Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-04
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

= Inc seventh annual session OF the
Storm Lake Chautauqua will be held
from July 20 to 81 this year. Fl
Wesley Green. State horticultural.
says the frost has ruined the Iowa
fruit crop and placed the loss at $10..
100000.
Fire practically destroyed the stock
OF goods and damaged the building
OF F. ]. Brockway at Cherokee to the
extent of $1,000.
U. G. Whitney, for ten years Coun-
ty Attorney of Woodbury. County. has
come out as Republican candidate
for the Legislature.
Thomas c. Mork, one of the oldest
employees of the Nauman Company at
Waterloo, died suddenly after being
stricken with an attack of apoplexy.
Joe Meyers, the colored man arrest
ed for holding up the Burlington depot
in Clinton some time ago, pleaded
guilty and was given a ten-year SEN
tence.
{ The 3-year-old child Of Warren
Smith, farmer living near Valley
Junction. was probably fatally burned
while playing near a bonfire in the
yard
The grocery store of Matt Tbeirsen
in Dubuque was robbed of Sc and
quantity Of cigars and tobacco stolen.
It is believed that boys committed the
crime.
The Country Club of Creston has
found its grounds too small and has
leased four more acres in which to lay
out tennis courts and other field
games.
The Atlantic Booster Club has let
the contract for the improvement of
the river to river" dragged road be-
tween Atlantic and the county fine to
the north
The annual report of the postmaster
at Atlantic for the past year shows
receipts of $16,540.64. This is gain
of over a thousand dollars over the
previous year.
Iowa Central switchmen are to re-
ceive substantial increase in pay,
according to the announcement of w.
G. Bierd, general manager, to the COM
mittee Of the ,switchmen in MARSHALL
town.
Claus Peterson, aged 45, a Swedish
miner, residing near Dunlee, died at
the Oskaloosa hospital from injuries
received in highway robbery perpe-
trated by two negroes who are still at
large.
Wray brothers, Ben and Joe, of Cres-
ton, have Just closed the largest real
estate deal ever consummated in the.
city, which makes them the owners of
Z, lS6 acres OF land In Victory County,
Iexas.
,,,ovad &c iahora,. no, $50 :.
inred wbi,a at wnr,, IN !. sayan tranah
nm summer strest ~ Wa.ar,ao 49,
the hanks c.yed In or him and ornsh
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The Colfax CITY Council has am.
ployed as CITY engineer Mr.. Watkins
of Iowa CITY to prepare specifications
and proposals for Abe construction Of
IL 200 feet Of sewerage which ia to he
completed August /.
Mrs I / H,we,, fa,t an 80 !. co.
ond story window IN osIa1oosa and
broke her back. She was taken to the
hospital but cannot recover. The fam
lily did not know of the accident until
a night policeman found her.
Nellie RYAN danphter of Jamaa
Ryan of Maple River, threw herself In
front of a moving train near her home
while deranged. One of her legs was
cut off, but she is living. When her
aunt, Miss Mary Madigan, heard a the
accident, she dropped dead of heart
failure.
A 2-year.old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Antisdel of Bridgewater had
one hand nearly cut off Recently Al
49, .., nei aeetueneaiiy cnoppeo tne
na'.u VIII an aSe.
John q. Evans, the millionaire mine
owner of Monroe County, has been
sued by his wife, Mrs. Emma Evans,
for separate maintenance. For cause
of action she alleges drunkenness,
s.aei anu ihnuinan treatment, anu IN
~ net .a pee non sue ASKS ior an allowance
u soo'ooo a year,
The school board of LIE Mars has
hired Superintendent F. L. Palmer for
another year at salary of $1,000, and
Professor Townsend as principal OF
the high school at s1,1Oo.