Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-17


Wellman will celebrate the glorious
Fourth.
Davenport police made 197 arrests in
May.
Thirty-four deaths were reported in
Burlington during May.
A great show of Iowa apples will be
a conspicuous part of the exhibit to be
mnde at st. Louis.
Charles Ferguson, farmer who lived
near Panora. was struck by lightning
and instantly killed.
Chester claims the oldest woman In
the State in the person of Mrs. Noonan,
who is 107 years old.
An ordinance has been passed at Mus
catinc directing all telephone wires tc
be placed underground.
j. I. Coleman of Philadelphia has beer
called to become physical director of the
| Waterloo Y. NJ. c. A.
The arniory planned for Council Bluffs
will cost about $4,000 and will seat in
the neighborhood of 5000 people.
Illinois Central machinists at For,
Dodge struck for an increase In wages,
but later returned to work pending mr.
bitration.
A project has been started for the
building of an electric line from Mt
Ayr to Hatfield, Mo-. a distance of eigh
| teen miles.
The State Marshals' Club convention
at Grinnell voted to divide the State
into five districts for work along prohi
bition lines.
Olaf johnson, n laborer on the new
bridge at Des Moincs. fell from tina,
structure into the swollen stream and
was drowned.
| Joseph Ferguson, 14-year-old boy n,
Mt. Sterling. was killed by n stroke OF
lightning. He sought shelter under /,
tree during storm.
| A number of button workers ut Daven
port struck because few of their co
workers had been discharged, us the,
claim, without cause.
About 1000 pounds or upwards of 81.
600 worth of butter is shipped from
Grundy Center each week during tn,
spring and summer seasons.
A number of Waterloo doctors hav,
paid S25 for worthless certificates max
ing them members of the staff of tn,
Christian hospital of Chicago.
/ Washington is to have hospital
Charles II. Keck has donated the $40.
600 residence of his lately deceased faith
er as home for such IN institution.
George Heede of Davenport drove
livery horse to death, and after payin,
for the animal. was arrested at the in
stance of the humane society and heavil,
fined.
The following have been appointe,
members of the Executive Committee o
the Iowa Good Roads Association: +
+. Hart, Council Bluffs; +. G. Harpe
of Burlington, J. s. Morgan of Dubuque
and j. G. Berryhill of Des Moines.
Hattie Pinninger, believed to hav
been several times the unwilling victim
of dope" ficnds, attempted suicide a
the home of her parents in Des Moines
/ The Armour butterine case at De
Moines is to have third trial, Judg
Given having decided that there was
flaw in the indictment at the forme
trials.
George Matheson. who shot Deput
Sheriff Baker of Pottawattamie Count
while resisting arrest, has surrendere
to the authorities and has been release
on bail. He claims the shooting was n,
cidental.
Davenport BARRIERS are discussing til
advisability of closing their shops o
Sunday. In very few cities in the Stat
are the shops now kept open on tn
frt day Of the week.
The Supreme Court has reduced tn
sentence Of j. w. Sale, convicted in Pag
County of murder, from fourteen to te
years. Sale killed man named Richard
son in quarrel over cards at ShenaI
doah.
The Milwaukee depot at Ruthvel
where the express office is located, wa
broken into and the money till torn OF
with about So in it and express package
to the amount of about $50 taken.
yet there is no clue.
Chairman Cownie of the board of col
troll suggests that the rock pile woul
be a good thing to furnish exercise fl
the inebriates that are sent to the Stat
hospitals for treatment.
An effort is being made to secure II
release of Frank Baird, the Sullivan rol
Der, from the penitentiary on bonds PEN
Ing appeal for new trial. Baird prol
ises to furnish some sensational eviden,
If again brought into court.
1t appears that large number of IL
veterans who will attend, as deegat,
from this State, the G.. A. II. encam
ment at San Francisco, will vote in fav'
of the proposed reunion Of the blue al
the gray at the coming worlds fair.