Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-06-26


The body of an unknown 12-year-old
boy was found floating ON the Rock river
near Davenport.
The contract has been lot for new
bridge over the Mississippi at Dubuque
to cost $106,0G0.
A. Vaughn, an old man about GO years
of age. was found dead in house on
Mill street, ottumwa.
The detention hospital at Red Oak has
been closed and the town declared free
of contagious diseases.
A man by the name of Jones commit
ted suicide at Washington Prairie. He
shot himself in the head.
Magnus Saucr, business man of lie
Mars. was sugged by thugs and his peck
cts rifled of few dollars.
President MacLean says the State Uni
versity is losing good professors because
the salaries paid are too low.
The large steam elevator at Dedhanl,
together with about 6,0OO bushels of
grain, was destroyed by fire.
The anti-saloon people at Atlantic are
making hard fight against the saloon
petition being circulated there.
Des Moines is to lose its Company a,
Fifty-tirst Iowa, which it has held ever
since the guard was organized.
A quarrel at Lamont resulted in the
shooting of Jake Wander Flute by ~
year-old boy named Marse Harder.
A member of bridge gang at work
near Washington slipped while using an
adze and almost cut his foot off.
w. l.. Shepherd. of Des Moines, was
Knocked down and trampled on while at
tempting to stop frightened horse.
A farm hand near Farmer City. a
stranger in the community, attempted sui
eide by shooting himself in the head.
d. l.. Palmer, Franklin County
farmer, was knocked down by horse
and trampled on, and two ribs broken.
Burglars blew open the safe in gen
eral store in Gearing, hut were Brighten.
ed away before they secured any valua-
bles.
Frank Gum, young business man of
Fremont, was burned to death In fire
which destroyed the Iowa Central elcva-
tor at that place.
Des Mones shippers will organize n
club with secretary who will have a
salary of $500 per annum, to look after
rates, salvage claims, etc.
Robert NJ. johnson, who went to Mex
leo City from Des AIoines, has been
drowned near Tulpancingo. He leaves a
widow and two children.
AT the prohibition town of Seymour,
Thomas and Lon Wade, brothers. drank
100 bottles of lemon extract and both
died within an hour in terrible agony.
Henry Grobe, wealthy Pottawatta-
mic County farmer. has lost thirty-three
head of fat cattle from his pasture. In
vestigation leads to the belief that the
cattle were stolen two or three nights ago
and Were driven to Yorkshire. when they
We're probably shipped to Chicago. The
cattle We're valued by Grobe at $500.
The board of regents of the University
of Iowa elected DIR. L. w. Dean of Iowa
City State physician to the school of the
blind at Ninton, to the chair of otology
rhinology and laryngology in the college
of medicine of the University of Iowa
vice DIR. Robertson, resigned to accept
position in Chicago medical school.
1t is likely that in the near future All
effort will be made to come to an under
standing with regard to the titles of the
swamp lands which are now held by
property owners in Webster County. The
lands were originally given out by the
government to those who would take and
properly drain them, and commissioners
were appointed to see that this was done
and the titles were issued. 1t now APP
pears that some of the lands We're moi
swamp lands at all and the whole matter
| is very much involved.
At Waterloo Sheriff l.. NJ. Law. assist
ed by George Jeannin, arrested Will Eng
fish, Will and Frank Fenstinmakcr, rs
they were about to deliver to Charles
Raphael counterfeit money of their own
making for which he was to pay them 81
cents on the dollar. The exchange was
to have been made in the barn on the old
Cushman place on Eighth street. where
English resides. As the transaction was
in progress Sheriff Law and Special ON
Ger Jeannin stepped out from where they
We're in hiding in the building and cap
tured the entire outfit of men. money auf
molds. The men were caught red-hand
cd and were too surprised to offer denim
or objections. The molds consisted OF
| one-dollar, fifty. twenty-five and ten cent
pieces. The dollar was of the vintage OF
1898 and the other molds varied. The
men broke down and made II confession
Charles w. Ingerscll formerly we'll
known conductor on the Rock Islam
road, was arrested in Council Bluffs
charged with an attempt to throw yitro
in his divorced wife's face. Last Feb
ruary Ingcrsol left the city after being
arrested for assaulting his wife. Durin.
| his absence Mrs. lnyersol. who is EN-
| ployed in the general office of the Wood
men of the World. in Omaha, secured /;
divorce in the District Court in Omaha
and was given the custody of her three
children. Ingersoll returned to Council
Bluffs n few days ago, and on going t.
his former home was denied admittanct
by one of his wife's relatives. He thel
learned for the first time that his wife
| had secured divorce from him. Latel
he again went to the house and attempt
ed to take one of the children away, but
was prevented by Mrs. 1ngersoll Dur
| ing the struggle he pulled bottle from
his pocket. saying: well, if CANNOT
have the child have got some acid here
] and you shall have that" Mrs. Inger
soil. after struggle, succeeded il
wrenchns the bottle from him, and In
| gersoll, threatening that he would ge
even with her yet. left. He was shortl,
after arrested by the police.
a Marshalitown lady lost diamond
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