Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-23

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wager.
| There is rumor of river road troll
ley line from Davenport TO Clinton in the
| near future.
lightning struck and instantly killed
three horses belonging 10 j. NJ. Ross, liv-
ing near Ottumwa.
The Rock Islands new double track
between Buffalo and Muscatine will be
ready for use about Jan. /.
The 3-year-old son of Herman Wulf,
living near Davenport, was kicked by u
vicious horse and may die.
/ Two sharpers at Newton swindled
farmer out of several hundred dollars uu-
der the guise of buying his farm.
Muscatine is anticipating fine new
union depot when the Milwaukee COM
pany finishes its line through there.
A black hear, probably escaped from
some menagerie. is alarming the people
near Gcwrie and bear hunt is being
| arranged.
The lower dam on the Cedar at Water
loo will be rebuilt ut once in order to
furnish additional power to the milling
interests.
The Iowa official ballot at the election
this year will only contain candidates for
five parties, making two less than in pre-
yious years.
Tom Welsh, baggaceman on the Rock
Island, had both legs cut off at the knees
while attempting to board an engine at
Wilton Junction.
| Grinnell and Drake College played
football game by electric light at Des
Moines in which Grinnel defeated Drake
by score of 6 to 5.
Mrs. William Chapple, wife of we'll
known Northwestern baggageman Of
Tama, was accidentally shot by her 12-
year-old son and may die.
Mrs. John Mcdonnell, an aged widow,
was burned to death at Clinton while at
tempting to destroy grass and weeds by
burning them with kerosene.
The man found dead in an Ottumwa
cemetery has been identified as LOST Shull
of Warsaw. Mo. Nothing can be ascsr.
tanned as to the cause of his death.
The Liberal Arts Hall nj the State
University will be dedicated Feb. %. and
the State Legislature has been invited to
participate in the dedication exercises.
Fire destroyed the st. Clair bottling
works at Oskaloosa, resulting in a dam
age of about $l,1O0 1t is believed thar
the fire was the work of an incendiary.
The extensive plant of the Sigourney
Wooden Mills Company, located at ST.
courtney, was destroyed by fire. The cause
of the blaze has not yet been ascertained.
A movement has been started at Wat
erloo for the erection OF monument to
the late President Mckinley, the expense
of which is to be met by popular sub
scription.
Two cars of the Northwestern fast mail
We're dtched by a broken hange near
Crescent. Mail Clerks Harry Pardy and
j. p. McAIahon We're badly bruised and
II. w. Miller had his back injured.
j. ID. Mills, travelling solicitor for
The Franklin Mills Company of New
York, dropped dead at the corner of Prai-
rie and Fourteenth street. Dubuque. The
home of the deceased was in Chicago.
4 severe wind and rain storm which
struck western Iowa at 8 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon did considerable damage to
telegraph wires and washed ont railroad
tracks. The storm was the heaviest along
the line of the Burlington road from
Hamburg to Red Oak, where the wires
were down and the tracks badly torn mp.
A theatrical manager at Waterloo
found it almost impossible to get rid of
number of gold certificates while trying
to remit to his New York representative.
He produced $l00 gold certificate which
was thought by the express agents to be
counterfeit, and after some argument
convinced the agent that it was genuine.
As Dolph Vanace, a farmer, was re-
turning home from Belle Plaine on horse
back, while crossing the long river bridge
one and n half miles south Of the city, two
men held him up and upon show of re-
sistance one of the men shot him through
the right breast. The sheriff organized Il
posse and searched the woods all night,
but did not round up the footpads. Va
nace's condition is very critical.
MI. and Mrs Robert McKinnie were
found dead in their home at Princeton.
The wife was seated at the dinner table,
death having been caused by bullet III
the stomach. The husband was found
dead in bed, but without visible wound,
and rifle lay on the floor Itis supposed
that Mckinnie killed his wife with the
rife and then took poison. Mckinnie
had been respondent recently, and had
threatened suicide. Each was so years
of age, and they had resided at Princeton
for twenty years.
An awful accident occurred at Well
man which resulted in the instant death
Of Mervin, the 1O-year-old son of w. II.
Livezey. drayman. He was ut the home
of E. d. Lewis, playing with his and 9TH
err children. While Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
were calling at neighbor's, an old shot
gun was found and in some way that
will probablysnever be known, the Live
zey boy received charge from the gun
that tore away nearly half his head, just
back of the right temple. No blame at
taches to the other children.
With her hair wound in the spokes of
buggy wheel, Madge Lentz Of Water
loo was dragged to her death by run
away team. She was driving with Bert
Petrie when the team bolted. Petrie was
thrown out and sustained some severe
bruises, but was not dangerously injured,
Miss Lentz's fate was awful. In falling
| ucT uSuu was caught DStNSNhs shC uAAS
and thill. Her face was. upturned and
the grip was ON the back Of the head and
neck. Her body was partially upheld by
the step and her feet were dragging UNI
der the hind wheel.
Gibson, after trial in the District
Court at Boone for the shooting of Hen
ry Walker, has been found guilty Of muir
der In the second degree.
Ex-President Cleveland has been invit-
ed to deliver the principal address at the
dedication of the Liberal Arts building
Of the State University. 1t is thought
he will accept.
While working in sand pit near
Boone. laborers made remarkable find.
Twenty feet below the surface they
struck some hard objects. An examine
ton revealed the perfect bones of mas
todon.
A new home for the Eureka mills at
Davenport will be built in the near fu-
ture. The new building will be five stories
IL, .l,.,;.yht and will have maa qurpmenfo NJ