Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-14
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ted the promoters $1,000.
John Youngerman, Polk County pio-
neer, is dead Mt Des AIoincs.
The reorganization of the Dubuque po-
lice force has been commenced.
A child of John Sims of near Mystic
fell into we'll and was drowned.
Samuel Matthews, white. was t1lot and
fatally wounded by Bob Brown, colored,
at Buxton.
The women's clubs Of the Third Iowa
District will hold convention at FL
dora Oct. 81.
William McClain, Of Keokuk, is miss
ing, and 1t is feared he was drowned
while fishing.
Two barns at Hayelock burned, caus-
ing a loas of $1,000. The blaze started
from bonfire.
James w. Argo has been appointed
postmaster at Pleasant Plain, vice J. j.
Gunthcr, resigned.
The school census gives NIarshalltown
8,471 persons Of school age. decrease
Of 105 since last year.
Andrew Cook. aged %. of sunbury,
dropped dead while attending the birth
dry party of neighbor.
The schools at Otto have been closed
on account of nm epidemic Of diphtheria.
There has been one death.
The first surgical operation in the
new st. Thomas Hospital at MARSHALL
town has inst been performed.
Boss barbcrs of Davenport want 20 re-
duce wages. and the journeymen say a
strike will follow such a move.
There have been from fifty to eighty
prisoners in the Scott County jail nearly
all the fine for several months past.
jacob Baker, nm aged resident Of Bur
lington, was struck by Rock Island
train in that city and instantly killed.
Isaac Turman, a prominent farmer
and hoSentan of Woodbury. County,
dropped dead at the Missouri Valley fair.
A colored boy at Keokuk threw rock
which struck 5-year-oh Mildred West
OIL the arm, breaking both bones in the
foreur'm.
1t is now definitely established that
the oil symptoms at Fredrika, which led
to the organization of two stock COM
panies and the investment of many thou
sand dollars, were the result of leaky
oil tank at country store.
| Matthew Venue, Council Bluffs
youth, has brought suit against the G.
& N. w. for $4,000 damages. 1t is al
legged that, while stealing a ride, he was
kicked from moving train and fell I'M.
der the wheels, losing an arm.
William, Thompson, a wealthy Polk
County farmer, has disappeared. He II
90 years old and eccentric. He is said
to have started out with the intention OF
seeing the world, and rs he had 1900 III
his possession, fenrs for his safety art
entertained by his relatives.
While the G.. A. r. of Iowa contrib
uted only about 5000 to the fund for the
relief of Kansas flood sufferers the WON
en- of The w. II. G. did much better. A
report just. issued shows that they con
tributcd S647.S0 in cash and SIS in sup
plies which were sent to the Kansas peo
| pie.
Mike Spellman, who Is from Holyoke
Mass., while attempting to board NOV
ing train ut Davenport, fell under the
wheels and his right leg was cut of
4 above the knee.
II II
John Gray, in charge of the railwa,
signal tower on the bridge at Dubuque
was painfully burned by the explosion Of
4 n soft coal stove, taie flames shooting GU
| the door into his face.
Mrs. Robert Young Of Gilman acct
dentally drank quantity of lye, mistak
| ing tile cup containing it for cup O.
water. Her mouth WINS horribly burn
ed, hut medical relief was secured
promptly and no permanent injuries ar,
anticipated.
John Schratzel, teamster at lie Mars
was killed in runaway accident. HI
fell from his seat on his wagon and til,
i wheels passed over his body.
Extensive coal beds have been discoy
cred underneath the town site Of Web
ster City. A ten-inch vein has just beel
uncovered Mt depth of sixteen feet.
An important decision favoEng TIL
4 municipalities of Iowa was given b,
Judge Caswell of the District Court a
4 Marshalhown. The court holds that I'm
der present statutes street railway com
panies IRE liable for share in paving
1 although the companies may have bcel
exempted by former councils under prev
Gus statutes.