Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-02
Within our Rorier,.

A new cob pipe factory at Anamosa Is
almost completed.
The foundation for the new Olin school
house is completed.
Mrs. Mary Ryan of Dysnrt is dead at
the age of 70 years.
The Southwestern Iowa Horticultural
Society will meet in Council Bluffs Sept.
10 and 16.
The Wabash Railway will probably
soon erect new passenger station at
Council Bluffs.
The Farmers Grain mad Stock Com
pany of Ridgeway. capital $4,000. has
been Incorporated.
Many violations of the game laws are
reported in Webster County, and prose
cutions are possible.
Mrs. Reinbolt, aged 60, fell over a re-
tanning wall at Dubuque, distance of
forty feet. and was seriously injured.
Carl Coulson of Grinnell fell from a
sixty-foot smokestack on to the roof of
the engine room, receiving internal in
juries.
Dumont's Mayor has given notice that
any party found guilty of using profane
language on the streets Of that place will
be fined.
Receiver S..J. Loughran of the gov
eminent land office in Des Moines. who
has received numerous inquiries concern
Ing public lands in the State, rays there
are none subject to entry for homestead
or for any other purpose, and have not
been for many years. There are still
lands on which no patent has been is
sued but this is due to contest, be-
cause the land was swamp land secured
from the county for which the patent has
not yet been Issued or for some kindred
reason. These lands, however, are all oc-
cupied and cannot be'entered.
The bond of Peter Burk, held to the
grand jury at Council Bluffs to answer
to the charge of assault with intent to
kill, has been reduced from $1,000 to
$1,000.
A runaway horse at Ottumwa collided
with an express wagon, upsetting it and
injuring the driver, ran into sidewalk
and demolished the rig to which 1t was
hitched.
Nine thousand dollars has been sub.
scribed for an armory and auditorium at
Fort Dodge. but 1t was found this will
not be sufficient and an endeavor to raise
$1,000 additional viii be made.
John Berkeley has appealed to the
State Supreme Court for n new trial. He
was sentenced In Fremont County to IF
teen months in prison for stealing team
of horses valued at $50.
In running start Prince and Dewey
and crew ran half mile, laid $50 feet
of hose aud made coupling in 1:12X
breaking the worlds record, which ID
l:15A. The trial run was performed a,
the Davenport mile track.
Sam Johnston was robbed of $1,000
In gold and currency at Centerville The
robber gave nome of the gold to his sis.
ter, who is poor. She accidentally drop.
ped some Of the coins, and this led to
discovery of the identity of the thief.
The new S6s,OO0 high school building
at iowa City is completed, and will prob
ably be accepted by the board at its
meeting tonight.
The Iowa City Gun Club Is planning
a big tournament In which marksmen
from Waterloo. Cedar Rapids, Davenpor,
and other cities will be asked to partici
pate.
One Of the CRAFTS the farmers should
| look out for Is that of man with non
freezing stock tanks for sale. With the
sale of tank he givcs the exclusive
agency Of several townships for their sale
without extra charge. but the farmer ii
asked to sign papers which later turr
W "a notes,