Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-27
whooping cough is prevalent at Logan !,

township mas been dedicated.
A company may be formed at Maxwell
to put In an electric light plant
Mystic now owns fire engine, and
company will soon be organized.
The postoflce at Mikesville has been
discontinued; mail to Kanawha.
A lodge of the Modern Brotherhood of
America is being organized in Toledo.
There was one case of diphtheria In
Davenport in July, and one in August.
The soldiers relief commission at At
lantic pays out $1,000 year to old SOL
diers.
Two telephone exchanges are being put.
in Mt Ida Grove, and the town Is in
middle.
The depot at Casey is being torn down.
preparatory to building new and mod
ern one.
The 15-year-old son of Matthew Sex
amer of Ankeny was kicked on the head
by horse.
Max Wallace, a Hebrew peddler, was
killed in attempting to jump from train
at Dubuque.
During the parade at the street fair
at Waterloo several booths fell, but no
one was hurt.
The reunion Of the soldiers and sailors
of Hamilton County at Williams was a
great success.
School has begun at the Home for
Feeble Minded Children at Glenwood,
and S25 are enrolled.
The Red Men of Iowa will hold their
, La no
ond week in October.
Henry Wise, farmer living near Post
vile, fell from his, barn, breaking his
neck and dying instantly.
George Woodwork, married man llv-
ing in Savanna, has eloped with IL
year-old girl OF that place.
The grain elevator at Nichols, together
with its contents, 5000 bushels of corn,
was totally destroyed by fire.
Burglars are getting in their work at
Des Moines. At one place they secured
about SAB and valuable gold watch.
The body of an unknown man was
found floating in the river at Burlington
and was buried without being identified.
The new wagon bridge across the Wap-
sic, built Jointly by Clinton and Scott
counties, has been completed, and the
farmers in that vicinity met and dedicat-
ed it.
Grinnell, which has been established for
twenty-five years, and has been prosper
,ous during all that time, is to go out of
business.
Jerry Potts. an employe at Des
Moines brick yard, had his spine broken
by fall of brick. Strange to say, he is
still alive and there is some hope Of his
recovery.
i +. Sankey of Avoca, a brakeman OIL the
Rock Island, lost his foot some months
ago while in the performance Of his duty,
and has now sued the company for $780,
GOO damages.
The Mutual Telephone Company of Des
Moines has been sued for $4,000 dam
ages, by reason of the death of John /.
Macdonald, who was killed by coming in
contact with fallen live wire.
The American Book Company threat
ems to enjoin the Board of Education at
Belle PLANE from using books of other
publishers in the schools where they
claim they have contract for the books.
| A gift Of E40O has been received from
James Woodward of Dubuque by the
Wesleyan chapel of Kirby Stephen, Lon
don, England, out of gratitude for Sum
day school teaching received there forty
years ago.
| William Fl. Bailey, lawyer of Des
Moines. has sued the street railway COM
pany for $4,000 damages for injuries
sustained by car running into him
through the negligence of the company's
employees.
! An epidemic of very virulent type has
appeared among the swine in the central
portion of Woodbury. County and hogs
are dying by hundreds. Two seasons ago
that section was badly scourged with the
same disease.
Mrs. Anna N. Jacobsen Of Des Moines
has brought suit against the Great West
ern Coal Company for $4,000 damages
for the loss Of her husband, whom she al
leges was killed through the negligence
of the company.
Marshalltown has torpedo mine which
was taken from the harbor of Guanta-
namo, Cuba, during the war, by the cruis-
err Eagle. The vessel was in command
of Lieutenant Commander Fletcher, who
halls from Marshalltown.
The third fatality in as many weeks n
the railroad yards of Marshalltown has
occurred. A stranger giving his name as
Neal Murphy and his home as anywhere.
was struck by the fast mail on the North
western and received injuries from which
he died.
George r. Smith committed suicide ~
the Mason City driving park, choosing
morphine as the lethal drug. He had
been an industrious and successful bust
ness man until the drink habit settled
| upon him. OF late he has been despon-
dent. He left several letters addressed
to friends, in each case stating that he
was tired of life.
Three conyicts escaped from Anamosa
prison. They were released from their
cells and taken to the kitchen to prepare
breakfast. 1t is the custom to lock them
in the kitchen while preparing breakfast.
This was done. but it appears that they
had made previous arrangements for
their escape. An investigation shows the
fact that they had sawed the hinges from
the north door in the basement Of the
kitchen, and all that was necessary for
them to do was to remove the door, scale
the walls and HE themselves away to
liberty. None of the wall guards are on
duty at that hour. Those escaping are
Howard, Smith and Jones. The latter
is colored man.
l.. R. Brown of Epworth, the wealth.
est resident of that township, and who
had lived alone for over forty years. has
just died from an apoplectic ft.
President William r. Harper of the
University of Chicago has had con-
ference with the trustees Of Burlington
Institute College. He told them il they
would guarantee $1,000 a year for three
years to the college the University of
Chicago would take charge of 1t, put in
| three new professors and put it on n pay
ing basis. The proposition was accepted
DR.. Harper was elected trustee and a
member Of the executive committee.
1t is practically certain that Des