Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-11

continued; mail to Leland.
The Christian Church of Perry extend
ed Il call to Rev. j. NJ. Hoffman of Boone
Des Moines banks show large In
creases in deposits in the past thirt,
days.
Sidney claims to be the residence OF
three couples who have been married
over sixty years each.
The faculty of the Upper Iowa Uni.
versity at Fayette have prohibited the
students of that institution playing foot
ball.
Bernard McGovern. who was forcibly
elected from Clinton saloon. has sued
the proprietors thereof for $4,000 dam.
ages.
James Grey. former resident of Ell.
don. was killed in runaway accident at
South Grove. Kan. The body was
brought to Eldon for burial.
The annual State convention of the
Prohibition party will be held much ear.
lier than usual this year, and will be nj
Marshalltown May 81 and %.
AT Davenport the body of Harold Pc.
terson was found in his home. which was
filled with gas from two Jets. 1t is
thought that he committed suicide.
On u local vote the citizens of I.ehigh
decided to extend the corporate limits of
the town. The population will now be
1900. or nearly double its former size.
Frank Sedlacek, farmer of Monroe
township. was killed by his team running
away. He was thrown from his wagon
and the wheels passed over his head.
Mrs. Seth Nicola of Washington has
been paid $4,000 i'll settlement of dam
ages caused by her husbands death on
the Rock Island Railway near Verdi in
1901.
There are five electric mail carrying
roads in Iowa. with total length of
sixty miles. and the government pays
$500 per annum for mail service on
these lines.
The new enlarged Masonic Temple at
Newton was formally opened by large
banquet and ball. The enlarged Mn
sonc building is now one of the best in
the State, three stories in height, with
store rooms on the first floor and Office
rooms on the second. The floor space
and dining rooms hive heen greatly ell
larged at cost of $4,000.
The jury at Centerville acquitted Mrs.
Krebs, charged with the murder of her
husband. The woman claimed she shot
In self-defense during quarrel over her
threat to sue for divorce.
John Mahanna was Killed and six Aus.
trian workmen We're injured, as the re-
suit of dynamite explosion on the Mil
waukee cutoff near Grace Hill. John
Mahanna was n subcontractor for the
Flick & johnson Grading Company and
was in charge of the grading In the vi
cinity of Grace Hill for the new line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway.
Little Magdalena Schuerman, only
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Scheuer.
man of Oskaloosa, aged years, Is dead
as the result of burns received by fallin.
into vessel of scalding water.
Des Moines merchants have petitionel
the City Council to double the fees
charged peddlers for licenses. 1t is nj.
legged that itinerants are permitted to sell
in Des Moines for less revenue than Mt
any other point In the State.
Leaving home OH the pretense of is
iting his mother in Moravia for a few
days. l.. O. Horner, who for the past
year has conducted drug store In Ed
dyville, has mysteriously disappeared
and no trace of him can be found.
Fire which broke out in the clothing
store of Ed Fashcnd in Ruthven resulted
in the destruction of the clothing store,
Z. w. Monsell's restaurant, F. +. Con
overs barber shop and the building for
merly occupied by j. B. Large. The
First National Rank, on the south side,
withstood the flames and prevented them
from spreading to adjoining buildings.
The total loss is over $4,000, partially
insured.
The residence Of r. l.. Spellerberg of
Dubuque was destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000. Insurance $1,000.
Plans are ON foot to reorgauize lhs
Rhodes Cnrnean Buggy Company, which,
failed at Marshalltown some time ago.