Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-10

and Frank Quinlan were arrested at Du-
buque, charged with making and passing
counterfeit dimes. The boys confessed
and gave up molds crudely made of brick.
Within Our borders.
The sheet metal workers of Clinton
have formed union.
Archbishop Keane has given $4,000 tc
the fund for the building of the new ca.
thedral school and parish building in Du
buque.
Oskaloosa and Ottumwa will both re.
ceiye call from President Roosevelt on
Sept. 80. He will stop few minutes i'll
each city.
Edward X. Pitman, one of the best.
known Democratic politicians in south.
ern Iowa, is dead at his home in Mount
Ayr, from kick by n horse.
George Griswold, one of the first pion.
GERS of Iowa and for sixty-threc years a
resident of Clinton County, is dead. Mr.
Griswold was president of the Territorial
and State Pioneer Association and was d
noted character and prominent citizen.
AT Waukon Junction most deplorable
accident occurred. The 5-year-old son OF
Basil Gaynard, clam fisherman, fel
into the cooking tank which he used t.
cook out his clans. The child had boil
arms so badly scaldcd that it is feared
that amputation may be necessary.
The corner stone of Marshalltown's
new public library building was laid at
3 O'Clock Monday afternoon. The cere
monies We're in charge of the Masonic
nd lodi ff n,,l tsos,,
ed in by all the officers of the lodge. Dele
CATIONS of Masons were present from
many surrounding towns and cities. One
| of the features of the ceremonies was
Masonic parade. The new building is d
gift to the city from Andrew Carnegie
1t will be built entirely of stone, will con
| s:st of two stories and basement ant
embrace all the conyeniences of modern
| library.
| A new law passed by the last Legisla
| ture at the instance of the most advanced
| sociologists was declared unconstitution
al in court at Keokuk in n test case. The
law provided for taking children from in
competent mothers and placing them il
better homes. The court held that the
act has not the proper title and does ro
give the right of trial by jury, as proceed
ings may be brought before the Mayor OF
cities who have summary jurisdiction
Notice of appeal was given and the east
will so to the Supreme Court for fna
determination MS to constitutionality cnt
several legal points.
Ralph Ewing, while dreaming thu
house he was occupying was on fire
jumped from second-story window nj
Clinton and received serious injuries.
Harry Levich, accused of the murder
of Isaac Finkelstein in Des Moines, waiv
ed preliminary examination and the case
will go to the grand jury. Bail was fixeG
at $1,000. which was furnished.
G. p. Olson, for twenty-five years SUI
perintendcnt of bridges of the Burling
ton Railroad system west of the Mis-
souri, river, was drowned at Burlington
Mr.. Olson's headquarters were Mt Lin
coin, Neb., where his family resides.
A 5000 mare was stolen from William
Paul of Washington. Officers traced the
thief to Muscatine. where he was captur
ed and the horse recovered.
Mrs. Julia Clark of Lyons was awak
ened by burglar in her room. Hel
screams scared the intruder away, but
she is now in n critical condition from
nervous prostration.
Joseph Palmer, farmer living neal
Colfax, was dragged to death by his
horses and met horrible death. Palmer
had gone to his pasture to catch team
of horses and had battered them and tied
the straps together when in some I'M
known way the straps became tangled
around the mans body.
A free scholarship in the new Memo
rial University at Mason City has been
placed at the disposal of each department
of the Iowa Ladies of the G. A. X.
A thief who stole team of mules at
Atlantic was headed off at Tuskcgo but
drew revolver and kept his pursucrs at
bay until he reached the timber and es.
capped.
While attending the closing festivities
at Battle Island, half a. mile below Vic
tory. in honor of the inveiling of the
Blackhawk monumcntekIlss Wolfns,
aged 10 years. and Mr.. N!&nan, aged IL
years. son of Judge Wyman of viro-
qua, Wis, We're drowned while bathing
pp the beach.