Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-10-31

| Typhoid fever has broken out in Bux.
ton.
Petty thieving is prevalent around
Fairfield.
/ Grinnell is to have rural mail delv-
cry route.
Knoxville is to have rural free mail de-
livery service.
I. There are 22.971 books in the library
at Council Bluffs.
A new court house is being discussed in
Appanoose County.
Belle Plaine will establish stone pile
to entertain tramps.
Creston is stated to be 1880 feet above
the level of the sea-
The postoiiice at Mcclure has been dis
continued; mail to Dayton.
A new well is being sunk at Glidden
for, water works system.
The c., b. & Q. is tearing down its old
round house in Des Moines.
| Thieves stole twenty sacks of -four out
of box car in Des Moines.
Ole j. Netland was run down and kill
ed by train near Highview.
| The new bank building at Chelsea will
soon be ready for occupation.
The steam heating plant at Tama is
now in course Of construction.
Work is to be rushed on the new court
house building at Fort Dodge.
A site has been purchased for the new
postoffice building ut Oskaoosa.
Tobacco has been raiscd successfully
in Howard County this summer.
| Whole herds of hogs have been exter-
minated by cholera around Tabor.
A postofice has been established at
Hanford, one at Kesley and one at Vor-
hes.
The school Mt Grand Mound has re-
opened, the smallpox having entirely died
out.
The new G. & N. w. passenger depot
at Mason City has been opened for bust
i ness.
A defective sidewalk cost the town of
Mechanicsville $1,69O.65 in damage
suit.
There is a movement on foot now to
hold an agricultural fair at Creston next
year.
Rev. o. w. Catlin has resigned the pas,
torate Of the Baptist Church at Linn
Grove.
Hog cholera is playing havoc in Story
| County, and whole herds have been deci-
mated.
Farmers at Conesvlle have turned their
horses and cattle into their watermelon
patches
The losses through fire on buildings and
contents in Des Moines In 1890 were
| $349,54S.
A farmer named Watts, near Nora
| Springs, lost several head of fine cattle
by lightning.
The membership of the State Travelling
Mems Association now numbers more
than 10000.
The work Of construction on the new
gas plant at Davenport has been closed
for the season.
Burglars entered the residence of r.
e. Howell at Iowa City and stole prop
erty valued at 500.
Charles e. Reilly of Jerico has fled a
petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities 3d.
lab, with no assets.
There have been nineteen cases of
bankruptcy in Marshall County during
the past six months.
Clarence +. Edminston, MARSHALL
town boy, committed suicide at Morocco,
Ind, by taking carbolic acid.
| Tax dodgers in Floyd County have
withheld $4,000 from the county treas
urer within the last five years.
George Bragg was sentenced to four
years in the penitentiary for burglariz-
ing cigar store in Des Moines
John Schoor of Mechanicsville was
thrown from his buggy and one limb was
broken. in addition to numerous cuts.
Mrs. NJ. P. Turner of Des Moines has
donated the Plymouth Congregational
Church 5000 for a new pipe organ.
| Tommy Lewis, lad of II years, was
sentenced to eighteen months in the pen
itentiary for pocketpicking at Burling.
| ton.
There is Il movement on foot among
the stock buyers and feeders of Benton,
Iowa and Linn counties to form syndi-
cate.
| 1t is expected that the work of survey
ing line between Des 'Moines and Iowa
Falls will be completed within thirty
days.
Mrs Manifestations has sued Fort
Dodge for $1,000 damages for injuries
received by falling on defective side,
walk.
| The fair of the johnson County Agri-
cultural Society at Iowa City this year
was failure and the association is ont
$4,000.
The report of the Auditor of State
shows that forty insurance companies
were authorized to do business in Iowa
the past year.
Thomas Dougherty, wealthy farmer
residing near Abba, has been swindled
out of $1,000 IN cash on the old familiar
| gold brick scheme, with slight varia-
| tons. A stranger, who gave the name of
Charles l.. Moore, called on Mr.. Dough-
erty few days ago. He told the old
gentleman that he resided in Arizona
and that he was his nephew. Moore said
that he had by advertising and nfter
long search finally located Dougherty,
representing that the search was being
made in order that the old gentleman
might come into possession of $4,000
legacy and much valuable mining prop
erty in the West. Moore told the old gen
tleman that it would be necessary fol
him to have $1,000 with which to close
up the business of making the transfer
etc. The money was paid over, Mr..
Doughcrty taking as security two bars
of metal, which an alleged assayer pro-
nounced gold. A few days later Mr..
Dougherty received letter explaining
the trick to him.
Wilson McBeath of Whiting fell dis
lance of ten feet with corn shelter on
top of him and sustained broken leg
| and other severe injuries.
The hired man of g. Larsen, near Lone
Tree, stole three horses, new wagon, a
new buggy, bed and bedding from him,
and left for parts unknown.
DR.. Orlando Longnecker has been con-
victed in the United States Court at Wat
erloo for improper use Of the mails. The
limit is five years Imprisonment and a
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