Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-06
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A broken rail was found on the |.
G. Ry. about two miles west of town
Tuesday. About foot of the rail
was gone and it seems a miracle q
train wasn't ditto ed. The section
crew were near Dubuque, at the time.
Winthrop News.
A new order which has just been
issued from the postal department at
Washington states that in the future
rural carriers must not be allowed
more than two days off duty each
month. Heretofore they have been
given the privilege of taking vaca-
ton of a few days at any time, pro-
vided they secured a substitute. An
abuse of this privilege issaid to have
induced the department to order the
change. The carrier is also ordered
to pay the substitute as in the past.
Nashua Reporter.
If you are buying away from
home, you are working against your
town and your own interests. Your
home merchants can supply your
wants better than any catalogue
house. They have the goods to
show you and stand back of what
they sell you. What would you
think Of your home meachant if he
should ask you cash before you see
the goods" for the next bill Of goods
you want at his store? That's the
way the mail order houses use you.
Marion Sentinel.
Governor Cnmmins has pardoned
Emmett Seymour, who was sentensed
to lille Imprisonment in the Anamosa
penitentiary, for the murder Of his
father-in law, an aged man pamed
Fifield, fourteen years ago. Sey-
mour left the penitentiary yesterday.
This murder was committed within
sight of the Anamosa prison, and it
vas brutal i'll the extreme. Sey-
mour was thief, and it is supposed
that the Old man was killed because
he knew something about his son-in-
laws habits. Seymour is in poor
health, and it is not believed that he
will long survive.-AIonticello Ex-
press.
A party of thirty-two Odd Fellows
md Rebekahs of this city, and an
additional party Of fifteen from
Winthrop were guests Of the Odd
Fellows at Manchester on Friday
night. There was full program
waiting the guests, Grand Master
Snyder and wife, Of Marion, were
guests of the evening. The degree
Of chivalrv was bestowed upon four
Rebekahs by the Canton. This was
public ceremony conducted in the
lrmory. AT its close the Rebekahs
and Odd Fellows repaired to their
'eperate lodge rooms, where the
work was exempliiied in each. A
supper was served at the close OF the
work, and the guests returned on the
midnight train. The Manchester
lodge is known throughout this Sec
ton for its hospitality, reputation
which it fully sustained upon this
occasion. Independence Bulletin
Journal.
Lee Mourer, New Hampton lad,
vas manned for life last Wednesday
morning by having his left arm com
5letely torn from his body by get
ting it caught in fly wheel Of a
rae ion engine. He opened the
throttle of the engine but found it
resting on dead center, and, for
getting to shut off the steam, he
vent around to start the fly wheel.
1t started with great rapidity and
taught his arm, twisting it from his
body. The poor victim reached
luwn and picked the dismembered
.rm up with the other hand, saying
to the fireman, who shut down the
engine, Mike, what will ] do with
out my arm?' He was taken into q
buggy and driven to town, dis
lance of four and one-half miles,
making the trip with the horses on
he run, and the physicians immed-
lately performed an operation. The
Young man showed remarkable
nerve during the entire ordeal
Edgewood Journal.