Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-10

Assurances have been given by c. G.
w. officials that the cutoff from Bur
chinal to Meservey will be built the COM
ing year.
c. c. Chambers of Ainsworth, Geo.
Gee of Siley and Chas. c. L. McBrown
of Laurel have been appointed railway
mail clerks.
George and William Korey. Assyrians.
were refused citizenship papers at Fort
Dodge because they knew not the date
of their birth.
The Davenport board of health is pre-
pairing an ordinance prohibiting the in
discriminate distribution of patent medi-
cine samples.
Rev. l.. G. Kent of lie Mars has been
appointed field secretary for Iowa Chris
tian Endea'orers and will assume his
duties March !.
A movement is on foot in Hardin
County looking to the increase of the
membership of the Board of Supervisors
from three to five.
Two Marshalltown women. Mrs. S. w.
Morgan and Mrs. Ida w. Williams, have
fallen heir to $4,000 by the death of
Connecticut relative.
Edith Williams, aged "a, OF. Indianola,
returned from party and committed
suicide by taking poison. There is no
apparent reason for the act.
\ loan and trust company, capitalized
at o,otd. is being organised 81 Nat
erloo 1t is proposed to erect seven
story home for the new company.
Fire at Lost Nation destroyed Nc
Neil's drug store, Wizards general store,
the Henderson office building and the
Lost Nation Hotel. Loss $4,000.
Following a quarrel over business
transaction at Tara, L. A. Gibson drew
gun on William Benoit. The former
will now answer to the grand jury.
The Dubuque Women's Club voted an
Endorsement of the juvenile court bill
which will be introduced in the Legisla-
ture by Senator Crawford of that county.
At Davenport the street railwls COM
pany will try the experiment of heating
its cars with steam pipes, connected with
small furnaces places on the front plat
form.
\ White Wyandotte hen exhibited at
the Webster City poultry show was
scored 81 points by the judges. This
is said to be the highest score ever given
n hen.
Bessie Brooks, 12-year-old Marshall
town colored girl, was fatally burned by
upsetting lamp. The girls clothing
was saturated with the kerosene, which
ignited.
A half dozen or more young men Of
College Springs have organized rabbit
hunting club. Up to the present time
they have shipped nearly 1000 to
Omaha.
Jimmy" West, the South Dakota ex-
Woodbury. County grand jury on a
robbery.
Mic Kaufman, a farmer near LeNiars.
loaded 5000 worth of household goods on
hay rack, preparatory to moving. In
some manner the goods caught fire and
were entirely consumed.
James Rellew. who had the contract
for digging big ditch near Pocahontas,
is missing. He drew some money on his
estimates before leaving. His wife and
employees are anxious to learn his where
abouts.
The State will receive about $4,000
inheritance tax from the estate of the
late jacob Funk of Webster City. 1t
is estimated that in the last three years
of his life Mr.. Funk gave away fully
100000.
-Four Des Moines judges have offered
to marry free every couple where the
bride will state that it was necessary for
her to propose m order to perform the
match. Judge Charles Bishop of the Su-
preme Court heads the list, with Judge
w. II. McHenry Of the District Court
and Justices f. e. Duncan mad w. A.
Iris as the others.
Plans have been prepared for $25, 900
theater at Whiting. 1t will have fire.
proof curtain and other modern appurte-
nances, and the entire building will be as
near fireproof us possible.
Success will crown the efforts of the
knights of Columbus in their plan to
build a hospital at Fort Dodge. Andrew
Hover has donated the order plot of
land, valued at $4,000, as suitable site.
The report of the county attorney Of
Washington County. Iowa, for the Grim
inal expenses for the year 1903 shows
that there were proceedings against As
| persons only and total criminal expenses
$3,6SS.53, against $4,91S.32 for the year
1902.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Robinson Of Du-
buque were awakened at midnight by the
screams of their infant son, and found
blood flowing from n wound in the babes
temple. Investigation proved that tho
wound had been inflicted byNa large
sewer rat, which was found in the room
and killed.
Grant Drury, the Iiscomb farmer ar
rested on a charge of wife murder has
been released, the grand jury, after in
yestigating the case, reporting that there
was no evidence of his guilt Drury
blames neighborhood gossips for his ar
rest. Mrs. Drury died suddenly several
i weeks ago and her husband was accused
OF poisoning her,