Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-10-21

failure. in the back yard of his home.
Mary Quigley, an insane patient in
Mercy hospital, Davenport, eluded her
guards and escaped from the institution.
Edward w. Bell, an Illinois Central
switchman at Fort Dodge, was knocked
from the top Of car and painfully In
jured.
Frank Page, living southwest Of Ne
vada, has twenty acres Of corn which
he estimates will yield eighty bushels
per acre.
The public library at Fort Dodge Is
to be moved into the new Carnegie II.
brary building, recently completed, Mt an
early date.
Five Scott County prisoners have just
been taken TO the State penitentiary. the
largest sentence being for two and one
half year,.
"A Hour and feed commission company
has been organized at Davenport, cap
italixed Mt $50. 600. They will erect a
$4,000 plant.
Between s., 700 and $4,000 will be ex-
pended by the c. G. w. Railway In paw
ing the yards about their freight depot
in Council Bluffs.
Carl Loofburro, aged 81, committed
suicide Mt Stockport by drinking carbolic
acid. 1t is supposed he was respondent
over a love affair.
The officials Of the Great Western
announce that they will take over the
new Omaha line from the contractors
about Nov. /. Arrangements are being
made for new train service to be in
stalled on that date.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Stern
berg Manufacturing Company In Daven-
port, with loss reaching probably $780,
600. The origin Of the fire Is unknown.
fore being discovered that the loss Is
total.
d. =. Martin, Missouri outlaw, sur
rendered himself in Des Moines to the
sheriff, saying he was tired of being a
fugitive. Martin had been pursued
through northern Missouri and southern
Iowa, and had twice exchanged shots
with posses.
Will Turner, aged IA years, is in a
hospital at Council Bluffs, where finger
was amputated and pieces of bone taken
from his knee as a result of infection
caused by wading In the filthy water Of
the recent food there, and it.is feared
tetanus will develop.
Burglars entered the store Of Day &
Swisher Bros In New Sharon and car
ried off considerable quantity of mic;
cellaneous goods and small amount Of
cash. The grocery department cash reg
lister was forced open and ten or fifteen
dollars was extracted.
The honeymoon of Mrs. Alice Laugh
lin. whose marriage TO Charles Hender-
son was announced at Lineville, was
short. The bridegroom is reported to
have skipped out for parts unknown,
leaving the fair bride poorer by about
$3.50. She Endorsed n note for 500 to
buy him team of horses, which he trad
ed. and in other ways got possession Of
$40 or $50 of her money before leav-
ing. Mrs. Laughlin has good farm east
of Lineville, which he tried to induce
her to sell.
Thomas f. Ward, formerly yice-presi-
dent of the Lemars National Bank,
pleaded guilty Mt Sioux City to the en-
bczzlement of 200 of the banks funds
iir 1901.
A.. 9. Rankin is preparing to launch
an anti-liquor crusade ut Dubuque. He
hopes to secure the cooperation of Arch
bishop Keane in the organization Of a
State constabulary there.
Dan Rogers, GO-year old negro Of
Davenport, became intoxieatedsa md slnsll-
ed his young wife several times with a
knife. but not dangerously. She refused
To prosecute and lie WAC released