Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-06

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The Lucas County attorney at Chari-
ton collected $1,OO1.41 in fines last year.
A cooperative creamery with n capital
of 1000, has been organized at Newton
A 3-mill tax has been voted at Council
Bluffs for the erection of a library build
ing.
A telephone company with capital
of $4,000 has been Incorporated Mt Corn
ing.
Mason City is to have $4,000 hos
pital, to be erected by the knights of Py-
thias.
The chicken fanciers of Des Moines
have organized, and will hold poultry
show.
Tax ferrets in Polk County during the
past four months have collected $685.
314.55.
The Lee County treasurer's report for
1900 shows that $4G,125 In mulct tax
was collected.
+ Miss Grace Mabie of st. Anthony had
IN arm broken and lislocated by being
thrown from sled.
Thomas McDermitt, u cripple of Lake
Park, attempted suicide by stabbing him
self with hat pin.
Valuable deposits of mineral have
been discovered on the Missouri farm Of
an Iowa City. gentleman.
The sportsmen of Lucas County have
protested against the wholesale killing OF
quail by farmers out of season.
A team of bronchos at Fostorn collid-
ed with barb wire fence, cutting their
throats SO badly that death ensued.
Andrew Carnegie has been notified by
Drake University in Des Moines that it
is In need of donation for n library.
One of Morning Suns citizens fell on
an icy sidewalk and broke wrist, while
another fell and suffered broken rib.
Simpson s. White, the man who built
the first log cabin where Burlington now
stands, has just died in Portland, Ore.
August Nelson hanged himself Mt Fara-
gut. The cause is supposed to be de-
spondency over. his employers sale Of a
farm.
Charles Eckhart, indicted at Sigourney
for passing forged checks, has been SEN
fenced to eighteen months in the peniten-
tiary.
The State executive council has allow
ed the agricultural college at Ames ST.
500 to replace furniture recently destroy
ed by fire. - s
Fourteen persons at. Bancroft hold gov
eminent licenses to sell liquor, although
there nre no saloons there and only two
drug stores.
Lloyd Beswick, a young man residing
near Birmingham, while blasting clay,
had. his face filed with powder and his
eyesight probably impaired by prelna-
ture explosion.
Something of a sensation was created
in Osceola. when the proprietor of Ger
man medicine company drew revolver
on his audience because the members
rotten egged him, and was arrested and
fined $50 therefor. The medicine man
had promised to give 81 for every bottle
of medicine purchased by his patrons
and after selling great number inform
ed the buyers that he had the money and
they had the medicine. This led to the
rotten egg scene.
George Wolf of West Point was placed
in Jail ut Fort Madison. The warrant
for his arrest was taken ont by Freder-
lex hriekenbaum, president of the West
Point Bank, charging Wolf with an at
tempt to extort money. Wolf is alleged
to have written letter ordering Kriek-
enbaum to deposit $1,000 ut certain
place under the. Pitman creek bridge, a
short distance from town, on a certain
date. The letter stated that unless the
money was Forthcoming certain proper
ties owned by the banker would be burn
ed. sos
From the pulpit to the stage. forms
an interesting chapter in the somewhat
remarkable and meteoric career of the
Rev. Edward Davis, who. after preach
ing the gospel for five years forsook the
ministry to become an actor. and has
Joined Robert Downing's company in
Council Bluffs. The Rev. Edward Dayi.
when but 90 years of age was pastor III.
the Central Temple in Oakland, Cal, enc
Of the lnrgest congregations OIL the Ifs-
cific coast. His theatrical style of preach
ing soon attracted attention aud he was
widely advertised as "the poet preacher, .
the Talmage of the West" and 1.-THE
King Richard Ill. of tle pulpit"
The new endowment fund of Cornell
College at Mt. Vernon has passed the
$780, 1000 mark.
Des Moines architects are at work on
the plans for Grinnell's new $50, 600 pub.
lie building.
The grand jury at Marshalltown has
decreed that slot machines must not be
operated there.
Marshalltown may be made the regi-
mental headquarters of the uniform rank
of Maccabees in this State.
Indy B. anna of Columbus City
and w. s. Protzman of Wellman have
been appointed railway mail clerks.
The restaurant of l.. Fl. Burr Mt Eft.
Dodge was burglarized and $500 in cash
and checks, the property of the nj. w.
of A., stolen.
There are fifty-one inmates on the JEFF
ferson poor farm Mt the present time, and
$3,577.3Ss was expended in supporting
them the past year.
The Board of Supervisors of Webster
County has instructed the tax collector
to proceed and collect delinquent taxes
discovered by ferrets.
Gertrude, the 4-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vandermast, Jr.,
was fatally burned while she and her lit
tie brother were playing with magic
lantern at Monroe.
Thomas p. Coppock, young farmer
near Fairfield, was made raving ma.
MAC by taking n sample bottle of patent
medicine.
Burglars entered the butcher shop of
w. A. Smith, in Des Moines, and stole
$31, after locking the man in charge in
refrigerator.
The secretary of the State Board of
Health makes the statement that one
hundred and fifty localities in Iowa are
afflicted with smallpox.
Mrs. Johanna Tippman, n lady of 80
years, was found in her residence at Wat
erloo, unconscious. She had fallen down
stairs, sustaining serious scalp wound
and spraiped back,