Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25
state News in Briec

capitalized at $4,000.
The residence of +. a. Shuman at I'm
derwood was destroyed by fire.
Laurens Methodists are contemplating
the erection of n new house of worship.
The attempt to establish a cooperative
store ut Centcrvilc has proven n fail
ure.
Airs. Esther Armstrong. for fifty years
resident of Burlington. is dead, at the
age Of 50.
l. Van Metre. the veteran editor of the
Times-Trbunc, is candidate for Mayor
OF Waterloo.
James Marcy of Marshalltown is dead,
aged 90. He came to this country from
Ireland i'll 1880
The operators Of the Burlington sys
tom have been given an increase in wages
If 50 per month.
Fire badly damaged the Newell fur
niture store in Des Moines. The loss is
$4,000; fully insured.
John Gocdcrt. n Dubuque butcher. las
filed petition in bankruptcy; liabilities
S4,7S0. assets nothing.
A plant for the manufacture Of hol-
low cement building blocks is contem-
plated ut Marshalltown.
Cora Stewart of Muscatine has sued
Margaret Hinterheistcr for $1,000 for al
legged defamation of character.
The collections of collateral Inherit
ance tax for the month of January let
ted the State treasury $13,5II.
Tie Dewar Cooperative Creamery has
been sold to Il stock company consisting
of ten business men of tlia city.
AIengel Bros meat market Mt Dav.
export was looted of about 500 worth
of meat, butter and eggs. No clue.
All the Cherokee County stockincn i'll
| jurcd in the recent wreck near Chicagt
OH the Illinois Central will recover.
State Auditor Carroll has issued q
charter for the Citizens State Bank Of
Promise City. with Il capital of SO. 200
Tie small daughter Of Frank Barr Of
Creston was seriously burned by her
clothes catching fire from an open crate
Nicholas Miller, foreman of the Mar
shall vinegar works in Marshaltown. has
disappeared and his friends fear he has
met with foul play. He is known to have
had about $40 Oil his person.
Tom Howard, bridgcman OH the
Great Western, fell from the Lime creek
bridge at Mason City and was FATAL!
injured.
| Emil Hoffmeistcr, aged 49, was in
stantly killed by the accidental discharge
of a shotgun at Davenport. He and 4
number of companions were out hunting
| Polk County will try the experiment
of gravel roads. During the coming sea
son Il large amount of money will IL
spent i'll the construction of gravel road,
leading from the pavement ends of Des
Moines streets to points beyond the. cit.
limits.
| The plans have been adopted for tn,
new G. G.. w. freight depot at Council
Bluffs. The building will be 34G by &c
feet.
After thirty years residence in Appa
moose County. James w. Campbell OF
| Centervillc has just taken out natura,Za
ton papers. During his residence in Cen
terville Campbell has filled many public
offices.
a. NJ. Graves, the rich Mason City
farmer who mysteriously disappeared 4
couple of weeks ago, has been located
in Cuba. HIe wrote local parties TO SEE
that his family We're provided with nee
essties till lie returned, having forgotten
the item before he left.
The several hundred graduates of tile
/ State University of Iowa who live u
Des Moines are planning an alumni as
ISOLATION.
Miss Olive Congcr of Seymour, WHO
for several years has held positions ii
connection with the Iowa Legislature
has been appointed to Il $1,000 clerkshiI
in the Treasury Department at Wash
ington, D. c.
Fire broke out in the postoffice build
ing at Humboldt All mail and fixture.
We're completely destroyed and the build
ing was materially damaged. The up
setting of a lamp caused the blaze. which
spread rapidly through the mail boxe
and interior of the building.