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

Nicola Catholics will build $4,000
parsonage.
'Pisgal, will vote on the question of
incorporation.
Mahcr's drug store at Fort Dodge was
robbed of $50. No clue.
Dubuque's City Council has passed Il
wood-mensuring ordinance.
John Palmer, prominent pioneer of
Washington County. is dead.
Council Bluffs Jews have let the con-
tract for $1,000 synagogue.
The Des Moines Y. w. c. A. building
will not be erected this year.
A monster catfish, weighing 10 pounds,
was captured at Burlington.
The home of Austin Crawford, near
Ainswortl,. burned to the ground.
Denison's Carnegie library will be
thrown open to the public June 1.
A campaign against fnds in the schools
has been started by the Keokuk press.
Mrs. Ida Pixler of Knoxville attempt
ed suicide by taking morphine. She was
unhappy.
r An opera house is assured for Spencer
nearly all of the 100000 stock having
been subscribed.
The members of Company III. at Bur.
lingtOn. are endeavoring to secure ten tc
fifteen recruits.
Ottumwa now has an ordinance limit.
ing the speed of automobiles to cigh,
miles an hour.
The home of David Paterson. neal
Gait. was destroyed by fire. Loss Sl,500
with no insurance.
Labor troubles at Des Moines may re
suit i'll an endeavor of the employers tc
secure the open shop
George Waters of Davenport was scri
ously injured by falling down stairs. He
was walking in his sleep.
An electric freight line may he bull
ut hes Moines to the brick plants ant
coal mines in that vicinity.
The Kcokuk presbytery of the Unitet
Presbyterian Church defeated the propo
sition to admit members of secret orders
Rev. III. NJ. Pinkerton. until recent,
Congregational pastor of Colorado. ha:
accepted call from the church at Cass
Mrs. a. NJ. Waterman, for six years
matron of the Anamosa penitentiary. ha.
resigned, and returned to her home il
Decatur County.
Iowa live stock men have secured ,
promise from Chicago railroad Officials
to call u general conference Of live stocl
interests to adjust their grievances.
Subscriptions for the proposed railroa,
" NJ ~ hama of No,.sl n1ltnun ~
reached S1S.IOO. The contract for til,
building will be let when $2O,OOO is sub
scribed.
Citizens of Seymour claim the small
poX reports sent out from that plac
were grossly exaggerated. There ar
only thirteen cases of the disease in mil,
form; the schools are open and there i
no excitement.
After service of three years as
teacher in the public schools in the Phil
ippines. Miss abby Pearson, an low
girl. has sailed for her home.
Wolves are reported to be numero,i
i'll Hamilton County, many farmers tell
ing of the loss of poultry and young stoc
as results of their tleprcdations.
The 10-year old daughter of Mrs. Hen
~ AuIfleT VI OShuiuuSu WIS SERIOUSLY
IL not fatally. burned l,y her clothin
catching fire from burning rubbish.
Prof. Samuel Calvin. State geoiogis
for Iowa. is at the head of a small part
of Iowa men on the way to British CO
lumbia to investigate the gold deposit
along the Frazer river.
Clarence Anderson. who recently a,
tempted suicide at Fort Dodge will re
cover. 1t is learned that quarrel wit
girl was the cause of his sudden desir
to seek another world.
Grnndy County school teachers wer
swindled out Of several hundred dollar
by agents for n teachers reading Gil
cle." The signed applications for men
bership turned mp as promissory note
for $3.50 each
Forty-threc students in attendance .
rural schools of Blackhawk County hav
succeeded in passing the examinatio
conducted by County Superintendent E
lott, receiving a mark Of 80 per cent {
better They will receive diplomas