Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-03-09
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

All ldi III east VI Ouily was DuTutu "
the ground. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. s
The pastor of the Methodist Episco.
pal church of Colfax, Rev. ReDua, be.
gan a revival meeting which may con-
tinue several weeks.
Mrs. Charles Copeland, aged 40
years, committed suicide at Batavia
by drinking carbolic acid. No reason
is given for the deed.
Harry Murdoch of Lone Tree is suf-
fering from a dislocated shoulder and
torn tepdons, due to a violent throw,
in wrestling match.
Mrs. Lacky, wife of prominent
farmer living near Knoxville, is dead
from dose of antipyrene which she
used to prevent headache.
William Hoyt, accused Of incendiar-
ism, has been arrested at Lone Tree
and will Jointly face the charge of ar
son with William Minder.
Fire at Walton damaged the Nc
Cartney restaurant and the building
adjoining, owned by Mrs. Mayweather,
to the extent of about $4,000.
The residence of the city librarian,
Miss Kittie Fread, was destroyed by
fire at Ames. The property was valued
at about $4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Bush of MAJ
son City celebrated the sixty-frst ami.
versary of their marriage. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bush came to Mason City in 1871.
The Presbyterian church of Shelby
has rendered call to the Rev. Mr..
Lamp of Omaha, who finishes his; the
illogical course in Omaha this spring.
Enact statewide prohibition in
Iowa was one point emphasized by ex-
Governor Larrabee in his address be-
fore, the students of the University OF
Iowa.
There were ITO conversions at a
meeting closing series by Rev. H. Y.
Lyon at Algona, making total Of 74O.
The offering for the evangelist was
s1,175.
There is an epidemic Of scarlet fever
in the rural districts north and east
of Fenton. Several families are quar-
antined and one school is temporarily
closed.
After twenty-four hours Of intense
suffering. the 2-year-old son Of Chas
G.. Orvis, former city attorney of
Oskaloosa, died as the result OF being
scalded.
The highest average for Duroc Jer-
sey hogs ever known in the vicinity Of
Mason City was made by G. H.. Purdy
recently when he sold thirty-flve at
$3.50 per head.
Mrs. Mary Gregory of Council Bluffs,
proprietor of the Revere Hotel, has
complained to the police that her clerk,
F. l.. Paddon, has absconded with $37
that belonged to her.
News of the appointment Of an adj
ditional clerk for the postoffice at Mar.
shalltown was received from Washing
ton, and as result an all night serv-
ice will be installed.
While on his way to the depot to
take the train for Murray, ]. e. Glass
of Atlantic, special agent for the Capt.
! tai Insurance Company, was run down
and instantly killed at Shannon City.
A lease of grounds and building was
made by the McHenry Mil House Com
pany of South Bend, Ind. for the re-
moval of their distributing house for
Iowa from Davenport to Mason City.
Word was received at GAINESVILLE
that Albert Skinner. aged 80 years.
was killed in San Francisco He was
born and reared in GAINESVILLE, and
went west five years ago. He leaves
a wife.
| Charles Novatne shot himself
through the head with revolver while
lying in bed in Iowa City. He died
five minutes later. Ill health was the
cause. He was 81 years old and un-
| married.
The storll recently presented Mr..
and Mrs. George Norton of osceola
with triplets. The parents now have
four boys under l years old. Eleven
months ago Mrs. Norton gave birth
to boy.
Maggie Ryan, spinster, aged 45,
and sister of J. ]. Ryan, capitalist.
was burned to death at Fort Dodge by
! an explosion OF gasoline in her home.
The woman had been blind for num-
Der of years.
Glen Mitchell. while lighting the
gasoline lights in his fathers store at
Manly. was seriously burned about the
face and hands by the explosion of the
wood alcohol he was using to generate
| the lights with.
| Fred j. Bailey, aged about so years,
agent for the Northern Mutual Life In
surance Company, has been notified
that he has fallen heir to $125,000 and
several years interest in California
estate. He1is we'll known resident
OF Oskaloosa.
Miss Jennie Gerhardt, aged 20, at
tempted suicide In the street in Gin
ton by swallowing the contents OF a
bottle of laudanum, because her mother
had just told her that her relations
with her lover, George Smith, must
cease. She was taken to the hospital
and is thought to be out of danger.
Clyde Scott, fireman, was instant.
ly killed and Fred Campbell, an engi-
neer, had leg broken when. a special
passenger train on the Chicago Great
Western collided with a switch engine
in the Waterloo yards.
Articles of incorporation We're filed
for the Charles City Western Railroad
The capital is to be 100000, of which
100000 already has been subscribed
by the promoters. The street car serv.
ice of Charles City is to be in connec'
tion with the. interurban.
Possible destruction of the Oakdale
tuberculosis sanitarium by fire was