Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-22

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A Pinch vein OF coal has been dis;
covered on farm near Clarion.
George Kuhn was struck by lightning
and instantly killed ut Buffalo.
Hoot Kniss committed suicide in De
corah, after n protracted spree.
Real estate transferssin Scott County
during April aggregated $3.50, 260.
The surveyors for the Great Western
are still at work near Fort Dodge.
About $4,000 small game fish were plac-
ed in the lake at Mason City this week.
A company with capital of $4,000
will investigate the oil flow in Clay Coun.
ty..
A live stock company with capital Of
$4,000 has been incorporated at Cres-
ton.
The Illinois Central depot and thee le-
vator at Wadhaw have been destroyed By
Are.
Elgin has new industry. a syrup and
sugar company having been organized
there.
j. Jorgensen of Riverton was kicked
in the face by colt and severely In.
jurAd.
The business men Of Clarion have or
ganized to promote the interests Of the
town.
The new driving club in ottumwa Is
being perfected and club house 10 be-
ing talked Of.
d. B. Miller of Red Oak has been APP
pointed national bank examiner At
salary of $4,000.
The little town of Bonneville had
destructive FIRE, 5000 worth Of property
going up In smoke.
Waterloo is In hopes that the Chicago
Great Western will erect new depot
there this summer.
H. A. Albin, the Ottumwa switch
man, who disappeared recently, has been
located in Chicago.
James Carney was thrown from his
buggy near Toledo and had rib broken
besides other injuries.
Injunction proceedings have been COM
menced against the eleven saloons operat-
ing in Grundy County
Abraham Simmer, the Waverly philan-
thropist, is to give large sum to the
Home for the Aged in Des Moines.
Math Gergen, LeMars farmer, shot
from appendicitis and dreaded an opera
ton.
Math Gergen, q young farmer near
Lemars. killed himself. He was suffering
FROM appendicitis and dreaded an opera
ton.
Judge +. A. L.. Crookham, promi-
nent figure in Mahaska County, and who
located the site of the State capitol, 10
dead.
The body of Abe Lafferty, the Eddy
vile man who disappeared couple Of
months ago, has been Found near Chilli
Gothic.
A brakeman named Darlington Of Due
buque fell from the top Of car at Eyca-
more, ILL.,, and sustained severe internal
injuries.
j. jackson. aged 60, of Waterloo, was
caught between wheels and drive belt
in an engine shop there and severely
bruised.
The new $500 steam shovel Of the
Iowa Central Railroad went through
turn table at Marshalltown and was b. q
~ wrecked. w
The Comptroller of the currency has
approved the application to organise the
First National Bank Of Manila with
capital OF $4,000.
The l. o. o. L. are about to let the
contract for a handsome new opera house
and lodge rooms at Marathon, work on
which will begin soon.
A drove of cattle on the track derailed
the west-bound passenger train No. IL,
on the Rock Island road near unionville,
Engineer Blake WINS killed and his Are
man slightly injured. None of the pas
sengers was injured.
William T. Phillips Of Oskaloosa and
Harry Birks of Montreal, Canada. have
secured all the interests in the American
Coal Company and the American Supply
Company controlled by W. A. McN<ill..
The property is located Mt Evans, ana is'
valued at 100000. 4
cloudburst in Fort Madison sent the
water coursing down the streets Ave feet
deep. Mrs. Mary Carter. an aged wom-
an in the west end. went down to the
cellar to rescue fruit and cake aud the
walls caved in. letting In the food and
drowning her. Her husband attempted
rescue and narrowly escaped.
Nine years ago Fri Bixby Of Cushing,
high school boy. left his home to 70
around the world. He engaged as sail
or and went around the world FIVE times.
Last year he served with the British
army in the Boer war and lost his right
arm in an explosion OF dynamite accom-
panying the blowing up of train. Hs
is now 20 years Of age. He reached
Sioux City recently on his way to the
home Of his father. where he learned
that his mother died only three weeks
before.
Andrew Nostand. farmer living sig
miles south of Dayton. was found dead
suspended from rope from branch "
willow tree No cause can be learned
for committing the deed as the deceased
has always been an easy-going and quiet
man.
At Muscatine Zenas w. John, vet
eran of the Civil War, was found guilty
of perjury committed during a recent
trial In which he was acquitted. At
the time Of Johns acquittal the poprlace
Of West Liberty held nm Indignation
meeting and drove him from home. Sem
teHSS uus hot yct ueeh pronounced.
Nick Littueman, a workman on the
new Northwestern bridge near Boone,
fell distance Of thirty feet and was Sc
verely bruised.
A decision has been handed down in
the District Court at Des Moines that
liquor firm outside the State cannot
collect for goods shipped into the State
and consigned to persons acting on sal
airy or commission.
George B. Burch, who served three
terms as Mayor Of Dubuque. is dead. An
operation for appedicitis was performed
as the only hope of saving his life, but Il
was unsuccessful. Mr.. Burch had been
an active business man In Dubuque for
over thirty years.
John Kugle, section foreman at work
two miles south of Ackley, experienced
miraculous escape from death when hs
fell under the car wheels and was saved
| only BY the fact that the train stoned