Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-29
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Wilkes S. Lentz has been commission
ed postmaster at Percy.
The new Christian Church Mt Zear-
ing is almost completed.
The new opera house at Iowa Falls is
in the hands of the decorators.
The plans for the new opera house at
Muscatine contemplate $4,000 struc-
ture.
Newton is complaining of the increase
of cigarette smoking among the young
boys of that place.
The Iowa. Minnesota and Northwest
ern Railway Will put in depot, stock
yards. etc, at Irving.
John Dettmer, farmer residing near
Lowden, was struck by Northwestern
train and instantly killed.
The Clinton packing house has started
up and expects to kill from 500 to 1000
hogs daily during the season.
New Sharon hopes to secure free
reading room and gymnasium for the
young men and boys of the town.
Appanoose County has bonded in
debtedness of $4,000 and has paid off
$4,000 within the past two years.
Henry Pcntecost of Pnnora, aged 18,
is missing, and his friends have asked
the police of Des Moines to aid In the
search.
Elwood Ratcliff, while shredding corn
at Ewart, had the thumb and fingers
torn from his left hand and the hand
fearfnlly lacerated.
Because j. s. Carter's dog was shot
for trespassing in a cemetery he has filed
n claim with the city authorities at Des
Moines for 5000 damages.
Rev. Paul Talbot has resigned the
pastorate Of the Episcopal Church at
Anderson and has accepted the rector
ship of the church at Mapleton.
The weighing Of mails at the Marshall
town postoffice for the month Of Octo-
Der showed an aggregate of 1892
pounds. This included 203, 900 letters.
Fire originating in gasoline exple-
sion destroyed the building at Fort
Dodge occupied by millinery establish
ment. The loss amounted to about $5,-
600.
William Williams. residing near Hud-
son, was attacked by three men ut Wat
erloo and severely bruised. Valuables
on his person were not taken, and the
affair is a mystery.
A Council Bluffs man is preparing
suit to be brought in the Federal Court
which will test the constitutionality of
the present method of assessing special
taxes upon the front foot" basis.
Burlington sportsmen, who have
brought test cases in the Federal Court
to try the constitutionality of the Illi-
nois game laws have been decided
against by ruling Of the court at Chi
cago.
A man named Farmer was run oves
and killed by Milwaukee switch engine
in the yards at North McGregor. The
engineer said he first observed the man
lying on the track just before the engine
struck him.
A. NJ. Bryson, a prominent attorney Of
Iowa Falls, died suddenly at his home.
In apparent good health, he was sudden
ly stricken at the dinner table and died
few hours later, the cause of death
being apoplexy.
The 2-year-old son of Andrew Pearson
was scalded to death at Denison by fall
ing into wash boiler half full of boiling
water. The cover was partly on the boil
er and the little fellow climbed up to sit
on the cover and fell in.
G.. w. Beck's barn, two miles west OF
Highland Center, burned. 1t contained
sixty tons Of hay and several hundred
bushels of grain. But little OF the con-
tents was saved. The insurance Of $7OO
will not cover half the loss.
q. s. Riggs, son of 1. s. Riggs, an old
resident of Eddyville and a member of
the firm of Riggs & Son, was fatally in
jured by being caught in the main belt
of the engine room of the mill, passing
between the belt and fly wheel.
Charles Kelly, AZ years of age, was
killed at Des Moines. He was riding
horseback when the horse became un-
manageable on account Of spurs and ran
away. Kellys head struck tree at the
side of the street and he was instantly
killed.
Webster County voted on proposition
to build new court house at the recent
election. The proposition carried by
good majority. Now the question Of its
location has come up. Many Of the bus
mess men and others are in favor Of
new location. The talk of its removal
has raised the question as to the right
Of the Board of Supervisors to sell the
present site. A search Of the records
shows TINT the ground would revert to
the original owner or his heirs in the
event of being used for purposes other
than the erection Of court house and
jail. The matter may be taken into the
courts.
1t is probably not generally known in
the State that there are four private In
sane asylums in the State that have with
in their walls about 400 insane persons.
These institutions are located in Du-
buque, Council Bluffs, Davenport and
Iowa City. The Davenport and Du-
buque asylums have nearly $50 patients
each, the one in Council Bluffs about 125
and the one in Iowa City only 25 or 80.
There has never been any trouble about
these institutions, no scandals or sensa-
tons have appeared In the newspapers,
but there is nothing to prevent such
things except the good character of the
management of the institutions. There
is no law allowing the commitment Of an
insane person to private institution.
Columbus Junction gave It's returned
soldiers barbecue, Mt which two oxen,
two sheep and one pig were eaten.
The Dubuque iron works has three
boats on the ways and is making every
effort to complete them sufficiently that
they may be taken to Southern waters
before the river freezes up.
The annual report Of the commissioner
general Of immigration at Washington
shows that Of the immigrants who were
destined for Iowa. 10 were professional
men, 22s skilled mechanics, 404 with mis-
cellaneous occupations, and 780,including
women and children, with none.
Fire in the office Of the Fort Madison
Democrat threatened for time to de-
stroy the building, but was extinguished
with but little damage.
Samuel Mcpherson Of Waterloo was
found unconscious in his bed and though
medical assistance was summoned he
died died soon afterwards. The attend
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