Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-03-05

A canning factory will be built at
| Grimes.
G. w. Brakeman has been appointed
postmaster at Moorehcad, vice ]. G. Ray.
resigned
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Lamb OF Council
Bluffs have celebrated their tifty-nnth
| wedding anniversary.
At sale of thoroughbred hogs a, Cor
rectionville, forty-six head sold for an
average of $50 apiece,
Miss Celia Gullixson, postmistress at
Bode. has resigned, to take effect April
l. III health the cause.
The Burlington detention hospital has
been closed. and that city is free from
the smallpox contagion.
| Postofiices have been discontinued as
follows: Clay Mills, mail to Onslow: Hol-
landalc. mail to Wooden.
| Mrs. ID. w. Clowser and Mrs. Il. S.
Lyman OF Charlton were seriously injur-
| ed in Il runaway accident.
| Daniel McCreery, merchant of Mar
tinsburg. committed suicide by shooting
He was temporarily insane
| The Iowa division of the 90 road
last year transported 25.9OO cars Of live
stock, against $1,000 in 1900.
Rev. X. Hobbs of West Superior. Wis.
has been called to the pastorate Of the
First Baptist Church Mt Boone.
Thieves entered the sleeping room Of
Dell Hoes. living at Ferguson, and stole
| Sos in bills from his trousers while be
slept. There is no ccw
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Atherton. living ut
kalo. are the proud parents of triplets
Two boys aud girl opened their eyes TO
the light of day at once.
A motion has been filed for a new
trial in the case of Mrs Linhotf, convict
ed of manslaushter at Mason City.
Rev. HI. 5. Sperry has resigned his
| position MS pastor of the Montrose NJ.
Il. Church and will move to Kansas.
The State board of mine inspectors has
organized by choosing Harry Booth as
president and John Caldwell of Seymour
secretary.
Burglars broke into the postoflice Mt
Alodae and blew open the safe. securing
about $50 in money. There was about
$500 in stamps in the safe, but were over
looked by the burglars.
DIR. William Watson of DUBUQUE has
retired from the practicve of medicine.
| He has been II resident of that CITY for
forty-eight years.
The Sigma Nh fraternity house at Iowa
City was destroyed by fire. causing a
loss Of $4,000. Fourteen members Of
the fraternity who boarded in the house,
all escaped in night shirts and rescued a
few coats, shoes and piano.
John 5. Kidd of Des Moines. until re-
Gently an almost penniless inventor, has
suddenly become several times million-
airc His brother, George w. Kidd. who
recently died in New York, left his entire
estate. valued at several millions, to
Kidd and his two sisters.
Nine freshmen, medical students of the
University of Iowa at Iowa City. were
suspended and lightweight members of
the class went on strike. The men who
We're suspended had thrown bricks. NOR
tar and boards during school hours and
the strike was ordered to force reinstate-
| mcnt.
Burglars broke into the bank of Brooks
and blew the safe door off, tearing the
front of the building out with 1t as it
went through. The noise awakened the
people and before the burglars could get
into the inner chest where the money was
kept a number Of citizens well armed,
commenced fringiat them and 1t got so
! hot that they broke away and escaped.