Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-18


A movement is on foot at Des Moines
to establish n public natatorium, with
free baths for poor children.
Constable William Denbow of Albion
attempted suicide by taking morphine.
No cause is assigned for the act.
The coal bnrons of Des AIoines have
organized and will sell only for cash to
those whose credit is not of the best.
e. S. Bradley and Il. s. Masters OF
Gravity, blew out the gas in Council
Bluffs hotel and were revived with diff
Guilty.
The body of Ora L. Dunn, an Iowa
soldier, who was killed in the Philip
pines, has been returned to Abel for
burial.
In Clinton County the past year there
have been twenty-three criminal convic-
tons. ut an expense to the county of
100000
Fort Madison is said to have been the
rendezvous of n gang of bank robbers
that have been operating in Illinois and
Missouri.
John Brown of Lake City. the short
est man on the rolls of the Union army
during the Civil War. is feet inches
in height.
Waterloo now claims to be the inter
urban center of the State, having, mile
age of fifty, with eighty-fve miles more
projected.
Geo. l.. Stapleton of Davenport asks
for divorce from his wife, alleging that
lie was drunk when lie married her a
month ago.
Ralph Il. Walker of Waterloo, G. D.
Durin of Monticello, John j. Everson of
Stone City have been appointed railway
mail clerks.
William Fay. who sru,e horse and
buggy Mt Davenport, has been arrested
Mt Ottnmwa. where he disposed of the
outfit for $25.
Adam Bieble, n Council Bluffs me-
cl,anic, is missing. When last seen he
had $50. and it is feared he has met
with foul play.
Mr.. md Mrs. I. ]. Pollard, residents
OF Lee County for sixty years. have just
celebrated their sixtieth wedding ami.
vefsary at Keokuk.
The Waterloo City Council has grant
ed II. A. Dawson a twenty-year fran
chise to operate IN Independent telephone
system in that city.
j. II. Wilson of Muscatine has sued
tile Western Union Telegraph Company
for $1,000 damage for failure to deliver
message promptly.
Ralph Friend, the 12-year-old son Of
d. II. Friend, was instantly killed by n
Chicago and Northwestern passenger
train in Marshalltown.
Wesley T.. Russell, Milwaukee en-
ploye, fell tllirty-five feet at Washing
ton as n result of a scaffold breaking. He
was not seriously hurt
Des AIoincs doctors have formed a
trust that is antitrust" They will no
longer visit persons WHO make spe.
cialty of not paying bills.
j. a. Bloom and wife Anna of Mus
catine have commenced suit against ELLA
G.. Richter for damages in the sum Of
$1,000 for alleged SANDER.
The dentists of AIuscntine have organ
lied local society. the ultimate aim of
the membership being to organize n
Southeastern Iowa Dental Association.
Harry Flynmore. convicted at Mus
4 catine on the charge Of breaking and en-
tering residences there, has been SEN
fenced to seven years in the penitentiary.
John Duncan of Wilton. found guilty
of selling intoxicating liquors without a
license. has been enioined from selling
(. same in the future and was fined $500.
Constable John DAILY, indicted for re-
ceiving brides. was assaulted in the sub
urbs Of Des Moines and is critically i'll.
He had been before the grand jury Civ
ing testimony concerning the alleged cor
ruption in tile police department.
| Mabel Willard of Ottumwa, aged 0
years, who about fourteen months ago
22-cnliber revolver. the bullet from which
was not removed until four months later.
is dead from the effects of the wound.
john Rush. president of Waterloo
gas company. was assaulted by tramps
near his home and died OF his injuries.
His assailants have not been captured.
Mr.. Rush was prominent in the lowe
Travelling Mems Association and was
well known throughout the State.
Addressing the grand jury ut Fort
Dodge, Judge Whitaker instructed that
body to return indictments against saloon
proprietors IL the evidence can be found
to substantiate the report that the sa.
Icons nre violating the State'tlaw, keep
ing open Sundays and after hours, and
maintaining rear entrances.
a scaffold on which James Bradford
was working at Muscatine broke, letting
hin, fall n distance of fifteen feet to The
ground, and he was severely injured
about the chest and shoulders
On account of non payment of bill
against the city of Muscatine for ser
vice, the bill being denied by the city
the electric light company there shut of
1 the current supplying the arc lamps ant
the city was left in darkness.
Cui,ning that his skull was fractured
by the engineer of the train on which
! lie was riding stopping the same too sud
! denly, George w. McFadden has brough
: suit at Muscatine against the c., r. l
& Il. Railway for $1,000 damages.
George McAnich of Davenport lost hi
reason temporarily because of disap
I pointment caused by his failure to Sc
cure situation which had been prom,
ised him. He attempted to commit sui
eide by drinking part of the contents o
bottle of laudanum. He will recover
Coroner Treynor of Pottawattam,
County held an inquest to determine tn
responsibility for the death of Richar
t Clancy, the Grent Western brakeman
who lost his life in attempting to max
n coupling while his train was in til
, yards at McIAelland. The verdict O
the Jury was that Clancy's death was d,,
} to the faulty condition of the yard q
the place where the accident occurred