Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20

conrad Miller OF Dubuque mas become
insane through brooding over
the attempt Of his daughter to commit
suicide.
A, G. Cromcr, thought to have resided
Mt Batesville, Ark, was drowned In
Skunk river, northeast Of Fremont, while
bathing.
The park board Of the city of Des
Moines has issued an order prohibiting
political or religious meetings in the To-
cal parks.
Will Potahan, A. II. Yale, Truman Pot
ter and other Mason City capitalists,
have purchased $4,000 acres of land near
Winnipeg.
Ella Butler. 15-year-old Pocahontas
girl, has disappeared from her home, and
her relatives can find no trace of her
A 3-year-old girl at Ankeny swallowed
a grain of corn, which lodged in her lung.
An operation for its removal was sue
cessfully performed.
Mrs. ]. R. Baxter, wife Of Des
Moines banker and very popular in So
ciety circles in that city, has suddenly be-
come violently insane.
Eugene Cameron, 16 years old, living
near Lenox, was fatally injured by the
accidental discharge Of revolver in the
hands of younger brother.
The Cedar Falls and Waterloo Rapids
Transit Company will extend its electric
line from Denver to Tripoli. The prelim-
mary survey is in progress.
A cemetery association has been organ
lied at Dewitt for the purpose Of re-
deeming the local burying ground from
its present weedy condition.
Sept. 1, Henry Meyer, now national
bank examiner for the northern district
of Iowa, will become vice-president of the
Des Moines National Bank.
A hired hand named Bishop, working
for farmer near Atlantic, skipped with
n team of $500 mules. The sheriff Is
seeking an introduction to him.
Harry Levich and Fred Walker, the
latter colored, were arrested at Des
Moines, charged with knowing something
of the murder of Isaac Finkelstein.
Rabies have broken out in herd Of
cattle near Iowa Falls and several cases
have been ordered killed. A number Of
dogs in the locality have also been dis
posed OF.
Ella Butler. the 1G-year-old girl who
disappeared from Pocahontas, was locat-
ed at the home of farmer, near Curlew,
where she had secured employment as a
hired girl.
DR.. John Gordon, d. D., has been elect
ed president Of Tabor College. He has
been acting president for year, and for
one year prior to that was a professor In
the college.
A gang Of armed tramps tried to force
two Council Bluffs youths to follow them.
The boys escaped aud reported the mat
ter to the police, who arrested one Of the
hobos. The others are still at large.
According to DIR. Frank w. PorterAeld,
grand chancellor of the Iowa knights Of
Pythias, the order in Iowa is making
wonderful progress, and the State will
soon rank with the strongholds of Ply
thianism.
ii. o. Weaver, recently appointed rev.
enue collector for the southern district Of
Iowa, has taken the oath of office and
assumed his new duties. Collector j. NJ.
Kemble returns to the practice OF law
in Muscatine.
Two clam fishermen became involved
in fight in Dubuque and slashcd each
other badly with knives. They were ar
rested and the one who started the trou-
BILE was given a Jail sentence. Their in
juries are not serious.
Frank Williamson Of Des Moines, was
killed while attempting to get aft an in
coming Northwestern fast freight train
in Milwaukee. Williamson had been steal
ing ride and in jumping off he fell under
the wheels, which cut off his legs.
The store Of Gus Lazenby at AtkilS
son was entered by thieves by means of
a skeleton key. About $50 worth Of shoes
were taken, the boxes being put back on
the shelves to hide detection. The thieves
got away with their booty without being
detected.
The Iowa Packing and Provision Com
pany's plant at Clinton, one Of the few re-
naming Independent packing houses Of
the country, has been sold to one of the
great packing syndicates, presumably the
Cudahys. 1t Is stated the plant will he
operated.
Cracksmen blew the safe of the Ladds.
dale Supply Company at Laddsdale. They
secured an unknown amount. The ,ost.
office is in the same building and part Of
the funds belonged to the government.
Fire of unknown origin burned the ma.
JOE portion u .ne business assa a e OF Luz
cas-. Loss Is es.,na..a a. sov'oOV' f1re
e co. lloh su.roununs towns saved
'he p'aee IRON, en'.re INSTRUCTION.
A terrific hailstorm struck southern
Iowa, doing much damage to crops. The
buriihston ION ' uepos d. 'gasan.yllle was de-
slroyea ps .sh.nlns ihh u barns
In the country were nrea py hghtnlng.
The strike OF the Building Trades
Council at Burlington was settled by ar
bitration, the men agreeing to return to
work with union or non-union men. and
the boycott against the Gilbert Hedge
Lumber Company, where the original