Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-02-19

The town of Rake will have new
Methodist Church.
| John Leepcr, a pioneer resident of Jas
per County, is dead of smallpox.
Mason City claims improvements FOR
1901 in that city amounted to S1.500,O00.
A company has been formed for the
purpose of exploiting the Fredrrika oil
fields.
George Snyder of Burlington was found
dead in his barn. Heart disease the
cause.
A Cleveland syndicate proposes to build
an electric line from Newton to Des
Moines.
r. w. Keenc, living north of Council
Bluffs, was robbed and severely beaten
by footpads
Orvile Tell has been appointed post
master at Hinsdale, vice Emeline Thomp-
son. resigned.
Charles Higgins has been appointed
postmaster ut Hanshaw and Sarah Crews
at Oak Grove.
kid Noble, wanted in Muscatine for
alleged murder, has been arrested at
Guthrie, Okla.
Delbert, son of Postmaster Lazenby,
died Mt Atkins, after an illness of ten
days, of pneumonia.
"Kid" Noble, the Muscatine murderer,
is said to be in California and may be
apprehended shortly.
The First Presbyterian Church Of Iowa
City has extended call to Rev. d. w.
Wylie of Davenport.
A $4,000 Y. NJ. c. A. building has
been completed in connection with Cen
trail University at Pclla.
The Congregational Church of Fort
Dodge will probably extend call to Rev.
u. e. Day of Minneapolis.
Des Moines school principals are in
favor of asking the Legislature to pass
a compulsory education law.
Stewart I. Taylor of Cedar Bluffs
found pearl for which he was paid
$500 by Muscatine jewecr.
Clam diggers along the Mississippi OBJ
ject to the proposed Rumple bill for the
protection of the mussel beds.
Wesley White, Burlington colored
man, was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary for highway robbery.
A class of fifty-four, eighteen of which,
We're women, has been graduated from
Still Medical College at Des Moines.
Henry Hanbold of Burlington commit
ted suicide by throwing himself in front
of moving engine at Fort Madison.
| An Illinois Central employee at Council
Bluffs named Horrigan took an overdose
of morphine and narrowly escaped death.
Mrs. G. f. McCarty was struck by
Burlington engine at Abba. One leg was
so badly crushed it had to be amputated.
Mayor Mcyicller of harrisburg has
States Court for alleged illegal selling
of liquor.
Dubuque proposes to erect $4,000
monument to Spanish-American war he
roes. 1t will be located in one of the
city parks.
John @. Bauer was awarded $2,75O
damages against the city of Dubuque. for
injuries sustained by fall OH defec-
tive sidewalk.
| a mad dog belonging to Albert Colt
void of Hutchinson bit the young son of
Henry Hilderbrand, and later bit its own
err Both victims went to Chicago for
Pasteur treatment.
Henry Bruggemann of Walcott blew
ter We're struggling with him to obtain
possession of his revolver. III health
was the cause of suicide
The grand jury at Davenport has re-
turned five indictments against jackson
B. Thomas of Philadelphia, an alleged
forger, whose operations are said to have
covered several Western States.
Mrs. Edward kushner and two chill
dren were burned to death in their home
at Waterloo in fire caused by the over
| turning of lamp. One other child was
| fatally burned aud three others seriously
injured.
Mrs. Alex Holland, mother Of the late
Homer Holland, the Drake athlete whose
tragic death was announced few weeks
ago, died at her home at Mount Ayr, at
ter an illness extending over period Of
two years.
The 2-year-old son of Henry Broders,
northeast of Grinnell, was scalded in
tub of hot water and died a half hour
later. The details of the accident are
particularly distressing. Mr.. Borders,
| who is a prosperous Sheridan farmer,
with the assistance of a hired man was
loading his hay rack on to wagon when
the rack fell, knocking Borders down and
rendering him unconscious. The men ran
to the house for Mrs. Broders, who was
washing, and together the two went to
| Mr. Broder's assistance. 1t was some
time before he could be brought to and
when Mr.. and Mrs. Broders returned to
the house they found the 2-year-old baby
unconscious in Il tub of scalding suds.
The saloon fight at Missouri Valley,
which was thought to be settled for good,
may be renewed again soon, as it has
been discovered that the saloon men fail
ed to file their appeal bond within ten
days, us required by law.
George Gascoync, a young man %
years of age, is under arrest in Corydon
charged with the murder of Toby Nc
Can, 1T-year-old boy. McCan was
stealing ride on Gascoyne's sleigh when
the latter dealt him blow with the butt
of his whip, crushing his skull. 1t is
thought Gascoyne is temporarily dement,
ed.
]. j. Ryan, manager for the recently or
ganized Iowa Land and Trust Company
of Fort Dodge, has just purchased from
Richard Sykes of London, England, what
is known MS the Sykes land in North Da-
kota, a tract consisting of $4,000 acres.
The land is located in La Mours County.
After search of forty years for the
| third heir to an estate of $4,000 in Mis-
souri,, 7. Il. Perceield poor, honest,
| Woodworking drayman Of Charlton, has
been identified as the grandson of Will
liam Perceheld, who died in Missouri
and left the fortune with only three sur
viving heirs. Mr.. Percefed's mother
married second time and came to Iowa,
where she lost track of her relatives.
Fifty pure bred Galloway cattle have
been purchased for the experimental sta
tion at Ames and tests in breeding will
be made. These animals will be crossed
with imported Shorthorns and the farm
ers of Iowa will watch the experiment
with interest.