Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-23
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Seven thousand evergreens IRE being
planted in the vicinity of Corning.
Stephen Brown of Mt. Vernon lost his
life in runaway near that place.
Rev. w. II. Adams has resigned the
pastoratc of the Baptist Church at Tamn
Marshalltown has let the contract for
new detention hospital, TO cost S1,247.
Three pearl button factories are now
closed at Muscatine on account Of strikes
The r., g. Il. & n. bridge south of
GAINESVILLE was partially destroyed by
| fire.
The saloon consent petition was signed
by 2,554 of the 3,4Tl voters of Plymouth
County.
The postoffice at Marietta has been dis
continued. 1t was Mt one time the conn
| ty scat
The residence of VIM Smith, one mile
south of Kossuth, was burned to the
| ground.
Bud Armstrong. a What Cheer man, is
reported to have struck it rich in the
Klondikc.
| Work is well under way on the rock
| foundation for the new court house at
Mason City.
| The Northwestern is building new
1 steel bridge across Linn creek, west of
| AIarshalltown.
The postoffice authorities will take up
the question of rural mail delivery south
of Iowa Falls.
| The G.. & n. w. has begun grading
for double track both east and west Of
Grand Junction.
The tlirty-cighth annual convention OF
the Iowa State Dental Association was
held at Dubuque.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
foundation for the addition to the custom
house at Dubuque.
The Christian Endeavor Union of Mar
shall County held its third annual conven-
tion at Marshalltown.
Emerich Smitz of Brooklyn leaped
from a wagon during runaway and
broke his leg in two places.
George w. Ncwcomb of Abba, an old
veteran, was knocked down and badly
injured by runaway team.
Doc Wofful an employe of one of the
stucco mills Mt Fort Dodge, was run into
by car and fatally injured.
Trinity Church at Muscatine has ex-
tended a call to Rev. L. Beckernan Of
Chicago to become its pastor.
| Smallpox has broken out among the
railroad camps on the double tracking
between Creston and Murray.
The contracts for the raising Of sugar
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Monroe have been declared off.
The Plymouth Congregntionalists at
Des Moines have started movement to
raise 100000 for church building
Two colored women in Davenport were
sentenced to two years each in the pen
itentiary for larceny from the person.
The Guthrie State Bank OF Guthrie
Center. has been recognized into the
| First National Bank OF Guthrie Center.
A committee has been appointed at
Tama to prepare plans for the perma-
nent organization of n commercial club.
A petition is being circulated TO secure
the establishment OF rural delivery
route south and southeast of Garrison.
James Driscoll has succumbed Mt his
home at Galland to small bruise intlict-
ed by bolt hitting him on the thumb.
Thomas Hampton Of Blakesburg was
| fined $3.50 and costs for maintaining a
nuisance and running a gambling house.
An organized gang of brass thieves are
operating in Waterloo, and so far they
have stolen upwards OF $500 worth of
the metal.
| Electric light wires started fire in
the postofiice Mt Marshnltown, but it was
discovered and ex1ngushcd before any
damage was DONE
A deal has just been consummated at
| Clinton whereby the First National and
Citizens National banks at Lyons have
been consolidated.
The authorities at Bancroft raided n
billinrd hall and seized and destroyed n
quantity of liquors. The proprietor WINS
fined $50 and costs.
The 4-ycar.old daughter of Joseph
Noerpel, who lives near Bellevue, drop
ped an axe on her little sisters foot,
severing three toes.
The body of Elmer Berqnist, l2-year.
old boy of Burlington, who disappeared
last December, has been found in the
river at Carman, III.
A company has been organized ut Iowa
City to establish wire plant, and has
filed articles of incorporation. II has an
!. authorized capital Of 100000.
The Board of Health at Tama is ap.
pealing TO the citizens of that town to
see that their children are yaccinated in
order il possible to prevent smallpox.
Louis Threde of Davenport jumped
from n train and struck an iron post
breaking leg and injuring one foot SC
badly that three toes had to be ampu.
tated.
Forest Guisenger Of Des Moines, Hen.
nv G. Meloy of Algona, Erwin e. Reed OF
Monticello and p. o. Weld of Slater have
been admitted to practice before the In.
terror Department.
i Indianoa was shocked by the sudden
death Of w. b. Carruthers while walking
or the street. He fell to the walk and
expired Immediately. Heart disease was
the attributed cause of his death.
Joe Ward, stranger at Marshalltown
had n leg badly lacerated in the accor
deon pleats of a vestibule car while steal
ing ride.
The body of child was raked up in
4 the river bed at Dubuque by clam dredg
ers, just below the city dump. There wai
no odor and it is thought that the body
/ had been in the water only short time
1 Mrs. Henry Krack of Davenport has
sued the Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany Mt Marshalltown for $4,000 dam
ages for the death of her husband, who
was killed by the bursting of steam