Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
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Grinnell is to have a hospital.

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Tho school building at Bsde is to be
rebuilt this summer.
Rural free delivery service is to be es.
tablished at Hillsboro.
Aeosauqua is making determined eff
fort to secure a pickle factory.
A site is being looked for in Waterloo
for the proposed public building.
The contract has been let for a new
$4,000 business block for Abba.
Work has been started on the new
storage elevator at Missouri Valley.
The rural mail routes mapped out at
Gilman will be established May 10.
The c.. NJ. & st. p. will work its
gravel pits at Coon Rapids this year.
George Luna, a lineman of .Grinnell
dropped dead while fixing an arc light.
Additional rural free delivery service
will be established May 10 at LeMars.
Jewell expects that new passenger
depot will be erected there before long
Work will commence again at once or
the sewage disposal plant Mt MARSHALL
\ town.
The oil discovery in Clay County i.
again said to be genuine, and in abun-
dance.
| A judge at Waterloo refused to send q
lad to the reform school because he was
an alien.
keosauqua is to have pickle factory
II sufficient acreage of pickles can be
secured
The postofices at Neptune and Nam.
mon are to be supplied by rural mail
carriers.
Smith Saunders. a prominent real es-
tate man Mt Council Bluffs, dropped dead
on the street.
The church goers of Missouri Valley
have started movement against Sunday
baseball, etc.
Joshua Durbin of Hastings was found
dead in his buggy. Epilepsy was the
cause of DEATH. 80 49, 90
Three horses of H. Oxen. near Ackley,
died from being fed castor beans by
some children. !.
The supervisors OF Poweshiek County
are planning nm electric light plant for
| the county home.
Samuel Esslinger, living near Sheffield,
is in CRITICAL condition resulting from
the kick of n. horse. -
Mrs. Conrad Deitz, aged 80, of Des
Moines, fell down stairs, but 1t Is
thought will recover. 800 .
The authorities at Newton raided a
woman's house and discovered a quantity
of beer and whisky.
Miss Laura Akers of bloomfield, who
took two doses of poison with suicidal
intent, may yet recover.
Silas Rosenberger, well-to-do farmer
near Ladora, committed suicide by hang
ing while Respondent.
Eighty acres OF land has been decided
at Fort Dodge for the proposed Coffin
home for ex-conyicts.
About $4,000 has been subscribed fol
the proposed opera house at ,Grinnell and
q company has been incorporated.
The State has at Its various institutions
Coz head of cattle, 159 horses and mules
l,640 hogs and about ninety sheep.
Frank Smith, who resides near Union.
vile, lost foot while attempting to
board moving train at Burlington.
The casket plant in Des Moines was
seriously damaged by FIRE and some val
liable stock destroyed. Loss about S12,-
600.
| The Independent school district OF
| Waterloo has sold $25, 900 of 4 per cent
bonds. The interest is. reduced to 37E
per cent.
Gust Samuelson of Deer Greek has
| haan hound oyo,. 20 tho er,.o iOrx, nh ~,
ed with sending obscene matter through
the mails.
| Henry Anderson of Tama fell from his
wagon and the wheels passed over his
head, but the soft roads prevented seri-
Gus injury.
Mrs. Edward Norton of Clinton was
awarded verdict for $500 against the
city for injuries received on defective
sidewalk.
| decided that $4,000 worth of swamp
land in Clay: County, belongs to the Unit
| ed States. .i..ts So i;l9T.> -.
Smith Saunders, an extensive property
owner Of Council Bluffs, died very sud.
denly on the street as n. result of stroke
of apoplexy.
The jury investigating the mysterious
death of b. F. Grayson at Des Moines
returned a verdict Of poisoning by un.
known persons.
| Ray Steele, n, lad of Missouri Valley
was shot in the leg while fishing near
a place where some young men were
firing at target.
Eugene j.. Corr, railroad employee a,
Marshalltown, used corn salve which
started blood poisoning and lockjaw re.
suited, causing death.
| Much nneasiness has been aroused by
the disappearance Of George Mcmahon
a prominent farmer four miles south
west of Fort Dodge. =.
The wall paper and painting establish.
ments in Des AIoines haze voluntarily
granted their men an eight-hour day
with nine-hour wages.
Senator Allison has been assured BY
Archbishop Keane that Iowa will be di
vided into four dioceses and that Des
Moines will have one.
AT Cedar Rapids George Peetz, who
was indicted for the murder OF William
Higginson on the, night of Jan. ~, was
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A good flow of oil has been discovered
in California on tract of ground be.
longing to Father Hayes, pastor of the
Catholic Church at Imogene.' :
I Ella Selensky of Waverly was struck
by Chicago Great Western train some
time ago. She sued for .$1 300. DANA ges
and the jury returned a verdict for the
amount.
L. l.. Van Horne. i debt collector n,
Keokuk, was indicted by the Federal
grand jury for mailing envelopes with
skull and cross bones on. and the words
BAD Debt"
G. G. Wolf. of Parkersburg has offered
$500 for the erection of a new NJ. r.
Church building, If the church will raise
n similar amount and establish a $4,000
public library.
So far 237 names of old settlers Of
Scott County have. been secured to be
placed.,on the tablet to their memory ID
| the court house in ,Dayenport