Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-26


The business blocks which were burned
at Creston recently will be rebuilt.
j. w. Frye's residence in Yarmouth
suffered loss by fire Of about $500.
The election at Nora Springs for wat
or system carried by large majority.
G.. Ellsworth of Eden was thrown from
his buggy while intoxicated and killed.
The Norwegian Lutheran Church at
Ircton will erect building to cost $4,000.
An elevator company has been organ
lied in Mason City with capital Of $685.
600.
Harry Beale Of Montour became VIC
iently insane and had to be removed to an
asylum.
The election at Libertyville for new
$1,000 school house carried by smah
majority.
The B., c. r. & N. will replace one Of
the wooden bridges at Walker with new
steel one.
The young son of John Anderson OF
Hampton fell from q hay loft and crack
ed his skull.
Arrangements have been made to con-
meet Blue Earth City and Belle PLANE
with telephone.
Work has been commenced on the new
railroad bridge at Denison for the Boyer
Valley Railroad.
The Street Railway Company at Bur-
lington has agreed to make the West Bur-
lington extension.
@, p. Schlabach, e1-coupty superintend-
ent Of schools Of Clinton County, died at
his home in Dewitt.
The First National Bank of Marshall
town has had plans prepared for new
$4,000 bank building.
Some Of the pearl button factories at
Muscatine hive increased their employees
wages fifteen per cent.
The contract has been let at Fort Mad
ison for the erection Of st. Mary's school
building. to cost $17,763.
The report of the Rock Rapids electric
light plant owned by the city, for the past
year Is highly satisfactory.
A telephone will be erected between
Creston and Thayer, to connect with the
Des Moines and Osceola line.
William Sands, an old resident of Wa
pello County, was found dead In his bed
~
Iowa Falls has granted a franchise for
public heating plant to the Electric
Light and Power Company Of that city.
A Burlington express train struck Geo.
w. Wilson, north Of Keokuk, and injured
him so badly that he died ah hour later.
Fire at Hudson destroyed the Cory
livery barn and barn of DIR. Sage's. Loss.
about $1,4OO. with about 500 insurance:
The Toledo Telephone Company will
run line to Marshalltown, making con.
nections ut Montour, LeGrdnd and Quart
~. II
John Black Of Trenton, while workinsI
with an old revolver, accidentally shot
himself in the hand, not knowing it was
loaded.
The ruins of the old Illinois Centra
depot at Centerville have been torn down i
preparatory to building new $4,OO(
brick depot.
The Floyd County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association will reincorporate
this year, their twenty-year franchise
having expired.
A delivery wagon driven by Harry Pate
In Des Moines was struck by train ana
| 2llhOot lOLully uthtTOySu. uS urlvCE W8S
severely injured.
Mrs. Anthony Griffin, residing near
Monmouth, was thrown from wagon,
the wheels passing over her body, injur-
ing her internally.
The Supervisors of Woodbury. County
have decided to sell $15O,OOO of funding
bonds to take up like amount OF its
floating Indebtedness.
The postofilce at Sperry was robbed
few nights ago Of quantity Of stamps.
The store in which 1t was located also
lost considerable goods.
Mrs. Kesselring Of Coon Rapids sued q
saloonkeeper for $1,000 damages for max
ing her husband drunkard aud the jury
awarded the plaintiff $500.
o. p. Countryman, saioonkeeper of
Anamosa, has been sued by Alta McCor-
mick for $1,000 damages. for selling liq-
uor to her husband, making him unfit for
| work.
The Mineral Valley Cooperative
Cheese Company, whose factory at John
sontown burned down recently, has decid-
ed not to rebuild. The corporation will
liquidate its affairs.
Ed Dosh was recently installed as
Mayor Of Guthrie Center and he fixes the
penalty of plain drunk ut 500 fine and
In default of payment thirty days work
on the streets, board and lodging at the
county jail. This will reduce the pro-
fessionals to twelve DRINKS a year. One
victim is already working out his time un-
der this edict, and others are looking ON
with amazement at possibilities.
i nv
and Masonic circles In the Northwest,
died ut Dubuque, aged 80. He was sec.
rotary Of Dubuque Board of Education
for forty years and resident OF Iowa for
a half century.
Miss Eva Smith of Des Moines received
letter from Walter Mcdowell sayinc
his body would be found at spot In the
suburbs where they had often seated
themselves to discuss their love. The no
lice were notified and McDowell's body
found with bullet in the brain. Nc
Dowell was jealous, Miss Smiths friends
say, without cause. He was 90 years old
and son Of the former superintendent of
Highland Park schools.
The grand jury failed to indict the Mar
shall County saloonkeepers on charges
preferred by Supt. II. 81. Abrams of the
anti-saloon league, who alleged they had
been operating under an old and invalid
petition of consent.
William snelson, an artist of st. Louis,
Mo-, shot himself through the head. Smell.
son had been wintering at the farm Of
Frank Beightol, seven miles from Lehigh.
and was paying unwelcome attentions to
a 16-year-old girl named Mae Beebe. Smell
son met the girl Oh her fathers farm and
fired at her. She escaped unhurt. The
constable went to arrest Snelson, who,
when he saw the official coming, shot him.
self dead.