Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-20

The ,eeidence of Perry Lemmer Mt
Mnrtelle burned.
All the policy gamblers at pes Moines
have shut up shop.
Kcokak's annual spring carnival will
be held May OH.
a branch of the Y. NJ. C. A. has been
organized at Grinaell.
Burlington grocers have decided to
abolish trading stamps.
Burglars stole $40 worth of shoes from
Davidson's store at Davenport.
The pes Moines City Council will soon
take Zip the question of track elevation.
n. company has been organized Mt
hcolulk to manufacture novelty banks.
w. r. Shcaron, a wealthy land owner
, and retired bunker of lie Mars, is dead,
aged So.
The contract has been let for the new
y. NJ. G. A. hall.at Ames College. Price
$4aGOO.
Rev. George Raines, in former days a
! preacher of the NJ. u. Church, is dead at
Toledo.
Tic prediction il made that there will
lie no tlccd in the Dcs Mcnes river this
| summer.
Dos Moincs has let the contract for
$4,000 worth of asphalt paving Mt So
per square yard.
Dubuque Hebrews have formed nom
| partisan political club for the discussion
OF live questions.
\ team of horses and a buggy were
stolen from c. Cullard, n farmer near
| Mingo. No clue.
The Illinois Central will shortly re-
sumo the work of lowering grades on its
main line in Iowa.
j. A. Shensren's sporting goods house
Mt Burlington was robbed of merchan-
disc valued at 500.
The Newton and Northwestern Rail-
road is contemplating an extension of its
line to Dcs Moines.
Frederick Dickmann has been appoint
cd postmaster at Klingcr, vice Q. II.
Diekmann, resigned.
Walter Eckersall, the Chicago college
athlete. will not join the Dubuque
Ttree-I League club.
There were tifty-thrce deaths at Bur-
liigton in March, the greatest mortality
on record in that city.
Wansler Bros drug store Mt Waterloo
was robbed of $40 i'll cash and small
amount of merchandise.
l (-t,orfo, SI;..1ou Tt.e NTo;pas
merchant, is bankrupt: liabilities $751;
900: practically no assets.
| A postof1ice has been established at
White City, Muhaska County, with G.
| y. Warner as postmaster.
| Cyrus Kidder, wanted at Marshalltown
for the tl,aee of 500 worth of harness,
was caught at Des Moines.
| The Comptroller of the Currency has
approved the application to organize "A
national bank at Hnve!ock.
A lodge of Rathbons Sisters, with
charter membership of thirty-onc, has
keeu organized at State Center.
| The Epworth Leagues of the Mar
shalltown district will hold their annual
conference at Acklcy June 21-23.
| Congressman Wade recently sent 1000
packages of seeds to Davenport for dis
tribution among his constituents.
Dubuque Catholic churches have been
asked to assist in lifting the $40, GOO debt
on st. Joseph's College in that city.
c. ID. Upham, pioneer Iowa County
| farmer, is dead at Anish of injuries re-
ceived by falling from load of hay.
Prof. A. B. Carrithers, principal of
the Manila schools, died suddenly after
al illaess of two days OF pneumonia.
| Fire ct Prairie City damaged the plant
of the Dowdin Potato Digger Manufac-
turing Company to the extent of $500.
| Either artesian wells or slow filtra-
ton process for purifying river water
will probably be adopted at Waterloo.
The Des Nioines school board has re-
scinded the order that schoolma ans
cannot marry and retain their positions.
1 Six of the finest athletes of the Dav-,
export Turner Society will compete in
the Olympian games at the worlds fair.
The Burlington Industrial Association.
recently formed, and which already has
| 100 members; viii stand for the "open
SHOP
Zeieler Hall, the only theater in West
| Union. has been condemned and closed
until remodeled and made safe in event
of fire.
A thick skull saved the life Of Sam
\ was riding threw him and stepped ON
| his head.
The Des Moines county supervisors
| will provide rock pile on which Jail
birds must exercise il they wish regu-
i lar meals.
4 The troubles in the Dubuque team
sters' union have terminated with the re-
4 ipstatement of the expelled members,
| after the payment of a heavy tine.
The State Electric Street Railway
/ Company was voted franchise at Gin
ton. The company will spend $15O.000
in rebuilding and equipping its line.
The Great Western Railway had a
4 Judgment for $1,000 rendered against it
in Des Moincs for placing bunch of
cattle in pens that had been occupied
\ by ticky cattle from Texas.
Because he could not rid himself of
desire for liquor, William Dnu of DAY.
cnport wrote an affectionate letter to his
wife and threw himself under train,
where he was ground to death.
| The Exchange Bank OF Dow City and
the Bank of Buck Grove have failed.
!! with reported total liabilities of 100000
and assets Of only 100000. Both are
owned by H. S. Greene of Dow City.
Mr.. Greene says the assets are between
/ $4,000 and $1,000 greater than the d.
rect liabilities and depositors will be paid
in full Speculation in western cattle
is the cause of the failure. N. Wilder
OF Dow City has been appointed receiv-
4 er of the two banks.
Charles Page. cashier of the Musca-
/ tine Savings Bank. is dead at Dallas,
4 Texas, where he went in search of
health. lie WINS prominent Muscatine
business man for fifty years.
Accused by his wife of assault with
i intent To commit murder made Jefend-