Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-17

A contract has been let to Clinton par
ties for three bridges in Wright County.
The town of Grand Mound has voted
water works and is erecting stone tower.
Dubuque has granted franchise for an
exchange to the Standard Telephone Com
pany.
The Des Moines Elevator Company will
erect an elevator of $4,000 bushels ca
pacity.
The water works committee at Mar
shalltown is prospecting for an additional
supply.
The Rock Island route is ballasting its
new track between Moscow and West
Liberty.
Work has been commenced on tele-
phone line to connect Mason City and
Fort Dodge.
The German Baptists at Muscatine have
let contract for new church to cost
about $4,000.
The O., NJ. & st. P. is building a new
steel bridge on its road between DEBORAH
and Conover.
The total cost Of the new building for
the Home for the Aged at Des Moines
will reach $4,000.
The postofiee at Maxwell and Battle
Greek have been made international
money order offices.
John Hofus of Orange township captur-
ed ten young timber wolves while passing
through his timber.
The revenue officer at Waterloo has dis
covered 5000 cigars there bearing the
forged revenue stamp.
The electric light plant at Erie is almost
completed, and it will not be long until the
lights will be turned on.
The Tara extension of the Rock Island
will be completed this year. 1t will be
about 112 miles in length.
The Federal grand jury Mt Dubuque re-
turned indictments against three persons
for illegally selling liquor.
Earl Williams of Perciyal had his right
arm badly laceratcd by the bursting of
shotgun while out hunting.
l.. NJ. Cowles of Toledo was adjudged
insane by the commission and taken to
Independence for treatment.
The graduating class of the high school
at Tama will number eighteen, the largest
in the history of the school.
The freshmen class of the Iowa Wes-
leyan University beat the sophomores in
the annual oratorical contest.
There are four suits against Mason
City, aggregating $500. for damages sus-
tanned from defective sidewalks.
The body Of Henry Navel, who went
through the ice at Fort Byron March s,
has been recovered near Moline.
1t is estimated that there are twenty
seven beet sugar plants now under con.
struction in different parts of Iowa.
The large farm house of A. L. Williams.
near Meriden. together with contents, was
consumed by fire. Loss about $4,000.
The 5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Cameron of Davenport was run down BY
horse and buggy and seriously injured.
According to the assessors report the
total value of all property, both real and
personal, at Walker aggregates $269, S88.
Buck" Martin was found guilty OF
grievous assault upon his brother at Bur
lington and sentenced to six months in
Jail.
Harry d. Sturgeon, a brakeman on the
Santa Fe road, committed suicide at his
home i'll Fort Madison by taking carbolic
acid.
Sheridan P. Miller was caught robbins
store at Pleasanton. He has been bound
over to the District Court in the sum of
$500.
The contract has just been awarded at
Des Moines for erection Of the new build
ing. long projected, for the Home for the
Aged.
The Christian Church at Oskaloosa en-
listed the mid of an evangelist and money
and pledges were secured sufficient to nav
off all debts.
The Supervisors OF Clinton and Scott
counties have decided to build an iron
bridge across the Wnpsipinicon river near
McCausland.
Mrs. Annie 7. O'Neill has filed suit at
Dubuque against the Chicago Great West
ern asking $4,000 for the death of her
husband, who was fatally injured on that
road.
The old records in the clerks Office of
Buchanan County are being transcribed
and rewritten. The ink has become so
faded that it is almost impossible to read
them.
The United States Supreme Court has
affirmed the opinion of the Circuit Court
of the southern district of Iowa In the
case of Mexican versus the city Of Des
Moines.
The Postofiice Department declined to
name the new Iowa Central town east of
Corwith Luzon, on account. of Luzerne,
and now the name is Kanawha, pronounc.
ed Kanowa
The analysis of linseed oil samples has
been completed bQ the State chemist.
There were more than 200 of them. Some
have been found to be very bad. The re-
suit of the analysis will be reported to
the State Board Of Health.
AT Des Moines, the committee Of strik.
ers met the mine operators and settled the
Carbondale strike, 300 men returning to
work. The operators grant so cents mine
run weights, eight-hour day, which
amounts to victory for the men.
The Presbyterian Church in Iowa has
about 10000 members and is increasing
its membership at the rate of about 5000
persons each year.
The city recorder at Muscatine has been
instructed to procure data and other In
formation regarding municipal ownership
TO water works.
Because she was disappointed In love
Inez Strceter of Des Moines swallowed a
dose of carbolc acid. but through prompt
medical aid her life was saved.
While Mr.. Barnhum Of Osgood was
shoeing horse he overbaanced and fell
the horse falling on him, injuring him SO
badly that he died shortly afterwsrd.