
poison.
The program has just been issued for
the tifty-frst annual session of the Iowa
State Medical Society, to be held in Des
Moines May 21-23.
The organization Of telephone com.
pany. to extend into the country and con-
meet with rural lines, is being talked OF
by Lone Tree people.
Van Buren, County has the distinction
of having the Oldest justice of the peace
in the State. Squire Becson of Farming
ton, is "a. and is able to perform the ac-
tive duties of his Office.
The death of Edward Lloyd at Iowa
City, his old home, is announced. Mr..
Lloyd was n member of the Plymouth
County bar, and had formerly conducted
the Enterprise at Remsen.
John Burghart, brother Of prominen,
Boone merchant, who it was thought had
met death with other members of his
party in Alaska by freezing, writes from
Nome City, Alaska. that he got through
safely.
a disastrous runaway of four-horse
team attached to pulverizer occurred
on farm near Hudson, resulting in
probably fatal injuries to Carl Plam-
beck, who drove the team. and the death
of one horse.
Senator Allison and Representative
Hepburn have asked President Roosevelt
to appoint George Van Houten of Lenox
to a consulship. Mr.. Van Houten has
been secretary of the State Agricultural
Society for number of years and was
once candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
The Illinois Central shops at Water
loo were closed on account of the strike,
which has been on for some time, to re-
main closed until further notice. The
order for closing came from Vice-Presi-
dent Harahan, who says it is result of
the mechanics refusal to work with nom
union men. The strikers demand an in
crease of 20 to % per cent in salaries and
refused to accept an offer of 10 per cent
increase offered by the company. About
800 men are affected.
The Rev. Samuel Kriel, aged As, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church Of
Tacoma, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the left ear with a revolver.
He became respondent on account Of the
rrotracted meeting which he was just
closing not being as fruitful rs he had
hoped for. He was a member OF the
Fifty-tirst Iowa regiment and served in
the Philippines as corporal. While on
duty there he suffered sunstroke and
since that time he has never been men,
tally strong. He leaves wife and four
sons. He left letter addressed to his
wife in which he stated that his efforts
in Tacoma have been failure and that
his labors have not only been in vain, but
were not appreciated.
A call to the pastorate of the Congre-
gational Church Of Red Oak has been ac-
cepted by Rev. G. +. Boardman, pastor
of the church in Marshalltown.
While Walter Agnus of Malvern was
endeavoring to force cartridge into n
22-caliber rifle the cartridge exploded and
the bullet hit and seriously injured 12-
year-old Roy Baird, playmate.
While the rest of the family were at
church, n son of Richard Wages, near
Exline, narrowly escaped death by fire.
When the parents returned the roof had
fallen in and the bed on which the child
law was afire.
Clifford Z. Bradley of Rock Rapids,
a junior law student, committed suicide
at Iowa City by cutting his throat from
ear to ear with razor. He left note
saying Goodbye, boys, I'll never see
you again" He stood well in his studies,
but was sickly and respondent.
Kirk Winchel and Albert Ables, two