Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-02
wapello County has a mad dog scare.

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Train servics ih.= ,,,-tfn begun on the
electric road between Denver and Wat
| erloo.
A farm house west of Clinton was
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground
The establishment of a 5OO-barrel lour
mill at LeMars is being agitated by local
capitalists.
The women of Boone are endeavoring
to force the city authorities to clean up
the alleys.
before the Williamsburg high school
graduates.
Mrs. Minnie Hanley of Shenandoah
has gone to India to take up work as
missionary. ~
Workmen on the telephone system at
Dewitt struck for higher wages and
shorter hours.
Barnum. recently nearly destroyed by
fire, will be rebuilt in more substantial
manner than before.
Mrs. Albert Otto, living five miles west
of Davenport, was killed at railroad
crossing near her home.
The strike among the Dubuque button
workers has been settled and the men
have returned to work.
The special telephone election in Bur-
lington resulted in nearly unanimous
vote for the proposition.
| VIM. Clark was overcome by gas while
working in a Dubuque storm sewer and
narrowly escaped death.
/ The Clarkson estate at Des Mcines is
! valued at 100000. 1t will be divided
| among number of heirs.
| Thos. Sincox, miner at Foster, was
seriously injured by being caught be-
tween two loaded coal cars.
The improvements in Crcston this year
will amount to over 100000. There is
already scarcity of labor.
The residence of Ralph Chaffee at Wat
erloo was damaged by fire caused by a
gasoline stove. Loss 5000.
The attorneys for Letson Balliett will
ask for new trial and failing in that
will appeal to higher court.
| The 4-year-old son of W. A. Schrum
was killed by being run over by train
on the Burlington at Charlton.
Gen. Byers has decided to hold the en-
campment of the Fiftieth Iowa in Oska-
loosa the first week in August.
Parties prospecting for oil at Fred
crika struck three-foot living stream of
water at a depth of 1000 feet.
DR.. Guy p. Benton of Upper Iowa Uni
versity has accepted the presidency of
Miami University at Oxford, Ohio.
! The Illinois Central Railroad now has
its own long distance telephone in OPP
Grafton between Dubuque and Chicago.
Fred Shaffner, a young man about "a
years of age, h-ing near Miliersburs
hung himself in his fathers buggy shed.
A new brick school house, two-story
bank building and number of fine resi-
dences are under construction at Ankeny
Des Moines has new savings bank
with Il capital stock Of $4,000. 1t is
known rs the Security Trust and Savings
Bank.
John Niemyer of Davenport robbed
his own saloon and then reported the mat
ter to the police. His game did not
work.
Edward Bradley, a c. G. w. section
hand, was struck by a loaded coal car
and probably fatally injured at Graft
| station.
d. B. Preston of Red Oak, while at
tempting to board moving train, had Il
foot SO badly injured that amputation
was necessary.
Policeman Andrew Nelson of Clinton
was seriously injured by the accidental
discharge of his own revolver. The bull
let entered his thigh.
The tailoring establishment of Strutz
& Sons at Atlantic was entered by burg
lars, who carried away 500 worth of
clothing. There is no clue.
The creamery at Gowrie was totally de-
| stroycd by fire of unknown origin. The
loss is $4,000, insurance 81 600. The own
er will rebuild at once.
| While Fred Parks, living near Kirk
willie. was engaged in telling Il tree, the
AK slipped and struck one of his ankles,
cutting the foot entirely off.
Charles Il. Tucker, for fifteen years
chief inspector of the western railway
weighing and inspection bureau Mt Coun-
Gil Bluffs. is dead, aged 80 years.
Albert Heflcy. a teamster, was proba-
bly, fatally stabbed at Des Moines i'll a
| ny 1AopClt .hoiiiS, u Suph. He
trouble came about in dispute over a
girl.
James Cochran, young farmer resil
ing three miles west of keosauqua, at
tempted suicide by taking poison. He
was respondent because his wife had
deserted him.
While under the influence of liquor
| w. II. Walker, Dcs Moines painter
lost three fingers OF his right hand. He
does not know how or where the acci-
| dent occurred.
| Ella Bresnahan of Rock Island, ILL.,,
was burned to death in Mercy hospital III
Davenport. She was an inmate of the
department for the insane and her cloth
ing caught fire from stove.
Director of the Mint George E. Rob
erts has bought the Iowa State Regis
ter, published in Des Moines. and it is
reported that he will resign his position
at Washington to give his attention TO
the management of the property.
1t is now believed that w. II. Lovin.
whose body was found in the river near
Rock Valley, committed suicide. 1t is
thought the Commissions in his skull We're
caused by striking on stones in the river
bed when he jumped into the water.
y brick building two stories high, and
occupied as II carriage factory, was de-
molished at Fairfield during heavy wind
storm. Much other damage was done,
but no one was injured.
The recent high water, caused by the
excessive rains and the overlooking of
the Iowa river, may be responsible for
Il second death in Marshaltown. Daniel
Austin, member of the Soldiers Home,
has been missing for several days, and
not one thing can be learned from any
source that will throw any light upon
his whereabouts. Austin was 10 years
of age.
A naphtha launch containing three
young men became unmanageable at
Waterloo and went over the dam. The
occupants had narrow escape from