Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-05-09

tSdIUollC dClu. 8.
q. Y. Saunders of Council Bluffs has
been admitted to practice before the Su.
preme Court.
Thomas Robinson, miner Of Colfax,
was very seriously bruised and injured by
a. fall of coal.
Two horses were stolen from barn
near Clarion, but no trace has been found
Of the thieves.
7. Y. Heggen of Gilman fell of his
barn and striking on the edge Of board
broke two ribs.
Frank Goldberg, brakeman of Gin
ton, fell of a train at Colo and was prob
ably fatally injured.
Frank Schwab, retired farmer, who
resided near Dunlay, died of blood poison,
resulting from scratch.
During the last fiscal year in MARSHALL
town seven hundred and Eve persons were
arrested for intoxication.
Miss Myrtle Rose, n school teacher at
Aigona, was thrown from buggy and
sustained a broken limb.
Authority has been granted to organize
the First National Bank of Lost Nation,
with capital Of $4,000.
A silver of steel penetrated the eye of
r. L. Butcher Of Gushing, and he had to
have the member removed.
|, A stable fire destroyed twenty-six tons
of hay, and threatened the town of Alba
ton before 1t was extinguished.
The Dague block, one of Osceoia's bus
mess blocks. was totally destroyed by fire.
Loss $4,000. insurance $4,000.
Mrs. Martha Yawson of Des Moines
fell through defective sidewalk and has
sued the city for $4,000 damages.
Two coal Offices in Burlington were en-
tered one night recently and their safes
opened, but no money was found.
Theodore Thorson, sawmill man of
DEBORAH, is missing from his home, and
1t is thought he has been drowned.
Weinstock's clothing store at Des
Moinest was entered by burglars and
about 5000 worth of clothing taken.
Harry Harvey, Chicago crook, was
sentenced to fifteen months in the peni.
Tertiary for pocket picking in Dubuque.
( A company has bcensincorporated at
Waterloo with a capital of $25,OOO, to
manufacture ladies' skirts and apparel.
William P. Bennett of Des Moines has
sued that city for 5000 for the loss of
his wife, who was thrown against pole
set in the street.
The old brewing building at Fairfield
was destroyed by fire, which probably
caught from sparks from a traction en-
CINE used near by.
The Griffin divorce case at Fort Dodge
has been settled by mutual agreement,
Mrs. Griffin receiving half Of the family
property amounting to $4,000.
The cook at the home of e. /. Jones Of
Charlton tried gasoline as fire kinder.
She was badly scared and slightly burn.
ed and the kitchen was somewhat wreck
ed.
F.! William H. Baily of Des Moines has
sued the street car company in that city
for $4,000 damages for injuries sustain
ed by, being thrown off car in front of
another.
VIM. H. Bailey has secured verdict
of 81 600 from the Des Moines City Rail
road Company as damages for Injuries
caused by being struck by one Of the
company's cars.
The G., b. s. Q. are starting three new
towns on its road in western Iowa, and
large force Of carpenters are building
the first houses at Burlington, from
which place they will be sent on trains.
AT Des Moines Judge Prouty awarded
the custody Of Maud Hall, aged 4 years,
to her father, who lives near Monticello.
The Halls were married in 1894 and are
now divorced, Mrs. Hall having remar-
ried.
nounced that it will make $500, 900 i'm
provements in its yards Mt Council Bluffs
this year, and the commercial commit
tee Of that city has asked that home la
Dor be employed.
George B. Provost of Dubuque has
been sued for $4,000 damages by Alma
Paul of Berlin, Prussia, for breach OF
promise.
The State board of control is prepar
ing to enforce the new law placing coun-
ty and private insurance asylums under
its direction.
The latest proposed extension of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad is
from Muchakinock through southeastern
Mahaska and Monroe into the eastern
part Of Lucas and Zero, a mining village
on the line of the Burlington midway be-
tween Russell and Melrose.
A telephope and telegram companv.
with . canitsi ~ S1OO (lt5O has bean ~.
gonized with jefferson os Ito beadonar.
ters sI
The B.. C. R. & N. is putting in n 800.
foot bridge on the Dows branch across