Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-03

movement Is on foot for street fair
and carnival at Dubuque this fall.
The labor organizations of Davenport
are organizing central federation.
Davenport Turner's have the richest
and the second largest society in the coun-
try.
Burlington citizens are agitating the
passage Of an anti-eXpectorating ordi-
nance.
B. +. Carter has been appointed post.
master at Conger, vice j. w. Museum, re.
moved.
The First National Bank of Remsen
has been authorized to begin business;
capital $4,000.
j. Il. Knott, an old soldier and resi-
dent of Doom, was killed BY falling down
nm open cellarway.
The l5-months-old child of VIM. Gin
Their, near Powersville, fell into water
tank and was drowned.
James Black, near Fort Dodge, lost n
large portion of one hand in the cog
wheels Of a self-binder.
William Finley, colored, of Burlington,
was fined 500 for slapping his Sweet
heart during quarrel.
The thirty-ffth reunion of the De Mo-
lay consistory. Scottish Rite Masons, will
be held at Clinton Oct. 21-24.
Merl Hendricks, 6 years old, fell into
small stream near Burlington, at which
he was playing, and drowned.
A farmer near Shenandoah dug 5S9
bushels of potatoes from one acre Of
ground, netting him about $3.50.
s. II. Chase of Moscow, a member of
the famous "Greybeard" regiment, has
just celebrated his ODD birthday.
The siNty-first annual meeting of the
Davenport Baptist Association will be
held at Iowa City Sept. 0 to II.
pital and other buildings at the Mar
shalltown soldiers home has been begun.
The railway telesraphers in the towns
adjacent to Mason City met at the latter
place and organized a division of the
union.
Emil Flindt of Davenport sustained
very severe injuries while attempting to
stop a runaway team. He will probably
recover.
The barn of I. II. Brown, near Pleas
antville, was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground, together With its
contents.
A man giving his name as John Silas,
Madison. Wis, was shot at Campbell by
j. w. Hines while trying to rob the lat
ter's store.
The coal beavers strike at Fort Dodge
was settled by giving the men back their
box car as club room, the men return
ing to work.
w. G. johnson has disappeared from
his home near Redficld. He was later
seen roaming around the country and it
is supposed he has become demcnted.
The Pioneer Prospecting Oil Company
has given up hope of finding oil in pay
ing quantities at Frederika and has
ceased operations for the want of funds.
Mayor Martin of Waterloo has an
nounced that he will license no more
street corner snake shows, the business
men protesting against the disgusting ex-
hibitions.
p. Rockabrand, brakeman on the
Northwestern, was instantly killed in the
yards at Ames by falling from freight
car under he wheels. No one saw the
accident.
Corinne, little daughter of L. G.. Bal
lard, Il prominent Creston merchant. fell
into bonfire near which she was play
ing aud was badly burned. 1t is thought
She will recover.
A tramp who stole about 500 worth of
merchandise from G. & n. w. freight
car is under arrest at Marshalltown. He
was caught while in the act Of CARRYING
away the plumber.
Joseph Koskuba and William Brand,
farmers living near Ferguson, qnarreled.
koskuba attempted to shoot Brand The
shotgun missed fire. Koskuba was CIR
rested and held in 1000 bonds.
During n severe thunder storm burg
lars entered the general store of G. T..
Chase at Moscow by prying open the
back door. They placed dynamite under
the safe i'll the store and blew it to pieces
and secured about S125 in cash and other
valuable papers and made their escape
without being detected.
The FL Paso limited on the Rock Island
road was wrecked by washont near
Let's. The baggage, mail and express
and two chair cars We're ditched, but
the engine and Pullmans remained on
the track. A mail clerk and porter
were seriously hurt, but all of the passca-
gers escaped with minor injuries.
The body of a man supposed to be
Moses Tunick was found hidden ander
some weeds near Red Oak. His skull
was crushed in and n coupling pin found
near by. The body had been there some
time. 1t is thought the man was muir
dered by tramps, as a number of them
camped near the place a short time ago.
The officers found in the pockets declar-
| alton of intention to become citizen of
| native of Russia. taken ont in New York
Oct. 81, 1887, and duplicated Oct. 81,
1903.
Laurel Barnes, formerly of Maynard,
is in Jail in West Union charged with
| forgery and the negotiation of forged in
struments. Barnes was indicted in 1875,
| but skipped out before he could be ar
rested. Last fall he got in trouble cut
near Britt where he was accused of hay
ing caught Schriyer Bros. cattle dealers,
for about $4,000, using the telephone and
| n bogus telegram in order to do the work.
In some way he escaped, but later on
was heard of in Nebraska, where he oper-
ated in similar manner. Evidently be-
| lieving that the memory of man is short,
Barnes suddenly appeared in Maynard d
few days ago. Before he could disappear
again Sheriff Finch had him in tow.
| An unknown old man fell from a
steamer in the Mississippi near Burling-
ton and drowned. 1t has not been deter
mined whether it was case of accident
or suicide.
The Rock Island has been selected as
the official route of the Iowa G. A. X.
headquarters train to the national en-
campment. The train will start from
Council Bluffs.
There were 2S4 accidents at tho Fort
Madison prison the past year, mostly of
n minor nature, due to the presence of a
large amount of machinery in the vari-
Gus departments.
Anthony Capp. well-to-do farmer liv-
ing in Boone County, was found dead in
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