Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-18
Local and Neighborhood News

John G. Ovel of near Petersburg
sold stallion, one year and ter
months old, for $4,000 to Hurd
Bros, at Manchester last week. Mr.
Ovel was in this city Friday and
while here made our head quarters
pleasant call.-Dyersville CONNER
cial.
Chas. Faust was the victim of a
painful though not serious accident
Sunday. He was kicked in the alb
domen by horse Mr. Faust was
carrying half-bushel measure at
the time of the accident and the
horses hoof struck the measure first,
breaking the force of the kick
Earlville Phoenix.
Claim Agent Winters of the Chi
cago Great Western Ry., was in
town last Thursday to try to orange
settlement between tho road and
Charles Kapka by Offering him 3d.
500 which he refused. The case is
scheduled to come up for hearing in
Federal court at Dubuque which be-
gins next week. Lamont Leader.
Mr.. G. b. Lane of Nashville sold
last week another horse for 5000.
The animal was coming three years
and weighed l7G0lhs. This makes
SlG50 Mr.. Lane so far has received
from the sale of colts from one mare,
and he yet has one four-year-old and
colt to realize from; and the mare
is under ten years of age.-Win
throp News.
The bill for dieting prisoners at
the county Jail for the past three
months is $3.50. For the same
period last year it was sI,245.16,
And the bill for this year is largely
for prisoners held to the grand jury
while last year it was nearly ali for
tramps. The bill for working tramps
is $2505. The saving on the new
system Of handling the tramp ques-
ton is easily seen. Elkader Argus.
The Gedney company started the
street cars Monday morning. 1t is
expected to keep them going per-
manently, it being thought that the
trouble over the fuel question has
been solved. Most of the soft coal
miners are at work again and it is
believed the scarcity will soon be
over. When the company got ready |
to start before its orders for coal
were turned down peremptorily or
cut down. On one or
der for fourteen cars only two were
independence Bulletin
Journal.
Geo. Coppersmith, who has con-
Quoted general store at Hazel
Green for the past two and half
years, announces his intention of
closing out his stock. He will re-
move to Gray, Audubon county,
where he will again open a store.
The many friends Of Mr.. Copper
smith and the patrons of his Hazel
Green store will regret to hear of |
his contemplated removal. During
his residence here he has enjoyed
a good patronage and made many
friends, and he says himself that he
is 10th to leave but the attractions of |
a larger business field are too much
to overcome. He is holding a |
special sale to dispose of the stock
rs soon as possible.-Hopkinton
Leader.
The King drag should be used
without stint on the roads in this
as soon as their condition
will permit its use. Last weeks
issue Of the Elkader Register says:
This week has seen some excellent
work done on the roads in this Vi
entity, with king drags. Reports of
their use are coming in from almost
every direction and the results have
been simply remarkable. A large
part of the streets Of Elkader have
been dragged and as result are
quite smooth and dry. The Garna-
villo and McGregor road LAS been
dragged to the fork Of the road and
a long stretch on the Postville road
w. p. Uriell, in Read township, has
taken care Of nearly two miles of
road with fine results and similar
work las been done on the Osborne
and Communal roads. Letthe good
work go on"