Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-26
Brief state Happenings.

Elliott is reported to have population
Of 800.
The creamery at Superior is again in
operation.
The park at Richland will be improved
somewhat.
Keokuk paid out over $4,000 on its
streets last year.
Mr.. Lamborne has been appointed post
master at Osgood.
The Hornick fire department has q
chemical fire engine.
The total tax levy at Centerville
amounts to II mills.
The hotel at Weston that was burned
last July, Is being rebuilt.
Only one Irishman was sent to the Ana
mosa penitentiary last year.
The President has appointed 3. A. Sny-
der postmaster at Iowa Falls.
A company of the National Guard has
been mustered in Mt Fort Dodge.
The union depot at Des Moines was ded-
icated and opened the other day.
The body Of an infant was found in q
pile of railroad ties near Fairfield.
4 postoffice has been established at Elk,
with John L. Brown as postmaster.
The postoftice at Springer has been dis.
continued. Mail goes to Teeterville.
Two school districts in Howard County
have elected women as sub-directors.
The schools ut Mondamin were closed
for two weeks on account Of measles.
The dates for the street fair in Water.
loo have been changed to Sept. to 0.
The contract will be let in Davenport
soon for stone to macadamize the river
front.
All the incandescent globes were stolen
from the Clarinda opera house one night
recently.
Three hundred and thirty-three tramps
slept in the police station in Clinton dur
ing March.
The salary of the postmaster at EN-
metsburg has been raised from 81, 800 tt
$1,000 year.
The police of Mason City raided the
Kibling restaurant, but found only small
quantity of liquor.
A large amount of last years corn crol
still remains ungathered in certain por
lions Of the State.
The jefferson County Telephone Com
pany has been granted franchise by thu
town of Brighton.
A carload of coal has been received a
Crescent for the local market which i,
the first in its history.
The Lost Creek mines at Oskaloosa SUI
fered considerable damage from fire. caus
ed by defective flue.
The total tax collections at the office o.
Polk County treasurer during Marcel
amounted to $332,0O0.
DIR. Henry f. Ewers, leading physi
clan Of Burlington, is dead as the result
Of an apoplectic stroke.
Mrs. James O. Peterson of Osgood wal
found dead in her bed. She had retirct
In her usual good health.
The School Board of Sigourney has de
cided to call for vote to issue bonds t,
build $500 school house.
Gen. James A. Guest of Burlington ha.
resumed his rank as brigadier general O
the Iowa National Guard.
John 7. Miller, one of the oldest ant
best-known pioneers Of Hardin County
died on his farm near Iowa Falls.
Some persons entered the barn of Thorn
as Faith of Missouri Valley and drov,
off fine team Of horses. No clew.
A defective fue in the Nichols e. Lor
ton nursery at Davenport started fir,
resulting in loss of about $4,000.
The new town in Denmark township
will be called Ringsted. A company i
being formed to start bank there.
The cold storage and ice house ut tn
Polk County poor farm were destroyed b,
fire. Loss between 5000 and $500.
A deal has been consummated in Bur
lington by which the largest and oldes
broom factory in Iowa changes hands.
In quarrel at Wymore over the owner
ship of pig, John With struck and fatal
ly injured A. Koenig with singlctree.
Mrs. Grant Lynn, residing ut Okoboj
Lake, committed suicide by hanging
Mental alteration is given as the cause.
Judge Woolson In the Federal Court a
Des Moines objects to the use of type
written petitions in bankruptcy cases il
place of regular blanks.
The electric light company of Iowa cit
has commenced to rebuild its plant a
Coralville, which was destroyed by fir
lately. The new plant when completes
will cost about $4,000.
The case Of g. =. Hall vs.. the Roc
Island Railroad, in Des Moines, in whic
the plaintiff asked $4,000 damages 70
injuries received, was settled by the dc
PENDANTS paying $1,000 cash.
According to the superintendent re
port over 5000 pupils are attending til
public schools in Clinton
The Aetna Savings Bank has fled al
ticles of incorporation in Des Moiues, wit
capital stock of $4,000.
Through number of boys attemptin
to smoke cigarettes, barn in Oskaloos
containing team of Shetland ponies nm
some harness and vehicle were burned
Loss about 5000, no insurance.
bill" Cumberledge was captured a
Fort Madison and has been taken t
Chandler, Okla. He is charged Their
with murder, three postottice robberie.
one bank robbery, highway robbery an
several promiscpous shooting scrapes.