Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27
A $4,000 water storage reservoir wi
be built by Marshalltown,

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The home of j. b. Boyd at Des Moines
was robbed of property valued Mt 500.
Calvin Dickson has been appointed
postmaster at Clemens, vice V. Mooney,
resigned
V. Beattie has been appointed post.
master at Adelphi, vice David Powers,
resigned.
a postoffice has been established at
Tenant. with Chauncey ID. Granel as
| postmaster.
The Corncll-Statc Normal field meet
was Won by State Normal, GO points to
Cornell's 40.
Fire damaged the plant of the Iowa
Falls Manufacturing Company to the
extent of $500.
The members of Company G at Coun-
ell Bluffs will organize stock company
and erect an armory.
A State Marshal Club has been organ.
lied at Keokuk by A. G. Rankin, the
temperance evangelist.
Marathon will vote on the question of
bonding the town for the erection of n
$4,000 school building.
The oldest nhabitant of Fayette Coun-
ty. Isaac Kelsey, has Just passed away
being over 101 years old.
The State convention of the Catholic
Order of Foresters will be held at Mar
shallt6wii June 8 and TO-
Mrs. Ida MASH of Des Moines has Sc
cured divorce from her husband be-
cause lie is n cigaret fend.
While out riding III buggy, l.. G..
Jersey of Earlville was thrown out Of
the rig and instantly killed.
=. II Wilson conv;cted of killing 4
r: Knight at Lorimer, was sentenced to
twenty years in State prison.
The West Dos No;nes BOARD of Edu.
cation yoted down Tho nronos;tion 70 in.
crease the school year to ten months.
papers for the Auburn stots pouk
with a capitol of sou OOt, have been nh.
nroved In Tho ott,co ~ tho St,ts Aulitor
Leo Davis. n Years old is dead nj
Marble Rock. as n result of being crush.
cd In rho Rock Island turn tobla nj that
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a lone robber held up eight difterent
persons at Alton in one night, Securing
small amounts oil money, ana made his
ESCAPE
Craft brothers store at Farragut was
burglarized and a hundred dollars taken
rom the saie besides some goods from
| WV s'ore'
Adolph Hacker of burlington. aged IS.
almost blind and deaf and in poor health
Tor some time, committed suicide by
nahs'hs'
BISHOP Mailalieu will preside at the
annual meeting of the Iowa Nj. r. confer
ence' winch convenes at Muscat'ne Sep
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49,. no',ee moe.ots wii ee.aoiisn
NV Meu'esl eonese Al una. wy Leu
.no ...A uo'iafs nus peeh ra'seu ior
Renorts ia the ouditor's oa,ce Mt tbs
Stote capitoI show M;ldipp and ioon -,
sociotions in Iowd no .-..si.s going out
-tu,irrss:
| Fire damaged. the Des Moines block
owned by the Bird estate. inhicting losses
on three tenants. The total loss is S1U,-
600: insured:
The Pilgrim Hotel Mt Nfarshalltowii
has changed hands, H. Birdsall of Los
Anssiss huyins tho lease of b. #. and
w. Is. Ames:
| Willie Cornell, the young son Of Sam
uel Cornell, was instantly killed Mt ke6-
knk by taking hold of live wire near
the electric plant.
Thomas Aud, aged 10, of Greene
County, is minus one hand and part Of
the other as the result of the accidental
explosion of n shotgun.
The proposed celebration at Musca-
tine of the tiftieth anniversary of the es-
Establishment of the Episcopal Church in
| Iowa has been abandoned
r.l,,o,s, elaine ,hot v.;,h ONO ,,;,o
of brick pavement for every 100 popu-
lation. it has n showing that no other
city in the State can approach.
III. u.nos hr;.,, mil, a. Vast POINT
roIna1 nt $40 nn wos das,rorad nv sra
s ~ $500, va" a.. ,.... -, ~