Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-06-21
Brief state happenings.

Adyentists of Iowa propose to erect a
State sanitarium.
The State convention of funeral direc-
tors met at Des Moines.
The recent storm washed away six
bridges i'll Dubuque County.
A big anti-alliance meeting of German
societies was held in Dubuque.
The total receipts at the Des Moines
postoifice for May were sd. 1907.
Methodists at Irving are thinking of
erecting new church building.
In an explosion in n mine at Muchaki-
mock negro was badly injured.
Tom Walters, farmer and stock raiser
near Humeston, suicded by shooting.
Dubuque is assured OF new manufac-
tory if 800 working girls can be secured.
Thirteen acres adjoining Spencer has
been plated rs an addition to that town.
Congressman Doliver is in Kansas to
look after Henderson's interests in that
State.
A regular daily packet service between
Burlington and Davenport has been inau-
gurated.
Peter Callaghan. night watchman at
the Hotel Julien, Dubuque, was killed by
an elevator.
The West Bend Savings Bank has been
granted certificate and will at once be-
gin business.
The Illinois Central has commenced lay.
ing track on its extension from Tara TO
Council Bluffs.
The school at La Porte was closed on
account of scarlet fever breaking out
among the scholars.
The number of police cases in Dubuuue
for the month of May were forty-three.
Only one female was arrested.
The tank house of the Blairstown water
works company was destroyed by fire. A
gasoline engine caused the fire
DIR. j. Il. Green. prominent citizen of
Spencer, died suddenly there from run.
tured blood vessel in the stomach.
For the first time in Des Moines County
Il prisoner has been held to the grand jury
on the charge of resisting an officer.
Mrs. Michael O'Connor of Dubuque cut
her hand with Il piece of broken glass
Blood poisoning set in and death ensled,
~ is reporter tndt anOtner donation of
$4,000 for the endowment of a lecture
ship has been received by Cornell College.
Ed Marmion. Il conductor on the Chi
cago Great Western, while Respondent
over i'll health, attempted to commit sui.
eide
Negotiations are on foot to reorganize
the Farmers Bank of Roland into the
Farmers Savings Bank. with capital of
$4,000.
The freight houses of the b., C. II. &,
y. at Clarion and Goldtield were blown
from their foundations during recent
wind storm.
At the ball game between lama and
Toledo fire departments one of the play-
.srs broke his arm in throwing the hail
with too much vigor.
j. NJ. johnson, business man of AL.
gona. was thrown in runaway, asheayy
wagon passing over him, so seriously in
juring him that he died
A cyclone passed through the northern
part of Jasper County, but did no great
damage. No lives lost. hut some stock
was killed and several buildings were
blown down.
At the special election held in Iowa
Falls to vote on the granting of l5-year
franchise for the Cedar Valley Telephone
Company the proposition carried by a
vote of 163 to AZ.
Henry c. Grabenhorst died near Web
ster City, at an age exceeding hupdre,,
years. He was born at Matson, Germany,
March II. 1903. There he spent his
younger days ON farm.
The Burlington Improvement COMPANY
of Burlington will lay eight miles of gas
mains and connections in that city.
The baccalaureate sermon to the seniors
of the State University of Iowa at Iowa
City was delivered by Rabbi Emil Hirscb
Of Chicago Sunday afternoon. An i'm
mense audience gave the closest attention
to the eminent Hebrew preacher.
Rabies have been reported to the State
Board of Health in Dubuque and Jackson
counties. The city of Dubuque. under
the advice of its health physician. has
unanimously passed most stringent regula.
tons respecting the muzzling of dogs. All
dogs that are unmuzzled are outlawed and
the order is to shoot them on the spot.
Two hundred laborers and seventy-tiye
teams have been shipped from st. Paul to
Rockwell City to work OH the Milwaukee
extension.
Joseph Mitchell, a young water boy en-
ployed at the historical building in Des
Moines, was fatally injured while work.
ing about the premises by the falling of a
rock upon him.
Sam Black and Lou Fullerton of Tin
ton attended ball game at Stanwood and
were about five miles south of town when
storm struck them. A fash of lightning
struck the horse, killing it instantly. The
bolt went from one end of the buggy 10
the other. but did not hurt either one of
the men,