Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-06
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robbed Of 800. No clue.
Louis Raster of Ventura was fined $25
and costs for illegal fishing.
BLAKE" is the name Of new town
being plated in Boone County.
John Allen, dealer in gas and electric
fixtures at Dies Moines is bankrupt.
jerome Hoot, the Waterloo dynamiter,
don.
Articles of incorporation of the Wash
ington Brick and Tile Company have
been filed.
Lloyd Ryberg. Webster City youth,
was probably fatally kicked by frac-
tious horse.
Miners at Abba and Lucas have form
ed stock companies and will operate CO.
operative stores.
The First National Bank of Coin has
been authorized to begin business with
capital of $4,000.
| The rural mail carriers Of johnson
County have formed county organize
ton for mutual benefit.
The Council at Council Bluffs have
voted to purchase dredge to be used
In cleaning Indian Creek.
The carrying out Of the field day pro-
gram at Hampton was prevented by the
heavy downpour Of rain.
The contract for the erection Of the
amusement building at the army post at
Des Moines has been awarded at $780,
100.
Art Roberts, a respondent Burlington
barber, attempted suicide by Jumping
Into the Mississippi. A brakeman res
cucd him.
employed a physician to make regular
meteorological examinations of that city 3
milk supply.
Ralph L. Gorrell. Burlington paint
Ell, fell. from the third story OF a house
OIL which he was working and was In
stantly killed.
Saloonkeepers of Des Moines have en-
tered into an agreement with the cigar
mixers union to sell only union made
fve-cent cigars.
A committee of the Waterloo City
Council Is on jnnketing trip inspecting
paid fire departments, with view to es-
tablishing such department In their
own city.
Council Bluffs churches will hold union
Sunday evening meetings in the open air
during the heated term.
Central City citizens have offered a
reward OF $500 for the arrest Of dog
poisoner who has been operating in that
place.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
authorized the First National Bank OF
Inwood to begin business with capital
stock of $4,000.
Tom Byrnes, aged IL. stabbed Leonard
McClain, playmate. while fighting on
the golf links at Des Moines, inflicting q
serious but not dangerous wound.
| In the past six months there have been
only three prisoners in the Jefferson
County jail, and their. terms only amount
ed to fifteen days.
During the past year Drake Univer
sity has secured gifts amounting to STA,
752.S8, and Its total income during the
year was $241, 1925.
Contracts have been awarded for tn,
erection of new gymnasium and cen
ter and south wing to the new scienc,
building at the State College at Ames.
i The creditors Of John Cook, the alb
sconding Fort Madison farmer, have &C
cused him Of forgery and fraud and vii
offer a reward Of 500 for his detention
Cooks debts are placed at $4,000
4 The murder Of Mr.. and Mrs. Johl
Humans near Muscatine. which has beef
mystery for two years, is believed t
have been solved in the Identification o
condemned murderer as their slayer
Word was received the other day from
palles, Oregon, that Daniel Williams
who is sentenced to be hung for muir
der committed in the Oregon town, ha
been identified as the murderer Of tn
Humans. The object of the murder o
the Humans was robbery. The murdere
entered their home and beat out tn
brains of both Humans and his wife.
| Walter Scott. saloonkeeper Of De
Moines, was fined $50 for keeping hi
place Of business open on Sunday.