Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-11
President Mckinley Coming to Man.

President Mckinley Coming to Man.
chester.
1t is expected that President McKfn
ley's special train will reach Manches
ter at 9:25 next Monday morning, and
arrangements are being made to give
the nations chief executive q n0n-p par.
tisan reception. AS soon as it was
known that the presidential party
would stop at this place. Mayor Stead
man appointed the following COMMITTEES
on arrangements: Judge A. s. Blair, E,
M. Carr, r. W. Thrill, R. Il. Robinson
and G. c. Bradley.
The committee on arrangements ap
pointed committees as follows: Com.
mittee on reception, s. A. Steadman,
A. S. Blair, E. NJ. Carr, q. G. Bradley,
Geo. w. Durham, R. w. Thrill, r. R.
Robinson, Calvin Yoran, T. j. Prouse,
E. Z. Seeds, NJ. F. Leroy, W. G. Cav
ley, J. H. Peters, L. Mathews, E. q.
Perkins, II. L. Ram, j. w. Miles and
A. N. Smith.
Committee on Decorations: r. NJ
Marvin, A. Durham and Z. B. Eaton
Commute on finances, Chas. j. Seeds,
B. F. Miles and W. H. Hutchinson.
A platform will be built in or neal
the first street west of the passenger
depot where quite large crowd car
see and hear Mr.. Mckinley. It is un
derstood that his remarks will be briei
and that no reference to politics will be
made, aud for that reason democrats as
well as republicans will do what the!
can to give him royal welcome. Thit
will be the first visit of q president Of
the United States to Manchester ant
If the morning is fair great crowi
may be expected.
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co
The annual meeting of the Farmer
Fire and Lightning Insurance Company
of Delaware County, assembled II
Lont's Hall, at Delaware, last Tuesday
the 3rd inst, and done the usual prelim
mary work of committees, examining
the books of the president, secretary and
treasurer, and canvassing the applica
tions taken the past year. The presi
dent, secretary and treasurer each made
their report, and when this was com
pleted the following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: President, A
S. Coon, Manchester Secretary, G. A
Pierce, Delaware Treasurer, L. Mat,
thews, Manchester; Directors, Thomas
Simons, Delhi; L. Parker, Greeley
David Chrystal, Ryan.
The question of insuring live stock at
large was the next before the house and
after lengthy discussion on both sides
it was carried without one dissenting
vote.
The next question taken up was steam
threshing machines while at work on
the premises. 1t was decided to notify
each member of the company that in or
der that the insurance company be re-
sponsible that the insured should re-
quire of the owner of said threshing ma
chine to comply with the law as the
statute requires.
Other questions Of interest to the
company were fully discussed and q
general good feeling prevailed through
out the entire session, and the company
was honored by the presence of William
Hogan, of Farley, secretary of the Du-
buque County Mutual Insurance Co.,
and he assisted in many ways to make
it profitable and pleasant meeting.
The following figures show the stand
ing of the company
Amount Of Risks in force October 1, =. :. =,
1898. .....::.....:.....:... S5s $50 90
beri. lsss. ....a..:......... 7s,lsooo
tober j. 1888: ......s...:...." 2s,4so co
1889. :...;......... . eo2,s5 90
1850. ........... 1850 1865 l7s g
Losses paid. Observation-Disclosures. As SO
Total assessments for losses and ex-
penses for twenty years, s34.5O on
100000 insured.