Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-19
AM Over the State.

Five rural mail routes are to be es-
tablished ont of Denison.
Work is being pushed on the new NJ.
e. Church at Gladbrook.
Fourteen blocks of paving will be laid
in Mason City this year.
The Unitarinns at Humboldt have pur-
chased an $1,S00 pipe organ.
The creamery at Burt in one dry turn
ed ont 1850 pounds OF butter.
Ground has been broken for the new
Grace NJ. e. Church in Dies Moines.
The bowling team at Boone will bowl
with Chicago Team for 81, 600 stake.
Tax ferrets are ut work in Bremen
County and big results are looked for.
The average monthly cost to Polk
County for supporting its poor is S70O.
The Methodists at Oskaloosa have
wiped ont the Indebtedness on their
church.
The citizens of Charlton have petitioned
to be allowed to vote on the water works
question.
One of the Afuskwaki Indians at Tama
recently purchased sewing machine for
his squaw.
y manufacturing concern with cap
ital Of $4,000 has been Incorporated at
Oskaloosa.
The farmers at Cottage have organized
u cooperative creamery, with capital
of $4,000.
The barn of Hugh Conn in Boone was
destroyed by fire, together with contents.
Loss, $1,000.
About 100000 will be expended on inl-
provements on the water works system
in Davenport.
An agent of the postoffice department is
Mt work in Hardin County mapping out
rural delivery routes.
a fast mail train was tagged recently
near Colfax just in time to prevent it
running onto bent rail.
The Christian congregation at Center
vile raised $4,000 in half nm hour with
which to build new church.
Peter Jameson, sewer employee ut
Waterloo. had II narrow escape from
death by dirt caving in on him.
The barns of Alderman Abbott and A.
fire, md the loss Is estimated at over
$1,000.
a man who committed suicide in Bur-
lington several weeks ago was identified
as Morrell +. Peavy, member of a rich
family Mt Newton.
Miss Anna Horstman of Dysart re-
ceivcd injuries by falling on a defective
N, x1,o Ill l.. @ n
damages.
The man who suicided recently in n
park at Burlington has been identified
as Morrill, +. Peavy, a well-to-do farmer
of Newton.
A miner named Charles Thornton met
death by falling slate in coal mine at
Foster. Thornton was an employee of the
Deep Vein Coal Company and was work
ing in room by himself when the acct
dent occurred. His body was recovered
without difficulty.
Rural free delivery service will be es-
tablished July at Arlington, and at
Fairfield.
Burglars entered Gardner's hardware
store in Des Moines, cracked the safe and
stole IL diamond and $50 in money.
Considerable building is being done at
Iowa City, and almost forty buildings
are in course of construction at present.
The NJ. & St. L. railroad will bake
with fire the clay sides Of its right-of-way
near Fort Dodge. to prevent cave-ins.
Marion Hand, aged q, of Marshall.
town, was thrown from boat by COM
panions and being unable to swim was
drowned.
A boat containing five persons, return
ing from fishing trip, was upset during
a storm on the Mississippi three miles
north of Dubuque. Julins Guderian and
wife and Mrs. Nicholas Kalle were
drowned. The crew of ferry boat res
cued two boys, who, hung onto the up
turned skiff for an hour and were nearly
exhausted.
w. A. Lynche, one of the bridge gang
OF the Iowa Central, while working with
n gang on the Lime Greek bridge slipped
in some manner and was precipitated to
the stony ground below. When picked up
he was pretty severely bruised, but had
sustained no serious injuries except a
fracture Of the left arm,