Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-06-10
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bank at Lehigh.
An oak tree that this spring died at
Davenport is believed to be 400 years
old
Four free sites have been offered for
the location of the new Waterloo hos
pitalZ
Twenty eight lawyers have just grad
uated from the Des Moines College of
Law.
Two advertising graftcrs worked Des
Moines merchants to the tune of about
$500.
OF the 100000 needed for the new
hotel at Fort Dodge, S65,00O has been
subscribed.
The Orpheon Theater at Davenport is
to be rcmodeled and enlarged at cost
of nearly $4,000.
The Wabash and Burlington depots at
Malvern were looted of large number
of railroad tickets.
The Calvary Baptist congregation of
Des Moines is preparing to build new
$4,000 church home.
The contract has been let for the cree
ton of the new Hummel Hotel at Water
loo. The cost is $4,000.
Three of the largest general stores of
Mt. Ayr have consolidated Their COM
bined capital will be $4,000.
Tie owners of nearly 10000 acres of
land in Franklin County have petition
ed the Board of Supervisors for system
of drainage bitches.
There are 315 Congregational churches
In the State, according to the report sub
mitted to the association of churches Of
that denomination in session at Creston.
VIM. Johnson, the oldest confectioner
In Dubuque, died, aged 10. For thirty
years he sold candy to the school chill
dren and was known as "the kids" friend.
f. p. Dickinson, Clinton travelling
man, attempted suicide by shooting. He
may recover. No other reason for the
act is given than that he was tired of
life.
At the special election at Rock Rapids
to determine whether the city should
purchase the water works plant the prop
osition was defeated by vote Of 200
to 2O4.
The contract for the new central build
Ing at the Ames State College has been
let to Chicago builder at $500 900. The
building is to be completed by Septem-
Der, 1905.
Frank Baird of Creston, who was SEN
fenced to eighteen months for completely
in the Sullivan robbery, Is making an
effort to secure his release pending a
new TRIAL.
Suit has been brought against the
Rock Island at Davenport for $4,000
damages for the death of Edward Flynn.
n brakeman who was killed in recent
accident at Walcott.
The lifeless body of Simon Erkson was
taken out of the Mississippi river at
Muscatine. No marks Of violence were
found and it is believed suicide, after
excessive drinking, was the cause.
Two of the wells sunk at the Freder
ika oil fields have been abandoned. One
company has ceased operations. 1t is
said another company will make final
effort to find oil in paying quantities.
The State board of medical examiners
elected DIR. II. Matthey of Davenport
as president He declined to serve and
DIR. c. b. Adams of Sac City was elect
ed president to succeed DIR. McKiveen.
Edward Andrews, a Rock Island
brakeman. was blown from the top of
a freight train near Altoona during
high wind, falling between the cars. One
foot was severed just below the ankle.
Mrs. Martha NJ. Sisco, aged 20, was
struck by Milwaukee train at Clinton
and killed. Defective right and hearing
are responsible for the fact that she
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train.
Mr.. Buckhalter, n Russian Jew, COM
ing to Waterloo from New York, has
mysteriously disappeared, and his rela-
tives and friends are fearful for his
safety and weil-being. He is known to
have had considerable money on his per-
son.
James Burnett, young man living
with his parents two miles north of
West Liberty, committed suicide by TAX
ing strychnine. He went to his bedroom
about 8 o'clock, and after taking the
fatal dose retired, and called his parents
to his bedside, saying he wanted to bid
them farewell. Asked the cause for the
rash act, he said he had troubles of his
own, and upon further questioning by his
father he is reported to have revealed
the reason, which the father refuses to
make public.
The preliminary examination of Mrs.
Sofia Kruger, who is held upon the
charge of numbering her husband, Gus
tav Kruger, at Florenceville last month,
has been concluded. Mrs. Kruger was
held to the grand jury. which meets
June 0. The theory of the State is that
she killed her. husband Thursday night.
April 10. with the pickax. dragged the
body into closet and left 1t until Fri
day night, when she loaded it into a
buggy. drove to the river, near where the
body was found, and threw it into the
stream. She and Mr.. Kruger had been
married about eighteen months and are
not known to have had any trouble.
William Clarity, aged So years, was
shot and instantly killed by his employer,
Joseph Usher. dairyman living near
Cedar Rapids. Before Coroner King
and police officials Usher made con-
fession, in which he claimed he had gone
to Garrity's room to put window up
on account of the storm, that as he rails.
cd the window Clarity arose from his
bed and remarked. "I'll kill you," and
that he seized the rifle from hook on the
wall and fired. Usher's son stated that
the rifle was on hook over his bed in
another room. The officials believe that
Usher was jealous of Clarity because
of his attentions to Mrs. Usher. Usher
denies this.
A high luster sound white pearl
weighing sixty-four and one-half grains
was found in the Mississippi river a,
Lansing bay by George Gordon. 1t was
sold to Max r. Green of Chicago fol
$1,000.
In the federal court at Des Moines a
jury awarded Rose DeTar $500 dam.
ages for the death of her husband, who
| was killed while in the employ of the
Wabash Company. She sued for $50.
600. In instructing the jury Judge Nc.
Pherson declared the fixing of the value
of a mans life was mere matter OF
guesswork.
Emmert Compton, aged %, and Oscar
johnson, aged 35, while fishing on a
| bridge over Skunk river, one-half mile