Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-30
A telephone system is eontemplatea At

There is talk of building sewerage
system at DEBORAH.
The German Methodists will erect q
church at Denison.
The Presbyterians at Carthage will
erect q $4,000 church.
Work has been commenced on the new
Q. 4 N. w. depot Mt Dunlap.
Creston is complaining of live stock
running ut large In the city.
A lodge of the United Sons of America
has been instituted at Bancroft.
An Odd Fellows building and opera
house is being erected at Walnut.
Electric light plants are being erected
In South Des Moines and Sevastapol.
The towns of Eldon. Fairfield, WASH
lngton aud Brighton have formed a base
ball league.
The new town on the O., NJ. 4 st. p.
south of Marathon has been named
Manthrop.
Six additional letter carriers have been
appointed for Des Moines and one for
davenport.
Peter Untiedt, an old citizen OF Oneida,
fell down his cellar recently and broke a
collar bone.
Mrs. Frank Hackett of Des Moines
was run into By horse driven by two
ladies and severely injured.
A large barn owned by the j. o. Ev-
ans estate at Waterloo was completely
WRECKED during wind storm.
Pearl button makers at Muscatine
went out on strike owing to dissatis-
faction over a new scale OF wages.
Mrs. 8. d. Haun. who was so severe
" burned by gasoline explosion In
Clinton, has succumbed to her injuries.
Mrs. Fred Gregg, wife of Druggist
Gregg Of Springville, who was severely
burned. died from the effects Of her
burns.
Allen Pease, 13-year-old boy, left his
home In Des A1oines some time ago and
bis father fears something has happened
| to him.
Railroad building throughout the State
has been considerably delayed through
wet weather and inability to secure Ia.
borers.
-Four steel cells have been erected at
the rear of the fire department building
In Fort Dodge for the convenience OF
DRINKS.
The residence of Thomas Seller In Des
Moines was destroyed by fire, caused by
| a defective flue. Loss $500, insurance
1880.
The BARRIERS of Sloan will hereafter
close their places of business on Sunday.
the result of petition by representative
citizens.
Nellie Mercurio, little Italian girl Of
Waterloo, fell through a glass skylight
on which she was sliding and was severe
ly injured. :
Rev. w. 8. Sheperd of the Baptist
Church of Fairfield has rendered his res.
ignation. as he wishes to enter the evan.
gelist field.
The $4,000 bonded debt of Calhoun
County, bearing 5 per cent, has been
refunded and new bonds issued bearing
per cent.
The Postmaster General has accepted
the proposition to lease premises for the
postoftice at Red Oak at $735 per an.
mum for term Of ten years.
Mason City conttmplates a street fall
this fall and they are choosing queen
from the popular young ladies' by votes.
The votes are sold at five cents each.
A woman named Corbett in Dubuque
has brought suit against the city for SEC
for damage which she alleges the firemer
did during fire in neighbor's house. Z
The State University authorities have
made appropriation for the purchase Of
German books equivalent In value te
those In that language destroyed by FIRE.
Frank Skinner. bootblack Of Water
loo, came near being seriously injured
by an air gun In the hands Of another
boy. As 1t was the shot took effect IL
his cheek.
On account of the recent tuberculir
tests at Fort Dodge the Council ha.
taken steps to protect the citizens from
danger Of contracting the disease from
tubercular cattle.
The Iowa City Republican says 1t Is
possible the new president of the Iowa
State University will introduce the old
English custom of saluting the birch az.
ter chapel exercises.
Marshalltown is to have trophy OF
last years war in the shape Of Spanish
mine, taken up in the harbor of Santiago.
1t is the gift Of Lieut.. Com. Frank
Fletcher, U. 8. N.
While excayating for cellar Mis-,
souri, Valley man unearthed nearly 100
pounds of lead that had melted and rue
into the ground when hardware store
burned on the site In 1874.
A woman named Mrs. Davis and Eve
children were found In starving condi.
ttion In Des Moines. Some time ags
her husband left her and the woman wa.
too proud to ask for help.
| Mrs. James Wood of Clinton has re
ccived word Of the death Of her husband,
drowned while rowing In the Red Wins
river. MINI. Mr. Wood was well-to-do
land highly respected citizen.
A. p. Cottrell, administrator, ha.
brought suit In Des Moines against the
c. G. w. road for 81, 10000 for the death
Eof Mrs. Sarah Morse, caused BY negli.
gence Of employees Of the company.
.'There Is going to be whipping big
crop of nuts this year." says the Burling.
ton Hawkeye. Hickory and walnu,
trees are hanging low with their burden.
md the hazel bushes show myriad clus-
tiers of well-developed burrs.'
1 At Des Afoines, Charles Weaver. Is
years old, married and father OF six chill.
dren, blew his brains out because he
could not overcome his appetite for liq.
nor. He went to liquor cure institu.
ton and asked for free treatment. II
Twas refused and he announced he would
kill himself. He was once prosperous,
but had dissipated his fortune.
| The agricultural college at Ames has
opened with the largest attendance In
the history of the institution.
| The Christian Association of the State
University is making preparations for the
reception of the large number of new
students expected at the opening of the
new school year.
A Des Moines man has been prospect.
ing for copper on a farm north Of Alnes,
and the Times states that he has brought
in some fine specimens. The ore was
discovered some twenty years ago, but
owing to want Of capital the vein has
never been developed.
The 10-year-old son Of Thomas Dixon,
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