Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-14
The postotilce mt Ioka has been dlscon.
tiuued. mail to Helrick


down stairs and suffered broken Jaw.
The Methodists and Catholics of Alton
are each raising funds for new church.
A course in horscshoeing is being plan
ned for the students at the Ames col
lege.
Fottawattamie County expended about
200 in caring for its poor the past
year.
l.. Il. Bottoms hardware store, in Des
Moines. was robbed of 5000 worth of
goods.
The Evans Candy Company of Daven-
port has been placed in the hands Of a
receiver.
A postoffice has been established at
Plum Greek, with Forgcn johnson as
postmaster.
The Henderson & Lock cheese factory
at Gravity was destroyed by fire. Par
italy insured.
7. w. Graham of Dubuque has invent
ed voting machine which is claimed
to be success.
Miss Mary Monk has taught in the
public schools of Waukon continuously
for thirty-six years.
Joseph Ebbesmeier, Burlington
young man. was killed Mt Denver by TAX
ing hold of live wire.
Pats Opera House Mt Creston is to
be remodeled, and considerable sum
will be spent on the work.
Mrs. Lyman Gregory, former resi-
dent of Waterloo, was killed in Califor-
mia in runaway accident.
w. II. Baldnecker. Waterloo hack
driver, was sent to Jail for ten days for
robbing Salvation Army poor box.
The finest Elks' building in Iowa has
been dedicated ut Ottumwa. Gov. Cum
Minis delivered the principal address.
Dubuque business men will bring suit
to test the legality of an ordinance levy
ing tax for street sprinkling purposes.
Burglars forced an entrance into Tay-
ior 4 Strobles jewelry store in Water
loo and stole goods valued at $500. No
clue.
Mrs. Thomas Barr of Buchanan Coun-
ty, who has just celebrated her 18th
birthday, has never Travelled on rail-
road.
Alfred T. Allen of Perry has been
appointed as stenographer and typewrit-
er in the interstate commerce commits
sion's office.
The Sunbeam mission of Des Mones
has a deficit of SI0O. and its promoters
have asked the City Council for the gift
of that sum.
Roy Palmer of Manila was asphyxiat-
cd In an Omaha hotel. He had only
partially turned off the gas on retiring
for the night.
The City Council of Indanola has
broken the rule of the city against places
of amusement and decided to license n
bowling alley.
The State dairy commissioner is au-
thority for the statement that 90 per
cent of the butter used in Des MGines
is renovated"
The Clinton Y. NJ. C. \. has decided
to erect new building, and committees
to look after the building details have
been appointed.
1t is considered probable that FRESH
dent Roosevelt will visit a number of
Iowa cities on the occasion of his vest
ern tour next spring
Pat Cronin, placed in jail mt Greene
on charge of drunkenness. set fire to his
bunk. He was rescued just i'll time to
save him from burning to death.
George Beveridge has confessed that
lie and James Burns drugged and robbed
Jerry Corcoran Mt Des Moines. Both
are held ON the charge of murder. H.
Jacob Early, n veteran of the Second
Iowa cavalry, hanged himself at Daetn
,Gort He had been Respondent from
foa his pension would be reduced.
!, attempting to board moving train
as Moore of Council Bluffs, Il G. Il
". carpenter, fell under the wheels
nj ,linton and was crushed to death.
The railroad commissioners have
.ra,S NJ the c., B. * Q. authority to con,
denim land =. Nils County. where the
road contemplates strsss ssss ''s
track. 1ss
j. n. Dunn, veterinary surgeon al
West Point, and ]. Il. Palmer, Il travel
ing oculist, quarreled over game of dice
and the former was seriously stabbed
Palmer is under arrest.
Gel. j. 4. Russell of Creston fell asleel
on n bench in the Kansas City Union
depot. and when he awoke was minis
500 in cash, check for $50, gold
watch and other valuables.
Burr Veatch engineer for coal com
pany at Centeryille, while crossing q
railroad bridge, fell from the trestle 4
distance of thirty-five feet and sustained
n broken back. He will die.
1t is currenly rumored that the Chi
cago Great Western contemplates double
tracking its entire system during the mex,
few years. The company has secured
the right of way for double tracf
through Dubuque.
The 2-year-old daughter of Andrew
Sandry was scalded to death in II wasl
tub at Lansing. The little one toppled
into the tub while the mother was out OF
the room. 1t was beyond hope wbcr
the mother returned.
The plea for new trial for Chester
Tyler, the colored murderer of Dr. Failol
of Newton, alleges that one of the jurors
in the case became intoxicated during
the trial on beer furnished by nephew
of the murdered man.
The trustees of Parsons College, Fair
field, have plans completed for seven new
buildings. These will include chapel tc
seat 1000 persons, a gymnasium. science
hall, library, collegiate building, academy
and music building, and heating ant
lighting plant.
F.. II. Cutting of the defunct Otto banl
took $3.50 fur coat off his back the
other day and turned it over to cred
itor to satisfy his claims.
C. G. Palmer, an Eddyville stockman
has construed the finest barn in south
crn Iowa. 1t will be equipped with
automatic feeding troughs, elevators ant
all modern appliances.
Chas. E. Merriam of Delaware Coun
ty. State bank examiner and uncle of Au
ditor Merriam, died in Chicago, the re
suit of blood poisoning following an op
Grafton. He was prominent in G. n. II
and banking circles.
The Northwestern Railroad Company
has suffered the loss in two weeks OF
more than 400 tons of coal by thefts Of