Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-02
Brief state happen,ns.,

Brief state happenings.
Correctionville is extending its water
mains.
Washington has rejected Burlington
stone for work on its, new school build
ing.
Mr.. Gattbeir, recently elected princi-
pal Of the Searsboro school, has suddenly
died.
The c., B. & @. has secured options on
the right Of way between Fairfield and
Batavia.
Only $50 applications were received for
milk permits by the dairy commissioner
this year.
David R. Lewis, ~ years old, was
drowned in the Des Moines river near
Eddyville.
D. B. Ames of Waterloo, who was
struck by street car, has since died of
his injuries.
1t will cost Dubuque about $1,000 to
pay the experts called in the water works
controversy.
Fred Jordan of East Burlington was
struck by train and suffered badly in
jured shoulder.
1t is intimated that an old survey made
by the Illinois Central into Des Moines
is to be revived.
The Methodist Church at Otto is suing
the city for $500 on account of a change
in location of road.
Harry Freelan, a colored man of Pair.
field, was found dead in his room, pre-
sumably from heart disease.
Rev. w. f. Cowles, who began his
ministry as n Methodist divine sixty-two
years ago, died at Burlington
Burglars went through the residence of
Chief Of Police johnson of Des Moines,
securing $41.25 and a gold watch.
Joe Long, a wealthy stock raiser near
Monroe, has been adjudged Insane and
taken to Mt. Pleasant for treatment.
Rev. N. s. Stevens of Buffalo, N. Y.
has accepted call to the rectorate of the
cathedral parish Episcopal) at Dayen-
port.
The 14-year-old son OF Nels Il. Wicks.
living near Roland, was thrown from a
horse and sustained injuries from which
he died.
William H. Brock, Thomas F. Halves
and H. II. Humble, all of Iowa, have Sc
cured absolute appointments as compos-
itors in the Government printing office.
The grain elevator of o. s. Laubaugh
ut Madrid was burned to the ground.
Loss about $4,000, partially insured. ORR
gin unknown.
r. G. Huebner, a painter at work on
the third story of the Doud block, in Fort
Dodge, while attempting to mount
swinging scaffold fell to the walk below.
and was instantly killed.
At Hansell, 4-yearold Frank Menzie
was accidentally shot while playing at a
neighbours. The ball was from a 22-cali.
Der target rife. 1t entered the left side
of the abdomen and passed clear through
him, coming out at his back.
The authorities at Centerville have
raided several places, securing LIQUOR Mt
them all.
w. NJ. Wordsworth, brick mason, COM
mitted suicide at Oakland. Family trou-
bles Of long standing are supposed to Have
unsettled his mind. The deed was COM
mitted with 8S-caliber revolver. His
dog was with him and had to be shot be-
fore the body could be reached.
The Armour company has complied
with the conditions made by the board
of control relative to the delivery of its
meats to the State institutions. The
board refused to pay the meat bills till
this was DONE The company had been
inclined to dodge the specifications.
Dubuque now has an ordinance reauir.
ing the street cars of the city to be equip
ped with safety tenders before Aug. Is.
A heavy penalty is provided for neglect
Several boys at Washington were
found guilty of shooting cannon firecrack-
ers contrary to the ordinance, and tho
Mayor sentenced them to attend Sunday
school for six consecutive Sundays.
There is hitch between the CITY
Council and the water company at Des
Moines over the demand made that the
latter shall lay four miles of new mains
this season. The company asserts that
under its charter it cannot be compelled
to lay more than two miles Of mains each
year,