Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-05-31
Brief State happenlnxs.

NAeaoIeS hTe uUdtluS III tue vicinity OF
Climbing Hill.
A postofiice has been established at Col
lett, Jefferson County.
The election for new schoolhouse at
Grinnell won by small majority.
The Burlington Driving Association is
to build half mile of sample road.
The salary of the postmaster at Belle
PLANE has been raised to 81, 100 year.
About 400 acres around Council Bluffs
will be planted in sugar beets this year.
A man named Goodwin fell off freight
train near Red Oak. aud was badly
crushed.
The proposition for water works at
Danbury carried by an overwhelming
majority.
The members of the coopers' union at
Dubuque are out on strike. They want
more money.
The coal money at Forster has checked
the fire in its mines and coal will be
hoisted soon.
The banks at Council Bluffs have unit
ed and are now putting in system of
burglar alarms.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
expects to spend $1,O00,OOO on its Iowa
lines this year.
A considerable number of bridges were
washed away in Jackson County by the
recent heavy rains.
The Milwaukee road is making extens-
i've improvements on its line between
Marion and Savanna.
A company is projected at Lyons to re-
build the electric light plant, equpping it
with modern machinery.
The town Of Delmare has ordered a
Howe chemical and water combination
fire engine, TO cost $500.
Rev. George Earhart, the pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church at Ackley, has
handed in his resignation.
The annual convention of the Iowa
BARRIERS Protective Association will meet
In Dubuque July II and 10.
John Everett, ST., of Low Moor, was
thrown from his wagon in runaway,
the wheels passing over his body.
Grinnell voted in favor Of bonding the
district in the sum of $4,000 for the pur-
pose Of erecting new school building.
Iden Miller, 1G-year-old boy living
near Clear Lake, is suffering from blood
poisoning and lock jaw. through a rusty
nail penetratin: his boot and injuring his
foot.
The 2-year-old son of George Pringle
fell from thrd-story window at Iowa
City. Strangely the child was not seri-
ously hurt, beyond severe shaking up
and bad scare.
The Citizens Savings Bank of DIN.
with capital of $4,000, and the Saw
Ings Bank of Salem, with capital stock
of $4,000, have been commissioned to do
business in Iowa.
At Lake Mills fire destroyed about
5000 worth of property, including Koit
& Williams elevator, Peavy's elevator,
two warehouses. two corn cribs and the
Minneapolis g. st. Louis stockyards.
The Seckner Contracting Company of
Chicago offers to construct $4,000 cleo
trio light and water works plant at Val
ley Junction and sell 1t to the city on easy
terms.
In head-end collision on the North.
western at Muchakinock, the 15-year- old
son of James Blair was caught between
the tender and n coach aud SO badly
crushed that he died soon after
For the second time within year the
postoffice at Stanwood has been burglar
lied. The robbers effected an entrance
to the postoffice through the cellar, drill
ed hole in the safe, blew the door open
and secured about $50 in money and So
worth of stamps.
Almost the necessary capital has been
subscribed for the big carbide calcium
works, now being organized Mt Keokuk.
The expert accountant who has been
spending about three months examining
the county books has filed his report at
Sidney. 1t shows that there is due from
cx-tClerk Roberts about $2,4OO. This is
by far the largest discrepancy found, the
others being in the accounts of Recorder
Lavender, amounting to SIG, and of the
deputy tax collector, Jenkins, $34O, and
Kinney, 50. The accounts of ex.Treas-
u.er Goode, who went out of office two
years ago, were checked over, but only
discrepancy was found in favor Of the
county Of 50 cents,