Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-05-14
Abba is to have new court house
to cost S75, 0OO.S

p. ID. Gray has been appointed post
master at Beaver, vice y. b. Casey, re-
signed.
business iii Keoktik, is dead Of heart
trouble.
The, Rock Island is .relayiHg the track
FEN its Kansas City division with SO-pound
steel rails.
The Burlington depot Mt Hepburn was
fired by bolt of lightning, and burned
to the ground.
The Spurbeck & Lambert Compahy's
butter tub factory at Algona was de-
stroyed by fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Beckley of Hills.
boro have celebrated their fiftieth we'd
ding anniversary.
Rev. j. X. Alexander of Libertyville
is the new pastor of the New London
Presbyterian Church.
o. Wilson, nm old resident of Center
vile and prominent Mason, died at
that city at the age of 81.
The laying of the corner stone Of the
new Odd Fellows temple at Mason City
has been postponed to May IA.
Prof. w. A. Boron has been chosen as
head of the preparatory school Of the
new Memorial University at Mason City.
Des Moines butchers are at war among
themselves and meat has been selling
at retail for less than the wholesale
| price.
The lifeless form Of a baby apparently
six months old, encased in an old shoe
box, was found In the rear of a vacant
residence in Keokuk
The drug store of ALI Hammer at Des
Moines was entered and robbed Of IS
mud large amount of candy, cigars,
baseball goods, knives, etc.
While John Roth, living near Daven-
port, was currying his horses, lightning
struck the barn, killing three horses.
Roth was but slightly stunned.
The Broadway Methodist Church at
Council Bluffs is to celebrate its fiftieth
anniversary May %. 1t was the first
Methodist Church in western Iowa.
After an existence Of twenty years, the
Iowa division of the American Wheel
men is to be no more. The members
A class of go was initiated by Myrtle
Capital lodge, Il. p. at Des Moines.
This Is the largest class ever initiated
into AMI X. p. lodge after its organiza-
ton.
The house occupied by S. p. Clist at
Shenandoah was destroyed by fire. The
family had not risen when the fire was
discovered. Most of the contents was
saved.
Fort Dodge Elks have been granted
concessions by the City Council and will
erect 100000 hotel. The property
will be granted immunity from taxes for
ten years. q
Plans for a new NJ. Il. Church build
ing at GAINESVILLE have practically been
decided upon. The building will have a
total seating capacity Of about $50, and
will cost $4,000.
Clarence Kiley, telegraph operator
| at Nora Springs, has been declared In
sane and taken to Independence. Melan-
choly over loss of his position is sup
posed to be responsible.
The regents of the University of Iowa
met the offer of the Northwestern Uni
ards, secretary Of the law faculty, and
he will remain at Iowa.
j. e. Carter, foreman of press room
ut the Chamberlain Medicine factory at
Des Moines, disappeared on the day Of
the Peterson murders, and the detec-
tives are searching for him.
The regents of the University of Iowa
met the offer of the Northwestern Uni
versity School of Law to Prof. II. ..
Richards, secretary of the law faculty,
and he will remain ut Iowa.
Sits, ST., Of Waterloo were working on
the new depot at Glasgow, the scaffolding
broke under them, letting them fall about
sixteen feet. Both were painfully in
jured.
John Arson, aged 65, a well-to-do farm
er in the vicinity of Glidden and vet
eran of the Civil War, ended his life
by shooting himself through the heart
with a revolver. No motive is given for
the act.
While attempting to catch ride on
the Rock Island California limited pass
ing through Centcrville, Willie Richard
son, aged 8, fell under the wheels OF the
train and was SO badly mangled that he
died within twenty minutes.
The family of Charles Yoltz believe
him dead and are mourning their loss.
He left their home near Mason City last
| September to seek work in North Da-
kota, and has not been heard from since
shortly after arriving there.
Tiecke Edwards, a AIuscatine police
court character, cndeavored to end his
life by severing the jugular vein with a
pocket knife. The sheriff arrived on the
scene and interfcred with his plans be-
fore he had done any serious damage
to himself.
Further reports of the tornado in JAS
per County show two children named
Brown were killed. Their mother was
thrown several feet into wire fence
and fatally injured. Many residences
and barns were destroyed and much live
stock killed.
| William Hangburn committed suicide
mt his home in Adair by shooting himself
| in the heart with 32-cnliber rifle. AL
though the bullet from the gun passed
directly through his heart he lived for
some time afterward and said he was
sorry for having committed the act
Hangburg was young man about ~
years old. He was Respondent because
of continued i'll health.
| A team of horses driven by Mr.. and
Mrs. Adam Snyder became unmanagea-
BILE during funeral at Clinton, ran away
and both occupants OF the carriage were
thrown down an embankment. 1t is fear
| ed they are injured fatally.
w. B. Mahannah, formerly express
messenger, was arrested at Burlington
by government secret service men. He
is supposed to have been connected with
the theft of n $4,000 package consigned
from Chicago bank to that city. His
arrest was brought about by the attempt
to get the government to redeem money
that was partly burned.
=. w. Kile, deaf and dumb laborcr,
was run down in Fort Dodge by the west
bound passenger train on the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad and killed. Kile was walk
ing on the track and did not hear the
| warning whistles