Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-11-08
Williamsburg will soon be lighted By

Williamsburg will soon be lighted By
gas.
Burglaries are epidemic in Woodbury.
County.
An opera house is being erected at
Iowa Falls.
The grain elevator at Conroy is being
enlarged.
The B., @. R. & N. will enlarge its
yards at BOWS.
The BARRIERS of BOWS refuse to shave
on the Sabbath.
Another well of natural gas has been
struck at Let's.
w. F. Stahl has been installed as post
master at Lisbon.
Street improvement is the order Of the
day at Monticello.
Horse thieves are again operating in
Plymouth County.
A modern hotel will be built at Nc
Iutyre in the spring.
The city power house at Williamsburg
is nearing completion.
Late potatoes are failure in the north
ern part Of the State.
The foundation is being put in for a
new church at Floris.
Fayette has new school house In
course Of construction.
p. D. Finch has been commissioned
postmaster at Finchford.
The postoffice at Tunnel has been dis
continued; mail to Homer.
The new button factory at Burlington
has commenced operations.
V. w. Bailey of Bows has been indict-
ed on the charge of arson.
The Northwestern is pushing its new
extensions across the State.
Alexander G. Walker has been commits
stoned postmaster at Farley.
Burglaries and petty crimes are becom-
ing numerous over the State.
Indianola has voted to grant fran
chise for water works plant.
The grand jury failed to indict the
liquor dealers of Wright County.
Work on the water mains at Iowa
Falls is delayed for lack of pipe.
Dubuque maintains floating house to
be used as quarantine station.
Morning Sun denies that there is an
outbreak of diphtheria in that place.
The foundation for the new Catholic
Church at Tama is almost completed.
The crop product Of Powesheik County
this year is estimated at 4, 1850, 900 bush
els.
Potato fields in Greene County are
yielding as high as 250 bushels to the
acre.
The creamery at Vincent, owned by o.
9. Page, was destroyed by fire. Loss
$1,000.
The Council of Iowa City has been ask
ed to provide new quarters for the pub
lie library.
Audubon men have Incorporated for the
purpose of mining copper and gold near
Mena, Ark.
Rev. j. L. Jones of Darlington, 8. D.,
has been called to the Congregational
Church at Rockford.
A postoffice has been established 1t
Dresden, and Cyrus l.. Richards COM
missioned postmaster.
Two plumbers at Keokuk were over
come by gas, but were rescued before
anything serious happened.
Fire at Tara destroyed several barns
two of which contained three horses and
three cows, which persisted.
The diphtheria scare at Oakville has
abated, no new cases appearing and those
sick progressing to recovery.
Fifty coal miners employed at the
Eagle mines in Des Moines are out on
strike, demanding higher wages.
johnson County will pay the bills In
Cured during the smallpox siege last
summer, amounting to about 81, 100.
The Country Club, the largest social
organization ut Marshalltown, will erect
club building to cost about $1,000.
The Gibson Coal Company at Des
Moines has found another good vein of
coal four feet four inches in thickness.
d. Gadbury Of lama, brakeman on
the Northern Iowa, fell off car while
rounding a curve and seriously injured.
j. @. Hull of Perry, brakeman on
the Milwaukee. had his right arm crush
ed at keystone while making coupling.
Fire on E. Ellingston's farm at Mil
ford consumed barn containing four
horses and a quantity of feed. Loss ST.
600.
Edward Eharv Of RnrIncto, ,,os o.,.
,asslv bandl;nu a r.yo,,.,,. w. ,rhar - !. AZ AZ
charged tho hnl,at COIN, +hsana,, III.
hand.
=. :. summon OF foft Dodge struck
eotpeao WIN . rock, "nen II exploded
st.lklns MN on the race ana severing al
artery.
Wilmer @. Whitseer, an Iowa man
has been appointed overseer ut the en-
glneer c aepot OIL the war department a
Iowa City.
Mrs. A. Woolson, an aged lady
State Center, while visiting at Marshall
town fell from carriage, breaking he,
right hip.
The succulent watermelon is sonrc.
of revenue. George T. Davis sold ~.
500 worth from his patch, two miles east
of Ames, this year.
Iobn Rordar on ala a,a ,,,;.4
citizen Of Gilman died vow su p ~
y