Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-21

man named Gardner AT Lost Nation.
Committees have been appointed at Du-
buque to solicit funds for the carnival.
Benjamin G.. Dyer, IL clerk in the post
office ut Des Moincs, has been removed.
The interstate road race at Davenport
was participated in by forty-nine riders.
The citizens of Lucas County are over.
joyed over the opening up of the coal
mines.
Three brick stores at Moravia were
| Quilted by fire, the loss being estimated at
$1,000.
A homestead of the brotherhood Of
American Yeomen has been instituted at
Griswold.
Rev. Isaac Rich of Iowa Falls in at
tempting to stop a runaway was serious
ly injured.
A large sum of money has been sub
scribed in Bellevue for Fourth of July
celebration.
William Sharon of Attica disappeared
from home recently and no trace of him
can be found
a burglar in Waterloo entered three
homes in one night and in one house Sc
cured over A3
There is a movement to secure the APP
pointment of State library association
to serve without pay.
Papers to the number of 216 We're filed
for record with the recorder of Blackhawk
County during May.
The board of Harrison County is asking
for bids for the furnishing of a site for
the projected poor farm.
Mrs. John Satterthwaite of Muscatine
was thrown out OF her carriage in rum
away and seriously injured.
During fire at Creston can of gum
powder exploded, killing one man and Sc
verely injuring several others.
Mrs. o. w. Spencer attempted to com
nit suicide at her home at Roots Siding
by cutting her throat with razor.
An opera house association at Lake
Mills is subscribing stock, with which to
lease an opera house soon to he built.
The barn of Lewis Nicholson at Gold
field was struck by lightning and burned
down. There We're six horses in the barn.
The family of Joseph Lorber, living on
Muscatine Island. had narrow escape
iAchi oVoNhs bViuS krJisoleu ny DoilSu uulu.
The body of Mr.. Johnson, who died sud-
denly at Guthrie Center. was exhumed for
the purpose of post-mOrtem examination.
The presidency of the university ut
Iowa City has been offered to George e.
MacLean of Nebraska at salary of &c.
600.
One hundred converts to the Odventist
faith We're baptized in Des Moines recent
ly, the ceremony taking place on the river
bank
Ben Schon, a German bachelor, about 10
years of age, living alone one and one-half
miles northeast of Chelsea, was found in
his well. He was subject to epileptic fits.
Mrs. Samuel c. Walker was killed in a
runaway at Cedar River Park. She was
driving with her two daughters. when the
horse took fright, throwing all out. Mrs
Walkers hair was caught in the wheel,
almost tearing the entire scalp from the
head
The 10-year-old daughter of j. *. Lam
dau was drowned in the river at Bonn
parte MIR. Landau and his daughter, Au-
gusta, were out boat riding and the boat
became unmanageablc in the swift cur.
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dau was rescued with difficulty.
The State crop bulletin says: Small
grain crops, on account of the rains, are
likely to become too rank on all rich and
moist lands. Some progress has been
made in planting corn in the southern sec
ton, where the work had been previously
delayed. but there is n considerable area
yet to be planted. The acreage in that
section is likely to be materially reduced
Much replanting has been done in all sec
tions. A fair start has been made in
cultivation wherever the soil was dry
enough.
The indications are that there will be a
falling off in Iowa of the taxable valua-
ton of property this year of about $780,
100000. This loss is credited entirely to
the new law. Formerly property was as
sessed at a supposed 40 per cent of its
value. Under the new law, operative this
year in full for the first time, property is
assessed at % per cent of its real value
The figures have been completed for Polk
County, the largest i'll the State The as
sessment on real estate fell off under the
new law S3,I00.000. The increase on
personal property was 1927 900. This
makes the total loss about $3,4OO,OOO
Dallas County has completed its footings
and they show Il loss of about $S00.000.
John Wilkey. II years of age, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself. He was a
son of Theodore Wilkey. prominent
farmer, living three miles from Rock
Branch.
Philip Fipps, Il well-known farmer near
Clinton, was killed by lightning stroke
at his home. He stood at the door of the
barn conversing with his hired man when
the flash came.
President w. E. Brice Of the Mime
sofa and Northwestern road has let the
contract for seventy-four miles of grad
ing on the new road. This includes all
grading from Lake Mills to Parkersburg.
The 12-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Brown of Gilmore City was drowned in
pond while playing with some compan-
ions.
Dunlap was visited by severe storm.
Trees a foot in diameter were broken off
and some small houses We're moved from
their foundations.
Pleasant weather favored the annual
reunion and oldfashoned picnic of the
State and Territorial Pioneers Associa-
| ton at Lyons, and the crowd which gath
cred was estimated Mt several thousand.
The executive committee includes Mrs.
Mary l.. Buell., widow of Elijah Buell.
who was the first white settler of Clinton
County at Lyons in 1885.
Work has been commenced on an eleya-
tor in Des AIoines, which will have a ca
pacity of 1885, 900 bushels
The grand lodge of Masons at Mason
City opened with very large attendance.
The city was in holiday garb, with flags,
lodge emblems and festoons of colors in
profusion. The procession formed, headed
by the Citizens Band and grand lodge
officers. After parading through the prin-
cipal streets the crowd gathered at Par.
ker's opera house, where Mayor Brett ex.
tended the welcome of the city. George
Dewey made response. The annual nd
dress by Grand Master Rov-en was at.
tentively listened to. Reports of all the
grand lodge officers We're presented