Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-24

tloH there OF u combined creamery anu
sterilizcd milk factory.
Mrs. Julia Noonan of Lime Springs
celebrated her 10Sth birthday recently
She is native of Ireland.
Arthur Driscoll, farm hand near
Early, lost portion of one hand in the
gearing of tanning mill.
The new Ellsworth hospital at Iowa
Falls is nearing completion and will he
ready for occupancy in a few weeks.
The aggregate attendance at the State
fair was 113,S0O, against 1920 last
year; receipts, $53,416, against S43, 400.
Michael Marinan of Davenport was
severely burned while trying to rescue a
sum of money from his burning home.
Six cars of freight train on the Min
neapolis and st. Louis left the center of
the train near Humboldt. No one was
injured.
George Washington, colored, was SEN
fenced at Fort Dodge to six months in
State prison for breaking and entering u
freight car.
Levi Hoffman, the young Chickasaw
County farmer who attempted suicide,
has been adjudged insane and taken to
independence.
Rev. Father J. ]. Fitzpatrick of Du-
buque will spend number of years
studying in the famous universities of
the old world.
The baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Ryan, who live near Stratford, was
drowned by falling into wash boiler
filled with water.
Mrs. /. N. Thompson of Dallas Center
left her home few days ago mad has rot
been seen since. Her husband fears she
wandered away while temporarily de-
mented.
The voters of Fort Madison, LOG to $50,
turned down the proposition of the water
company for 13-year franchise and the
payment of half the amount due from the
city for hydrant rental.
1t is reported that the Fort Dodge
Light and Power Company is planning
the construction of line across tile
| ing in Vincent, Badger, Humboldt and
Eagle Grove.
The Willis Lumber yard at Gilmore
was totally destroyed by fire. Loss &c.,
coo. Counselman's elevator, Rollins
general store, the postofIicc and Cofy's
barber shop were also destroyed, with a
loss of $4,000.
| A peculiar accident happened near
Early. A horse switched his tail into
the main drive belt of threshing ma
chine. The tail was jerked from the
body, and the horse was later killed to
end its sufferinss.
Rev. Frank McCusky and bride of
Volga City have left for New York,
| whence they will sail for India where
they will engage in missionary work, Tn
| der the direction OF the Presbyterian
board of missions.
| The home of A. Hasselman, living
| about six miles north of Pclla, caught
fire and was totally destroyed with its
contents. The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Hasselman, who was i'll the house ut the
| time. was crematcd.
| Fred Olrich, supposed to hail from Chi
cagp, was crushed under the wheels
| while trying to board moving North
western train at Missouri Valley. He
died shortly after being removed to a
| Council Bluffs hospital.
The Rapid Transit Company of Water.
loo has just completed plans for the OK
penditure of $250,O0O in improvements.
These include building of machine shops
to employ 100 men: buying Of new roll
ing stock; the building of an extension
from Denver to connect with the C. G.
W.. and many minor items of Importance
locally.
| At Jamison, 6-year-old Forest Prime ac-
| cidentally shot and almost instantly kill
| ed Wetzel Prime, his 4year-old brother.
| An older brother had been hunting with
II 22-caliber rifle. Coming home, he set
the gun down to open gate. when the
| younger boy picked it up, pointed it at
his little brother and shot him Just under
the left eye.
Mic Klein, aged So, was burned to
| death in an attic in the Western Hotel
Mt lie Mars. Fire was discovered in
the building and, after the flames had
been extinguished Kleins ciiarred re-
mains were found.
Tom Lewis, a miner, aged % years, has
been arrested at Des Moines on the
charge of numbering Lena and Tom Pc
tcrson last spring. Justice Aylesworth
refused to admit him to bail. He claims
TO be innocent, and was of the five min
crs who satisfactorily explained their
whereabouts on the night of the murder
to the police.
Wapello Odd Fellows held a ceiebra-
ton in honor of the tiftieth anniversary
of the membership of John Herrick Mr..
Herrick was presented with gold medal
in honor OF the occasion.
Some one fred two charges of chicken
shot into the home of Frank Drake Mt
Dickens. There has been trouble in the
district over the hiring of school teach
er who was boarding in the family.
The grand jury has returned an in
dictmcnt against w. II. Clark, in which
he is charged with the murder of DIR.
w. ID. Duff, who was shot twice with n
double barrclcd shotgun in the hands Of
Clark, farmer residing few miles
east of Garden Grove.
Mrs. Susan +. BRACE Of Page County
has sued her husband for divorce and
asks $4,000 alimony. brace recently
claimed to get religion" since which
time he declares he is sanctitied ard that
his wife is an unfit person for him to
habitate with.
Herman Haschc, aged 80, cashier Of
the Doom Savings Bank, committed sui
eide. He was found sitting in chair
dead in the bank. A 22-calber revolver
lay beside him. There was n bullet hole
in his head. His act cannot be explained
upon any other theory than that of tenn
porary alteration. There is no doubt
that Mr.. Hasche's affairs with the bank
are in good shape.