Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20

in Iowa will be one to abolish coronere.
This has been done in New York and
> and some other states vantage.
lining which brought the weakness
81 she present law to notice was whe
In the case of an accident justice
the peace was called on to make the !
QUESTION, and surprising the coron
was out of the county or not available
proceeded. The coroner got mad an
said he would contest in the courts th8
right Of a Justice to act. But many
lawyers are of the opinion that cofoAers
are unnecessary, that where there is
just one such officer in the county it is
difficult to reach him, that the work
can better be done by the courts. The
custom in some counties of electing
doctors as coroners is also pointed to as
unfortunate. The Office of coroner is
largely judicial one, and the proceed
ure should be that of court rather
than that. of clinic. With this in
view an effort is to be made next win
ter to abolish coroners and provide for
immediate Investigations by the regu
lar constituted courts and other mschin-
cry of investigation.
BE careful MOTTO tear your postage
stamps. The post Office department
has just made new ruling that torn
postage stamp cannot be used, and let
tiers bearing such stamps will be held
for postage the same as if no stamp was
on.-Ex.
Mayor Hemenway, of Cedar Falls,
has established precedent that is
worthy of being followed by all other
mayors in the state. He assessed a
fine against fellow who acted as agent
in securing intoxicating liquors for q
man who is listed! as an habitual drunk
ard, and thereby debarred from obtain
ing it for himself. Mayor Hemenway
notified the offender that q second of
Tense of that kind would be punished
by the heaviest fine that could be i'm
posed. There is no penalty that can
be inflicted under the law that will ade-
quateIy punish that class of offenders.
independence Bulletin-J ournal.
BY an act of congress all old soldiers
who lost an arm or leg in the war of the
rebellion, also those who have crippled
limbs which are practically useless, have
had their pensions raised $40 a month.
The city of Perry has fallen into line
ND v,oo Ia q y nrIr f0 nit q
sidewalks, floors or In halls and sp-
proRches to public places. The penalty
Is a fine of Ss25. This is a substance of
an insignificant looking ordinance that
went through the three readings of the
council recently without dissenting
voice. Estherville ought to follow suit
-Estherville Democrat
From the Christian church notes in
an exchange we clipped the following
very suggestive paragraph: 1t rained
last Lords day. 81 out to the Bible
school, Some people came to church
and some did not. The preacher was
there and 1t rsined just as hard on him
as on others. Preaching next Lords
day at IL q. m. and Sp. m.
1t has been some time since horses
sold for such high prices as they do
now j. H. Robinson sold his team of
four year old colts one day last week to
William Steele of Strawberry Point
getting in return for same 1910 in cash.
Mr.. Steele sold one of the horses to
Oscar WEIGH for $3.50, the other one
being shipped to Chicago.-Edgewood
Journal. s.Ege
Henry Eyers, north Of town, has a
colt which was born with only three
legs, the left 'front.' leg being missing.
Mr.. Eyers says the colt is still alive,
and shows every indication Of living TO
he y atsopqhaal tdy anIsnal RaInbeck
three sons and one daughter.