Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-12-20
9. A. Kenyon has been appointed post
master at Lamont.

are wholly without foundation.
Mrs. Q. Kinseth, an aged lady of Bode,
lad limb broken in runaway.
The new Swedish Evangelical mission
church Mt Burlington has been dedicated.
| A citizen of Waterloo has been assess
ed $3.50 for non-payment of dog license.
| The annual railroad report for Iowa
| shows an increase in business of So, OOO,-
900.
| The Lisbon Telephone Company has in
corporated with capital stock of $1O,-
600.
| Warren Hodges, u farmer near Coun-
Gil Bluffs, had his nose bitten off by
horse.
The Iowa river Mt Iowa Falls has just
been restocked with large supply Of
| game fish.
The lodge of the Legion of Honor at
| Waterloo has celebrated it's twentieth an
niyersary.
"A Chicago live stock firm paid out in
one week $1,456 for poultry in little
Iowa town.
The Masonic lodges of Ames dedicated
their new lodge room with reception
and banquet.
Davenport has confirmed the franchise
Of the Peoples Light Company at spe-
cialAlection.
Burglars entered the home of A. Mil
Ter of Des Moines and stole silverware
valued at $3.50.
A. Kearney of Emerson dropped dead
at his home there. Paralysis Of the heart
| was the cause.
A new town named Clutter, on the
Iowa, Minnesota and Northern, was
founded recently.
A cattle dealer of Marine received $4O,-
600 for herd Of cattle which is to be
shipped to England.
The sixth stucco mill in Iowa has just
been Incorporated at Fort Dodge with
capital of 100000.
One thousand petitions are in circula-
ton at Des Moines, fighting against the
saloons of that city.
The town of Hartley voted $4,000 to
buy depot grounds for the proposed new
4 railroad from Gowrie.
o. Csissey, an old-timc resident of Fay
cite, has been taken to an asylum, having
become crazed by religion.
The Iowa Automatic Fire Alarm Com
pany has been incorporated at Newton
with $4,000 capital stock.
Burglars entered Rings jewelry store
at Logan and stole watches, chains and
rings valued at about 1925.
John Stark, 13-year-o old boy of Wat
erloo, was run over and instantly killed
by an Illinois Central train.
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out the gas ut the Graefe House at Des
Moines and was asphyxiated.
Adolph, the eldest son of Peter Ross
man, living near Lone Tree, was run into
by train and instantly killed.
Taxation has been reduced in Dubuque
County in consequence of the revenue
derived from the saloon mulct.
There is movement among the mill
tary organizations of Des Moines to erect
an armOry to cost about $4,000.
Miss Eva Z. Bonney of Omaha has
pension agency at 5000 per year.
Jack O'Leary, switchman on the
Northwestern, fell off box car at Coun
Gil Bluffs and was severely bruised.
The freight wreck near Coin recently
was caused by, tlange on one Of the
wheels breaking, derailing five cars.
The Mercy hospital ut Dubuque will be
remodeled and new addition built in
the spring, at cost Of about $25,OOO.
The auditorium at Des Moines is to
be fitted up at once for theater and
negotiations are pending for the fixtures.
The report Of the Henry County Fair
Association shows balance in the treas
ury of 2.69 to commence on next year.
About $1,000 has been raised to liqui-
date the Indebtedness against the Y. NJ.
G. A. at Keokuk. About Sill 600 is need
ed.
Frank Barnum of Barnum claims to
be the champion corn husker of the State
Of Iowa. He husked 525 bushels in five
| days.
Harry Eckwright of Des Moines has
sued that city for $4,000 damages for
injuries sustained by falling while cross
ing an alley.
A burglar entered the residence Of u.
Leytze in Waterloo at Z o'clock in the
evening and escaped with a purse con-
tanning $25.
Mrs. Mary Donahue, aged 30, OF Des
Moines, was knocked down by two large
dogs which were fighting, and sustained a
severe injury to her hip.
Judge Shiras in Des Moines, threatened
to peremptorily discharge the Federal
Court grand jury for their delay in pre-
senting their final report, and fifteen
minutes afterwards it was fled.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Walsh was
shot and instantly killed by George Will
liams at the country home Of the latter
near Creston. Walsh, in company with
j. w. Fuller, made visit to the home
of Williams to serve attachment papers.
Williams went to town with them and
partially settled the matter. Later
Walsh and Fuller returned to Williams
farm and Williams met them with shot
gun and ordered them from the premises.
Fuller stopped, but Walsh advanced, try
ing to calm the angry farmer. When
within ten feet Williams fred, the load
entering Walsh's temple. Death was in
Simultaneous. Williams had neighbor
drive him to town, where he surrendered
himself. Excitement increased so rapidly
that the prisoner was shipped to Osceola
for safe keeping. Walsh was popular
young man, % years old.
James Martin, young man teaching
school two miles north of Carpenter, COM
mitted suicide by sending bullet through
his brain. No cause is assigned. His
parents live at Usage.
f. o. Ingram, general merchant at
Mount Ayr, assigned. The liabilities are
placed at $4,000 and assets $50, The
creditors are mainly Chicago and Des
Moines wholesale houses.
The suit for $4,000 damages brought
by Mrs. Cogswell of Marshalltown
against tile street railway company of
that city, because of her husbands acci-
dental death, has been dismissed.
Christian Scientists at Fort Dodge
have refused to have their rhildren vac,
cinated and public officials are perplexed.
A new industry is proposed at Des
/ Mnines to nianufactire gas and sell to