Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

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Three large fiat buildings will be
among Wateroo's improvements this
year.
The State Hardware Association held
its annual convention in Dubuque this
week.
Algona has been offered $1,000 for a
library, provided the citizens will raise
S1.50O.
Buena Vista County will he $4,000
richer through the efforts of the tax
ferrets.
Petitions are being circulated in Mus
catine to suppress saloons and disorderly
houses.
A baby about month old was de.
serted by its mother on train at Wash
ington.
The police of Burlington are worked up
over the actions of another Jack the
Hugger."
Eli Dietz fell off roof in Waterloo
while removing shingles and sustained
injuries.
Rural mail delivery has been started at
Creston which will supply six hundred
families.
Henry Carr of Popcjoy has succumb-
ed to the burns received in kerosene
explosion.
string of dump cars jumped the track
near Alton and FIVE. men were injured,
one fatally.
The enrolment at the Iowa State Col
lego Mt Amcs is larger this season than
ever before.
A drug store at Bedford was raided
and lnrge quantity of beer and whisky
was discovered.
Floy Thompson, aged 1G, of Des
Moines. had limb, broken by horse
tramping on him.
Ira l.. Bowman, a druggist of Zear-
ing, committed suicide. He feared he
would become blind.
Farm lands in Boone County to the
value of 81 ,4T4 ,964 90 changed ownership
during the past year.
Six hundred head of cattle at Lake
field were vaccinated to prevent the
spread of smallpox.
Corwith will get an electric light plant
if the town will grant franchise to
place poles in streets and alleys.
A petition has been circulated among
the business men at Waterloo to secure
an evangelist to start crusade against
sin there.
Mrs. Ellen Kcim of Fort Dodge fell
on an icy sidewalk last December and
has sued the city for $4,000 for injuries
received.
| The school board at Manila has been
sued for $1,000 damages for keeping a
little girl from attending school because
| she was not vaccinated.
Mrs. Irene Kelly, janitor's assistant
| in the court house at Dubuque. fell down
stairs some time age. Blood poisoning
set in and she is in critical condition.
A meeting has been held for the pro-
motion Of Il new railroad between Mus
catine md Des Moincs, by the way Of
Newton, Williamsburg and Iowa City.
Mrs. Nancy Dakin, wife of NJ. l.. Da-
kin, eN-snperintendente Harrison Coun-
ty, committed Suicide by hanging at her
home in Mondanin. Other members Of
the family were away from home at the
time.
Early this morning fire Quilted Ratckin
& Sons seed corn establishment at Shen.
andoah. Soon after fire was discovered
in u big -four house. The previous day
three business houses were burned, the
loss being $4,000.
A young man named Jcnne solved the
slot machine problem in Henry Stuber's
saloon in Dubuque. He solved it with
m ax a la Mrs. Nation. Young Jennc,
who is about 20 years of age, went into
the saloon and seeing the machine, COM
menccd to play. He put In 50 without
any winning and felt n little sore Mt his
| Ill luck. Without saying a word, he
went out, but returned in a few minutes
armed with an AK. With few mighty
strokes of the weapon he completely de-
molishcd the machine. The first stroke
smashed the dial and the second Quilted
the pan which holds the money. So COM
| pletely was the job done that the ma
chone looked like kindling wood after he
had finished No effort was made to mr..
rest Jenne, the owners OF the machine
well knowing that the operation of slot
machine devices is forbidden by law.
The school district of Des Moines will
vote on borrowing $150,000 for additional
school buildings.
Among other improvements at Missouri
Valley this year will be 1000 feet of ad-
| ditional water mains.
Dorothy Devern, aged 1S, of Denison,
attempted suicide in Omaha because her
lover proved untrue.
The Board of Supervisors of Grundy
County has declared that the new saloon
petition is insufficient.
Thieves broke into n Chicago Great
| Western box car at Waterloo and stole n
quantity of merchandise.
w. Il. Belridge of Des A1oines has been
appointed assistant clerk at the Colville
Indian agency, Washington.
| Mrs. Phoebe Carton, an aged Charlton
lady, died Of broken heart Just three
days after her husband passed away
The Caldwell store building Mt White
Oak, together with contents, was entirely
destroyed by fire. Loss about $1,000.
The Board Of Education in West Wat
erloo will submit to the voters propo-
stion to issue bonds for $4,000 for the
erection of new high school building.
A farmer in Fremont County signed a
note for lightning rods and has just been
notified by the bank that the note was
for $3.50, instead of 50. as he supposed
Daniel McGuiness died from exposure
close to the residence of P. Clarity, near
Dewitt.
The Benefel block at Benton, together
| with contents. wis destroyed by fire.
Loss about $4,000.
The Supervisors of Polk County have
decided not to attempt to collect back
taxes on cigarettes.
The Iowa Central has run up against
proposition which is unprecedented in
the history of their road. kilograms are
rolling in from all sides, and the manage
ment find they are just three hundred
cars shy Of enough to fill orders for wheat
cars at stations on the line north Of Mar
shalltown,