Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-15


The plans have been accepted for the
home for INDECENT Odd Fellows Mt Mason
City.
Pocahontas is excited over the pros
pect of securing two railroads this sum-
mer.
The State Historical Society has just
issued an interesting pioneer history of
Iowa.
There are 694 persons at the present
time in the soldiers home in MARSHALL
town.
Dr. G, G. Cotton has been appointed
pension examining surgeon at Rock
Rapids.
]. N. Rowen of NIarshalltown caught
his toe In sidewalk and fell, breaking
n limb.
Enos T. Pauline of Abba has been adj
mitted to practice before the Interior De-
partment.
+ Criminal business is light in Fremont
County, and as consequence the Jail
Is empty.
The Y. NJ. @. A. at Des Moines has
started out to raise $4,000 to clear itself
of debt.
Ground has been broken on the site for
the Sons of Veterans University in Ma
son City.
Work has commenced at Brighton on
the changes to be made in the G.. r. I.
s. P. tracks.
A tramp abducted the 11-year.old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Steinberger,
near Creston.
John Palmer, pioneer of Blackhawk
County, had an arm amputated on ac-
count of cancer.
Ralph Hammond, lad of Atlantic,
was shot by companion while playing
with revolver.
Myrtle Waus, an 11-year-old girl of
Des Moines, was dragged to death by
frightened horse.
j. H. Moore, Blackhawk County
farmer, was attacked by vicious bull
and badly bruised.
Elgin claims to have more telephones
in use according to its size than any other
town in the State.
Over 100000 in taxes was paid to the
| treasurer Of Woodbury. County the first
/ QuHTTer OF rn1s ypar.
| A Dubuque ship building firm has se-
cured another contract for big boat
for the government.
Christ Episcopal Church in Burlington
has received $1,000 through the death Of
one of the congregation.
A new church society to be known as
the Tifereth Israel congregation has been
organized in Des Moines.
1t is claimed that there are 300 rural
schools in Iowa with an average attend
ance Of less thnn ten nuDils
1t is expected that the contract for the
new Northwestern depot in Des Moines
will be let within week or two.
Mrs. ]. T. Goodnow of Gainesville
had her face and eyes badly scalded by
a pot cooking on the fire exploding.
Horse and cattle thieves are doing a
rushing business in Boone County, one
farmer losing cattle valued at 81 800.
Otto Brown, Dubuque man, while at
work in Rockwell fell distance Of sixty
five feet and was practically uninjured.
Railway Company have filed articles OF
incorporation with the Secretary Of State.
Their farm house of A. Davids, just
north of Cleves, burned. Cause unknown.
Most Of the household goods were saved.
A negro in Boone has confessed to the
murder of a woman some years ago in
North Carolina, and has given himself
up.
Fairfield has secured new industry,
manufacturer Of metal and wooden signs
having decided to move there from Wis
cousin.
The State dairy commissioner is inves-
i4.., 81, hat pIoN &c,
| being used in railroad camps throughout
the State.
Des Moines will not secure its artillery
company for some time yet on account of
| lack of funds in the adjutant generals
department.
Robert Kelley, a milk dealer who re-
sides in the suburbs of Shenandoah, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself twice
in the head with revolver.
Andrew Anderson of Marshalltown,
while engaged In running boards through
a rip saw, slipped and lost thumb.
May B. Wallace of Des Moines has
sued the electric light company there for
$4,000 damages for negligence in allow
ing a loose wire to dangle on the street
which caused her to be thrown from her
i carriage.
James Merszek, n farm hand in the en-
ploy of Michael Bunday at Fort Dodge,
4 was found lying with his face down in
the kitchen of Mr.. Bunday's home. A
coroner's jury rendered verdict of death
caused by excessive drinking.
1 Two Burlington lads attempted vsto
cross railroad bridge on their who
but had to throw the wheels into the
cr and lump after them to escape from.
train.
Earl Parrott Of Ottumwa, who was run
1 down and injured by a street car, was
awarded $500 damages, and now hisN
father has sued for $1,40O for loss of
his sons services.
Hugh McAlry, workman on the Chi
cago and Northwestern bridge over the
Des Moines river at Boone, the highest
bridge in America, fell from the top of
the structure to the water, distance of
| 1856 feet. The body has not been recov-
cred.
Mrs. II. r. Mcvay, wife of farmer
near Tracy, committed suicide by hang
ing with apparently no cause for the &C.
ton.
9 James Harrington and b. A. Dolan.
members of the Lee County bar in Keo-
/, kuk. have been found guilty Of conduct
unbecoming attorneys.
At Belle PLANE, while Andrew Mehan
was leaning on the iron coping Of the
S Burley House, about sixteen feet from
1 the sidewalk, the coping gave way and
he fell to the brick pavement below,
breaking his neck aud crushing his SKULL
4 causing instantaneous death. He was a
: single man about 80 years old and sec
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