Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-03

IL permanent improvement ASSOCIATION.
Robert Stapletcn, aged 81. fell into
creek near Conway and was drowned.
| Rabies has made its appearance among
several herds of cattle in Adair County.
Eldon has a $4,000 damage suit on its
hands OH account of a defective sidewalk.
| Wasliingtons business men are talking
| o; paving the public square of that city.
The Baptists at Hedrick will remodel
their church and make it modern build
| ing.
| Farmers at Schleswig made shipment
of twenty-five cars of live stock last
week.
The Supervisors of Nossuth County
| have let the contract for a new Jail at
| Algona.
Abraham Dayton, Iowa's oldest Odd
Fellow, is dead at his home in Council
Bluffs.
Real estate transfers in Greene County
are expected to aggregate million this
month.
Charles Woods of Bangor had a limb
broken in wrestling match with
! friend.
A young girl in Davenport met death
| by eating canned corn which had fer
mented.
Joseph Zuber of Dubuque has sued
| Rcinhart Hose for $1,000 damages for
| SANDER.
A mysterious ball of fire is badly
| frightening the residents of Albany and
vicinity.
A man named Wyjack, near Iowa City,
was struck by a falling tree and severely
| injured.
The contract has been made for Mason
| City's new military college. 1t will cost
$4,000.
There We're fifteen deaths as the direct
result of grippe in Des NIoines during
| February.
There is considerable talk at Iowa City
of raising funds to improve the river
front there.
An effort is being made to organize
poultry association at Preston and to
hold show.
| A stock company will be organized at
Russell to erect lodge building and
opera house.
Fire of incendiary origin damaged the
| new pest house at Mason City to the en-
tent of 500.
At the recent election the farmers in
| Story County voted in favor of CONSOLE
| dation of schools.
Over $4,000 has been paid the farm
| crs around Gail for hogs alone during the
past two months.
Michael Cronin, aged 30. of NIelrosc,
| fell and broke limb. Gangrene set in
| and death ensued.
Reports from Abba say that thirteen
new business blocks will be erected there
| the coming season.
| The saloons at Clinton are closed OH
account of the action of the ministers and
bootlegging is rife.
Plans have been prepared for $780,
| 600 passenger depot for the Northwest
ern in Dcs Moines.
The chief of police in Des Moines has
asked that twenty more policemen be APP
| pointed for that city.
4 Mrs. Hannah Leahy of Dubuque 80
years Of age, was struck by street car
and seriously injured
Thievens entered the saloon Of \. Bow
man in NIarshalltown and carried off
| quantity Of fine liquors.
| 1t is believed that the revenue Offices
| for southern Iowa will be removed from
Burlington to Des Moines.
The town of Winterset will grant the
| franchise asked to allow an intcrurbau
line run through its streets.
March / this State had 292 rural mail
routes in operation and 513 applications
pending for additional routes.
The government has granted 100000
| to commence the erection of the army
post at Des Moines this year.
The Supervisors of Blackhawk Coun-
| ty are considering bids for the erection
of new court house building.
The Chicago Great Western Offers Col
fax train service if furnished with
grounds for depot and terminal
A case of smallpox has developed in
| the Lutheran college at Jewell and the
institution has been Iuarantined.
| Ten freight cars on the narrow gauge
line jumped the track near Washington,
but no serious damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Campbell, while
crossing the Yellow river Mt NIonona,
were caught in rush of water caused
by an ice gorge breaking. Campbell es
1
drowned.
There will be Il continuation of the
January term of the Supreme Court held
April 8 ut Des Moincs. The court adj
iourncd until that tine instead of sine
die as has been reported, and will meet
for the purpose of filing opinions. The
regular session of the court will be held
in May.
Sheriff Hackley and posse have at
last run to earth and captured Il gang OF
thieves that have been Il terror to the
people of Humboldt County in the vicin
ity of Gilmore. Three men are now in
the county Jail at Humboldt as the result
/ of the good work of the sheriff and his
/ assistants.
+ Arthur Quackcnbos, a brakeman of Ma.
son City, had his hand badly mangled
while making Il coupling at Fort Dodge
Miss Mary Walker, a boarding house
employee in Des Moincs, twice attempted
to commit suicide. but was frustrated
each time
lows, Falls has contracted with the B.,
G. II. & n. and Illinois Central railways
to protect the companies properties in
that city from fire.
II lie MctuoulSt aiu TeSpy leTlau
churches at Hepburn have been be-
queathed valuable farm lands by a pion-
Ger resident of that town.
The county treasurer of Marshall Coun-
ty has sued James Alison a capitalist of
State Center, for $2,51739 for back
taxes.
High school students at Iowa City be.
smeared the school building with rotten
eggs to evidence their disapprobation of
the action of the official board in sup
pressing athletics.
Harry Taylor, who stole an express
package containing $1,000 from the safe
of the Adams Express Company at the
Ilcokuk union depot during the last street
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