Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25


After warm fight, the proposition
to incorporate the town of Geneva car
ried by majority of sixteen votes.
Timothy Ryan, n son of William Ryan,
prominent citizen of Creston, was in
stantly killed by fall from horse.
The Rev. u. o. Stuart of Shenandoah
is S6 years of age and has spent fifty
five years in active work MS n minister.
Thirty-two families will leave the Vi
entity of Tcrril and seek homes at vari-
Gus points in Dakota, Minnesota and Can
ada.
Fire at Moore Station destroyed the
store and dwelling of Martin Stewart.
The loss is total, us there was 10 nsur-
nnce.
A new greenhouse. to cost $4,000, will
he one of the most notable of the inn
provements made OIL the State fair
grounds this year.
Tests made at the State college dem
onstrate that the Iowa brick equnlled
crushing strength.
The shoe store of Il. C. Arney Mt Fer
guson was entered by burglars and goods
to the value of $50 stolen. There is no
clue to the robbers.
Fire in the Capitol City Wooden Mills
Mt Des Moines caused damage nggregnt-
ing 100000. One hundred men are
thrown out of work.
Oliver Conger of Iowa has been APP
pointed clerk in the office of the supervis-
ing architect of the Treasury Depart
ment at $1,000 salary.
The Clinton school board has promul-
gated decree that no more married
women will be employed as teachers in
the schools of that city.
Prof. Holden of the Iowa State Col
lege Mt Ames is endeayoring to arrange
for an international corn-judging contest
at the st. Louis exposition.
Rev. John Wagner, pastor of the Con-
gregational Church at Popejoy, has re-
signed. He will remove to Chicago and
engage in eyangeistic work.
Myrtle Gulfck was injured, her home
wrecked and the blacksmith shop of n
grading gang demolished by an explo-
sion of dynamite in West Dcs Moines.
DIR. William C. Roskey of Davenport
died suddenly Mt Kcwancc, ILL.,, and it is
believed he committed suicide. lie was
Go years old and of prominent family.
Davenport Christian Scientists will
henceforth have church building of
their own, having recently purchased a
structure which will be suitably rcmod-
eled.
Owing to the worlds fair at st. Louis
in 1904, there will probably be no exhi-
bition given under the auspices of the
Iowa State Agricultural Society that
year.
The report that the pearl-bearing
clans are becoming scarce in the Mis-
sissippi river is denied by an authority
on the subject who has recently investi
gated the matter.
The Dubuque Mailing Company has
signed contract to employ none but
union men, and the employees in all de-
partments have been given large i'll
crease i'll wages
Over 200 people assisted in the proper
celebration of the golden wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Stonerd of
Toledo. The couple were each presented
with gold watch.
El Murphy. an employe at Mercy hos
pital Mt Webster City. crawled into the
hospital furnace while intoxicated and
when dragged forth five minutes later
was found to be fatally burned.
Three young boys ran away from their
homes in Pella in determination to see
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it,, al ,.haro t,,a,, ,,o,o 1oto;nai ,,i,,,
;nr ,ho arrive, nf rc,,ti,os tn .aonn,
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Inc oman ohristiah Associat, III OF
Council Buns VIII Desin the erection OF
tour.storS hosP'tai Dmlia n TO cost IN
the heignporhoou OF soooVo -, as soon as
-: $500 e -, 1;a.;a pesen'
,.on;.,nt ond hodl, cron.dod
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| Mayor hren.on oi YES MONIES VIII at
once take up the WORK OIL securing the
none! necessary ~ pu. q SILVER service
Council will he asked TO donate ST OOf1
and the effort will be made to raise an.
other thousand among the citizens.
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>,r. 7 an.ronce in Rrrl;rcton and i,nrnd ",
A.. WI ..aaua5 hor Gov, Ea,,.au., " D""a,,
snm m 1I ls;ns ON tho floor rorroa nn1 n ns
conscious. The two trunks in the room
Ind been rifed. and the contents were
scattcred over the floor. The how WINS
almost deod.
Ion..h,n 1omos an inmate 90 ~,
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