Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-04-04
Short State Items

Considerable building will be done this
year at Newton.
The new Congregational Church at
Ames has been dedicated.
The enterprising village of Eldridge is
soon to incorporate us town.
John Thomas, recluse Of Council
Bluffs, was found dead in his bed.
Thomas Tracy, brakeman, had foot
crushed while at work in the Clinton
| yards.
Alton is making strong effort to Sc
cure the location there Of normal
school.
DIR. Daniel II. Bowen has been APP
pointed pension examining surgeon at
Waukon.
During the last two weeks about TWEEN
| ty families from Illinois moved into
| Wright County.
The two button factories at Alusca-
tine are increasing the facilities for turn
ing out the finished product.
A Norwegian registered at an Algona
hotel was found in his room with Swed-
ish knife sticking in his heart.
The cooperative organization of farm
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Rockwell last year cleared $5OO,OOO.
An Odebolt man is to have twelve
acre chicken farm this year and expects
to raise 1000 chickens during the season.
Two hundred and fifty grain men from
all sections Of Iowa met in Des Moines
and organized the Iowa Grain Dealers
Association.
tramp was found between Washing
ton and Ainsworth with his feet frozen.
and also critically i'll. He was sent to
the county home.
The application TO organize the First
National Bank of Armstrong, with cap
ital of $4,000, has been approved by the
Comptroller of the Currency.
the formative state, which will include
several cities of Iowa and Illinois.
Fire broke out in the Office of the JEFF
ferson County Republican at Fairfield,
Int was extinguished before much dam
age was done.
| A double header train got stuck in the
funnel of the Great Western at Dubuque
and several lives were nearly lost by the
| fumes from the engine.
Orrin udell OF Blakesburg is dead. He
was one Of the best-known young men
| Of the State, particularly in church and
temperance societies.
William w. Cherry of Washington mar
rowly escaped drowning while crossing
n swollen stream on log. He went un-
der. but grabbing limb as he came up
| the Inst time, succeeded in reaching the
bank.
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shalltown was damaged by fire to the
extent of $4,000.
Mrs. B. A. Silldame of Bode commit
ted suicide by taking carbolic acid while
visiting at st. Paul.
Between March and March 10 over
S133, 900 worth of Wright County real
estate changed hands.
The Milwaukee depot at Elk River, to-
cether with contents, was destroyed by
fire. Loss about $2,OOO.
Farmers residing between Davenport
and Valley City are petitioning for free
rural mail delivery.
Dubuque devotees Of the rowboat are
getting ready for the seasons pleasures.
Mrs. 81. @. Struck, ST., mother of the
well-known Davenport banker, is dead,
as a result of stroke of apoplexy.
| Joe Beeson, sergeant in Company h,
Fifty-frst Iowa, has been appointed a
battalion adjutant in the newly organic
ed regiment.
The Burlington Railroad has ordered a
large number of new cars which will be
used in the transportation of next falls
/ farm produce.
The churches of the city of Fort Dodge
have united in general temperance
movement for the purpose of shutting up
the saloons.
An Algona butcher advertises that he
keeps the bone and sells the meat to his
customers.
Little frankie Hull of Marshalltown,
while playing "Indian" with his brother,
was accidentally shot through the wrist
and lungs.
The local coal mines in the southern
district have resumed work, the opera
tors having agreed to pay the 1900 scale
from date. The railroad mines are still
idle.
Application has been made 10 the
Comptroller of the Currency at Wash.
ington for permission to establish ma.
tional bank at Dayton. With q capital Of
! $4,000,