Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-27
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Kanawha has decided to indefinitely
postpone the matter of Incorporating.
Waterloo, according to the census taken
by the Courier has population of 1882.
Marshalltown has let the contract for
new town clock to cost about $1,000.
Several school principals met in Des
Moines and formed State organization.
The Church of Christ at Fort Dodge
has dedicated its new house of worship.
There were twenty-eight cases of con-
tagious disease last month in Davenport.
The Swedish Lutherans at Burlington
have celebrated their fortieth anniver-
/ sary.
The new Home for the Aged at Des
Moines will be ready for occupancy
Jan. 1.
A postoffice has been established at Is
may, and Julius Leisson appointed post
master.
| The Fifty-frst Iowa regimental band
is touring the State making one-night en-
gagements.
Two new towns have been located and
named on the G. & N. w. north and east
| of Reinbeck.
| The Des M6nes Gas Company will ex-
pend $4,000 in improving its plant the
coming year.
| A. A. Cooper of Grinnell stepped oft
n high sidewalk and fell, breaking his left
arm i'll two places.
The executive committee of the Anti
Trust League of Iowa reports member
ship of over 1000.
j. B. Monroe, an old resident Of Agen-
cy, dropped dead at his home. Heart
disease was the cause.
Thieves entered the home of Ernest r.
| Gates, farmer living near Ladora, and
stole $3.50 from bureau.
| Lawrence Willis of Perry fell off
train while cfossing n bridge near Ford
and was instantly killed.
The next annual meeting of the Sher-
| ifs Association will be held in Des
AIoines in December, 1900.
The postoffice at-Marathon and Morn
ing Sun will be raised from fourth-class
to presidential offices Jan. 1.
Eastern capitalists are said to be con-
templating removing glass plant from
PENNSYLVANIA to Des Moines
Charley Spiegel, the furrier Of Des
Moines, has been sentenced to eight years
in the penitentiary for arson.
Ed Lutz of Fort Madison suffered a
lacerated arm and severe scalp wound
by the bursting of his shotgun.
Horse thieves stole u horse and buggy
valued at $50 from Elmer Winters,
young farm hand at Green Mountain.
BOSS" Hill, negro of Des Moines,
shot and slightly wounded William Chad
dock in n quarrel after game of cards.
Bush and Wilson, the two crippled
pickpockets at Marshalltown, were each
sentenced to one year in the penitentiary.
John n. Martop shot and killed Henry
Broker near Glenwood while quarreling
about some furniture. He gave himself
| up.
The Cram general store at Fort Dodge,
together with contents, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. Origin unknown; partly
insured.
Harry Means of Keokuk, who fell and
broke his neck four months ago, Is still
living and has just passed through siege
of pneumonia.
A new disease has broken out among
Iowa cattle, known as the cornstalk cpl
demic, which has proved fatal in sew.
Teral instances.
Arthur Brydon of Des Moines was held
up by two toughs and badly beaten, but
having no money they secured nothing
for their trouble.
Rural mail delivery service has been
established at Waterloo. 1t will cover an
area of twenty-six square miles, with a
population of 504.
The chief OF police at Des Moines says
that he has an insufficient force to prop
crly guard life and property in view of
the increasing crime.
Joe Flynn, wellknown commission
cattleman of Nicola, was dragged by his
/ horse for considerable distance, sustain
| ing three broken ribs.
The postoffice at Jewell will be advanc-
ed from fourth-class to presidential
Office Jan. and with it the postmaster's
salary raised to $1,000.
The Lake Manawa and Manhattan
Beach Railway Company, with capital
| stock Of half million dollars, has filed
articles of incorporation.
William Kearney Of Linden, the car
penter who was thrown to the ground by
scaffolding breaking at Humboldt, has
succumbed to his injuries.
A suit was brought against the ILL
nois Central in Dubuque for obstructing
i a crossing in violation Of the city ordi-
nance. The damage claimed was IS.
4 The duplicate collections of the Nation
al Museum have been overhauled and a
collection of Indian baskets, jars, trays,
etc., have been sent to the Iowa histori-
cal department.
A railway has been opened from Clin-
| ton to LeClaire, and trains are running
into the latter place for the first time,
although it is one of the oldest towns on
the upper Mississippi river.
Two years ago certain Frank Trach-
ofsky bought farm Of Frank Gerob,
near Riverside, and disappeared on the
| night before election. 1t was supposed
that he had been murdered near Mont
pelier for his money. A body was found
in the Mississippi supposed to be his. At
another time a body was reported to have
been found under dead COW buried near
Riverside, and was thought to be his.
Different detectives have made investi-
CATIONS on the subject. The other day
Trachofsky appeared at the home of his
sister at Buffalo and brought joy to her
breast He has been in Illinois and In
diana. 1t is not known why he had
disappeared SO mysteriously and remain
ed away so long.
Baxter Miles. colored miner of Os-
kaloosa, aged 40, fell on the road near
Pekay and was frozen to death.
Rev. William Elliott, Baptist clergy
man, we'll known in Iowa for the last
thirty years, is dead at the home Of his
daughter In San Francisco. He was 90
years Of age and had been i'll for several
months.
The 2-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Hayworth of Des Moines was play
ing with matches, when one ignited, set
ting her clothes on fire, and she was IA
! tally burned before assistance reached
her.
The State Historical Society will have
rooms in the new collegiate building now