Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08
Brief State Happcnings.

East Davenport is asitating for a new
school house.
A farmer near Blencoe has 5000 bush
els of corn still in the fields.
The creamery at Anthem bought during
the year 550,SG1 pounds of milk
Work has commenced OH the Missouri
Valleys new $4,000 Touring mill.
West Des AIoines Will vote on the free
school book question on March IS.
An unsuccessful attempt was made tc
burglarize the postotficc at Persia.
Iowa suffragists claim to have 2,50(
women rs active members of their clubs
March 10 is the date of the school cleo
ton in Dcs Moines on the free text book
question.
Ninety-two carloads Of grain We're ship
ped from Whiting during the month OF
January.
Otto will advertise for bids shortly fol
the putting in of complete system OF
water works.
Farmers around Rock Branch report
heavy losses in potatoes through the re-
cent cold snap.
The residence of Sam Baudauf, mer
chant of oskaloosa, was partially destroy
ed by FIRE. Loss $4,000.
Geo. W. Gable, the novelist. made M
address to the students of the West De.
Moines high school,
Farmers near Four Corners have or
gained cooperative company for the
purpose of establishing creamery.
The business men of Council Bluffs
have organized Il commercial committee
TO advance the interests of that city.
The Mineral Valley cooperative cheese
factory, located near Onslow, burned. The
loss is total, amounting to about $1,000.
The overseer of the poor of Des Mones
County advocates the establishment of d
work house to deal with the increased pau
per class.
Company G of Muscatinc has been mus
tered in with tifty-four members. all bu,
two of whom were members of the old or
ganization.
Large quantities of rails and ties ar,
being mloaded ut Mondamin to be USED
in the construction of the new BOYER Val
ley Railroad.
The town of Dcnison has consented tc
vacute certain streets and alleys for the
Northwestern i'll consideration of d depo,
and train sheds.
The young son of Lafc Stout of Brig
ton accidentally shot himself in the ey,
with bow and arrow. 1t is thought hi
will not lose the sight of it.
A livery stable owned by Tom Conlir
in Dubuque was destroyed by fire, togeth
err with twenty horses confined therein
Loss $4,000, light insurance
1t is claimed there is not within 80 pei
cent us much oats in storage in Iowa as Al
this time last year, while fully 20 pei
cent is in the hands of farmers.
Henry Meckc. living near ST. Paul, wa.
leaving West Point and fell from hi
wagon. breaking his neck. He was undel
the influence of liquor ut the time.
About twenty-five contractors compel
ed for the job of building new schoo
house at Algona. The plans were fount
to be too expensive and all bids were re
jectcd.
The c.. Nj. Il ST. p. will commenc,
work on the extension of the Dcs Moine,
and Northern division not later thar
April l. The contracts have already beer
awarded.
1t is expected TINT work will be com
menced in March to relay the double tract
between Belle Plaine and Lllzernc, ant
from Belle Plainc to Tama, with ninety
pound steel.
Will Dickey of Waterloo died from thu
effects of injuries received by the break
ing of n lifting cable in an elevator in the
Rath packing house. Another employ,
was seriously injured.
Davenport is talking of scheme I,
utilize the full volume of the Mississippi
river at that point for water spower b,
means of Il dam. The claim is also mad,
that it will aid navigation.
John Farnsworth, living near Mt. AYR
a wood sawyer, was struck by tlywhee
in the arm and an artery severed, and Ii,
bled to death. those present not KNOWN,
how to stop the flow of blood.
The school directors of Washington
township levied u special tax without sub
hitting the same to IL vote of the people
AS result injunction proceedings hav
been commenced to prevent collection o
the tax.
The District Court mt Creston has sus
tanned the validity of the ante-nuptia
contract in the Devoe case in which til
widow waived all dover right. She Ell
deavored to secure her legal rights afte
the death of her husband.
Measles has full sway in the Home 70
Feeble Minded at Glcnwood. Two hun
dred cases ure reported to date, abou
twenty of which are expected to prov
fatal.
Thomas biack, a farmer living nea
Jefferson was thrown from the tower o
his winaalill, a distance of thirty feet. Hi
leg We. broken in two places and he wa
otherwise injured, but lie will probabl
recover.
The next issue of the Iowa Official Re,
lister is to contain Il concise history of IN
Spanish American war. II will also Civ
liat of public libraries In the State an
q full roster Of the postmasters now hole
ing office,