Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-04
Riverside,s gas plant i. now in opera.

paved with Asphalt.
Creston labor unions have organized
central federation.
Ottumwa Baptists are contemplating
building new church.
The postoffice at Mentor has been dis
continued. Mail to Sumner.
The residence of Michael Cline, near
Riverside, was destroyed by fire.
A new savings bank has been nstnb-
lishcd at Montrosc, capital $4,000.
The residence of Karl Mayne at Coun-
Gil Bluffs burned. Loss $4,000: insured.
A rummage sale just closed at Mason
City netted $1,000 for library purposes.
The brick workers at Mason City have
returned to their employment at the cid
scale.
Upton Methodists havc asked for
plans and estimates for handsome new
church.
Council Bluffs will ask Andrew Car
negie to increase his library donation to
$4,000.
Leading Dubuque grocers have formed
Il combine to buy goods on the co-opcra-
tive plan.
Mrs. H. P. Sanders of Iowa Fails, be-
came insane because deserted by her
husband.
The home of Joseph Chrsty at Des
Moines was damaged by fire to the extent
of $1,000.
In Boone last year there occurred III
deaths, a number In excess of those It
previous years.
Stephens Hicks of Hudson was rob-
bed of $50 and gold watch by pick
pocket at Waterloo.
The engineering hall, erected at Amss
College at cost of S215.00O, is now
ready for occupancy.
Iowa coal operators are planning to
recover the full price for the coal con-
tscated by the railroads.
Fire from n defective fue slightly dam
aged the central building of Highland
Park College at Des Moines.
Philip Goebel, a former resident of Du-
buque, was killed at Lima, Ohio, where
he was acting as detective.
Mrs. Hans 1vers of Kingsley hns sued
her husband, farmer worth $4,000,
for divorce and $4,000 alimony.
The Chicago Great Western has In
corporated in Nebraska as part of it's
plan to secure Pacific coast outlet.
The Metz Manufacturing Company of
Dubuque has increased its capital stock
by $4,000 and will enlarge its factory.
Four Clinton saloonkeepers. accused Of
violating the mulct law, have been en-
joined from further engaging in the bust
ness.
Joel johnson, miner at Fort Dodge,
was crushed under fall of coal. He
was paralyzed and death will probably
ensue.
The Iowa st. Louis exposition COM
mission has ordered an advertisement for
bids for the construction of the Iowa
building.
The old Blackhawk County Court
house will be sold to the highest bidder.
An offer of $1,000 has been made for the
property.
Rev. NJ s. Stryker member of
in Tennessee, where he went in search
of health.
There were 715 cases of infectious dis
eases in Davenport in 1902. OF this
number 1886 were Of scarlet fever and 213
smallpox.
The creditors of the Boston store,
which recently assigned at Council
Bluffs, will receive about 80 per cent OF
| their claims.
The Dallas County grand jury has
been instructed by Judge Gamble to In
dict keepers of drug stores who have
violated the pharmacy laws by selling
booze.
William Mootz has been appointed
postmaster at Sweetland, and John =.
Musser has been recommended by Con-
gresham Rumple as postmaster at River
Junction.
August Bunge, who killed Helmer De-
boer at George during a quarrel, was
bound over to the grand jury at Rock
Rapids under bonds of $4,000, which
he was unable to furnish.
John H. Plumer of Council Bluffs. for
merly County Treasurer, has been miss
ing from his home for several days, and
his friends fear that he has met with
some accident or foul play.
The Methodist Church has declined to
accept the resignation of Rev. g. T..
Shear, who was chosen cashier of bank
in Rockford, and the reverend gentle
The dry goods and clothing house of
Sol Blocky at Jefferson has been placed
i'll the hands of receiver. Assets md
liabilities are unknown, but 1t Is thought
the proprietor can pay 100 cents on the
dollar.
Waterloo and Fort Dodge have had
their annual comparison of postal re-
ceipts and Waterloo is growing once
more. Its postotilce receipts We're S44.-
600, while Fort Dodge could only scare
UP $4,000.
John Fields, arrested at Gilmore City
for breaking and entering, was identi-
fed by Mrs. 1. NJ Burgess of Dysart as
her son, who ran away from home last
October. Fields, or Burgess, is being
held awaiting the action of the grand
jury.
Walter Towne, sou of Stem Towne, a
prosperous farmer living south of Den
nison. committed suicide by placing the
muzzle of loaded shotgun over his heart
and pulling the trigger with his foot.
Deceased is believed to have been de.
| mented.
A young son of ex-Sheriff Kingery of
Adair County was drowned at Fonta.
nellie. He was skating on pond and
broke through the Ice.
\ masked man entered Rolls restau.
rant at Ames and forced the clerk to
hand over $40 in the till. The clerk had