Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-10-22

Another effort is being made to raise
money to be expended in drilling for oil
near Frederick.
Daniel McGregor of Mason City has
been named for Congress by Fourth Dis
trict Prohibitionists.
The collateral inheritance tax for Sep
TENDER. received by the State Treasurer,
amounted to SHOOT.
John L. Streck, has been appointed
postmaster at New Virginia, vice IL. NJ.
Van Sevy, resigned.
Archbishop Keane will erect n FIVE
story combination business and Office
building in Dubuque.
Edwin Hough has been appointed post
master Mt Mount Hamil, vice Peter p.
Schowalter, resigned.
John Dixon, a G. & N. w. switchnan
the yards in that city.
Mrs. John II. Gear. the widow of the
late United States Senator, died in Bur-
lington, aged 81 years.
There is local squabble on Mt Musca-
tine over the location of the proposed
new government building.
The father of Moulton school boy
has brought suit against teacher for
Christening his offspring.
Lanesboro, n new town on the G. G..
W., in Carroll County, will be formally
launched in few days.
The wages of freight house employees
of the Burlington system in Iowa Lave
been materially increased.
successful revival has closed Mt I.e-
Mars, at which scores of people are said
to have professed conversion.
The corner stone of the Methodist
Church at Clinton was laid the other dry
The building will cost $4,000.
An unknown man threw himself in
front of a c., b. 4 @. freight train Mt
Creston and was instantly killed.
Glenn Hunter, aged 10 years, was in
jured probably fatally in football game
between school teams at Des Moines.
Irene Shepherd, procuress, was SEN
fenced at Burlington to one month in
the county Jail and to pay a fine of $500.
Mike Fischer, an Illinois Central fore
man, was run over near Fort Dodge.
N,
A Waterloo restaurant keeper was
fined S. and costs because he charged
colored man % cents for n 1O.cent
lunch,
The debt on the Harlan Episcopal
Church has been wiped out and the build
ing has just been consecrated by Bishop
Morrison.
DIR. A. Bishop of Fort Dodge has re-
ceived patents on devices for administer
ing anesthetics, one for ether and one for
chloroform.
Mason City's recent disastrous fire has
caused the City Council to cast about for
more effective means of fighting the de-
stroying element.
Benjamin Porter, wanted for the Mt
tempted murder of his wife, cut his
throat at Wheatland and died in Rock
Island, ILL.,, hospital.
1t is understood the town of jefferson
has offered the Northwestern 100 acres
of land and 100000 if it will locate the
end of division there.
Mrs. Kate Houston and her four little
daughters of Keokuk are missing. The
mother is supposed to have killed the
girls and committed suicide.
The bank of Otto has closed its doors.
The assets are $4,000; liabilities, 500
600. 1t wns a private concern owned by
Mayor Il. II. Cutting and ]. I. Willctt.
Heavy rains in southern Iowa.. which
made railroad beds soft, caused two
freight wrecks, one on the Rock Island
near Unionville, the other on the Mil
waukee near Seymour.
Guy Davis, the Thayer youth who suf-
fcrcd the loss of n leg by being run over
by switch engine, died of his injuries.
Manager Brown of the Waterloo opera
house booked two shows for the sane
night and now finds himself sued by
the manager of one of them for $500.
Fire at Atalissa destroyed five bust
ness houses and part of their contents.
The blaze was the worst the town ever
had. Spears meat market and harness
shop. Vausle's implement store, the Mil
let building and SIMPSONS furniture
store were consumed. No statement of
the loss is made. Partly insured.
On account of the destruction of Par
sons College at Fairfield by fire a few
weeks ago the institution will be moved
to Mount Pleasant. Wesleyan Uniyer-
sity, at the latter place, is likely to be
moved to Ottumwa.
]. w. Johnson, II young farmer living
near Abba, was fatally shot by Marshal
Thomas Smith. johnson was walking
along the street in company with his
father. He had been drinking, and Mar
shall Smith attempted to arrest him. John.
son resisted After brief struggle John
son broke away from the officer and the
latter fired two shots. One took effect
just over the heart. johnson died almost
instantly.
Carroll Wright will retire from the
firm of Wright, Hewett & Wright, at
Des Moines and will hereafter devote ali
his time to the interests of the Rock Isl
and system. In his new capacity he
will have charge of the legal business of
the Rock Island in Iowa, Minnesota and
South Dakota, having been placed in
charge of the legal department of the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
us well Ms of the Rock Island in .his
State.
Mrs. Mollie e. Hunt of Atlantic has
been sentenced to the penitentiary for one
year for attempting to kill A. H. Good
speed, whose attention to another woman
made her Jealous.