Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-06-22

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81, 200 brick church.
The Methodists will build $500
| church Mt Chillicothe.
The women of Muscatine are forming
city improvement club.
Council Bluffs sewerage system will
be completely overhauled.
Andrew Carnegie has so far given ST.
O6S,5O0 for libraries In Iowa.
The 1nwood savings bank has been
converted into national bank.
Wire worms are reported to be injur-
ing growing -corn in the vicinity of Har-
Ian.
Telephone wires in the business dis
trict of icokuk are to be placed under
ground.
Storm caves are being constructed ut
the country school houses of Shelby
County.
The Des Moines opera houses are to
be rcmodeled to conform to the fire ordi-
nances.
a class OF tifty-n;ne students will
graduate from the Iowa City high school
| this year.
Fritz Bonhorst. aged 62. n farmer near
LcMars. was gored to death by an en-
ragged bull
Funds ere being received by Central
University. at Pella, for the erection of
new building.
The Strtc society of Iowa Medical
| Women elected DR.. Mary Ardry of
| Knoxville president.
l true hoe. lodi fNr n
S2a.000 home on the Lucas County peor
farm, near Charlton.
The Illinois Central has laid off n
number of train crews at Waterloo be-
cause Of duh business.
A $4,000 church will be built at Arion.
II. II. CLARK, pioneer business man
of Keok1lk. is dead, aged so.
Waterloo is making preparations to
entertain 500 delegates to the State
Pharmaceutical CONVENTION July 1916.
| A. 3. Shoff. one of Clinton Countys
most prominent citizens. is dead, aged
81. lie came TO Clinton sixty-sevcn
years ago
Bogus doRirs are in circulation at
Davenport, street car men having heen
made victims of the circulators Of spufi-
GUS coin.
The charges against Muscatine doc
tor for alleged failure to report SMALLPOX
cases, were dismissed by the State board
of health.
Eldora is wegiAs war on the dnnde-
lion pest. School children who bring
in the largest number of blossoms will
be given prizes.
Harold Ecach. 9-year-oId boy Of
Delta, swallowed collar button and
died almost instantly. The button lodg-
ed i'll the laryns.
The infant of Mrs. Arthur Perry of
Des Mones has four great srandfathers,
four great crnndmothers and one great
great grandmother living.
Clinton police will drive out all hoboes
that have been infesting that town, and
who, It is believed, have been RESPONSE
Bile for mans petty robberies.
The body of John Render, who d,sap-
'peared from Davenport several months
\ ago, has been recovered from the Mis-
sissippi river. Render committed sui
| eide.
The Tri-City telephone operators at
(: Clinton struck for higher wages and oil
| lost their jobs. Tie manager said the
company could not afford to pay higher
wages.
Joseph Brush. farm hand. was mys-
teriously shot and killed ut Cedar Rap
| ids, snd lis body was found in park:
L. l.. Miller. travelling man, has been
arrested.
Hugh NJ. Smyth. pioneer resident of
Dubuque and retired business man, sank
bnck dead in his pew while attending
high mass at st. Patrick's Church lie
was 81 years old. y
One man is reported killed us a re-
suit of terrific wind storm which Wis
tied the town of Tara. A number of
buildings were blown down and nine
Illinois Central box ears were blown
across the main track.
james Sullivan and William Hayes,
aged 10 and IL, respectively, We're sem
fenced to seven years each In the State
penitentiary mt Fort Madison. They
are reform school graduates and leaders
Of gang of boy bandits.
Emil Flick. one of the most noted art
lists and interior decorators in Iowa, COM
mitted suicide at his home in Davenport.
Flick cut his throat from ear to ear
with razor aud died twenty minutes
after he was found by his wife. In
sanity is alleged to be the cause of the
rash act.
Mrs. Florence Dunkelbers Of Des
Moines is one Of the three heirs to the
estate of her uncle, DIR. q. Il. Robinson
of Boston. Mass. Her share will be
$1.125.000. Among the properties COM
ing to Mrs. Dunkelberg is Ocean Bay. a
fashionable summer resort on the Maine
const.
The Prohibic onists at their State con-
vention in Boone nominated the follow
ing ticket: Secretary of State, A. III. Boil
ster; Treasurer, w. P. Sopher; Railroad
Commissioner, Geo. " White; national
delegates at large A. U. Coates, NAL
colin Smith, j. II. Frelcar and Chas. H.
Ward.
i Three women, each claiming to be the
legally welded wife of Contractor Du
Bots of Des Moines. who died few
days ago, met, talked the situation over
and mutually agreed upon division OF
the estate. Simon Cassidy, n promi-
/ pent banker. is agreed upon rs admins
traitor of the estate. which is valued at
| $11, 900. Mrs. Dubois No. /, as she Is
designated from the other two wives of
the contractor, resides in Des Moines and
was living With Du Bots at the time
of his death. Mrs. Du Bots No. 2 comes
from New Orleans and Mrs. Du Bois
No. 8 is from Denver. They met to at
tend the funeral OF their husband"
| A petition is being signed by the re.
tail Rerchants of Jones County asking
the Supervisors to levy the tax pro
vided by lqw on the peddlers doing
business in that county.
Mrs. Gallagher, tried second time
for perjury in connection with the nxr.
der of her husband, was found guilty
in Des Molnes. Mrs. gallagher was
charged by the State with having killed
her husband and attempting 10 burn the
body. She charged the crime to one
Charles HOLIDAY, n farm hand. and es.
capped. She was afterward tried for per.
jury. but was acquitted.
John Lowing, the ycathful Chicago
bandit, sentenced to ten years in the