Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-25


sional nomination from the Seventh Dis
trict against John A. I. Hull.
The Anti-Saloon League is advertising
in the papers of Harrison County Offer
ing reward of $50 for the conviction of
any person violating the prohibitory law.
Two daily papers will be published by
the students at the State University this
year. There is keen rivalry between the
rival editors and each will try to drive
the other from the field.
Isaac Ilgenfritz, foreman Of the pile
driver gang at work on the c.. r. l. q
P. bridge over the Iowa river in Iowa
City, fell from fiat car on the bridge
and was killed almost instantly.
While attempting to shoot at cat with
rifle young Rimer Bergman, son Of
a prosperous farmer living in German
township. fatally shot himself in the
heart. He died in few minutes.
1t is proposed by certain Iowa legis-
lators to change entirely the method of
assessing the railroads, and instead of
taking the value of any road into consid-
GRAFTON, to merely assess the stocks and
bonds.
The Carnival City Packing Company's
new boat Urania burned to the waters
edge at Muscatine. The FIRE started In
the laundry. A large excursion party of
Burlington people, returning home from
Davenport, escaped without loss of life.
An attempt was made to hold up Geo.
Moore. the night operator for the Mil
waukee railroad, while he was ON the
depot platform at Seymour. He ran into
GERS, who arrived in a few minutes. Sew
eral shots We're exchanged with the
thugs, who boarded passing freight
train and made their escape.
Another half block has been wiped out
by fire at Baxter. About 1:40 a. m. the
people were startled by the cry Of fire
and found the City Industrial works.
operated by S. F. Klemme. in blaze.
The photograph gallery of A. E. Russell.
as was also one-story building, unoccu-
pied, owned by ]. +. Klise, and two
story building owned by II. Lauderbaugh.
Miss Myrtle Haynes, young woman
living at Albaton, is dead from injuries
received in practical joke that was
played on her by friend. Some months
ago a young man caller playfully jerkeu
a chair from under Miss Haynes as she
was about to sit down and she was hurt
internally by the fall. Complications fol-
lowed and an operation was necessary in
ever, and some weeks ago the physicians
despaired of saving her life.
West Liberty suffered one of the most
extensive fires of its history on recent
afternoon. AT 2:30 o'clock FIRE broke out
in large barn on Fifth street and by
$3.50 seven barns located on the same
alley were completely destroyed. The
residences adjoining were saved through
the energetic work Of the FIRE companies.
Loss, including barns. outhouses, fuel
and carriages, is estimated at from 81
600 to $4,000. No horses We're burned.
The origin of the fire is thought by many
to have been spontaneous combustion Of
new hay.
William Jacques. a miner employed at
the Christy Coal Company's mine. east
of Des Moines, was killed by a prema-
ture explosion. He had been working in
the mine but two weeks and was unac-
quainted with dangers that surrounded
him. A charge was touched off in room
adjoining the one where Jaques was
working and he was warned that the
danger was near, but supposed that he
was far enough ont of the way. The
explosion hurled huge chunks of coal
into Jacques room and one large chunk
struck him on the head.
The police of Davenport nre investigat-
ing mysterious murder When the room
of Sam Anderson, boarding at Fifth and
Brady streets, was opened the other
morning his body was found upon the
floor, several knife wounds in. the stom-
ach and body, a terrible cash across his
throat aud the carpet soaked with blood.
Near the body lay pocket knife ground
to dagger point. This had been driven
deep into Andersou's neck before it was
drawn across his throat. Anderson was
quiet young fellow who came from In
diana two years ago. He had no enc
mics so far as known. Coroner Sambach
holds that the number and depth of the
wounds precludes the suicide theory.
Fire broke out in the hardware store of
Van Drimlin & Co.. in Knoxville, de-
stroying the wareroom entirely and dam
aging the main building and goods heav-
lily. The steam laundry Of Buxton Il
Sing was total loss.
William O'Brien. an Iowa Central
switchman, residing in Oskaloosa, was
instantly killed at Excelsior. O'Brien
tst,tr t,r l. -
Z, switch train to the mines. While on
top of one of the cars O'Brien slipped
and fell, going between two cars and
alighting so that the wheels passed d.
rectly over his neck.
Roy r. Robinson, city editor of the
Oskaloosa Herald, was to have been mar
ried to Miss Irene Thatcher. deputy coun-
ty auditor, but he has returned home
from Duluth with the body of her who
was to have been his bride. She died in
Duluth, where she had been spending
her vacation.
The postotiice safe at Rowan was
blown open and few dollars secured by
tramp burglars. The party secured tools
at the section house and entered the post
office building, took a revolver, some ra,
zors and knives, blew the safe open, and
made their escape with the small Doodle
The town will be watched closely TO,
these characters.
The grand jury at Fort Dodge has re-
turned indictments of murder in the first
degree against George and Oliver Brick
er, who are charged with killing q. A.
Gould and his son last June. The trial
is expected to prove the most sensational
ever held in Webster County.
An operation has been performed on
Otis Green, the Abba man who murdered
his wife on the streets in Desi Moines
and afterwards shot himself through tho
temple, and both of the eyes of the mar
were removed. The bullet which he fred
at himself after he had killed his wife
tore jagged wound clear through his
head, loosening both eyes and binding
Green.