Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-03
Ruthyen has a new bank.

There is $4,000 bushels of corn await
ing shipment at Folletts.
A savings bank has been organized at
Olin with capital of $4,000.
One of the banks at Emmetsburg has
deposits in excess of 100000.
The postoflice at Likens has been dis.
continued. Mail will go to Urbana.
The Danish Church at South Franklin
contemplates rebuilding this summer.
g. w. Raymond, prominent merchant
of Duncombe, left for parts unknown.
The express Office at Denison sold 5000
worth of money orders one day recently.
The total aggregation of assessed prop.
erty in Hubbard amounts to over $S5, 600.
The assessed valuation of Cedar County
shows decrease from last year of So.
600. "
James Lane was killed near Buffalo by
the caving in of n well which he was dig.
ging.
The Christian Church people at Ii
Grand are agitating for new church
building.
Fire Mt Earlville destroyed large barn
Two horses in the building were burned
to death.
The Northwestern Buyers Association
has been organized and perfected at EN-.
metsburg.
John Willmore has been appointed post.
master ut Mooreville, vice w. w. Smith
resigned.
A couple OF fellows who ran turkey
rattle at Des Moines were adjudged guilty
of gambling.
Deeds to the number of 1,O17 were filed
during the first quarter of 1890 in Palo
Alto County.
1t is estimated that Iowa is paying Al
the rate of 100000 annually in wal
revenue taxes.
The @. & N. w. is making preparation.
to double track between Missouri Valley
and Loveland.
Arrangements are being made to estab.
fish State bank In the new town In Lin.
coin township.
Saloons at Hill Siding and Morse have
been closed permanently under anti-saloon
league injunctions.
The Union creamery at East Hardin
has put in cheese factory in connection
with the creamery.
The school at Timber Valley has been
closed on account of humps, which is
raging in that vicinity.
The O., r. 1. & P. will extend its Win.
terset branch from that point to Creston
distance of forty miles.
Petit jurors in the rural counties are
pleading successfully the press Of farm
work as excuse from serving.
The contract has been let for the cree.
ton Of the new st. Martins Church al
Cascade, to cost about $4,000.
The 2-year-old child of f. q. Lindstrom
of Bartlett was severely burned by 1t.
clothes catching fire at stove.
A New York manufacturing concern
may locate factory at Dubuque, employ.
ing between 100 and 200 people.
VIM. Schultz of Davenport was badly
burned by the explosion of a gasoline
torch, with which he was working.
The strike of coal miners in the Der
Moines district still continues. The men
are hopeful Of complete victory.
Mrs. Jefferson Said, aged 65, of Correc.
tionyille, dropped dead on the street. The
immediate cause of death Is unknown.
Burglars entered the McKain restau.
rant at Fairfield. Their total loot was q
box of cigars and thirty cents in pennies
Ex-senator Harlan has consented ia
preside at the laying Of the corner stone
for the State historical building May IL,
The little son of NJ. G. Malvin, living
near Gearing, was drowned in q creek
near his home. The body was recovered.
The 6-year-old daughter of A. Beadle of
Woodbine had her left leg broken at the
hip joint by little playmate falling on
her.
Burglars entered the book store of w.
A. Liston ut 1ndianola and carried away
about $50 worth of gold and fountain
pens.
1t is believed that 200 acres to be de.
voted to the cultivation of sugar beets will
be secured in the vicinity Of Council
Bluffs.
For the first time in the history of the
State the spring statement of the banks
shows an increase over the winter state
ment.
A company of Iowa people has been
organized to go to Texas and engage "a
raising rice. The company has capital
of 100000.
They are now talking of arranging q
test case at Des Moines by which the
court house location question can be tak.
en- into the courts.
Louis Stoneroad of Des Moines was
thrown out of his buggy upon the paving
and severely injured by collision with O
hose cart racing to u fire.
George Il. James, manager of a theat.
rical company, was killed by beating al
the hands of Shorty Hawai-, in Avoca,
The trouble arose over woman.
John Senabaum of Chicago, while cross.
ing culvert at Burlington was struck
by moving cars and thrown into the ditch
he sustained severe scalp wound.
Superintendent Cooper of the West Des
Moines schools has accepted the proffered
SUPPLEMENTARY at Salt Lake City, Utah.
He will take up his new work Sept. 1.
John L. Sullivan of Waterloo was mar.
ried at Memphis, Tenn. Miss Mary Gil.
leas, daughter of the assistant superin.
tendent of the Illinois Central, is the
bride.
Parties convicted of violating the city
ordinance against gambling at Des
Moines have appealed to the Supreme
Court, to test the constitutionality Of the
act.
Father Nugent of Des Moines denies
the story that the authorities of his
church interfered to prevent his proposed
debate with Rev. DIR. Eaton of the same
city.
The postal receipts at Des Moines ag.
gregated $24,S26 in March, as against
SCI ,63S for the corresponding month last
year, an increase of $31SS, or 14.7 per
cent.
Fifteen old soldiers ut Logan have
sworn that they are not able bodied men
and are therefore entitled to $500 exemp-
ton from taxes. The Board of Equaliza-
ton refused to grant their request.
The Ruthven train on the Rock Island
road narrowly escaped being wrecked
while passing over burning bridge near
Valley Junction. The train was stopped