Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-27

fifteen weeks.
burglars entered the residence of s. v.
Samons at Agency and secured about $50
worth of goods.
The four railroads doing business in
Butler County will pay that county in
taxes $23,OsO.
Two persons We're Killed and another
fatally injured in Il crossing accident near
Council Bluffs.
A new lumber concern with capital
of 100000 has been incorporated at
Council Bluffs.
The Northwestern will lay 92-pound
steel rails on it's branch between Carnar-
Won and Carroll.
Edward Prickctt of Fort Madison has
been admitted to practice before the In
terror Department.
After considerable prospecting fine
vein of coal has been discovered near the
little town of Give.
Prof. Baird, for eleven years superin-
tendent of the schools ut Osceola, has
resigned his position.
Mrs. Lee Of Ames fell on n sidewalk
and disocated her elbow. and her son
fell and broke his shoulder.
There We're forty-thrce cases of small
poN and thirty-ninc cases OF scarlet fever
in Fort Dodge during 1900.
Enoch w. Moore, an old resident near
Charlton. was found dead in his yard. He
llad lain in the snow nll night.
State Senator Clark OF Page County
has made public way to beat the Irvine
combine. AT a farmers institute he dis
played piece of Irvine and IL piece of
rope resembling IL good quality OF hemp.
These, lie explained. We're made from
velvet weed or abutilcn, which grows
rankly on almost every farm and has been
considered useless. The discovery that
the weed could he thus utilized was made
by ID. ID. Weir, \ farmer living near Clar-
india.
After two hours elaboration and TAX
ing five ballots the jury in the now fam
ons Qninlan murder case at Cente.ville
returned verdict of not guilty. Quin-
Ian was charged with having murdered
James Davidson at II dance IN Mystic last
April. The case was tried at the last
term of court but the jury disagreed.
Quinlan was but IL years OF age when
the shooting occurred and on account of
his confinement in jail looks younger. He
showed the first feeling lie has exhib-
tied during the trial when the verdict
was read. He shook hands with the
judge. jury and the attorneys OH both
sides.
There was issued from. the depart
ment of education for the State recently
the most pretentious little pamphlet ever
prepared for the use of the public schools
on the celebration of special days. 1t is
n complete manual for special days pre-
pared by Prof. Richard G. Barrett and
his assistants. Since spccini days have
become so common and So much observed
there has grown up a demand for man
ual that would lead TO the observance OF
such days in yarious ways to attract the
attention OF pupils and patrons. The spe-
cial day manual has thus grown up. The
| special days provided for in this manual
are alag day. which is on Feb. %.
"Arbor day and Bird day" combined on
April 2G; Memorial day, May 30; AMI
Thanksgiving day, which this year falls
on the 28tli of November
The dream of years is just about to
come true in the realization of the plans
| Of the keoluk and Hamilton Water
Power Company, by which the power of
the Mississippi is to be utilized for fur
| nishing the motive force of the factories
of Burlington, Fort Madison and Keo-
kuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Warsaw, Car
| thage, Nauvoo, la Harpe and Quincy in
| Illinois,. Burlington capitalists are be-
| ing invited to join the enterprise, and it
| is quite possible TINT u monster stock
4 company will soon be organized. The
| Des Moines rapids extend from Mon
| trose to keokuk, n distance of twelve
miles. The total fall at low water il
twenty-threc feet and at high water mark
4 sixteen feet. The river passes through
4 a gorge in the limestone bluffs.
George Rush. an aged man near Aims
worth, fell willie doing some chores and
4 broke his hip.
/ Dodge, and at one time very wealthy
died paupers death in the hospital
| there.
Work has been commenced tearing
down the old Dallas County court house.
preparatory to the erection of the new
building.
A Young man named Eaton, 81 years
old, escaped from the county jail ut
Greenfield. The escaped prisoner was in
custody upon the charge Of burglary.
Mrs. b. Il. prunty, lady of Des
Moines, fell on an icy sidewalk, fractur-
| ing her left arm badly.
Mrs. Nettie Mitchell. a Des Moines
lady, found baby on her doorstep with
a $40 bill pinned OH it.
The Suicide Club is the name of an or.
ganization formed in the town of lie
Claire. Some of the leading citizens Of
the place belong and the secretary is an
ex-Mayor of the city. The club is a
secret organization. The opinion has
been ventured that the society intends to
eradicate the popular prejudice against
self-slaughter, as no suicides have taken
place in the quiet little village of lie
Claire for many years.
The 3-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Boyle was smothercd to death at
| Cincinnati. Neither of the parents being
at home, the child upset n lamp in bed
room and set the bed clothing on fire with
| the above result.
A silk thief was captured in dry
goods store mt Marshalltown. 1t is be-
lieved he is one of an organized body of
1 robbers. When caught in the store lie
feigned drunkenness. but later said his
name was Black aud that he came from
Independence. He had evidently made
one trip and carried off valuable lot of
silks and had come back for a second load
when captured. He is supposed to have
had two aceomplices.