Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-11


of the people, graduated income tax
and. q repeal Of the internal revenue
law.
BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS.
]. L. Billings. a pioneer resident
and postmaster at Olivet, is dead.
j. ]. Duffy, of Muscatine, died in
Chicago as the result Of injuries re-
ceiyed there by q fall which broke his
back.
Fifteen freight cars were destroyed
by fire in the north end Of the Chi
cago and Northwestern yards at Coun-
Gil BLUFFS.
Des AIoines boosters are confident
that the population of Des Moines ac-i
cording to the 1910 federal census
will pass the 100000 mark.
Arrangements are being completed
for the entertainment of the grand
lodge Of Iowa, A. F. & A. NJ, which
meets in Waterloo early in June.
G. NJ. Smith, Of Rock Rapids, at
tempted to commit suicide by cutting
his throat with razor. Two bad
gashes we're made. He will recover.
Aunt Rachel Brown, wife of athe late
William F. Brown, one of the earliest
settlers of Warren County, died at
Swan. Deceased was 70 years Of age.
homecoming day. for the Odd
Fellows Of Iowa is set for July 4, and
the Mecca will be Mason City and the.
Odd Fellows Orphans Home located
there.
E. D. Miller, who, during the, past
three years has been conducting the
st. Nicholas Hotel at Whittmore, has
leased the old Arnold Hotel at Oko-
boil. 81
First Lieut.. lie Roy P. Elliott was
elected captain Of Company I, Forty
fourth Iowa. at Iowa City. to succeed
Attorney Henry G. Walker, who re-
signed. ID
While walking the tracks on his
way home, Chris Beulow, of Dubuque,
was struck and painfully injured by
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
freight train.
Robert Tebay. aged rs, a member
of the MarshalltOwn Soldiers home,
dropped dead in his room as the re.
suit Of heart failure. He formerly
lived at Lehigh. ~ s {
The congregation Of the Presbyteri-
an Church at Fairfield has voted to
expend the sum of $500 in improy-
ing and identifying their church in
the near future.
Claus Peterson. aged as years, a
Swedish miner residing near Dursec,
died in the Oskaloosa Hospital from
injuries received by two negroes. who
are still at large.
Sneak thieves ransacked tie bunk
house of gang of Greeks employed
at the McManus Tucker stone quarry,
near Ballanger. securing 5000 in
money, besides lot of wearing ap-
parel.
The Centerville city council has
finally passed the resolution of neces.
sity for paving on various streets Of
the city, a total of 25,930 square yards
of paving and 2O,s1O feet Of combined
curb and gutter.
Forty-eight young people, thirty
three girls and fifteen boys, will finish
high school at Marshalltown on June
Flo, jequaling in number the class Of
1909, which was the largest in the
schools history.
| G.. S. Ward, the detective who was
| made famous by his finding of the
kidnapped Willie Whitla, of Sharon
Pa, and his capture Of William Boyle
and wife, the kidnapers, is now a resi-
dent of Waterloo.
Frank Messev failed to put in an ap
pearance when wanted at LIE Mars tt
answer to the charge Of stealing hogs
from Mr.. Van Week. The Westfielt
bank went his bond for $500. The
bank, is secured by corn and farm ma
| chinery.
A message received at Iowa Cit,
from. Dean Walter F. Wilcox. of Cor
nell University, at Ithaca, N. Y, an
nounces his acceptance of the invita-
1 ton to be the Phi Beta Kappa com
mencement orator at the State Uni
versity June IA.
|. H. &c. Freeman, Of, Fairfield, of tn
Lockbridge Drug Company entered
plea of guilty to maintaining nuts
ance by selling intoxicating liquor
and was fined 5000.
4 Muscatine is an active candidate TO
the 1911 encampment Of the Iowa de
partment of the Grand Army of tn
Republic, which will meet this yea
in June in Des Moines.
4 Mrs. Kate Flynn. landlady of tn
Ward Hotel at Fort Dodge, was az
quilted of the charge Of maintaining
a nuisance by the sale of liquor, b
I, the jury in the district court.
i Friends of D. T. Blodgett. the vel
known Des Moines attorney now II
generated in the penitentiary at r
Madison, have appealed to Goyerno
Carroll for clemency for him.
T. H. Gerber. for many years cour
ty superintendent of Hamilton Coul
4 ty, has been elected superintendent Z
the Earlham schools to take the plac
of w. H. Monroe. who retires.
\ The Rev. E. F. ellis, pastor Of tn
] United Presbyterian Church of New
: ton, has just received an informal ca
1 to the pastorate of the Third Unite
! Presbyterian Church of Des Moines.