Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-12-16

An $s.Ot% hotel is being erected a.
Red Oak.
A temperance union has been organic
ed at Hudson.
The Atlantic Chautauqua Association
has incorporated.
Frank II. Carberry, pioneer newspa-
per man of Dubuque, is dead, aged 6S.
The Standard button factory may be
removed from Clinton to Burlington.
A Jail delivery at Jefferson was avert
ed by the watchfulness of the sheriff.
Scarlet fever and smallpox are afflict-
ing the country in the region of Tabor.
The reform forces at Davenport are
planning to make united onslaught on
vice.
The anti-Smoot petition circulated at
Fort Dodge now has nearly 1000 sigma
lures.
DR.. T. H. Grayson, for thirty-six years
practicing physician of Fort Dodge,
Is dead.
Beaman will vote Dec. % on propo-
sition to grant IN interurban company a
franchise.
Day laborers are scarce Mt Des Moines,
and shovelers have been getting us high
as $2.25 day.
Rev. George w. Hinkle of Steuben-
vile, Ohio, has accepted call to Christ
Church, Waterloo.
Plans are on foot at Centerville for
the erection of monument to the mem
DRY Of Gen. Drake.
Indianola is practically without fire
protection, the water system being in n
badly run down condition.
Application to organize a national
bank, capitalized at $4,000, at Rock
Rapids, has been approved.
The Ringgold County petit jury was
discharged the opening day Of court, no
trial cases being docketed.
]. p. Wolfe, the Council Bluffs ma
MAC, who tried to kill his wife, and then
attempted suicide, is dead.
President Seerley of the State Normal
school wants higher salaries for the
teachers employed in the school.
John G.. Carlisle has been invited to
speak ut the banquet Of the Boies-Jack-
sonian Club at Waterloo Jan. 0.
Proprietors Of nine gambling houses
and that many winerooms were indicted
by the grand jury at Des Moines.
Northwestern Iowa is prepared to
make united demand on the Legisla-
ture for drainage ditch legislation.
In federal court at Des Moines, Geo.
Weaver was fined $3.50 and costs for
sending IN obscene letter through the
mails.
The Des Moines Improvement Com
pany has been organized to build bikes
in that city for the protection of river
front property.
No. 4 station crew. of the Council
Bluffs fire department, claim to have
made new mark for hitch, in test,
Of 2 seconds fiat:
The robbers who blew open the bank
ut Yetter incidentally destroyed about
S1,055 In paper money beyond all posi-
bility of redemption.
Nearly 500 men have been thrown out
of employment by the closing down Of
the big plant of the Musser Lumber
Company at Muscatine for the season.
Postmasters have been appointed as
follows: Dillon, Mary L. Adams, vice D.
NJ. Adams, dead: Primrose, James A..
Maxwell, vice Henry Bollinger, resigned.
A thief who stole the team of Henry
Coda, n farmer, at Marshalltown, was
forced to abandon the team after an
exciting chase, barely escaping himself
The Fothergill heirs, benc6ciaries in
the will broken in District Court at Des
Moines. will ask for new trial, and fail
Ing in that, will appeal to the Supreme
Court.
Claus Reimers, IA years old, Mt Dav-
sehpQrt, sreprimanded by his father for
funni6g nwny from sschoo.r s..et, ilisasAff
in the head witt, a 22.caliber rife and
will dies s
The Ringgold County grand jury has
returned indictments against Elmer
Thompson, aged 16 years, and Joseph
Smith, aged 10, for burglarizing store
Mt Tingley.
Des Moines business men are at pres
ent engaged in n movement to secure
the removal Of the offices of the State
Miners Association from Abba to the
capital city.
Joe Walter is under arrest at Mar
shalltown OH charge of attempting
murder. He quarreled with James Han
ley, neighbor, firing revolver to em-
plastic his meaning.
A full meeting of the board OF regents
the first week in January at Des Moines
when matters of legislative interest will
be talked over.
Polk County's school superintendent is
having trouble securing competent teach
ers, the average wage being about $50
per month, and will begin crusade for
better wages in the county.
In all probability DIR. ]. L. Sawyer Of
Centerville, son-in-law of the late Gov.
Francis NJ. Drake, will be elected presi-
dent of the board of trustees Of the
Drake University ut Des Moines.
Prominent dairymcn throughout the
State are taking up the project suggest
ed at tile State dairy convention at Wat
erloo to secure legislation requiring that
all milk be pasteurized before use.
j. n. Stein, son Of wealthy parents Mt
Casey, committed suicide at Des Moines
by drinking carbolic acid. He was with
out money and became Respondent. He
had not been at home for a long time.
Il. n. Hyde, wealthy colorcd man
of Des Moines, has brought suit against
]. A. Davis, restaurant keeper of
Moulton, for damages on account of the
refusal of the latter to serve Hyde n
meal, and because Hyde was elected
forcibly from Davis restaurant about a
year ago. Davis caused the arrest of
Hyde for assault after he had refused to
serve him. The case will be tried Mt Cen
terville.
Seven counties in northeastern Iowa
and all Republican, will have Democratic
sheriffs next year, namely. Allamakee,
Howard, Fayette, Clayton. Delaware,
Blackhawk and Bremen. Only one Dem
ocratie county, Chickasaw, slipped in q
Republican sheriff.
Geo. w. Ragsdale, former State print