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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-05

Miss Madge Pentony gave part,
to few OF her friends last week We'd.
nesday evening.
John Illrrison, of Independence
spent Sunday in this city visiting rela-
tives and friends.
The Mcintosh family took "snale'
ride and picnicked on the Maquoketa
Friday afternoon.
That book announcement of the
Central Pharmacy mentioned last week
appears in this issue.
Prof. Gantz, of Highland Park
College, DesMoines, was guest last
week in the A. B. Hetherington home.
Commodore Lewis informs us he
has taken nearly fifty parties up the
river this summer. We haven't q troll
ley but we have "Snale''.
Mrs. BENZ. Skinner, of Chicago, is
in the city renewing old friendships
among former acquaintance here.
She is guest in the Chas Thorpe home.
Peterson Bros. present this week
for the inspection of the Democrats
readers a picture of youngster fed on
food like that kept for sale in their
grocery.
Miss Harriet Amsdeniwas an over
Sunday visitor with relatives and
friends in this city. Miss Amsden is
an instructress in the Highland Park
Normal School.
The Delaware County Veteran AS
ISOLATION will hold its annual reunion
at Colesburg on the End and and Bird of
October. The program has not yet been
completed but it will be published in
due time.
"A couple of swindlers, working
sometimes singly, and at other times in
pairs, have been doing a money making
business in this and adjoining states
the past two years. The following &C
count of one Of their ventures illus.
trates their mode of doing business.
On June Goth. one of them called at an
abstract office in this state and ordered
an abstract of title of a 100 acre farm
in the same county. The records dis
closed that the farm was owned by q
resident of another county in this state
and that 1t was unincumbered. The
swindler claimed to live in. the same
county as the owner of the land, and
that he was trading an 80 acre tract for
the 100 and giving $280O in addition;
that he had $500 cash and needed q loan
of $1,000 to pay the difference. There
upon he signed an application for q
loan, and said that he would return on
July to close the loan. On that day
he appeared and produced deed pur-
porting to convey the l60 to him. The
deed was apparently duly acknowledge
ed by notary public in the county
where the real owner resided. by
means OF forged letters and his appar-
emily thorough knowledge Of persons
and places, about which he was ques-
toned, he averted suspicion as to his
honesty. The deed and mortgage
made by him were accepted and the So
0o0 paid to him. A few hours after
ward the person who made the loan be-
came suspicious, and upon making in.
qulries learned that his mortgage was
worthless, that the signature to the
deed and of the notary to the acknow-
Judgement were forgeries. The swind.
Ter though badly wanted in several
localities is still at large.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-09-05

Il
sultriness of the evening the attendant,
was good.
| Miss Belle Blakely, of Cedar Rapids,
arrived in the city last week and was a
guest at the Andrews-H Hogan wedding.
| Reuben Wheeless and wife visited
part of last week with "tEe old folks
at home, in Hopkinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Wilson, OF Ith-
lea; Few York, are guests at the home
, of Edgar A. Atwater.
The present corn crop of Iowa, the
gem of the United States, will exceed
3Oo,OOo,OOO bushels.
Anna Glissendorf began teaching
Monday at the Mckay school house,
> near Masonville.
. Miss Anna Gillette, of Chicago, is 9
3 guest at the homo of her aunt Mrs. Cor
nelia L. Atwater.
, The board of supervisors are in
a session at their room in the Court hous,
3 in this city.
Q Miss Eula Davis began her maidel
: term of school at the Bay settlemcn
t Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. S. Crosby wer'
It guests of Mrs. Flude at Hopkinton las
y week.
Z. George Simmons returned the frs
s. of the week from visitin Chicago.
y &C. b. Lont, Of Delaware, was a Man
70 chester business visitor Tuesday.
q DIR. N. S. Craig and s. L. Cary hav
n returned from Jennings, La.
10 Tomorrow (Thursdsy) is Hal
ID vest Home day at Hopkinton.
It. Auditor of State Merrisn was
the city Monday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23
THE COFFEE WAR
Between Arbuckies and the sugar
Trust Seems Likely to Break Out
Afresh.

between ArbuckIes and the Sugar
Trust Seems Likely to Break Out
Afresh.
NEW YORK, August 22.-Consider-
able surprise was shown in lower Wall
street as a result of the announcement
of the Arbuckles that they would pay
their customers X cent per pound adj
ditional rebate on all roasted packaged
coffee purchased from them that shall
be ten per cent or more in excess in
pounds of the amount purchased in the
year ended July /, 1900. This is be-
lieved to indicate that the trouble over
coffee is likely to be renewed at any
time. The American Sugar Refining
Company recently began allowing an
extra one per cent discount to their
customers who have increased their
purchases. This is said to be done to
offset the extra l per cent allowed by
the Arbuckles to wholesalers on sugar
and in retaliation the Arbuckles have
made the announcement regarding
purchasers of coffee.
Arbuckle Brothers and the Woolson
Spice Company have both reduced
their quotations on package coffee half
a cent per pound.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23
GENERAL CHAFFEE

Ordered to Report Fully on the Sit
untion in China-COnger to Come
Home.
NEW YORK, August ga special
to the World from Washington says:
The War Department sent General
Chaffee a cablegram of four words
late this afternoon, which practically
takes things out of Minister Conger S
hands and puts General Chaffee in the
position of the utmost responsibility.
The message reads:
Report operations, situation, re-
quirements."
There is no intention of depreciating
Minister Conger. The Government has
the lveliest sense of gratitude for
him. but it is not deemed expedient
10 act on his dispatches, because, af-
ter his terrible experience, he is not
only embittered and possibly uncon-
sciously biased, and because he needs
and deserves a rest.
1t is proposed to have Mr.. Conger
come home at the first opportunity
and enjoy a long period Of rest and
regeneration.
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on his vacation. During his absence
JOS. Mansell will act as yardmaster.
The Forget-M e-Not club will cele-
brate their first anniversary of the or
ganization tonight at the home of Miss
Lilly Smith, in the Third ward.
Ben Dunlap, VIM. Dunaven and Eb-
bert Smith leave to-day for Dunkirk,
Ind, to resume work in the window
glass department OF the factory there.
Mrs. Jacob Bonnesteele's residence
was entered last night and gold watch
and valuable pin were taken. There
is no clue to the parties who entered
the house.
Quite number of people from here
attended the banquet of the knights or
Columbus at Mozart Park last night
The Opera House orchestra, Of Wheel
ing, furnished the music.
About twelve or fourteen glass work
ers, who have been spending their va
cations here. will go to Dunkirk, Ind,
to-day. Inc furnaces have been lit and
the plant is ready to start operations.
A fight took place on Union street
Yesterday Jumbo" White hit John
Moren over the head with chair. In
ficting quite a painful cut. He was
fined 81 and trimmings in the Squire
court.
/ The party of glass workers who were
to have gone to Montreal. Canada, to
work in window glass factory there,
| have decided not to go, as they have
had some trouble with the manage
ment.
Yesterday morning occurred the
death of Alkaline McFadden, aged 81, al
tho home of f. NJ. Rothwell, in the Sec
ond ward. after an illness of three
months. She was born near Jacobs
burg. The funeral takes place to-day
in the church al Bethel. The remains
will be taken out on this mornings B..
T. & c. train.
Daniel Singledecker, while deepening
a well on Theodore Neff's place. Tues
day, was overcome by gas. He was
hoisted up by rope and when near the
top was unable to hold longer and fell
back in, a distance OF 80 feet. Frank
Dunfee went down and h~Dught him up
He was not badly hurt, and IN a short
time was able to resume work.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23

attended. Tomorrow will be the ban
ner day and there will be an immense
crowd go up from here. The fair this
year is a good one.
Mrs. W. l.. Gorham, of Marietta, O.,
who was in the city for several days.
the guest of Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Bow
den, of Railroad avenue, left yester-
day for home.
Will T. Sidell, prominent young at
torney of Wetzel county, and e. NJ.
Robinson, prosecuting attorney of that
county, were in the city last evening
attending to some business matters.
Capt John Reedy who attended the
firemen's tournament at Kane, Pa. last
week, has returned to the city. He re-
port it to have been the best meeting
in the history of the association in
Western Pennsylvania.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23
SISTERSVILLE.

/ SISTERSVILLE, August 22.-The
Columbia Theatre is undergoing some
extensive repairs this year, and when
I the season opens on Monday, Septem-
/ Der 8. it will have been renovated to
such an extent that the many patrons
of the popular place of amusement
will hardly recognize the interior.
Manager Webster has some of the best
vaudeville attractions in the business
booked for his opening and during the
season, and will give the patrons of his
| house the best there is to be had in the
| line of amusements.
! Mrs Maurice A. Altenberg, of Dia-
mond and Main streets. who has been
absent from the city for some months,
which time she spent with relatives
and friends at points in New York and
Canada, has returned TO the city.
Miss Blanche Campbell, of Water
street. left Monday for Meadeville. w.
Va, where she will visit for a couple Of
weeks with a sister.
| J. H. Mccoy. OF Main street, who
/ has been sojourning at Chautauqua
/ Lake for week or ten days, has re-
turned to the city.
Mrs. Chas. Kidwell. of Brown Betty
street, left the first of the week for
Parkersburg and other points down the
river on a visit with friends for a
couple OF weeks.
| G. w. Casper. of the South Side. a
well known contractor who has been
visiting friends at his former home in
Bradford. Pa. for some weeks. has re-
turned to the city
George W. Crawford, of the operat-
/ ing and producing firm of Treat &
| Crawford, who has been on extended
trip through the north and east dur
ing the past six weeks or two months.
has returned 10 the 'city.
Mrs. r. ]. Davidson. Of Hill street.
left last evening for her former home
in Pennsylvania, where she will visit
with relatives and friends for a couple
Of weeks. Mr.. Davidson accompanied
her as far as Pittsburg.
! Miss Goldie NcVeigh was hostess
Monday night to quite a number OF
her little friends in honor of her 18th
| birthday anniversary. The evening
was spent in social diversions OF vari-
Gus kinds and a delectable luncheon
was served before the little ones left
for home. IT was a delightful time.
c. c. Marsh, until recently a very
popular jeweler in this city. now To-
Gated in Cincinnati. Ohio. where he is
engaged in the wholesale manufacture
OF jewelry, arrived in the city last er-
ening. and will be the guest of his
brother. w. L. Marsh for short time.
The fair at New Martinsville, which
started yesterday, is having a large
attendance from Sistersville. Yester-
day couple Of hundred went up from
here and to-day a much larger crowd
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23
BELLAIRE.

News Notes of Interest From the Bel
mont County Town.
Nose Aleck left last night for New
York
w. T. Dawson, of East Liverpool, is
at the Windsor
Many Bellaire people are at the New
Martinsville fair.
Chas. Forest has added an additional
barber to his shop.
John Zweig and party came home
from Atlantic City yesterday.
The knights of ST. John held a spe-
cial business meeting last night.
S. E. Jolly. of Beaver, Pa, was the
guest of A. W. Dawson yesterday.
Herman Bowers and party will go to
the fair at New Martinsyille to-day.
Martin Moore and wife, of Cleveland.
is the guest of friends in the First
ward.
The Misses Kate Ney and Clara
OToole are expected home from the
East to-day.
Miss Ada Porterfeld has returned
home from visit with relatives at Co
lumbus, Ohio.
DR.. F. T. knight and family have re-
turned home from a visit to relatives
in Pennsylvania.
Mayor Freese and officers Malone
and Shepard went to New Martinsville
yesterday to attend the fair
Robert Lichtenberger is at Columbus
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to attend the OK roast at Sherrard on the
evening Of September 6th.
Mr.. and Mrs John Bridgeman, Of New
Martinsville. will arrive In the city to-
day to attend the funeral of Mrs. Bridge
mans sister. Miss Alice Fox.
A car on the Wheeling electric line
jumped the track at Boggs' run on the
down trip yesterday morning. Fortunate
ly none of the passengers were hurt
Funeral services viii be held over the
late Alice Fox at the Methodist church
this afternoon at two o'clock. The in
torment viii be at Mt. Zion cemetery.
A number of people from this place will
take in the excursion of the knights of
Pythias to Detroit Mich. next Sunday.
win Serig. Ed. Noel and Paul Deegan will
be in the party.
A meeting of the Democrats will be held
in few days at the city building for the
purpose of organizing marching club for
the. campaign. II is the intention OF the
young men to select uniforms more at
tractive than those ever worn by any po-
litical organiza ton in this city.
Otto wachter. of this place, motormap
on the Martins Ferry division of the
Wheeling railway line. was the victim OF
painful accident while on duty yester-
day morning. He was on top OF his car
fixing the trolley. and in some manner
slipped and fell to the ground He had his
arm broken and sustained several bruises
and scratches. Medical aid was summon
ed and he was brought TO his boarding
house in this city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23
LEGAL NOTICES.
TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue Of a deed of trust made by
John {. Miller and wife 10 the under
signed trustee. dated the 18th day Of
March. 1896. and recorded in the office Of
the Clerk Of the County Court OF Ohio
county, State OF West Virginia in deed OF
trust book No. 45. folio 1ls. l will on
SATURDAY. September STH. 1850.
beginning at ten o'clock a. IN. sell at the
north front door Of the Court House of
said OHIO rounty. the FLOWING described
property. that is to say: The south one
half tAzl OF lot number one hundred and
fitty-one l5l), situate on the west side Of
Ghapliue street. in the Sixth ward OF the
City Of Wheeling. being In Chapline and
Eoffs addition TO said city. Being the
same property conveyed TO said Miller by
Oliver 7 blackburn and wife by deed
dated February 9Th. ISL and recorded
IN the office of the Clerk OF the County
Court of Ohio county. West Virginia In
deed book 81. page S3. Also the following
described parcel OF ground that Is 10 saw.
Part Of lot numbered one hundred and
nifty $50 in Chapline and Cons addition
TO the City Of Wheeling. West Virginia
fronting on Chapiine street. in said city.
and bounded as follows: Commencing AT
q point on Chapiine street tweuty-oua
feet north Of the. southeast corner Of
said lot number one hundred and ATTY
thence running north and parallel with
Chapllne street 70 the northeast corner
Of said lot number one hundred and nsty
thence west along the north line Of SAID
lof number one hundred and fifty to the
thence
along the west line Of said lot south to 4
point twenty-one feet north Of the SOUTH
west corner Of said lot. thence east and
parallel with the south line Of said iof ~
the beginning. Being a part OF the same
property conveyed 10 said Miller bv Ar
drew p. Woods and wife. by deed dated
July lst, ls57. and recorded In the offica
Of the Clerk Of the County Court OF ohio
county. Vest Virginia. in deed book q
page L
The above property viii be offered as a
Whole and In such Parcels as win best
suit purchasers.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third of the
purchase money. and as much more IS
the purchaser may elect 10 paw. IN cash
on day OK sale. and the residue IN two
equal annual instaiiments from the dav
Of sale. with interest on the deferred IN
stalime1ts Of said purchase money from
the day of sale until paid. the purchaser
70 give his negotiable notes FOR saFd de-
ferred instaiiments and interest with
security 70 be approved by the under
signed trustee. and in case personal
security shall be given the title Of safd
real estate shall be retained until fhe
purchase money and interest are paid II,
full.
au9, = SuSeus.A Trustees.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23
To BE Made Colonel.
Special to the Register.

Special TO the Register
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August %.
Major Charles E. Morrison. of this
city, who has been in command of the
First Battalion Second Regiment, West
Virginia National Guard, has been or
dered TO take the examination for pro-
motion to be Colonel of the Second
Regiment, to succeed Colonel ]. A.
Parker, Of Hinton, who resigned at the
close of the recent encampment at
Charleston Colonel A. S. Hutson was
next in command after Colonel Parker,
but waived his right to promotion,
not wishing TO accept the colonelcy Of
the regiment. and Major Morrison will
go up two steps at a time. Lieutenant
c. D. FOrrer, who has been Major Nor
rison's battalion adjutant, will doubt
less be made regimental adjutant upon
Colonel Morrisons appointment.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23
BENWOOD.
News Items of Interest From the
MARSHALL County City OF Mills.

News Items of Interest From the
Marshall County City OF MILLS.
T. B. Dolan has returned from visit
to st. Mary's.
VIII Hall and family have returned
home from Atlantic City.
Miss Matte Carpenter is visiting at the
Moundsville camp grounds.
Chester Rau, of Ohio, was in the city
yesterday, the guest of friends.
Mrs. Sprouts and daughter, of Pittsburg.
are the guests of William Groves and
family.
expected home this evening from Balti-
more, Nd.
Miss Kate Burke has returned home
from Piedmont where she was the guest
of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs John Schwartz have re-
turned to their home az Pittsburg after
visiting relatives here.
Miss Ella Mcdonald is expected home
this week from New York, where she
has been visiting friends.
Misses Bertha Hicks, Ella Martin and
Martha Spruts have returned home from
a delightful visit at Mt Lake Park.
Miss Anna Burke. of the Junction. has
returned from Pittsburg. accompanied by
her cousin, Miss Margaret Mcfarland.
Miss Nellie Burke has arrived home
from Piedmont, where she was called to
attend the funeral of her aunt Mrs. Ellen
Kelley
Motorman Scanlon, of the Wheeling rail-
way line who was injured by an accident
in his car Tuesday afternoon, is slowly
recovering.
The Riddle Stars defeated the Kennedy
nine. of McMechen, in a game of ball on
the loop grounds yesterday afternoon by
a score of to ?.
The local division, Uniform Rank
knights of Pythias, will hold a special
meeting this evening at the Mayors Of
fee. in McMechen.
Samuel Carpenter and VIII Harlow have
received the contracts for improvements
to the residence of Joe Wood and John
Newton, at McMechen.
The Republicans will meet at the city
hall on the evening of the 18th 10 arrange
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23
ANOTHER BIG STRIKE
Threatened by Union Builders I'm
Chfcago-Nray Tie Everything Up

Chfcngo-May Tie Everything Up
Again.
CHICAGO, August 22-Unless the
plans of the leaders miscarry, every
union man connected with the Build
ing Trades Council will be called out
on strike before Labor Day. The
out, and it. is the intention that all
other unions whose men are working
shall follow suit. Owing to increased
activity In the building trades within
the last few days, many union men
have been put to work, In some places
with the consent of the BUSINESS
agents, and it is the purpose of the
unions to step the work wherever the
bosses believed they had won a vic
tory, and show them that the labor
organizations are still in.the fight.
The business agent of one of the
largest unions in the building trades
said:
"The contractors have come to be-
lieve that it is comparatively easy
sailing for them now, and accordingly
have been undertaking some large jobs
with the idea there would be no fur
Their trouble from the unions. They
will find that many of the men whom
they supposed TO be non-union men
have become members of the unions,
and they will simply be unable to do
any work. 1t is the only thing that is
left the unions unless they propose
giving up their fight. The idea OF
helping the~contractors along in their
Jobs has been a mistake which is gen
orally recognized now, and they will
find there is a lot of fight left among
the men yet"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23
BANKRUPT IN TROUBLE.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, August %.
Beverly King was arrested on the
warrant charging him with obtaining
an endorsement to a $500 note by
false pretenses. His bond was fixed at
$500 and his case set for hearing to-
morrow He Claims he secured the in
dorsement in a legitimate manner. He
has gone into bankruptcy and claims
TO have secured Endorsements on $4,000
worth of paper.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23

kin for the purpose of transmitting
authentic information to Admiral
Remey, to be sent to Washington, is
a native of Jefferson county, w. Va,
where his father was for several years
clerk of the Circuit Court
He was appointed cadet at the
Naval Academy in 1886 by William
l.. Wilson. was bright and Industrious
student and graduated with credit. He
was commissioned a lieutenant in July
1899. He has spent eight years at sea-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-23
JAMES LAWN DEAD.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG. w. Va, August %
james LAWN, a former well-known
pugilist, died here early this morning
after an illness of a long time. He was
formerly proprietor of LAWNS Casino
Theater here and has fought a number
of good men in his better days. He
fought Jack Bingham. Of Huntington
several times; fought John H Clark
and Arthur Chambers in Philadelphia
and gave sparring exhibitions at one
time with Eugene Bezena. of Cincin-
natl. He had a fight with Patsy Gavin
year ago in LAWNS saloon, in which
he was pretty badly done up.
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APPOINTED CHAIRMAN.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va. August %.
Captain Sidney F. Shaw, of this
city, has been appointed chairman of
the reunion of West Virginia soldiers
at the G. A. R. reunion in Chicago on
the night of August %. James c. Nc
Elroy has been appointed yice-chair-
man