Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-04-08
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]. ]. Kegler, owner Of a general store
at Spring Brook, has failed.
The postofiice at PiIotsburg has been
discontinued, mail to Wellman.
James Beddell, an early pioneer set.
tier at Agency, is dead, aged 7S.
The Stuart Hotel at Perry has been
placed in the hands of receiver.
The rural school teachers of Dubuque
County are to receive higher pay.
Thirteen additional clerks have been
allowed for the Des Moines postoftice.
The two principal thoroughfares of lie.
Mars will probably be paved this sum.
mer. u
Dubuque saloonkcepers have formed
a union and have filed articles 2fsincor-
poration.
David Kramer of Burlington was
fined $50 for allowing horse to starvs
to death.
Hon. b. f. Clayton has been nomi-
mated for Mayor by the Republicans OF
Indianola.
Webster City physicians have formed
an association and agreed on n uniform
scale of prices.
The store of John Muth at Plymouth
was robbed of small amount of money
and quantity of merchandise.
Burlington will issue bonds in the sum
of $4,000 to provide fund for the ex.
tension of the city's water mains.
Horace w. Kelley, one of the best
known business men of Wellsburg, 70
dead as result of an attack of .pneu-
monia.
Thirty Keokuk tailors are out on
strike because of disagreement with
their employers over the question OF
wages.
The nearly 200 stone masons Of Des
AIoines have decided to form union,
in an effort to boost prices and stop
rate cutting.
Tubercnlar pneumonia, virulent and
contagious disease. has broken out in
the family of J. II. Smith of Osceola.
Two have died.
Drake University trustees at Des
AIoines elected Dean Hill NJ. Bell presF
dent and Frank l. Herriott professor Of
political economy.
Oscar, the 4-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. julius katelman, was run over by a
heavy freight wagon and instantly kill
ed i'll Council Bluffs.
Des Moines wants the 1904 meeting Of
the National Conference of Charities and
Corrections. The meeting this year will
be held at Atlanta, Ga.
At Marshalltown DIR. r. s. Burroughs
has been sued by Mrs. Esmerelda Perez
grina for malpractice. She asks dam
ages to tile amount of $4,000.
The rural school patrons in the vicin-
ity of Green Mountain have started Q
movement for the establishment of .
graded school in the village.
The birth of baby boy at the home
of George Woolsey of Creston makes
twenty-five children in the family. All
are living. The Oldest is 26.
The Masonic lodge of Mt. Ayr is con-
tcmplating the erection of a three-story
temple. The second floor will contain a
hall with a seating capacity of 500.
]. H. Hale, who was brought to WASH
ington from Davenport, and who entered
a plea of guilty to the charge of forgery,
was sentenced to four years at Fort Mad
ison.
The Women's Club of Des NIoincs will
inaugurate campaign for the improve
lment of the city's streets and parks by
the extensive use of flowers, shrubs and
vines.
John Herbrrger, nm employe of the
Milwaukee shops in Dubuque. has de-
parted for parts unknown, leaving n wife
and two small children in destitute cir,
cumstances.
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County court house building will be laid
some time next month with appropriate
ceremonies by the Iowa Grand Lodge,
A. T.. and A. NJ.
A Dubuque woman got even with a
Young man who failed to keep his prom
Use to take her to dance by hiring a
boy to throw dirty water on the ball
gown of her successful rival.
The grade reduction on the Omaha d.
vision of the Central. which is to cost the
company $4,000. will mean the employ
ment of from 1900 to 1000 men nil
summer between Fort Dodge and Wat
erloo.
James Leblanc wealthy citizen OF
Pocahontas. died at his home there from
the effects of dose of medicine intend
ed for external use only. and which he
swallowed by mistake to relieve m at
tack Of rheumatism.
Mr.. Gleason, father of Henry Glea-
son, farmer. and Delbert Bidwell. "A
local auctioneer. We're drowned at Suth-
crland while attempting to ford the Wat
erman creek with team and carriage
on their way to the Gleason sale.
Willie Dustin, the 2-year-old son of
John Dustin of Des Moines. strangled
to death because of the lack of medical
attention. Out of ten physicians called
but one offered to render assistance, end
the child slowly choked to death.
The Iowa Press Association will meet
in Des Moincs oil Thursday. April 2,
and on Friday, April 3. will start on m
excursion to the South taking in Texas
points. Returning the association will
reach Des AIoines Saturday, April II.
\ young man by the name of Frank
Nnvratel, living two miles north of Ply
mouth committed suicide by shooting
himself through the lungs with revolv-
cr. No one knows the exact cause for
his act, but the young man has been in
poor health for some time past
George Wall of Davenport, who at
tempted to commit suicide few weeks
ago by opening MI artery in his arm with
the top of salve box, gave himself up
to the police because he said he felt an
other spell coming OH him. He was COM
mitted to the Mt. Pleasant asylum.
The old court house of Crawford
County has been sold by the supervisors.
1t brought $500. The plans for the new
court house for the county to cost $751;
600 are about completed.
W. II. Mines, the well-known stock
man of Clarion, was held up by three
thugs in Chicago He was on his way to
the Rock Island depot in the evening,
and when passing dark alley was com
mnnded to deliver his wealth to the rob-
bcrs. Instead of so doing he struck one
of the thugs with n heavy cane which he
was carrying and the other two immedi:
ately took flight.
Dale Sprickler, the 2-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sprickler of Andalusia, ID
i dead and daughter, Anna, aged years