Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-12
Brief state Happenings.

Coal is scarce around Foster.
The city of Oshkosh is nearly 100000
in debt.
Anthem voted favorably to the building
of new school house.
Williamsburg is agitating the question
of an electric light plant.
The farmers of Harrison County are
troubled with chicken thieves.
Plans are being prepared for a new S1O,-
600 Methodist Church at Harlan.
Forty-two pupils are in regular attend
ance at the Indian school at Toledo.
The Omaha Railroad is unloading ties
at Carnes for new passing track.
A creamery and skimming station will
be established at Barnum this summer.
The Methodist people of Truro have
purchased new organ for their church.
George Eisentraut of Lucky Valley was
seriously injured by the kick of horse.
Marshalltown is already assured of an
unprecedented building boom this season.
Another pearl button factory will be es-
tablished within few weeks at Daven-
port.
"A ouhh VIII OS tStdDllSucu Ut DeuIluTh
on the extension of the G. Il N. w. from
Burt.
Seed corn is scarce in the State and
farmers say that much of the last crop is
unfit for planting.
A firm at Cleveland, Ohio, has accepted
an issue of $4,000 refunding bonds Of
the city of Dubuque.
One thousand dollars has been appro-
priated in Grinnell for school house in
district No. 8.
Herman Ahlf, an aged resident of
South Muscatine, committed suicide by
taking dose of strychnine.
DR.. o. G. Adams of Dubuque has con-
tributed 5000 toward the building of a
Spiritualist college at Clinton.
The residence of Frank Swearingen of
Creston, together with almost all Of the
contents, was destroyed by fire.
1t is estimated that the railroads of the
State pay one-thirtcenth of all the taxes
covered into the State treasury.
Prof. A. NJ. Gray has rendered his res
ignation as principal of the high school
at Andrew. The resignation was accent
ed.
Director Sage of the Iowa weather
bureau says his information is that dam.
age to wheat in the State is not consid-
CRADLE
Rev. A. G. Cory. former student of
Drake University, has accepted the pas
torate of the Congregational Church at
Oskaloosa.
The Owl Lake Farmers Mutual CO.
operative Creamery Association, with n
capital of $500. has filed articles of in
corporation.
The Iowa Central Savings and Loan
Association has filed articles of incorpora-
ton in Des Moines. The capital stock is
$1O.0OO,0OO.-
A party of burglars is operating at Lib
ertyville. In one house they secured S65
in cash. The sheriff is investigating, but
thus far without results.
Calvary Baptist Church at Davenport
was entered by burglars, the locked doors
of the treasurer's desk broken open and
the contents scattered over the floor. They
found no money.
A great tlagstone forming part of side
walk at Burlington suddenly broke and
80 ladies passing were precipitated ten
feet into the excavation beneath. One
was quite painfully injured.
Albert Wyrick attempted to lead n
horse across the tracks in front of a NOV
ing train at Keokuk. The animal jumped
back, throwing Wyrick beneath the en-
CINE. He was instantly killed
A plant for the manufacture of scrub.
bling apparatus offers to remove to Bur-
lington in consideration of $500 bonus.
The Anti-Horse Thief Association of
Ringgold County, after dividing the
money in the treasury among its mem
bers, has been disbanded.
The county attorney of Pottawattamie
County has taken hand in the matter of
railroad assessment by reporting to the
executive council the fact that the Omaha
Bridge and Terminal Company of Omaha
and Council Bluffs has never paid taxes
in Iowa on the Missouri rivas bridge, with
railroad tracks, terminals sdings, build
ings, and so forth, which it erected few
years ago.
A beet sugar factory, to cost at least
$3.50, 1000, is an assured fact at Clear
Lake.
II. A. Whitaker, pioneer resident and
the first Mayor of Waterloo, died recent.
ly of heart disease. He was II wears
old.
II. Fl. Abrams. secretary of the Iowa
Anti-Saloon Leagues, has secured from
Attorney General Remley an opinion that
saloons in Des Moines, Marshalltown.
Waterloo and other large cities are run.
ming under worthless petitions of consent.
The law was amended year ago and no
new petitions have been fled since. New
petitions must be secured before April tx