Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-15

PAODAo's - ~ Aie"s
Davenport street railway employees
voted to censure Gov. Cummins for send
ing troops to Dubuque.
The contract for tue Davenport libra
ry has been re.let. The building must, be
completed by March 1.
Grinnell would like to secure the plant
of the felt shoe company, which recently
burned at Webster City.
Adam Hid, Davenport packing
house employe, is under arrest on the
charge of embezzlipg 800.
The promoters of the Des Moines Owa-
ha electric line have CONTRACTED for the
survey of the proposed line.
One of the tramps killed in the Ray
nlond wreck has been identified as Earl
Boak Of Murphysboro, Ill.
Flames, supposedly set by robbers,
completely destroyed the home of Mrs.
Sarah johnson Of Fairport.
Marshalltown wants the location of
the Northwestern Felt Shoe Co., recently
burned out at Webster City.
Thomas Conner, aged 80, was held up
in Omaha and robbed. A buxom negress
relieved him of all his money.
Rural free delivery has been establish
point will be sent to Alburnett.
A tramp robbed the till of the Daniels
saloon at Denver. The thief was cap
tured and the money recovered.
l.. B. Cornwall, an electric light line
man, was killed at Davenport by falling
from pole. His skull was crushed.
The business men of West Waterloo
are planning to hold revival carnival at
the time the street fair is held on the
east side.
1t is reported that West Liberty is
to have condensed milk factory start
cd at that place shortly, with capital
of $4,000.
Henry Bush and George Dolan will
repose in the Fort Dodge Jail for several
months for the theft of number of pairs
of trousers.
Prof. Clarence pimick Stevens of Adel-
bert College has been called to the pro-
fessorship Of English at Cornell College,
Mt. Vernon.
j. Nelson and Nels johnson, liquor
sellers at Dixie, have temporarily quit
business. The ministers Of the town
secured an injunction.
Ed Kemmerer, Iowa Central agent at
Grinnell, is dead of pneumonia. KEN
merer was one of the Oldest employees on
the Iowa Central.
A. G. Rankin has 40 far organized
fiftyone State marshal clubs in Iowa.
They will work for the passage of a
State marshal law.
Iowa hotels have been warned to. be
on the lookout for one H. T. Estell, alias
II. 7. Elliott, n forger, who works his
graft on innkeepers.
The assessable valuation of Polk Coun-
ty property has increased $7,33S, 112
within the past twelve months, the total
now being $50, S45,s32.
DR.. w. w. Bronson, veterinarian of
Wyoming, has been appointed govern
ment animal inspector Mt South st. Paul,
MIMI, at a salary of 500 a month.
One hundred friends of Matt McDer-
mott. the Glare farmer who disappeared
my seriously week ago, have commenc-
ed an organized search for him. The
neighboring country will be thoroughly
searched.
Roy Woods is in Jail Mt Waterloo. He
worked the ''phony" ring graft at Cedar
Falls. He sold 10-cent rings for So. al
leging in each case that he was dispos-
ing of his mothers wedding ring at a
great sacrifice.
Considerable mystery surrounds the
death of G. H. Clarey Of Des Moines,
who died from an overdose of morphine.
Harvey has secured the big picnic of
! the retail grocers of Des Moines from
the score of other towns that were after
| it. Over five hundred dollars in prizes
will beSgiven for the field meet. The
date is July %.
Chas. Meyer, 10 years old, employed
in the Burlington Gazette composing
room, fell from window in the third
| story of the Gazette building, distance
of fifty feet. His skull was fractured
and an arm broken.
William SHIRLEY of Lone Tree dropped
| dead in Muscatine. A week ago he ran
splinter into his finger. Blood poison
| ing followed and within two days his
life was ended.
George Lynch of Blairstown, who has
just graduated from West Point military
academy, has been commissioned to 90
to the Philippines in October us lieu
tenant in the Seventeenth regulars.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
authorized the following national banks
to begin business in Iowa: The Macks-
burg National Bank, with a capital of
$25, 900, and the Black Hawk National
Bank of Waterloo. with capital of
100000
Rev. w. II. Scott, pastor of the Mar
shalltown Christian Church, has resign
ed his position to take effect some time
In August. No reason is given for the
action, but he stated that he believed ii
was for the good of the church.
Herman Kruger, an oiler in the Bur
lington shops at Creston, was held M
in the yards and robbed of all the money
he had in his pockets and killed. Kru.
ger was on his way home when accosted
by the marauder. The man ordered him
to throw up his hands and searched Kru
gers pockets, finding only 80 cents. Or
lSruger's refusal to give him more the
robber Sred ut him five times, every shot
taking sfsct in the abdomen,