Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-05

An aged man jumped through win
dow in Dubuque while in an epileptic fit
and was killed.
George Felenzer, aged IL, of Dubuque,
shot himself in the foot while carelessly
handling rife
The Catholics at tmogene have pur-
chased new bell weighing 1000 pounds
for their church.
The postoffice at Jefferson has been
raised from third to second class, with
salary of $1,000.
The barn of Cunningham Bros, near
Glare, was destroyed by fire and eight
horses cremated.
Construction. work will commence at
once on the electric line between Cres-
ton and Winterset.
Mason City was mulcted $3.50 in re-
cent damage suit for injuries received on
n defective sidewalk.
Four small boys had narrow escape
from drowning at Davenport through
their boat capsizing.
Rev. Nelson of Melbourne has been
threatened by white-cappers for his ac-
tiyity against saloons.
David Arnold, an elderly man Of Des
MONIES, was thrown from his carriage
and seriously bruised.
Terrill is to have three churches, the
Congregationalists having raised enough
money to erect building.
Fire destroyed the residence of Mrs.
@. B. Sylvester at Ogden and only a few
pieces Of furniture were saved.
John Rodenborne, quarryman at Fort
Dodge, was severely manged by pre-
mature explosion while blasting.
Charles Hart, who broke jail Mt Cen
terville more than two years ago, has
been captured at Council Bluffs.
The authorities ut Mason City de-
stroyed 226 bottles of beer, which were
captured at Randall and Highview.
|. Harry Gill, trainer at the State Uni
versity, threw sixteen-pound hammer
two inches farther than tho worlds rec
ord. 8
The Spiritualists of the Mississippi val
ley will hold their nineteenth annual
camp meeting in Clinton, commencing
July 25.
Francis Ring, aged 10, employed in a
button factory at Dubuque, fell against a
revolving shaft, her hair caught and she
was scalped.
John Brush of Marshalltown died from
the effects of being run over in an acci-
dent which happened about three miles
out Of Waterloo on the Washburn road.
Earl Hasbrock, a farm hand near Guth-
rie Center, was driving across the rail-
road tracks when a train ran into his
team and killed them but he was unin-
jured.
Walter McGeorge, aged IL, messe1i-
ger boy iii Council Bluffs, was thrown
from his wheel while coasting down u
hill and sustained broken wrist and 9th
ct injuries.
Postmaster ]. Marsh of Zaneta was
run down by passenger train on the
Iowa, Minnesota and Northwestern Rail
road rear VOORHEES,, and fatally injured.
He was walking on the track and evil
IDENTIFY failed to hear the warning.
Mrs. George Cameron, wife of an en-
ploye of the Fort Dodge shoe factory,
has disappeared, leaving no trace behind.
Mrs. Cameron has for some time suffered
from melanoholin, and has persisted in
believing that her husband disliked her.
The other night her husband went down
town and as he left Mrs. Cameron said:
when you come back won't be here"
Mr.. Cameron left notwithstanding AMI
returned in few moments to find his
wife gone. Mrs. Cameron had no money
and no valuables with her.
Mrs. Maria Shuler of Des Moines will
go to New York next month to prove
herself the sister of Millionaire William
Marsh Rice, who was recently murdered
by his valet, Jones. Mrs. Shuler is a
washerwoman. She is IS years old. "My
name was Maria Rice" said Mrs. Shuler,
Pennsylvania. Before we were grown
our father moved with us to Chatield,
MINI. After we had lived there one
year my brother William left home AMI
we never heard from him again."
Thieves entered the Waterloo paper
mill with tools stolen from the Goodman
foundry on the opposite side of the river
and took from an engine all the brass
mountings. The loss to the owners is
perhaps 500.
At the opening of the new Sunday ball
park in Des Moines section of the
bleachers, on which 500 persons were
seated, collapsed. dropping them into the
wreckage. A number of the occupants
of the stand were severely bruised and
injured, but Albert Mauer, aged 16, is
the only one whose hurts are serious, He
sustained bad cut in the scalp.
The paper mill at Waterloo, wlich has
lain idle for long time, is to begin OPP
erations again within n month.
Civil service examinations will be held
in Des Moines next month for positions
in the bureau Of animal industry.
The Council at Clinton has commenced
crusade for better sidewalks and has
condemned over thousand old walks.
j. NJ. Erickson, n hardware dealer at
Slater, has left for parts unknown. leay-
ing his family and sundry bills behind.
The Des Moines City Council has de.
cided that any saloonkeeper opening on
Sunday in that city will be forced to quit
business.
At Knoxville Charlie Sing. China
man, was married to Mrs. Marsh.
Sing was Americanized enough to have
his queue taken off. 1t is the first mar.
| riage of Chinaman to a white woman in
that section of the country and much in
dignation is felt.
The great cattle ranch in Sherman
| township which has been for some years
owned by Horace G. Chase of Chicago
has Just been sold TO Il. b. Kipp of Ev.
anston. H., for $5O,4O0. There arc LAC
acres in tine ranch and the price pal
was $50 per acre. This ranch was gen.
orally known as the Isonni Grove ranal
and was Senator s. +. Yeomap'.s tiysl
! Investment in Monona County soi,