Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-06-01
WITHIN our BoRpERs.

a resident of Dubuque for sixty years,
Is dead.
Rasmussen Rhenholdt. one of the old
residents of Wesley, died very sudden
ly at his home.
The voters of Kingley will ballot
at special election June 2 upon the
waterworks system.
The citizens of Galva have appoint.
ed committee to raise subscriptions
for the erection of an auditorium.
Fire from an unknown cause de-
stroyed the Rock Island stockyards at
Dows. The loss will be about $1,000.
Louis Bloom. aged 81, of LIE Mars,
died from the effects of runaway ac-
cident which occurred two weeks ago.
William Sexton, Dubuque struc.
tural iron worker, was killed at Gree
ley, Mont. by falling from build
ing
A new council of the Knights of
Columbus was installed at Shenan-
doah, and over 200 visiting knights
We're in attendance.
Centerville African Methodists will
entertain the Iowa-Nebraska school
convention the week containing the
third Sunday in June.
Jewels to the value of $500, stolen
by Albert Ray, of Des Moines, at Ster.
ling two years ago, have been found
where he planted them.
AT meeting of the directors Of the
Mutual Telephone Company of Girls
void, dividend of Is per cent was
declared on the capital stock.
Harry Gay, of Colfax, was fined
$500 at Newton for contempt of court
IN violating an injunction against the
sale of intoxicating liquors.
Alexander L. Jessup, member of
the soldiers home at Marshalltown
from oskaloosa, died in the home hos
pital of cancer of the abdomen.
Albert Hanson, the 24-year-old son
OF Olaf Hanson, a Gowrie farmer, kill.
ed himself by the discharge Of gun
as he crawled through wire fence.
Mrs. Marga,etta Kaisand died at the
nome Of her son, John Ahrens, five
miles north of Grinnell, from the in
firmities of old age, she being 80 years
old.
While preparing to feed her chick
ems Mrs. Henry Lemker, wife of a
prominent and well-to-do retired farm
er living at Haverhill, dropped dead
of apoplexy.
Mrs. Charles Lee Epperson, one Of
the early pioneers of Mills County,
died at her home southwest Of Glen
wood in Lyons Township. She was
" years of age.
After week of "dryness," the first
In years, Coon Rapids is again wet, a
new license having been granted to
Bud" Grace, one of the men whose
saloon was closed.
The German Savings Bank of Park
ersburg has been organized. Its CAPT.
tai stock is $4,000. The bank sue
ceeds the Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Parkersburg. +
John Lindquist, aged "a, fireman on
the NJ. & st. L., fell from the cab OF
a sorlhbound train at Fort Dodge,
breaking his neck. He was to have
been married in June.
Major George H. Richmond, who
was deposed as chief of police Of
Council Bluffs in May, by decision
of Judge E. B. Woodruff in the Dis
trict Court, has been made paving in
spector.
Davenport claims the record for
building permits for 1910 in cities Of
less than $4,000 population. The years
permits passed the million mark the
other day, the exact figure being
S1,034,3O0.
The State Bank of Early is the name
of new bank being organized at
Early. The capital stock is $4,000.
F. s. Needham, Phil Smaller, E. &c.
Fuller and G. s. Needham are inter.
ested in the bank.
Annis & Rolling, of Council Bluffs,
have just closed deal for the pur-
chase of 1000 acres of farm and fruit
land near the town of Thurman, in
Fremont County, about sixteen miles
south of Glenwood.
Lem John, the Moulton young man
held for the killing of his stepfather,
John Tharp,, gave bond in Judge Rob-
erts' court at Centerville and was re-
leased until such time as the grand
jury may consider the case.
Dedication services held at the Ep-
worth Methodist Episcopal Church in
the western part Of Council Bluffs cul-
minated the series of jubilee services
held last week to raise the $4,000 nee
essary to pay off the church debt.
G. Bentjen, wealthy German farm
er, aged 60 years, living north of
Rockwell, hanged himself in barn.
He was found by his family during
the night dead. He leaves a wife,
son and daughter. No cause is known.
Resigned to his fate after having
been denied admittance to the United
States army, William Anderson, a a.
year-old boy, has just been returned to
the reformatory at Eldora. from which
he was released short time ago
Seventeen thousand Iowa mine work
ers have resumed work after a sus.
pension of six weeks. Owing to con-
cessions granted the miners, the oper-
ators advanced the. price of all coal
mined In the thirteenth Iowa district
2 cents ton.
A movement has been started to
make number of necessary improve.
ments in the Presbyterian church in
Fairfield. A fund of about $500 will
be needed to carry out the plans.
Chief Detective Charles H. Dawson
of the Burlington Route, who was
stricken two weeks ago with hiccoughs
died at his home in Aurora, whittier
he had been taken in special car.
Prof, c. E. Reed was unanimously
reelected principal of the Council
Bluffs high school for the school year
beginning in September, 1910, at an
adjourned meeting of the school board.