Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07

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jumping in front of train.
A teamster at Fort Dodge tagged
gravel train in time to prevent serious
collision on the NJ. & st. L.
Milton Webb, Davenport man, was
shot in the arm during fight in n col
ored dive, md seriously wounded.
Marshalltown has been made defend
ant in damage suit for $1,000 for
limb broken on defective sidewalk.
John Benesh of Walker shot his sweet
heart, Miss Fannie Jirsa, then himself.
Aquelen Mandel of Davenport had
limb ground between steamer and
wharf, and amputation was necessary.
A valuable vein of coal has been I'M
covered in the bottom of the Des Moines
river Mt Fort Dodge, of first class quality.
The federal treasury will give $4,000
to the State Agricultural College this
year, which Is $1,000 more than last
| year.
Hartford Mars, farmer in Garden
Grove township, dropped while running
after his team, which had broken loose.
He had been in good health, and his death
was undoubtedly due to the heat or heart
| trouble.
The 12-year-old son of A. l.. Richards
of Marshalltown was kidnapped and taken
| to within two miles of Colo, where he es-
capped while his captor slept. The boy
made his way to State Center, after hav-
ing slept all night by the roadside. He
arrived at his grandfathcr's home in State
Center half famished and with his hands
bound. The boy says his captor tied his
hands behind him and put handker-
chief over his mouth and threw blanket
over him. He has no idea why he was
abducted.
Harry Shamp, conductor on the o.,
B. 4 Q. Railroad, left his train ut Fair
field and no trace of him can be found.
| His train pulled into Fairfield about 10
o'clock and at that time Shamp remark
ed to his brakeman that he would leave
the train. He then left the caboose and
coald not be found when the train was
ready to leave. Stamps home was for
merly in the city. He is married man
and his family resides at Galesburg.
There seems to be no doubt that his
mind was unbalanced, probably by the
| heat
On the farm of NJ. w. Montgomery,
six miles northwest of Ne-ada, Mr..
Bridgeman, about 81 years of age, was
using self-dumping rake in making hay.
when the horses became frightened and
ran away. The young man walked out on
the tongue to regain one line, which had
been jerked out Of his hands, and while
there either fell or was kicked down by
the horses, SO that one foot caught be-
tween the two parts of the tongue. In
this manner he was dragged about the
field by the fleeing horses and pounded to
death.
John Hagey, member of the town
council and school board at Braddyville,
died us result of wound by bullet
from n revolver in the hands of John Rus
sell. Russell and Hagey's wife had be-
come infatuated with one another while
the former lived in Hagey's home. Re
Gently, when the husband was about to
make Russell some trouble, he promised
to leave the country. However, the other
night he approached the rear of Hagey's
house, and induced Mrs. Hagey to go to
him. Her husband fired Mt him. Russell
waited until Hagey was only twenty-five
feet away and then shot him.
Martin johnson, prominent farmer
living near Badger, while seemingly GRAZ
ed by heat and drink, attempted to kill
his wife on the streets of Fort Dodge
while driving home with her in buggy.
johnson had just started home and while
yet in the business part Of the city COM
menced to beat his wife. Bystanders
were attracted by her cries and the po-
lice We're notified. johnson started OH
and after he had gone few blocks COM
menced again to cruelty beat his wife.
When the police overlook him. party of
men had dragged him out of the carriage
and angry threats were being made. The
arrival Of the police prevented mob vio-
lence. Mrs. johnson was quite badly
hurt.
Nicholas Wirth. Jr., died at keokuk as
result of shooting himself through the
kidneys in an attempt at suicide.
A boy aged 10 is in the Boone jail
who claims to have bummed his way from
San Francisco to Chicago and was on
his way home again.
An employee in an egg house in Fort
Dodge found four chickens in one egg
case and three in another one, which had
been Matched out by the sun.
The expense of running the town Of
Toledo during the past five years has av-
eraged Se.aoo per annum, but the present
council VIII try and cut 1t to $4,000.
James Hall, n well-known miner en-
ployed in Hooking mine No. 2 at Hilton,
was killed while engaged at his work Ly
n fall Of slate.
| A serious fire occurred at Grand juno
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