Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-27

"iueiSu eStaDISueu April Ut EiNeTSlue.
The bones of some extinct animal have
been discovered in small cave near An
drew.
A star mail route has been established
between Bloomfield and Stiles and Sa-
vannah.
Moines is still after a new slot machine
ordinance.
The Lutheran College at Jewell juno
| ton has been quarantined on account of
smallpox.
John Stoval, the alleged Manila express
! robber who escaped from Jail, has been
recaptured.
A pickle company capitalized at $780,
600 has filed articles of incorporation
at Keokuk.
Thayer is in an uproar over mad dog
biting woman, and all dogs have been
ordered killed.
An unknown man fell into an area
way in Des Moines and it is thought in
ternally injured.
Walter Correl, of Burlington. was
drowned by the overturning of his skiff
W0lle hunting.
Tama County has just lost another
prominent pioneer in the death of Hon.
John Ramsdell.
Jerry Miles, aged 60, of Waterloo,
caught his hand in moulding press and
lost two fingers.
A letter from Andrew Carnegie brings
Davenport a present of $4,000 for; a
free public library.
The ice bridge in the Mississippi river
at Muscatine broke from its mornings and
started down stream.
The 4-year-old son of Dan Wright, of
Boone, was run over by wagon and
almost instantly killed.
John Meyers. of Muscatine, had limb
badly scalded, but it was saved by graft
ing skin from friends.
Edward Campbell, Jr., one of the best
known men in Iowa., died at his home i'll
Fairfield after brief illness.
Doran u. Evans, an aged resident of
Hardin. County, was trampled to death
by horse in stable at Steamboat Rock.
The Farmers and Traders bank of
jewell has been merged into the First
National Bank of Jewell, with capital
Of So, 900.
CONSERVATION was caused at the funer-
al Of Mrs. Shanklin in Greenfield when
it was discovered she had died of small
pox. The whole town is being vaccinat-
ed.
At the stockholders meeting of the
Davenport Can and Manufacturing Com.
pany, it was decided to sell the property
of the company to Edward Norton of
Ohicago, representing the American Can
I Companyn It is expected that the plant
will remain in operation and be greatly
enlarged.
While kneeling in devout prayer with
her rosary clasped tightly to her breast,
Mrs. Mary Sullivan of Davenport, aged
q, fell into faint and knocked kero-
sene lamp over and was frightfully burn-
ed. She did not regain consciousness.
Her right side was Il mass of blisters ard
her right arm was burned to crisp
When found her hands were still clasp
ing her beads.
Charles Nelchoirs was found dead in
box car at Loveland and all indications
point to the theory that he committed
suicide. He had worked in Omaha and
his brother identified the body us that of
his brother. The brother said that
Charles had worked for the South Omaha
Brewing Company for thirteen years as
an engineer and that it was only few
days ago that he lost his position and left
Omaha. The only cause that can be as
signed for his suicide is dependency.
A tenant by the name of Soren Peter
son, who had just recently moved on a
farm just west of Goldfield, was arrest
ed a few days ago on a serious charge
His trial was set for certain day. when
it was to have come before a justice of
the peace at Goldfield, but Peterson hung
himself in the county Jail at Clarion by
tying his suspenders and towel to-
gether and suspending himself at the
side of his cell. Peterson leaves wife
and small family. who are nearly heart
broken over the affair.
Mrs. Emma Bicrmann of Davenport.
who recently secured divorce from her
husband. John G. Koch, and later re-
married her first husband, Herman Bier
mann, having by the terms of the d.
vorce secured the custody of their two
children, whom she had taken with her
to her second husband. They have now
filed papers adopting the children. giving
them all the rights and privileges of chill
dren born to the said Mr.. and Mrs. Bier
mann in lawful wedlock. This action is
taken to prevent the children having a
stepfather.
Three Clinton lads entered vacant
building, and seeming gas, struck a
match. The building, valued Mt $1,000,
was destroyed aud one of the boys may
die.
Aaron Sleepy. farmer living about
four miles north of Ames, was struck and
instantly killed by a passenger train on
the Des Moines branch of the Northwest
ern. The accident occurred about two
miles north of Kelley. Mr.. Sleepy was
walking down to visit relatives near KEEL
ley, and it is supposed that he did not
hear the train. He leaves wife and
ten children.
The Mason City and Fort Dodge Rail-
way Company's car house and lumber
shed in Fort Dodge was destroyed by
fire. Loss 5000.
Southern Iowa Is overrun with small
pox and Centerville is the only city of
any size that has not from five to 200
cases. There are not fewer than 500
cases in that part of the State.
Ninety-six cutters or sawyers Mt the
Davenport pearl button works went out
on strike. The cutters recently formed
union and presented demands to the
company. They wanted more wages and
certain other privileges which the COM
pany decided were unreasonable, and the
strike is the result.
Ashal Page, aged "a. unmarried, re-.
siding half mile east of Central City,
committed suicide by jumping in an old
well.
H. B. Howard, superintendent of the
plumbing work in the annex to the gov
eminent building in Dubuque, has mystic
riously disappeared. His home was Lin
coin, Neb.
The new library building which Carne-
gle has given to Davenport in its archi-
lecture follows the lines Of the renais,
sance period. II has capacity of 10000
yoluMes. The plans We're drawn by Gal.