Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-10-16

Several box cars jumped the track at
Arion and delayed traffic for several
hours.
The 11-year-old son of Herman Stein
barger of Creston was kidnapped by a
tramp.
A 70-foot tuntable will be put in at
the Northwestern Railroad yards at
Boone.
Mason City will probably issue $4,000
bonds at 1 per cent to cover paving and
other funds.
Frank Smith, saw mill worker, COM
mitted suicide at Keokuk, choosing the
shotgun route.
Fort Dodge has purchased dumping
ground and will compel all rubbish to be
dumped there.
Ray Colingwood, driver in the Big
Hill shaft at Lucas, was fatally injured
by a fall of slate
A crook giving the name Of j. Ander-
son jumped a hotel bill and stole livery
rig at Davenport.
The City Council at Rudd has purchas-
for fire protection.
Tons of dead fish can be seen in the
bayous of the Cedar around Waterloo.
left by the receding waters.
Waukon is to have Touring mill. The
site has been purchased and the contract
will be let in the near future.
Allen Rains. aged 81, veteran of the
Mexican aud Civil Wars, has passed
away at his home in Mt. Ayr.
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in the Elks' circus parade at Des Moines
and was probably fatally injured.
Frank Browning of Seymour went in
sane over a love affair and has been sent
to the insane asylum for treatment.
Ralph Spensley,s almost the last of the
very early settlers of Dubuque, died,
aged 81. He came to that city in 1884.
-Four generations were stripping corn
in field near Conrad few days ago,
their ages ranging from near 90 to a small
boy.
Charles j. Barshausen of Council
Bluffs attempted suicide by jabbing ta-
Bile fork in his neck while temporarily
demented.
Fireman Nick Schorle fell off his en-
CINE near Delaware while the train was
running at full speed and was probably
fatally injured
Charles T. Officer has been indicted by
the grand jury at Council Bluffs for
fraudulent banking. He was arrested
and released on bail.
John Hennessey, switchman at Wat
crloo. had foot crushed while attempt
ing to couple n car. 1t is thought that
the member may be saved.
Mrs. Andrew Aston, living Mt Dayton,
near Fort Dodge, lost an eye rs result
of the sting of honey bee. The insect
stung directly on the eyeball
A fine new union depot will be erected
by the Illinois Central aud Des Moines,
Iowa Falls and Northern Railway at
Iowa Falls in the near future.
+. ID. Lyman, traveller for New
York concern, has sued the city Of Du-
buque for $4,000 damages for limb
broken on defective sidewalk.
The store and postofiice Of Carrville,
conducted by George Carr, was broken
into and robbed of 500 in money and
considerable amount in stamps.
At Lone Tree H. G. Loring, manager
of the Il. Nj. Lees Lumber Company, fell
twenty feet from scaffold and was Sc
riously injured about the head.
The postofiice at Elberou was entered
and sum in change stolen. Sugarton's
store was also burglarized and charms,
rings and chains taken. No clue. I;
Thos. McNamee, forger under two
years sentence to Fort Madison peni-
tertiary, succeeded in escaping from the
county jail at Upton by saving the steel
bars.
The 3H-year-old daughter of John Nc
Bride of Earlham was descending lad
der when the scarf about her neck was
caught on a nail and she was choked to
death.
Articles of incorporation of the Imple-
ment Investment Company were filed
with Recorder McGovern at Dubuque.
The capital stock is S3,000,00O in shares
Of $40 each.
George Heating, for number Of years
resident of Tama, was struck and kill
ed by Northwestern train just west of
Chelsea. 1t is stated that he was sit
ting on the track.
President Roosevelt has refused to par
don Walter Burton, convicted in 1890 OF
passing counterfeit money at .Burling-
ton and sentenced to ten years in the
State penitentiary.
After being out nineteen hours the jury
in the $4,000 damage suit OF Il. f.
Kirk against the Union Pacific Mt Coun-
ell Bluffs failed to agree and were dis
charged by the court.
At Il meeting Of the board of regents
of the State University it was decided
to ask the Legislature to appropriate
100000 for the purpose Of erecting
new medical building to replace the one
burned.
George Montague, a young Des Moines
farmer, 81 years old, through pique at
his father, has confessed that he, his
father and his uncle, ten years ago MUIR
dered an aged couple named Schultz in
Tilden township. The murder was
peculiarly tiendish one, the old couple
being assaulted in their home at night
and their brains beaten out with heavy
weapons. The object of the murder was
robbery, $500 being stolen from fam
lily Bible, where the old couple had hid
den the money. Montague's sanity is
questioned by those who know-his FAM
lily, and on the question of his mental
responsibility hinges the fate of the three
men his confession has implicated. He
has produced the tooth of an old harrow
and the lever of reaper, which he claims
We're the instruments used in committing
the murder.
Western Union College at LeMars has
been formally dedicated to the public.
Bishop Stanford of Harrisburg, Pa,
preached the dedication sermon.
Fire destroyed number of barns at
Atlantic. While running to the fire with
the hose cart Frank Barnhardt fell un-
der the wheels of the cart and had three
ribs broken.
Three indictments were found against
Elijah Hcathcote, who attempted to mur-
der his wife by shooting her at Des
Moines. Two indictments are for assault
with intent to commit murder and the
other for breaking and entering.
The store of p. II. Powers of Powers
willie was entered by robbers, the safe
blown omen and about 5000 in cash +o