Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20

Track laying has begun on the NJ. 6, /.
at Burt.
Hartley is to have well guaranteed
to furnish 10000 gallons per day.
"a large force of men is at work on the
new. round house for the Northwestern mt
Clinton. si3s
A barge containing boating party OF
eighteen sank at Waterloo, but there
were no fatalities.
Rev. NJ. Mirch has rendered his resig-
nation as pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Red Oak.
Glenwood people are agtated over the
disappearance of Ethel Moss, Is years
old and feeble minded.
A retail grocers' association has been
organized at Keokuk, which will he made
part of the State organization.
Rural free mail delivery is being ar
ranged for in the Bloomington and
Sweetland districts, in Muscatine Coun-
ty.
Three horses belonging to Bert Rob
erts of Hampton We're killed by lightning
while in the barn, but there is no evil
dence that the building was struck.
The steeple of the German Evangelical
Church at Dysart was blown off during
a recent storm and completely demolish-
ed.
The Board of Education at Council
Bluffs has raised the salaries Of fifty-two
teachers and decreased those of four
teen.
Rev. Joseph n. Elliott of Union City,
Neb., has accepted call to the pulpit of
the First Presbyterian Church at Mus
catine.
Burglars entered the home of John
Harsh1nan Of Red Oak and stole his
pocketbook containing SIS and some val
uable papers.
Grand Master Hibben of the I. o. o.
II. conducted the dedication ceremonies
for the new hall of Goethe lodge of
Marshalltown.
The machinery of the burned water
works plant at Hampton was not as seri-
ously damaged as Mt first believed and is
again in working shape.
The total Indebtedness of Des Moines
as given in the last report of the city
auditor, is S53,S10.0S. The total cash ON
hand is given at $1T2, 167.13
Ole Anderson, n section hand on the
Chicago Great Western, was instantly
killed at Stillnan Valley by the slipping
of a crowbar holding load of rails.
Frank Kamber of Des AIoines. while
standing on the porch of his home, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
His father was also Frustrated, but re-
vived.
Burglars entered the residence of Fred
timball in Waterloo and secured some
valuables during the absence of the own.
or. This is the second time within n
few months
Frank Williams, painter, was put off
n c. G. w. train near Peru because he
had no money with which to pay his fare
He fell in such II manner that fatal in
juries were sustained.
A workman named Magensen fell from
the top of II high building in Des Moines
to an adjacent roof. n distance of fifty
feet, receiving fatal injuries.
dad Childs' of North Branch. a CON
ductor, fell across the track between the
cars just as the train was about 10 start
but the engireer stopped on seeing the
commotion s.id he was eomparatiyely
uninjured.
Another fatal accident. the fifth in
the city In three weeks. occurred in
Northwestern yards mt Aiarshalltown.
when tramp, supposed to be Jack
Lynch, fell between the cars of freight
train ON which he was riding and was
crushed to instant death.
lightning struck aud destroyed build.
iuys and their contents on the Skif farm.
near Iowa Falls, incurring loss of abaut
$l,ooo.
Bart LAMA OF Des AIoines asks dam
ages in the sum of 5000 from the Lo-
Grand Quarry Company, alleging that
through negligence of the defendant com
pany his eyesight was permanently lost
while in their employ.
Two ighwaymen held up for the pur.
bose of robbery Mrs. II. g. Burk and her
hephew, Peter Burk, as they entered the
Waterloo city limits from the northeast
The robbers We're beaten OF with buggy
whip, the intended victims then escaping
by fast, driving.