Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-19

Che democrat,
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 1900
TELEPHONE 1s4.
Geo. Clemans is in Cedar Rapids
this week.
-Grsssfield Bros. have something to
say to Xmas buyers this week.
Mrs. G. A. Ballard has been en-
tertaining her mother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lillibridge, of
Greeley, were one day guests in the l..
Matthew home last week Wednesday.
Mr.. John Barta and daughter,
Josephine, of Lamont, were in town
Friday, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
May.
Mrs. j. F. McEwen is at home after
an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Edgerton, Wisconsin and
at various points In Illinois.
Besides the dates given In their no.
tices in another column, the Illinois
Central Ry. Co., will sell Holiday excur-
aion tickets on December % and %.
Floyd Feet, until recently of New
Hampton but now a resident and prop.
ristOr Of the Journal of Edgewood, was
q Manchester visitor last week Fri
day.
-A..A Anderson ls enjoying a two
weeks vacation with Mrs. Anderson
and his family In Biloxi, Mississippi.
He departed this week Tuesday for
that place.
Roy Morse and Arthur Hamblin
Who have been engaged In the jewelry
business In Stewart for some time have
sold ont their stock Of goods and are
In Manchester to remain.
Mrs. Lewis Atwater is in Ames this
week attending the graduating exercis-
. OF the Iowa State College, her grand
daughter, Miss Susie Kelsey being
member Of the outgoing class
Mrs. @. H. Day and son, Clark, de-
parted the latter part Of last week for
their new home in Des Moines. r. G.
Kennedy will move this week into the
Merry house vacated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Day.
Mr.. Sedgwick and son Walter, of
Manchester were here Saturday look
Ing up Q building In which to start
racket store. They were well pleased,
with the prospects here and may de-
eide to come after the first of the year.
Ryan Reporter.
Our bridge petition is growing.
There are several copies of the paper
out and one copy alone has four hun
dred or more signers. The people of
the country have seen the necessity of
this second bridge for sometime and
their support bespeaks success for the
building of the bridge.
Word has been received by the par
ties who are pushing the rural free de-
livery east of here, from Col. Hender-
son that the petition had been received,
endorsed by him and referred to the
proper department. AS our Uncle
Samuel has been experiencing consider
able difficulty lately with the Manches-
ter Monticello star route, which he
Wishes to discontinue, 1t would not be |
surprising to see special agent drop in
here most any day.-Rysn Reporter.
Albert Larson, the Manchester Tele-
phone Company's popular electrician
whose ILLNESS we chronicled last week,
departed Thursday morning for his
home In Chicago where he will visit
relatives and friends for few days. |
After which In accordance with the
Doctors orders, he will leave for the
South. Albuquerque, New Mexico, be-
ing his destination. His many friends |
In Manchester wish that the climate of |
the south will prove of benefit to Mr..
Larson and that his one-time good
health will be regained.
-Thos. Plat, whose home is in Wat
efloo, and who has been going about |
the country giving entertainments in
the district school houses, died last Fri
day afternoon in the John Welterlin
home IN Rock Prairie. Mr.. Plat suf-
Tered an apoplectic stroke after arriv-
ing at the Smith school house Wednes.
day evening, where he was billed to
give an entertainment. Upon the arrival
OF physician he was carried to the
home Of Mr.. Welterlin and given the
best of care, but he never regained con-
seriousness and death resulted as stated.
Interment was made in the Manchester
cemetery Sunday morning. Deceased
left wife and baby girl, and they, to-
gether with Mrs. Platt's sister, who
came to attend the funeral, left Mon
day morning In q covered wagon over
land for Waterloo.
Another Iowa judge has declared
that there can be no recovery for back
taxes under the so.called tax ferret law
In the case of NJ. L. Brown, guardian,
etc., ys. j. B. Lamb, treasurer, ct al,
decided last Thursday in the Palo Alto
district court, Judge Bailey filed an
opinion holding the portion of the law
under which it is sought to recover
taxes upon property which had been
omitted from assessment prior to 1900
to be invalid. He holds that section
1874 of the Code, which makes provis-
Ion for demand and suit by the
treasurer for back taxes is imperative
and void, and that chapter so of the
lawof the Twenty-eighth general as
sembly, is not retroactive. The effect
ofthe holding is to prevent the recov-
cry of taxes upon property which has
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