Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-01-21

1902.
During 1902 property to the value of
S6,279,47S in Woodbury. County changed
hands.
A fine specimen Of red fox, the fur of
which is very valuable, was killed near
Dewitt,
Des Moines journeymen horseshoers
have won their contention for nine
hour day.
Work has been abandoned on all the
Great Western extensions in the State
until spring.
Harry Burrell, former popular Des
Moines baseball player, is reported dead
in Montana.
Some towns in western Iowa report
that many people are already burning
corn for fuel.
The new buildings at the Iowa soldiers
home at Marshalltown will be completed
about Feb. ].
Tie directors Of the Davenport wooden
mills have declared an annual dividend
of 10 per cent.
Fire destroyed the restaurant of Theo-
dore Paulos of Clinton. Loss $1,000,
partially insured.
LcAIars has wonder in the shape of
a fve-legged colt. The freak is healthy
and likely to live.
Charles II. Fox, wealthy luinbe,man,
is dead. He was resident of Musca.
tine for forty years.
The home of Joseph Slower, near Iowa
City, was destroyed by fire. Loss ST..
500; insurance $500.
Allen Deartli, aged 81, pioneer resi-
dent and the Oldest citizen Of Warren
County, is dead at Indianola.
Rev. William p. James of BrookGeld,
Mo-, has accepted the call 10 tile pastor
ate of st. Pauls Episcopal Church, Mar
shalltown.
y. A. Seifcrt, prominent business
man of Eddyville, was found in the rear
of his residence frozen to death. He
had been i'll.
The new main building Mt the .Ames
College will be located OH the ruins of
the one recently burned. 1t will cost a
quarter of million.
The 13months-old child of Michael Ca
hill of Keokuk was fatally burned by its
clothes catching fire from n stove near
which it was playing.
Ben Knudson, for thirty-6ve years a
resident of st. Ansgar, fell from trestle
near that city and received injuries which
rendered him helpless
Mrs. j. r. Hendrickson of Charlton
was seriously injured by the explosion
of n pot of sassafras tea. The sight Of
one eye was destroyed.
The Des Moines Trades and Labor
Assembly has asked that only Iowa
labor be employed on the Iowa building
at the st. Louis exposition.
The Fort Dodge Commercial Club is
trying to induce farm machine manu-
featuring company employing seventy
five men to locate i'll that city.
Mrs. Catherine Duncan has brought
suit for $4,000 damages against the city
officials Of Wilton because they searched
her house while looking for Intoxicating
liquors.
The 3-year.ol1 son of Diedricll Bor-
chers of LeAIars swallowed bnttonhook
three inches in length. The buttonhook
was located in the child's stomach by
means of an N-ray.
Amanda StraScr, n teacher in the Wat
erloo public schools. was fatally burned
by the explosion of II gasoline can. She
was emptying the gasoline from the can
into another vessel when the gas was
ignited.
The Auditor of State has made his re-
port on the condition of State and saw
| ings banks DEG. last which shows that
as compared with Sept. 10 last there was
decrease of nearly $5,6O0,O00 in de-
posts. and Il decrease in bills receivable
and credits subject to sight drafts of
81 100000.
According to the official report of the
Department of Agriculture, Iowa is sec
ond to Illinois, and the second highest
State i'll the Union in the production of
corn the past year, the acreage of same,
| also of oats acreage and production. Tho
report shows that Iowa had 9,3O2, 6SS
| acres of corn, producing 297,6S6, O1G
bushels, as against 9.6236S0 acres md
312,436,416 bushels for Illinois. This
State had 4,O63, 1873 acres of oats and Il
production of 124, 73S,337 bushels. while
Illinois had 4,070,3O3 acres and 1913, 49,
ABB bushels.
| n trio of highwaymen entered the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan in the
outskirts of the town of Hamilton at n
late hour of the night. Mr.. Sullivan
had just sold a farm and had 81, 800 in
the house at the time, which was evident
~ known by the robbers. They present.
ed revolvers to the astonished couple and
demanded that they stand up with Their
faces to the wall and hold their hands
aloft. There was nothing for Mr.. and
Mrs. Sullivan to do but comply. One OF
the robbers stood guard over them while
the others got the money. They COM
PEELED Mrs. Sullivan to tell where it was
located, SO that the securing of the GOV.
eted cash was IN easy task The two
who made the search left the room frs,
with the money in their possession. Then
the other man followed OIL the RIM. Mr.
Sullivan was quick witted and immedi.
ately seized his shotgun, which was con.
cealed near by. He hastened to the door
and fired at the retreating man. The
rcbber evidently turned inst as the slot
| was fired, for lie received the charge in
his face and the whole side of his face
was torn off and one eye destroyed. He
fell to the ground unable to proceed Blu,
the other two men showed fight and open
ed fire OH Mr.. Sullivan. lie returned the
hre two or three times and felt conf
dent that he hit one of the men. He
was not harmed. The two fled in the
darkness.
The management of the Burlington
system has decided upon improvements
for 1903 which will cost at least IS, 200,
600. Considerable portion of this sum is
10 be spent in getting ready for track
elevation in Chicago. The most impor
tant work will be on the Burlington pro
per in the State of Iowa, and largely
west Of Creston. The work will involve
the abandonment of between thirty and
forty miles of old track between Red
Oak and the Missouri river. This sec
ton is full of curves, which will be
Strengthened by the building of consid
cradle new track.
Five, new buildings, n science hall, Ii