Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-05-04

hive decided to erect n $1,000 house of
worship.
Mrs. Saul Epson, who disappeared
from her home near Lewis, was found
near Dexter.
Eldridge will vote May 1G on the ques-
ton of establishing municipal water
works system.
Webster County farmers will under
take chicken raising on an extensive
scale this year.
Rev. a. o. Stevens has accepted a
call to the pastorate of the Anamosa
Congregational Church.
-Four Fort Madison boys from Is to
1S years of age. have been arrested on
the charge of burglarizing stores.
The dog poisoner is busy Mt Burling-
ton. Nearly a score of CANNES have
recently been put out of the way.
Workers remodeling barn near Au-
gusta uncovered huge nest of rats, and
in a short time killed 348 rodents.
The old Anamosa Congregational
Church is being torn down preparatory
to the erection of fine new editice.
The home of Edward Harris, living
near Hillman, was burned and his g.
year-old child persisted in the flames.
Mcdford is short of dwelling houses
and company has been organized with
a capital of $4,000 to build residences.
Rev. NJ. a. Breed OF Brockton, Mass,
has been extended n temporary call by
the Congregational Church of Month
cello.
A motion for rchearing has been
export gas case. recently decided against
the city.
Farmers of Geneseo township will
build another telephone line to Dysart.
where it will be connected with the ex
change.
The prompt Imprisonment of the hen
is the leading issue in the smaller towns
where the gardens reach clear up to the
postotlices.
sChickasnw County half a century. Is
dead. He was very prominent and re-
spected cit;sen.
When the present term of District
Court opened at Avoca, there were found
to he no jury trial cases. and the jury
was discharged.
The contract for building the Chicago,
Anamosa and Northern Railway from
Anamosa to Prairieburg has been award
cd to an Anamosa firm.
David Elijah, elected Mayor of Clar-
encc at the recent election. refuses to
qualify. and the Council will till the
vacancy by appointment.
The Clarion and Northwestern Tele-
phone Company proposes to put its wires
underground. as a protection against fires
and other causes of loss.
Rev. Father Giglinger has informed
tho Davenport authorities that unless the
saloons obey the midnight closing ordi
nance prosecutions will be begun.
The Fort Dodge Commercial Club
turned down proposition for the estab-
lishment OF watch factory. The pro-
motors demands were considered too
great.
Tax ferrcts have instituted suits
against a number of Henry County
banks for the collection of taxes on
property alleged to have been withheld
is in prospect.
The numerous mysterious robtrrics OF
the Litzrodt drug store Mt Burlington
have been solved. A young man promi.
nent socially. who has been frcQucnter
of the store. has confessed to the rob
berries and will make restitution.
Clarence Anderson. aged 81, stran-
l.; H., L.
self just below the heart. in the Great
Western depot at Fort Dodge. He said
lie wanted to die. He would give no
reasons. He will probable recover.
The jury in the case of tile State
against Martin Wcscott. the Fertile
blacksmith. for. the killing of George
Iaogue. a barber at Hanlontown, on Dec.
II last. returned Il verdict of man
slaughter after being out seven hours.
Thirteen new rural routes have been
ordered established in Marshall County
county will be completely covered by
| rural routes.
Oil has been discovered on two farms
near Fairfield, and the residents of the
vicinity are badly excited. A stock com
pany will be organized to sink wells and
incidentally some money.
Louis Messmcr has been elected CHIEF
of the Iowa City fire department for the
| fourth consecutive time. This is his ninth
year rs chief OF the department and the
eleventh in tue service of the company
OF the sixty-two seniors who are can
didutes for graduation from the Wesl
| t.: ;,rl,
ty-seyen are boys. This is the largest
percentage the school has ever known
the girls heretofore having predominateG
by n large majority. Y
There are now S62 convicts In til,
State prisons. A year ago there wer,
900. There is no explanation for thi.
decrease of SO in year. But the irebri
] ates have made IL better record. The,
\ have decreased 125 in year. so far n.
the number who are confined in the Stat,
insane asylums is concerned. The MN
Der of insane has increased LOG durin.
the year.
The 19-months-old child of Mr.. an,
Mrs. John Hopkins of Iowa County
while creeping on the floor. picked III
and tried to swallow wood screw. TIL
nttle one cnokeu ~ deatH III SHORT time
although the parents tried every wa,
to disodge the screw from its throat.
III the trial of c. w. Graves. accuse,
Of strangling his wife in Des Moines AM
then Of pouring kerosene over her bod
and setting fire TO the house to concea
the evidence of his crime, four doctor
swort that Mrs. Graves death had bee
caused by straDgulation. Evidence wa
also produced to the effect that Grave
had been seen to leave the house twent
minutes before the body was found.