Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-09-17

ties on the bench soon.
There are over fifty criminal cases on
the docket of the Polk County District
Court. They include murder cases, burg
laries, highway robberies, etc.
Arson Douthit, prominent farmer. 80
years old, living one and one-half miles
north of Bradyville, hanged himself in
his barn loft. He was respondent.
Miss Josephine Nicholson. young
lady who went from Buena Vista County
to Africa as a missionary, died in that
1890.
Much typhoid fever prevails in south
east Des Moines, the section overlooked,
as the result of the recent high water.
Several deaths have occurred and an cpl
demic Is feared.
A smooth individual named G. Sommer
was arrested at Dubuque on the charge
of obtaining money under false pretenses.
His scheme was establishing large num-
Der of exclusive" agencies at SO much
per.
Two men named German and Law
renee. held by the grand jury on charges
of burglary and awaiting trial in the
Fort Dodge city jail, dug hole through
the east side of the building and escaped
through the dog pound.
John Holingsworth has sued Fort
Dodge and the Likes Improvement Com
pany for $4,000 damages for injuries al
legged to have been sustained by being
thrown from n hack which was overt,rn-
ed on street that was being prepared
for paving.
Because President Hewitt of Parsons
College, which was recently destroyed
by fire, says the structure will not be re-
built this year, Ottumwa thinks her
chances for securing the location of the
college are good. An effort is to be made
in that direction.
Another Jail delivery occurred at Crcs-
ton. in which James Nugent and Harry
Mitchell, both held for burglary, made
their escape.
Forty-three families, including 125 per-
sons, attended the reunion of Pennsylva-
mia, New York and Ohio veterans, held
on the lawn OF Judge Dewey's home Mt
Washington.
The 13-year-old son of William Merritt,
living five miles from Glidden, met with
an accident that may prove fatal. While
| at work in grain field he fell on a pitch
| fork, one tine penetrating his eye, and it
is feared his brain.
| Charles A. Lindsay. Boone war vet
eran, was almost instantly killed by the
| accidental discharge of Il revolver. He
was special officer. and in attempting to
transfer his gun from one pocket to an
other, the trigger caught on the lining
of the pocket and the bullet entered his
abdomen. Death resulted in fifteen min
| utes.
The Kellar baby case at Keokuk is
probably at an end. Secretary Park of
the Associated Charities. says he is ready
to stop prosecution and the case will be
dropped. The yagrancy trial of the baby
was postponed and probably never will lie
tried. The child is doing well, and is in
no danger of dying.
| Charles Miller, 4 young man living at
Murray, was seriously injured while beat
ing his way on freight train. When
near Thayer he in some manner fell from
the train and sustained injuries that COM
PEELED the amputation Of one of his feet.
Michael Bartikowski, who became in
sane as the result of falling from an Iowa
Central train at Ackley and exposure, and
| who Inter attempted suicide in the coun-
ty Jail, Is dead from the effects OF loss
OF blood. A sensational development Of
the case is that the unfortunate man had
$500 sewed up in the Misunderstanding which
wax taken off him after his attempt at
suieide, and thrown into the furuacs Of
tbA electric light plant.