Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-07-24

HumDef OF nne boats nave Deen
stolen this year in the vicinity of Water
loo.
g Fred Fink of Burlington fell while
alighting from street car and broke a
limb.
-Four rural mail routes have been es-
tablished in the vicinity of Correction
VILE.
Samuel McGarraugh of Shenandoah
fell from tree and was seriously in
jured.
The State of Iowa has received $780,
16l in filing fees during the past eighteen
months.
Tony Bitters of Dubuque fell from a
boat while changing seats and was
drowned.
A gnng of confidence men are operat-
Ing throughout the State passing Mexi.
can money.
A new water works system has been
completed at Arlington and is proving
satisfactory.
The business men of AInrshalltown
have incorporated and will hold carni-
val this fall.
A cold storage company has been or
ganized at Humboldt and will erect a
$4,000 building.
A lighting contest is on at LeNfars,
some of the citizens wanting electricity
and some gas.
Des Moines expenses during June for
caring for its smallpox patients amount.
ed to $1,512.75.
The inmates of the State institution at
Glenwood during June labored altogeth-
er Ga. S55 hours.
Two hundred and ten arrests were
made by the police of Ottumwa during
The month of June.
F. Henry, Waterman of the NJ. & st
L. at Fort Dodge, was struck by train
but escaped serious injury.
The little baby of w. B. Meyers OF
Washington fell into tub of hot water
and is in serious condition.
A 12-year-old lad named Cool, resid-
ing near Iowa City, had his face terri
bly, mashed by horse kicking him.
There were thirty more arrests made
during June in Waterloo than in any pre-.
vious month in the history of the city.
The State dairy commissioner has re,
ported the fiSding of milk on market in
zDes Moines preserved by formaldehyde
Louis Wolf. young man of Wash
ington, accidentally shot himself while
removing revolver from his hip pocket
Elmer Rainwater. a young man Of
Waterloo, had foot badly crushed by
being caught between an elevator and Q
floor.
Freddie Skog, aged IA, of Fort Dodg.
may lose the sight of both eyes by the
premature explosion of home-mad.
cracker.
The receipts of the postoffice in Shen
andoah for the year just closed show al
increase of over $1,000 over the previ
GUS year
A Dubuque woman attempted to throw
vitriol at man. but he threw up hel
hand and she received the contents o.
the bottle.
John l.. Burgett of Indianola has beer
appointed assistant inspector in the bu
reau of animal industry located outsid,
of Washington.
The First NJ E. Church in Waterlo,
will in September celebrate the fftieti
anniversary of the establishing of Meth
odism in that city.
Systematic thieving has been going OF
in Des Moines jewelry store for som,
months, but all efforts to capture the THE
have been useless.
Mrs. VIM. Cutcomp of Columbus juno
ton fell down the B., g. II. & N. step
at Mediapolis and the company Above,
her $500 damages.
The Comptroller of the Currency ha
authorized the First National Bank o
Valley Junction to begin business with
capital OF $4,000.
A young lady near Delhi rounded vi
three tramps. They were killing stock
She marched them into town with thei
hands in the air.
The two men arrested for swindling
Charlton farmer out of $120 for an al
legged gold cure, were released, the farm
err refusing to prosecute.
Great preparations are being made il
Burlington for the session of the low,
Library Association, which will NEE
there the first Of October.
Mrs. Mary Mason, residing near De
Moines. was struck by lightning and he
right side paralyzed and foot mangled
but it is thought she will live.
The G-year-old daughter of John Thorp
section foreman of the Illinois Central a
Richards, was struck by passenge
train and injured so that she died.
The most sensational order which ha
been made by Judge Smith Mcpherson o
the United States Court for the southern
district, has just been promulgated.
relates to the custom which has beel
common from time immemorial of pilinl
up fees for the benefit of the deputy mar
shals, commissioners and others who ar
permitted to hold offices under the Unit
ed States. The order in effect forbid
the business Of fee making and direct
that fee mills shall stop grinding.
The following graduates of the low,
State Normal School. having been ap
pointed teachers in the Philippine Isl
ands, have accepted positions there 70
three years, and are to sail for Manil
on the United States transport Thomas
July %: George w. Satterthwait, elias
of 1901. NIuscatine; Clarence e. Steele
class of 1897. Cedar Falls: Mrs. Clal
ence Il. Steele Maud Long,, class 1895
Cedar Falls: Carl d. Behrens, elias
1890, Jnnesville; George N. Briggs, elias
1898, Lamont; Daniel r. Perkins, elias
1895. Carson, Edwin NJ. Wilcox, elias
1901, Montour; Emma l.. Evans, elias
1893, Woodward.
Joe Golinvaux. Ole Thorson and OH
Huffman We're killed and Joe Hurley ia
tally injured Mt Waterloo by being struc
by passenger train.
Fire destroyed the Bunker & Mark
stair factory ut Davenport. The los
on machinery and stock of mahogany an
hard wood fixtures will be $4,000.
An epidemic of burglaries is creatin
excitement in Boone and vicinity. TIL
burglars have for the most part confin
ed their depredations to the houses O
well-to-do farmers, obtaining entranc
when the families were away and carry
ing off much valuable property.
Jacob Thompson, employed in Maj
shalltown cafe, fell withNa fivc-gallon cal
of boiling water and was severely scald