Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-01
Brief state happenings.

Mason City has new S40,OOO hotel.
The winter wheat outlook in Iowa is
better than last year.
Between 400 and 500 cases of measles
are reported from Red Oak.
Work has been commenced on the
slough bridge at Davenport.
Farmers south of Ames will build a
cooperative creamery at Kelly.
Red Oak citizens are working to secure
the erection of a $4,000 starch factory.
Rev. Clifford Snowdcn of Harlan has
accepted call to church at Fairfield
III. S. Munson. aged 81, of State Cen
ter. died very suddenly at his home there.
Anthem is to have new $1,000 school
house. 1t will accommodate POO children.
The Senate has confirmed the nominal
ton of G. G. Toye, postmaster at Nor
wood.
The BARRIERS of Thurman have come to
an agreement to do no work hereafter on
Sundays.
Real estate at Denison has doubled its
value on account of the reports of new
railroads.
Three buildings were consumed by fire
at Mt. Union, the flames starting from n
defective tlue.
The citizens of Ellsworth are raising
$1,000 as n bonus to have grist mill cs-
tablished there.
y steam eNcavator at Davenport is said
to have dug up bunch of snakes as big
as a bushel basket.
There is talk at Salix of investing the
surplus funds of the town treasury in
public improvements.
Thieves broke into an office at Thomp-
son and opened the safe, but secured moth
ing, as it was empty.
The Kelly residence in East Iowa Falls
has been totally destroyed by fire. 1t
was insured for $500.
More than the amount needed to start
the stove works at Kcokuk has been
pledged by the residents.
The Dunlap Hotel at State Center has
been almost destroyed by fire. Loss near
ly covered by insurance.
1t is estimated that 90 per cent of last
years wheat crop is still in the hands of
Lyons County farmers.
The machinery in the burned creamery
at Leeds was saved and new building
will be erected ut once.
Receipts at the Fort Dodge postoflicc
during 1898 show an increase over the
preceding year of 81. 1907
The Catholic congregation at Odcbolt
is figuring on building n new church this
year to cost about $4,000.
The 9-year-old son of Dan Bradbury OF
Oskaloosa was kicked on the head by a
horse and seriously injured
Roy Miller of North Grant was thrown
out of sleigh and sustained bruised
arm and Il broken collar bone.
Charles Deitz of Burlington was shot
in the eye by the accidental discharge of
a gun in the hands of a companion.
An independent telephone company is
being organized at Red Oak to bucl,
against the established company.
Miss Hannah Anderson of Oskaloosa
was thrown in n runaway and had her
skull crushed and one leg broken.
The Van Buren, County Agricultural
Association will hold its annual fair ut
Keosauqua the first week in September.
Charles Blair, n fireman on the G. & n.
W., lost his pocketbook at Clinton CON
tanning $40 in cash. No trace of il has
been found.
The election at Atlantic to decide
whether the city will lease, with an or
tion to buy, System of water works, re-
suited in an overwhelming majority in
favor of the proposition.
The question of court house site at Dos
Moincs is not settled by the special cleo.
ton. The matter will now be taken be-
fore the courts by those defeated.
Charles w. Dix of Des Moines was
found dead near st. Charles. 1t is sun
posed he was struck by train ON the
Keokuk and Western track. Mr.. Dix was
interested in labor matters. He was n
single man, about 10 years of age.
Thomas Wilson, living near Washing.
ton, had a narrow escape from death.
His team became frightened and ran
away, dragging the wagon in front of a
train on the Rock Island road. The ychi.
Gle was smashed, one horse killed and
Wilson sustained some injy.y.
The City Council of Iowa Falls will is
sue $4,000 worth of rcfunding bonds and
with the proceeds will take up the float
ing Indebtedness of that amount, thus re-
ducing the interest almost one-half.
Mrs. Dunham, the old woman who was
found in II s:vcl in Dubuque in n starving
condition, sttheugh sum of money was
sccretcd in the house, has died ut Mercy
hospital us a result of starvation and neg
lect.
A small smokclcss powder factory near
Richland blew mp. Asbury Singleton. the
proprietor, working about the building.
was terribly burned, but will recover. AZ.
ter the explosion the building took fire and
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