Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-12

The 14-year-old son of @. p. Holt, post
master ut harrisburg, was fatally gored
by n bull.
Norman NJ. Leonard of Waukee has
been appointed an observer in the wealth
er bureau.
The salary of the postmaster Mt Valley
Junction will be raised from $1,000 to
81 100 July 1.
The Council at Correctionvlle has de-
cided to spend $1,000 in extending its
water service.
Abe Ashba, aged 20, of Russell. a
groom of three weeks, has disappeared
from his home.
1t is said that tax ferrets at work in
Clinton County have discovered S30O,O0O
back taxes due
John F. Scott, barber of Des Moines,
suicided by jumping out of window at
Atchison, Kan.
Green goods men are active in the East,
and Iowa towns are being flooded with
their circulars.
William Coppock, n druggist at Mason
City, has heen found guilty of illegal
selling Of liquor.
From May to May IL sixteen carloads
of eggs, valued at $4,000, were shipped
from McGregor.
According to the assessors returns the
personal property in Mills County aggre-
gates $3,T21.S76.
A Tama firm ships each week regu-
larry about 100000 eggs, or two carloads,
to Eastern markets.
The State Bank Mt Mt. Vernon has
filed articles of incorporation with the
Secretary of State.
Waterloo will make strong effort to
secure the next central United States
Dunkard convention.
Friction started fire which consumed
load Of hay and new wagon on the
streets of Davenport.
James Riley, Des Moines mechanic.
fell off scaffold and was painfully in
jured about the head.
A defective fue started a fire in the
Hancock House at Britt. which totally
destroyed the building.
The Congregationalists at Belle Plaine
have purchased site on which to erect
new church building.
A social war is now being wnged be-
tween the senior boys and girls in the
Iowa College at Grinnell.
The banks of Davenport show gain
of three aud one-half million dollars over
the deposits Of year ago.
The Christian Church at Logan has
been presented with chime of bells
weighing over 1000 pounds.
John McGarry, the Dubuque man
charged with the murder of William o.
Lavake, has been acquitted. ~
The Oskaloosa district Of the Epworth
League will hold its annual convention
at What Cheer June IS to 20.
The brick for the new Christian Church
at Boone has been purchased and work
will commence in the near future.
Oscar Hague, lad Of Shenandoah.
was seriously wounded by the wad of n
blank cartridge lodging in his knee.
The feeling at Fort Dodge is that the
stucco mills there will not be purchased
by Eastern capital and consolidated.
Roy Lite, aged IS, of Muscatine, lost
part of his right foot by getting it caught
in set screw in carriage factory.
A coal and fuel company with capital
of $4,000 with head Offices Mt Ottum.
wa, has filed articles of incorporation.
Jacob Sormsue, farmer of Thornton,
lost FIVE cows through their eating paint
out of an old can lying in the pasture.
William B. Martin, convicted of rifling
mail sacks in Des Moines, has been SEN
fenced to one yenr III the penitentiary.
Benjamin Heimsh, young farmer near
Strahan. was dragged distance in n
runaway and his injuries proved fatal.
Bert A. Smith and Charles Schultz,
two Ottumwa men who deserted from the
army, have been captured in their home
city.
Most of the towns throughout the State
are engaged in raising funds aud making
preparations for Fourth of July celebra-
tions.
So far the body of c. c. Wright. the
have suicided by drowning, has not boon
discovered.
David Sullivan of Oskaloosa was bad
ly burned about the face and hands while
attempting to pour gasoline into n tank
with the burner lit.
The canning company Mt Garrison has
erected permanent building at an ex-
pense Of about 81 900. and purchased new
machinery worth $1,000.
LeMars has just defeated n $4,000 dam
age suit against it on account of injuries
received on defective sidealk. and now
has another one for $500 damages.
Frank Gowdy of Ferguson was shot in
the right limb by companion who was
carelessly swapping revolver.
]. X. Davis was sentenced in Desc
Moines to thirty days in the Warren
County Jail and fined 500 for bootleg
ging.
The buildings of the farm Of George
Huntington, near Waterloo. were destroy
ed by fire and the loss will aggregate
$4,000.
Michael Haur, a Winneshiek County
man, sued Barbara Best because she
failed to marry him, and the jury allowed
him $3.50.
The 4-yeaar-old daughter of w. Spitz
mueller, residing near Burlington, was
severely burned and injured by stove
falling on her.
The young son of James Murphy of
Hudson disappeared some weeks ago and
it was thought he was enticed from home,
but his body has just been discovered in
we'll.
The Cherry sisters lost their libel suit
against the Des Moines Leader in the
Supreme Court. They sued the Leader
because it copied roast" from coun-
try paper. The court says that 1t is the
duty of newspapers to criticize public
entertainments, and that ridicule and
sarcasm may be employed
The following changes in salaries of
Iowa postmasters have been announced:
Arlington, from $1,000 to SLIGO: Mus
catine, from $1,000 to S2.7O0: Oakland,
from $1,000 to $1,000; Ottumwa, from
s., 600 to $500: Mason City. from So
500 to $4,000; Ess,un, from $4,000 to
S2,4OO; Onuwa, from $1,000 to $1,7OO
The Diamond 10 line steamer Dubuque
struck rock in the channel, eighteen
miles north of Burlington, near Johnson's
Island. The shock stove hole eighteen
feet long in the bow and the boat went