Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

" shot. She is alleged to have quarfeled
with roomcr. Do,tie Duffy, occupying
the same house; disappeared after tho
shooting.
A. ]. Pieper the young city editor Of
the Gem City, went bathing at place on
the sandbar opposite Fort Madison, and
id taking final plunge before dressing,
got beyond his depth ana was drowned
before he could be rescued.
The State board of control has deter
mined, in view of the unusually high
price of potatoes, to feed the inmates
of the institution on beans. corn and
hominy to n considerable extent this year,
providing potatoes once day.
The family of Wesley b. Holub were
Mortified at finding his body lying just be-
fore the house. Investigation proved
that death was the result of his own act,
he having shot himself, the WEAPON lying
beside him. Mr.. Holub lived one mile
east of PrairieburS.
unknown robbers entered the clothing
st6re Of S. l.: Graham, kilown as THE
Hub" at Ottrmwa, aid stole clothing
valued 1t $500, aid perhaps when the
full loss Is found it will reach $500. Be
sides this the money drawer was robbed
Of 50 in small cliaiigG:
Thomas Hail. an alleged joint keeper
at Cleveland, was shot and probably ia
tally injured. 1t is alleged that James
Sage, keeper of the company boarding
house, is responsible for the wounded
mans condition. Sage claims that he
did the shooting in self-defense.
During severe rain and thunder
storm at Cleghorn bolt of lightning
! struck the e. Stevens elevator office, in
which eight young men had taken refuge
from the storm. Wm. E. Springer, who
was standing at window, received the
full force of the bolt and was instantly
killed. A tramp tailor, who gave his
name rs Barger, was badly stuhned.
Fred Daily was found lying Unconscious
by the roadside mile cast of Homer.
His pockets were turned wrong side out,
his empty pockethook lay near by, and
his horse, hitched to his buggy was graz
ing about. Which revived Daily said lie
was returning homo from Webster City
alone and about 1920 at night as he was
nearing home was attacked by two
strangers. He. was struck on the head
and knew no more till revived by the doc
tor. He had had about $50 in his pock-
etbook.
Reuben Jarrett, at one time one of the
richest men of early days in Dubuque,
died at the poor house, aged 80 years.
He was one of the pioneers, coming here
in 1886. He went into mining and after
many years struck lead which yielded
him 100000. He went from Dubuque to
st. Louis, where he spent money lavish
ly. He bought n steamboat inst. Louis
and ran it for pleasure up and down the
river His fortune was soon spent and
for years he had been an inmate of the
poorhouse.
Shortly after i O'clock the other after
noon an unknown man, presumably a
laborer on the Milwaukee, wis Instantly
killed and terribly mahgied by d North
WESTERN freight traih, about mile west
Of Fairfax. 1t is stated that the unfor-
tuiate man was walking towards Fair.
fax; probably for the PURPOSE Of having a
title check cashed, aid that the engineer
whistled repeatedly. The stranger must
| have been very deaf, as the boss of d
sectioh gahg was an eyewitness AHA
states that the stranger made no effort
to get off the track.
The first station South Of Iowa Falls
OH the iiew Des Ntoihes, iowa Falls and
Northern Railroad will be Buckeye and
within few weeks town will be spring.
ing up in the grain fields nine miles
southwest of Iowa Falls. This name fol
the new station has been approved by
the railroad company, by the postal au-
thorities at Washington and by the town
site company which will plat the new
town at once. Several lines of business
will be put In as soon as the track lay
crs reach the new town, AMONG others be-
ing grain, timber and general mefchan-
disc, while d creamery will be started as
soon as the town is plated.
After one of the most bitter fights ever
seen in an Iowa convention hail. the
Moines virtually absorbed the Anti-Sa-
loon League. The convention was that
Of the Anti-Saloon League, composed of
men of all parties who are opposed to
| the saloon. In the past it has been an
| tagonistic to political interference, and il
has opposed the Prohibition party as the
| means Of restoring the power of the sa.
loon. The Prohibitionists succeeded In
securing credentials as delegates am
went to the convention in large numbers
| Led by their State chairman, j. II. Camp
bell. formerly Of Sioux City, now Of Des
Mcihes, they proceeded to take matters
| into their own hands, and came out prac.
tically victorious. AT the end of the con.
yention unity prevailed
| Labor Commissioner G. r. Wenners
trum has compiled for his Forthcoming
report statistical reference to TIL.
amount of money expended in different
States for labor bureaus. This shows
that Iowa is at the bottom Of the list
The showing is regarded by him as wor.
thy of a place In his biennial report SC
that the incoming Legislature may take
some action to increase the scope Of the
Iowa department, which how has very
| little authority or latitude. Mr. Wehners
trum finds that Connecticut pays out the
highest amount per capita iii the work OF
labor investigation. protection, etc. II
phys out annually $33.11 for each Loo
next with S26.75 per 1000; New York Is
next WIFI 3lt.lf, WHHe WISCONSIN eN'
ponds S15.46. As against these figures
Mr. Wennerstrum cites Iowa, which ex
ponds annually S1.GS for this sort of in
vestigation per 1000 of her people.
Ira Godfrey of Bussey placed bottle
of carbolic acid in his hip pocket. Hi
fell, breaking the bottle and burning the
flesh to the bone on his spine and hip
producing death in few hours. He wa.
55 years old.
George Davenport of What Cheer, d
car repairer, was badly injured while
riding on the tender OF an engine. Th,
engine crashed into II string Of cars
When picked out of the wreck Da.,ehpor
was found to be severely injured, one
leg being SO badly crushed that amputa
tion was necessary. 1t is thought thai
he cannot recover.
Two cases of smallpox have broken oul
in the family of Silas Devol, living five
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