Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-14

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get an injunction against supposed sa-
loon.
Fred Vessel, farmer near Humboldt,
succumbcd to the heat while at work in a
field.
The First National Bank of Prescott
has commenced business wi b capital
of $4,000.
Ex-Gov. William Larrabee has donat-
ed $4,000 to the Upper Iowa univer-
sity at Fayette.
Martin Andrews, farmer living in
Lincoln township, was killed by light
ming on his farm.
A gang of petty crooks operating at
Marshalltown are causing the police
there much trouble.
Fully mile of the route for the cleo
trio railroad between Denver and Water
loo has been graded.
George Pilgrim. Muscatine man. fell
of the cars at Davenport and was per-
haps fatally injured.
A summer school of botany under the
auspices of the State University, has been
opened at Lake Okoboji.
Ub Duiy VI All uuhuOWu mai WAC
found foating in the river near Dubuque
with no Identification marks.
Richard II. Rove, whose parents re.
side Mt Wilton, was run over and killed
in the yards at Atchison, Kan.
Nevada held special election and vot-
ed a 2la per cent tax in favor of the pro-
posed electric railroad from Des Moines.
| s. Martin. a Young farm hand, was
drowned while bathing in the Cedar river
near Nichols. Martin formerly lived at
Muscatine.
| Corporal Arthur Armstrong Of Ottum-
wa was tossed in blanket by some SOL
dier boys in camp at Dubuque and had
his shoulder broken.
Brakeman McCafrey, whose home is in
Waterloo, narrowly escaped death by
falling between the cars on his train
A Grinnell man is authority for the
statement that the city of Chicago pays
the G.. 4 n. w. 81 for each tramp i,
takes out Of that city and dumps in the
country.
The body of G. L. Penick, the bank
cashier of Charlton, who fell or leaped
from the steamer Virginia, was found
floating in the river Mt Racine, Wis
There were no marks of violence on the
body.
An unidentified young man was killed
on the Northwestern tracks at Hone,
Creek. His body, In terribly mnnglet
condition, was found by the night op
orator short distance north Of IT,,
Honey Greek station.
Sidewalk Commissioner Koons of OF
tunlwa is minus handsome full beard
which he alleges was pulled out by til,
roots in fight with DR.. T. Garfield owe
sidewalk. DIR. Garfield has been finel
$50 and costs for the offense.
An injunction restraining the city o
Ottumwa from issuing bonds to pay TO
building municipal water works ha
been granted. The reason is that tn
Indebtedness of the municipality is al
ready beyond the constitutional limit.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacif
Railway will extend its double track ff
teen miles further west this year. Doubl
tracks already extend from Chicago t.
West Liberty, and the contracts will b.
let soon to continue the additional tract
to Iowa City.
1t is reported nuthoritatively that thu
deal for the sale of the Dubuque Herald
one of the Oldest daily papers in til,
State, to the Daily Telegraph. which ha
been pending some time, is now off, thu
proprietors failing to come to an agree
ment on price.
At Keokuk childrenc playing witt
matches in barn destroyed the building
and burned to death Ernest, the 4-year
old son of L. A. Hersey, now in the res
taurant business at 149 South Peori,
street, Chicago. The family was prepar
ing to join him there.
Lightning struck William Hobbs Will
shocking oats in a field three miles cas-
of Glidden. The bolt struck him square
ly on the head and passed down his necl
across his breast and down one arm
leaving red streak about two inchc
wide. He is still alive.
Helen Pickett, daughter of c. L. Pick
EFT of Shenandoah, took strychnine in N
years old and the cause of her rash dee
was difference of opinion between he
and her mother, which nearly reache
the proportions of quarrel.
Ledyard will be rebuilt Mt once. Tn
directors of the State Bank have decide
to build of brick, and work will begin n
soon rs plans can be made. A move
ment is on foot to form stock compan
for the purpose of building row o
| solid brick stores.
In the presence of big crowd of pee
. pie William Lepley, blacksmith Q
Iowa Falls, was instantly killed by
bear that is kept on exhibition at tn
Pnlisade boat landing. Lcpley was i
bathing and swan near the shore wher
the bear is chained. Before Lepley cou
make an cutlery the bear reached 70
the man and, dragging him on the shore
fastened its teeth in his neck. SEVERN
several of the large veins and arteries
| After desperate struggle the body wa
recovered. but the man died few nc
ments later.
A new Franklin County town is to b
located on the extension of the Grea
Western two miles south of Latmer.
st. Paul land company owns 200 acres o
land at that point and has n surveyo
at work plating for the future city. Nv
elevators and two banks are already nj
ranged for ana as this is the only tow
between Hampton and Rowan en- tn.
line, it is hoped to develop good trad
ing point Free building sites TO
churches and schools will be given an
the company will energetically work t
make 1t place of some Importance. Th
name of the new town is Coulter.
During heavy rain storm lightnin
struck the large Norwegian church, fv
miles southwest of Thompson, and burn
ed it to the ground. Nothing was saved
The organ, silver communion service
ETC., were destroyed. The church wa
valued Mt $4,000. Insurance $1,000.
d. ]. Skinner. resident of Mooreland
was killed at his home while putting Vi
hay with hay fork, assisted by his son
The fork caught and he gave it jerk
bringing it down upon his shoulders, on
prong of the fork entering his neck abou
six inches. He bled to death before us
sistnnrc could be rendered