Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-12-18
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Christian Nelson, aged %, of Mason
City, committed suicide at Los Angeles
by firing bullet through his heart. Nell
son and his companion, Eyloff Anderson,
were penhilcss.
An indictment for murder in the first
degree was returned at Mt. Ayr against
Matt Hunter for the killing Of Homer
Holland, and the case goes over to the
February term of court.
Harry Angel was smothered to death in
a well near Blakesburg by damps. Mr..
Angel was engaged in digging well and
while at the bottom was overcome by the
bad air. When the body was taken out
life was extinct
l.. ID. Thomas, an attorney of Musca-
tine, against whom Judge Wade has or-
dered disbarment proceedings, has been
captured in Bismarck, N. D., and will be
returned to Auscatinc, where action will
be taken in his case.
Michael McCabe, wealthy farmer,
was found mangled on the Milwaukee
tracks near McGrcgor. His friends be-
lieve he was murdered for his money and
his body placed on the track. There is
no known reason for suicide.
Charles Meinkey of Fontanelle, juror
in the Balliett mining case on trial in
the United States District Court in Des
NGoines, was found dead III his room in
the CRETE House 1t was evident that
he blew out the gas before retiring and
was asphyxiated. Monkey was n farmer
and estimated to be worth $4,000.
Two Waterloo families have left their
homes to take up their residence at Zion
City, established by Rev. John Alexander
Dowie on the shores of Lake Michigan.
The families are those of Louis Braun
and Clarence 1ten. Relatives of both fam
lilies endeavored to persuade them to re-
nounce their intention, but to no avail.
The tax agents working in Dubuque
under contract with the county have
added $4,000 in back taxes within three
and one-half months. They expect to
swell this sum to nearly 100000 before
the end OF the year and are confident that
before their contract expires the total
additions made by them will reach $780,
900.
George Howard and Edward Mumford,
ex-convicts, We're convicted at Cedar
Rapids under four indictments charging
them with assault with intent to murder
and with intent to rob ]. J. Smyth and
Samuel Shafer, business men. Albert
Ray, an eX-convict, turned States evil
dencc. Howard is a nephew of eH-Sena-
tor James Il. Ellison.
o. w. Cooley, the veteran landlord Of
Waterloo, who moved to Parkersburg
some time since, was drugged and robbed
in Waterloo the other night. Two un-
known men are implicated in the hold-up
which Mr.. Cooley says was effected by
giving him drink of liquor cntaining
Knockout" drops. A diamond ring and
Il small sum Of money was secured by the
highwaymen.
The suicide of Henry Bouck, wealthy
bachelor and miser, at Gruver, it is be-
lieved, will prove n solution of mys-
terious disappearance from Independence
way back in the time of the rebellion.
George b. Bouck, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Waterloo, believes that
the suicide is none other thay, his broth
er, Warren Bouck, who enlisted in the
Union army during the first years of the
war and had never been heard from since.
Fifty Italian laborers employed by the
Chicago Great Western in the work on
their depot yards in Fort Dodge went on
strike. On Dec. wages were cut from
50 to S1.75 day. This caused discon-
tent. They also complain that the eli
mate is too cold for them. Wild scenes
attended the strike, one of the men, a
Pole, going so far as to threaten the life
of the depot agent. The company paid
the men and shipped them back to Chi
cago.
Superintendent Barrett has given out
which shows that the school districts of
the State have expended nearly S5O,OOU
for library books out of the school funds,
and in addition to this $2S,426 raised
from voluntary contributions. The total
number of volumes now in school libra
ries is 453,554. of which 110,S15 were
purchased during the year. The repor,
shows that 4,245 rural schools are pro.
vided with suitable library cases, and
that 1913 sub-districts and 2.335 indie
| pendent districts have school libraries.
The approaching session of the Genera
Assembly will prove TO be an unusually
busy and important one Unless present
signs are failure. Measures of signit
canoe along n wide variety of lines vii
require consideration. That the session
will last the traditional one hundred
days appears to be certain, judging from
the large amount of work that will hav,
to be disposed of. The second Monday
in January, in this instance Jan. 13, is til,
date fixed by the constitution for the
meeting of the General Assembly and Il
is likely the session will not be conclud
ed until well toward the close of April.
The State Superintendent of public in
struction has discovered that for man,
years Il number of school districts II
Frankenmuth and Birch Run townships
where there is Il large German popula
ton, have been using public money t,
conduct sectarian schools, in violation o
the laws of the State. 1t has been til,
practice to teach the German language
to give instruction in the Bible and cate
chism of the German Lutheran Church
Several of the schools We're held in churcl
buildings. The State superintendent ha
notified the district officers that hereaf
ter they will not be entitled to primar,
school money or to the mill tax set apar
for the support of the common schools.
After having been kept apart for lift
years by lovers quarrel, 4. j. Ogle
n wealthy resident of Charlottesville
Ind. has married the sweetheart of hi
youth, Mrs. Anna Ashby of Russell, a
that place. The bridegroom is rs an
the bride just n year younger.
The big Harmcr planning mills in Bul
lington were fired four times With
twenty-four hours. Each time the flame
We're discovered before any great dam
age was done. The property was recent
, ly sold under mortgage to Il. 7. Dankart
The insurance will cover the loss. Con
panies are investigating the matter.
Because no one could be found to nc
as postmaster the government has wipe
the town of Butler Center off the maj
and place that once promised to be
leading city of central Iowa is no NOR,
The town at one time WAS the count
seat of Butler County and gave promis
of attaining proportions of city.
III Davenport the jury upon whom res
ed the fate of Albert Berndt, indicte
/ upon the charge of murder in the hrs
degree for the killing of Ed Thodc, o