Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Brief state Happenings.
Burglars are busy around Waterloo

Burglars are busy around Waterloo at
present.
DEBORAH is to have new up-to-date
hotel.
The Methodists at Jefferson are raising
funds for a pipe organ.
Considerable damage was done by the
ice flow at Marshalltown.
Bonaparte's proposed water works sys.
TEN will cost about $4,000.
Or. j. NJ. Payne. pioneer of Bagley,
died suddenly of heart failure.
The Iowa College for the Blind was
closed because of lack of funds.
Fairfield has voted for the establish
ment Of an electric light plant.
Tho Methodist parsonage at Bows was
damaged by fire to the extent of 5000.
Fire destroyed Richardson's shoe fac
tory at Dubuque. Loss $55, 600, insured.
The Northwestern will soon have
twelve gravel trains at work near Mason
City.
Peter G. Murray Of Dubuque has been
admitted to practice before the Interior
Department.
Will Mitchell, formerly of Creston, had
both legs cut off in the railroad yards at
Billings, Mont.
Pat Howe, aged %. of Dewitt, com
mitted suicide by shooting while mental
ly unbalanced.
The saloon men in the southern part of
Winneshiek County are circulating new
consent petition.
ID. w. Thompson, an early settler and
one of Iowa's first physicians, died at his
home at Mt. Ayr.
The Maple Valley Firemen's Associa-
ton decided to hold tournament at Mis-.
souri, Valley in June.
Frank Nelson, aged 16. of Boone, while
beating his way to New York. was killed
by the cars in Chicago.
Peter Heller, a Milo farmer, commit
ted suicide by hanging. Dependency
over i'll health was the cause.
Hugh Brody, an aged and miserly
farmer near Marysville. was robbed of a
sack of gold containing about 5000.
The Mayor of Marshalltown has set
tied with the City Council, paying over
$1,000 for the shortage in his books.
A new trial has been refused in the
case of the State against Jamison, at
Dows, and he will hive TO pay $500 for
using false weights.
A burglar entered the residence of Rev.
Father Hoohill, in Merrill, but was
frightened away bysa lady inmate of the
house firing Il revolver at him.
Frank Wood of Fort Dodge. indicted
for breaking. and entering box car and
stealing goods therefrom. was sentenced
to one year in the penitentiary.
John Bollmans, young musician of
Parkersburg, lost his life in burning
theatrical car at Olive, Mont.
a. G. Morgan, a liveryman of Dubuque,
had some ribs broken and sustained in
ternal injuries in a runaway.
The town of Coppack, in Washington
and Henry counties, has taken prelimi-
nary steps toward incorporation.
The Decker Packing plant at Mason
City is to be largely improved this sea-
son, and the capacity increased
A. +. Oleson, who conducts a drug
store Mt Badger, was fined $500 and costs
for conducting n liquor nuisance.
Reports from Sweetland and Fairport
aver that hogs and cattle ARE going mad
through being bitten by n mad dog.
Daniel Goethe, farmer near Waukon.
lad hand badly mangled by getting it
caught in the gearing Of windmill.
The State has so far received S12.-
1881, its share of the taxes collected by
ferrets in different parts Of the State.
Firebugs are at work at Creston, and
a farmer near there lost considerable
property by the destruction of his barns.
The State veterinarian surgeon has or.
dered the horses owned by the town of
stuart killed, and the barn burned, as the
animals have the CHAMBERS.
Frank Higgins of Cambridge has sued
the O., NJ. & st. p. for $1,000 damages
for accident In which his son lost limb.
The Tama County jail has been without
prisoner for two weeks. Sheriff Blu
chanan thinks Of closing up the institu-
ton because business is SO very dull.
John Cox, an employe of the Otis Ele
vator Company of Chicago, while making
repairs on the elevator shaft at the Hotel
Julien at Dubuque. fell through the shaft
and was seriously injured.
Mayor Hartenbower OF Dea Moines de-
niles the published report that hc has Ia.
SUED proclamation requesting the clos.
Ing of public schools and all places OF
aasemhlase oH account Of smallpox,