Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-01-27
The Salem G. A. R. post has dis

| DlstIlCI court Ut DuElluSIOIl.
There were 255 deaths in Clinton in
1908, compared to 2SS in 1902.
The Burlington Commercial Club has
closed a deal for factory site.
Blairstown business men have all
signed an early closing agreement.
| Chelsea Catholics contemplate the
erection of new house Of worship.
Real estate men say that empty houses
are scarce article in Belle Plaine.
Tama City churches will unite in a
series of evangelistic meetings in March.
The Keokuk Odd Fellow lodge, No.
10. celebrated its fifty-sixth anniversary.
The Rock Island is preparing plans
for new passenger depot at Musca-
tine.
Jack Corbett has been signed as cap
tain and catcher of the Burlington ball
club.
Rev. House has resigned the pastorate
of the Congregational Church at La-
Noble.
The new quarters OF the Muscatine
A. o. U. w. lodge will be dedicated
Jan. 81.
A laborer named f. Wright fell from
a 90 train near Red Oak and received
fatal injuries.
Burlington business men will ask the
City Council to increase the size of the
fire department.
The Missouri Valley Commercial Club
has decided to establish monthly sale
day for farmers.
II. ]. f. Small, former resident of
Waterloo, was run down by train in
Chicago and killed.
The little town of Fort Atkinson has
sent out thirty-one young men who are
telegraph operators.
Improvements aggregating $1,000 haze
been completed On the McGregor Con-
gregational Church.
| The Muscatine school board has voted
to allow half pay to teachers when alb
sent because of illness.
The merchants of Emmetsburg will
close their places of business evenings
Mt O'Clock until April /.
Archie Graves, wanted Mt Council
Bluffs for robbery committed last sum-
mer, has been arrested at Nevada, Mo.
The Burlington City Council has or
dered fire escapes on all buildings where
many people congregate or are employed.
John McQuiston, deputy Treasurer of
Stnte, will resign in a short time to be-
come cashier of Des Moines savings
bank.
A largely attended meeting of the
Northwestern Iowa Association of Con-
gregational Churches recently closed Mt
Monona.
The first church building to be erected
in the town of Berlin, Tama County,
was dedicated Sunday by the Congrega-
tionalists.
The celebration of Grinnel's semi-cen-
tennial has been postponed to June 10,
1904, to accommodate those who wish to
be present at the annual commencement
of Iowa College.
There is well founded rumor aHoat
in Centeville that the Rock Island Rail-
road Company will construct new de-
pot in Centervile during the year to cost
not less than $4,000.
T.,J. Sullivan of ST. Joe has been chos-
en- manager of the Burlington baseball
team, in the new Iowa State League. A
carnival lasting week win be held to
raise the needed funds.
Dubuque city ordinances require Ere.
proof curtains in theaters, but an inves-
tigation shows there is not fireproof
curtain in the city. The officials have
just decided to enforce the law.
Fifty-fve years ago Joseph w. Cum
Minis went to Guthrie County and locat-
ed upon farm on the then wild prairies
of western Iowa. His death occurred n
few days ago on that same farm, where
he had continuously resided.
Robbers entered the general store of
Johnson Brothers at Cornelia, and after
compelling Albert johnson to open the
safe, looted the strong box, gagged and
bound young johnson and escaped with
$3.50 in money and $25 in postage stamps
belonging to the postoffice, which is To-
Gated in the store.
AT about 8 o'clock Sunday morning n
fire was discovered in the big double
store of j. B. McKinstry at Rowan. The
store was occupied by Mr.. McKinstry
as general store and when discovered
the fire was well under way. There is no
clue as to the origin of the fire. The
following firms suffered loss: w. II.
Bingham, damage or two-story brick
building, $500; A. G. Reitz, damage on
building, $500; A. c. Reitz, damage on
stock of furniture, $500; A. r. Emer-
son, damage on frame building, $1,000;
Emerson 4 Train, loss OH stock of hard
ware, $500; Woodman Hall, loss on hall
and furniture, $1,000; j. B. Mc1linstry,
loss on building, $1,000; ]. r. McIlin-
stry \ Co.. total loss of stock valued at
$4,000; Dora j. Kerr, loss on frame
building, $500; Dora j. Kerr, loss on
racket stock, 500: G. NJ. Baumgariner,
loss on barber shop and household fur
niturc, $1,000; S. T. Fisk, loss on frame
building, $500; S. II. Fisk. loss on furni-
ture stock, $500; f. II. Brooks. damage
on frame building, 500; Heath &
Brooks, damage on frame building, 500:
l.. ID. Bingham. damage OIL frame build
ing. 500; DR.. j. l.. CHASED, loss on drug
stock, 500; Rowan Drug Co., damage to
stock, 500; Bank of Rowan, loss $500.
1t is not known how the fire originated.
Mason City officials have Joined the
procession of municipal authorities seek
ing to prevent disaster by proper con
struction of public buildings and the re-
Quisite equipment of those in use.
Dubuque County people have united
in asking the board of supervisors to take
steps to prevent the granting of par
don to Haley and Robbard, the murder
ers of Officers Firth and Talcott
Hardin County has n genius who bids
fair to be rival of Edison. The lad,
Will Lynn, has already made several
neat appliances in connection with in
stalling electric bells on his fathers farm.
A Marshalltown lad who started out to
see the world with $3.50 in his pockets
was captured at Des Moines and induced
to return home.
Mrs. Stella Koelaer Mt Winterset was
badly scalded by the spilling OF pan
Of boiling lard upon herself while re-
moving it from the stove.
Frank e. Jennings, under arrest in
connection with the Cohen diamond rob-
berry at Des Moines, dug hole in the
brick wall in the Jail and escaped.
A stock company has been Incorporate
oil nt SeOkuk to promote n bnsahall cluh