Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-18
Lannon'S smallpox scare has subsidized.

The State Bank at Williams Is prepar-
ing to erect fine bank building.
The basement of the new court house
at Mason City is almost completed.
The society of Progressive Brethren ut
Waterloo will erect 1000 church.
The Iowa State Agricultural Society
has issued its forty-sixth annual report.
The Rock Island track laying gang Is
at work on the Gowre and Sibly branch.
Charles Wise OF Des Moines had his
right limb badly fractured by kick of
horse.
Yetter is to have second elevator,
this one to have II capacity of l2,OOO
bushels.
The NJ. & St. l.. is building big
bridge over the Dcs Mones river Mt Fort
Dodge.
The Marshnlltown State Bank, with a
capital of 100000, has applied for new
charter.
The residence Of H. Watson III Des
Moines was destroyed by fire. Loss about
81 $50.
Work has commenced on the North
Westerns new freight depot in Des
Moincs.
The savings bank Of Alton, with cap
ital of $4,000, has filed articles of in-
corporation.
The State Board of Health has been
notified Of n case of smallpox in Lafay-
cite township.
The Postoflice Department has changed
the name of the new town of Dennis to
Buckingham.
Fourteen head of cattle were drowned
near Brooklyn during the heavy rains of
few days ago.
The Northwestern coal sheds at Clinton
are being torn down and will be taken
to Council Bluffs.
No public meetings are being held Mt
Deep River on account of a case Of small
pox near the town.
The buildings of the dcfunct Dayen-
port fair and exposition association have
been sold at auction.
The ministerial association of Des
Moincs has started crusade against
Sunday ball playing.
William and Adam Miller, two lads of
Fairbank, were severely burned while
playing with matches and can OF pow
der.
William Brock, an 11-year-old lad OF
Fredonia, had hand run over by cars
| and had to have it amputated Mt the
| wrist.
The State Sunday school convention at
Crcston was pronounced the largest and
best convention in the history Of the
society.
Il
r. G. johnson, lad Of Des Moines,
was seriously hurt about the head by
throwing himself off his wheel to escape
being run down.
Pat Brogan, Northwestern track
walker, was struck by the west-bound
Colorado special, nenr Low Moor and
almost instantly killed.
Jay Nom, n 12-ycar.old pupil ut the
Iowa School for the Deaf at Council
Bluffs, was instantly killed by falling
from three-story window.
Minnie Emde, an Iowa County girl,
sued her father for 81 ,ST5 for wages due
her for domestic services. and the jury
gave her n verdict for 5000.
| Winton Z. Kelley, we'll digger, while at
work i'll well four miles northwest OF
ASutuus was HI ny u DuChVi. Which kcll
twenty feet, striking him on the head and
producing concussion of the brain, kill
ing him instantly. Kelley was 20 years
of age and leaves II wife and one child.
| James Crowley, who was under arrest
and confined in the city and county jails
ut Des Moines for several days on a
charge of completely In the Shellahl bunk
robbery aud who was taken for James
Connors. noted crook, by w. A. Rich
ards, the officer making the arrest, has
brought suit against Richards, A. u.
Quint, manager of the Bankers Mutual
Casualty Company, and the Bankers
Mutual Casualty Company, asking for
$4,000 damages for false imprisonment
and malicious prosecution.
Il Frank Prugh, one of the best known
young men Of Burlington. was found dead
on the farm OF his father at Lomax,
III. Prugh was found hanging to the
limb Of all apple tree i'll his fathers Or
cliard. He was city clerk of Burlington,
but resigned several weeks ago on ac-
count of i'll health, and ii is believed this
was the cause of his act.
Col. NJ. B. Davis, commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic. department
of Iowa. has made four staff appoint-
ments, rs follows. Inspector general Il.
$. Rathbun of Clinton; judge advocate,
, Gen. w. h. Collins of Kcokuk; chief
mastering officer, j. e. Wilkins of Des
Moines; senior aide and chief of staff, w.
III. Holman of independence.
t Bussey was visited by a serious confla-
grafton in which $50, 900 worth of proper
| ty was destroyed. The fire started at
1:30 a. nj. and burned several hours. The
buildings and stocks destroyed were as
follows: w. ID. Stevens, grocery; John
, son u Miner, shoe store; Sam Sherman,
postolIicc; j. Il. Miner, dry goods; Bert
Davis 4 Co., drugs; DIR. Reynolds, Office;
DIR. Holloway, office; w. A. Jones, bar
her shop: j. a. Busscy, marble works.
The methods of fighting the fire were in
adequate, hut the citizens worked hero
ically. Already the debris is being clear
i ed away and the store rooms will be re-
built at once.
= James Mayer, aged 90, living near Ban
t croft. had limb so terribly laccrated by
barbcd wire that amputation was neces-
$ sury.
The enrolment ut the summer school
Mt the Drake University in Des Moinos
$ is 40 per cent larger than at the same
A time last year.
Fred Mayne, young man of Council
: Bluffs was drowned in Lake Manawa by
5 the capszng of small skiff in which he
and seven others were being brought to
I shore from steamer that had grounded
I in the middle of the lake. The others
were rescued.
s Representative Henry Thnenen Of
L Scott County has sent his resignation ia
$ the Governor. he is also city attorney
of Davenport and his duties will so com.
$ plctely occupy his time that he deemed il
!, expedient to resign in time to allow for
: the election of his successor at the next
general election.
William Nugent II train boy, OIL the
= Burlington-Hanni run, was blown
:, from the train which was going thirty
miles an hour near Viewer. The acct
G dent was remarkable one. The force
! of the wind was terrific and Nugcnt was