Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-23

The new lodge building at Waverly is
completed.
Considerable fish spcarins is going on
at Scranton.
The Emmetsburg schools now possess
a $500 library.
A new savings bank has started bust
ness ut Algona.
Impure water has caused quite an out
break of typhoid i'll Davenport.
Polk County will sue Webster County
for $40 for the care of pauper.
The town of Glenwood has seclirssii,,-au
S,465-pound cannon from the govern
ment.
Toledo has an up-to-date hotel schcd-
uled among its Improvements for this
year.
A Transfers strike is on at Burling-
ton. The men have organized for better
wages.
A family reunion took place in lama
last week after n separation of forty-six
years.
Marriages are on the decline in Hamil-
ton County, only 144 being soemnized
last year.
The Mayor at Dumont has decreed that
slot machines have had their day there
and must so.
G. w. Lyle of Waterloo has sued the
Illinois Central for S719.90 wages due for
working overtime.
The sum of S194,61O.9S has been col
lected from collateral tax in this State iii
the last four years.
Grinnell is to have n public library
building, the Congregational Church hav-
ing donated the site.
| 1t is believed that the Illinois Central
| Railroad contemplntcs removing it's shops
| from Fort Dodge to Tara.
James Poore. for twenty-seven years
treasurer of Buchanan County, is dead
at his home in Independence
Fred Nelson of Iehigh has been bound
over to the grand jury for stealing his
| fathers horse and selling it.
Burglars entered the millinery store
| of Coo II Stctson in Clinton. broke open
the till and made off with $40 in cash.
More farms changed hands in the
northern part of Scott County in the past
Il SlA Niitil uliS lDuS StaSbIl
The State Board of Health has dccil-
ed that no person afflicted with n conta-
gious disease will be admitted into a
State institution.
An implement and hardware firm, with
capital of $4,000, has been incorpo
rated at Fort Dodge.
The Iowa Auctionecrs Association will
hold its annual convention in Marshall,
town June 10 and H.
-Four hundred and ninety-eight articles
of incorporation We're filed with the See.
rotary Of State during 1900.
The term of the students in the medical
department OF the State University has
been heightened from six to nine months
A rural mail delivery route has been
planned at Montour, and the postoffice
at Butlerville will be discontinued
The Glucose company at Davenport
has been sued for $4,000 by the rela-
tivcs of one of the recent explosion vie
tins.
Two suits for construction work have
been filed in Clinton County against the
c., NJ. & ST. p. Railway for over 500,
600.
The police at Clinton have been in
structed to see that all SALOONS are closed
on Sundays hereafter, and on week days
at II p. III.
A ghost at Iowa City was chased ant
captured by two men and horsewhippet
until he promised never to try to frighter
people again.
Mrs. w. +. Mcdonald of Mitchcllville
attempted to put out fire in her resi-
dence and was severely burned.
The farm residence of William Chaun
cey, near Woodbine, together with its
contents. was destroyed by fire.
While crazed with drink, n. Mcintyre
Of Iowa Falls ran amuck and broke sew
eral valuable plate glass fronts before hi
was overpowered
The wire cable of the heavy freight ele
vator in Farley, Loetscher & Co.'S fac
tory at Dubuque broke and the car fel
three stories. Three men--B. Nogel
Charles erode and William Knapp-wert
on the platform and all We're seriously in
jured.