Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
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The Boone Carnival Company has in
corporated.
The general store Mt Rands was looted
by burglars.
The postoffice at Broadway is to be
discontinued.
st. Ansgar is to have water works
plant this summer.
The plasterers of Waterloo will or
ganize local union.
George Metzgar has been nominated as
postmaster at Davenport.
Greene is to have a new elevator with
capacity of 25,0OO bushels.
Armstrong; general store at Rceder's
Mills was destroyed by fire.
Laura and Carl Dixon, Ottumwa chill
dren, were bitten by a mad dog,
An agitation is OIL ut Dubuque to
abolish that city's special charter.
The Methodist hospital at Des Moines
may erect n -neY building, to cost $50
Work on the new ID. B. Henderson
library at Fayette is being pushed rap
idly.
A. A. belong has been appointed post
master ut Wayne, vice G. G. Lemly, re-
signed.
The Scion water plant is nearing com
pletion. The entire cost will be about
$4,000.
The Whitebreast Fuel Company has
absorbed number of coal mines in the
vicinity of Abba.
III. B. Mccullough has been appointed
postmaster y River Junction, to succeed
Della Kelso, resigned.
The dispute between the city of Fort
Dodge and the Chicago Great Western
will be settled ia court.
Howard Padgett, aged %, hanged him
self at Ottumwa with n halter. He was
crazed by the use of cocaine.
Enos Riley, aged 80, pioneer, was
killed near Av0ca by Rock Island pas
senger train as he was crossing n bridge,
Charles johnson, well-te-do young
A1arshalltown farmer, was literally torn
In shreds, his body being drawn through
corn shredder by accident.
r. B. Wallace, Council Bluffs tra,-
cling man, had his pockets picked of S35
at the Iowa Central depot in MARSHALL
town.
Western Iowa Odd Fellows held IN en-
thusiastic celebration ut Jefferson. The
parade had about 800 members of the or
der in line.
Troy Mcnamara, the 1S-year-old stu
dent who disappeared from Grinnell six
weeks ago, was found working in the Big
-Four Railway shops in indianapolis by
his father, Rev. j. Mcnamara of Onawa.
The boy refused to return, claiming he
enjoyed the work Of a machinist.
The 14-year-old son of j. Brewer, n
farmer living near Peoria, fell from a
sulky pillow and severely mutilated one
of his legs. which made amputation nee
essay. He died from his injuries.
Henry Fulton, postmaster at Benton
port, was seriously injured by sand
Dagger. He was attacked in the street,
but finally drove off his assailant, who
escaped. 1t is supposed robbery was the
motive.
Twenty-Five cars of rails have arrived
at Davenport, consigned to the Tri-City
Railway Company. The rails weigh
ninety pounds to the yard and are to be
USED IN reiaylAs part Oh tnelr tracks III
that city.
Max I4eichsuiring of Amana was IA
tally injured by falling against saw
which he was operating. He died in a
few hours.
While tearing down an old shed. the
roof fell on ]. w. Anderson, prominent
farmer near Dayton, inflicting serious In
jurtes.
The Warfeld- Chase Company of Des
Moines, wholesalers of toys, notions and
sportsmen's goods, has filed petition in
voluntary bankruptcy. Liabilities $33,-
800, assets $43.7SO. w. s. Warfield of
the firm also filed mn individual petit
ton; liabilities $6S,G46, assets $41.31O.
He includes in liabilities all debts Of the
company.