Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-11

Ottumwa is being remodeled and enlarg-
ed.
The German Baptists at Buffalo Cen
ter have commenced the erection of
new church.
The first train on the l. & NJ. division
of the Northwestern left Belle PLANE
the other day.
The old packing house plant in Des
Moines will be reopencd and operated by
Eastern capitalists.
During the year 1890 there were 326
births, II marriages and 1O6 deaths in
Pocahontas County.
The coal sheds of W. T. Joice Mt Pier
son were destroyed by fire. A bucket
brigade did good work.
An unknown man, presumably tramp,
was killed by train near Stanwood, and
his mangled remains scattered along the
track.
Abraham Frazer, Hebrew peddler,
was fatally injured by his team running
away at Cedar Lake and dragging him
quite distance.
During the recent heavy rains at Ell
heron nearly forty head of cattle were
drowned in Salt creek by the sudden ris-
ing of the waters.
At the recent election at Atlantic for
the purpose of issuing bonds for the cree
tion Of a new school building, 256 votes
were cast by women.
Judge House Of the Clinton District
Court has rendered IN opinion which will
be of much interest to thousands Of peo-
pie in Iowa. The code of 1897 provides
that county supervisors may employ tax
'sferrets" to examine the records of the
county and ascertain who are not listing
all their property to the assessors. The
treasurer then makes them pay all back
tax for FIVE years. In his opinion Judge
House says that taxes cannot be collect
ed on property withheld prior to the en-
actment Of the law. which makes those
who kept back taxable property liable
only two years instead Of five. During
the last year many thousands Of dollars
have been collected. but no more will
probably be paid until the Supreme Court
passes on Judge Houses decision.
Six children were injured. one fatally,
and house wrecked by most peculiar
and destructive freak Of storm, two
miies south VI Nhit.nk. Ans sSenv y.
destruction was on tne EaWord rS Ss'i
farm, at the nome OF harvey Quecn
lightning struck rue mouse, pul no hrs
was started, anu .ne Du'iuins eo',ap'eu
as II down up WIN oyhan' ,s every
WINDOW hght anu door were 1'oMn out,
and joists were torn away and scattered
over the field. The six children, who were
IN the lower rooms, We're s..nhe9, anu
some were purieu III .ne ueplis, ein,e
Queen' 10 years oia' was uurleu ueep III
the mass OF runs. anu wn u, Mef pouy
was recoSerea she was sun ah,e' pu.
cahnot survive One shoc was uu,neu
from her pody' anu the Mais'ouhu VI ner
skirt was purhea Wheh sue was iouhu'
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A young lady with papers in her pos
session that snow her TO De MISS Marion
Bybee OF san FRANCISCO appeared at
farm mouse near davenport recently,
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VIII =, har orondfothe, Francis U Huh.
bard of San francisco, making her adj
ministrator of his estate and beQueatmng
her blocks of stock OF the Union Pacific
Railway, the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany, the Spring valley water WORKS ana
other properly: Her Story Is ,hat sne
left san francisco iof New Aork' 1aiieo
to md friends there wh9m she was 70
visit anu started nome. FROM 1nere her
mind Is blank. sne leIt the northwest
ern passenger train at Clinton ana walk
ed twenty-five miles TO the place where
she was discovered. she mad been cared
for by farmers families for iye days,
and during that time had never removed
her clothing. She is mentally deranged,
but is plainly woman OF wealth and