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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
PErlasauRa

Henry 9. Kramer traneac.ei bur'n IS
in New Vienna So urday.
Rev. g. w. Pape, of ew Vienna
called on Rev. H. Rottler Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Ii. Kramer and
brother Glen, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Vaske, of Dixson Settlement visited
with F. H. Rolfes jr. last Sunday.
Messrs Hy Benke, John Hennekes
and his sisters Anna and Mary visited
with Glen Klosterman and family last
Sunday.
DR.. j. A. Mueller, of New Vienna
passed through here on sick call Sun
day.
Mr.. Jacob Summer is busy painting
the residence of Mr.. p. Sassen. This
makes the sights of Petersburg look
better.
Mrs. Henry Dentmeyer, of Worthing.
ton, visited her parents h ere last Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Domeyer tran
sacted business In Dyersville Wednes
day.
An enlivening party of young folks
astonished the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hy Koelker last Wednesday to assist
them in celebra tiug the year anniver.
sary of their wedding. All that were
present reported jovial time
Wedding bells will soon be ringing
again.
Some of the young folks attended the
wedding dance in Dyersville Wednes.
day. A good time was reported.
Mrs. Mumps, of sickness, is around
on business again.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08

John Wall, who died at Alta, Buens
Vista county, during the past week.
Mr.. Wall passed to his eternal home on
Friday evening, April a'i, and was bull
led Sunday afternoon. The following
evening monday Mrs. Wall followed
her huiband to the other world. The
funeral af the latter was held Wednes-
day afternoon. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Wall were well known to the older
residents of Dyersville, having come
here from Somersetshire, England,
abont fifty years ago, and settled on the
farm now occupied by Frank Vorwald,
south of town. After farming there
for several years they sold out and came
to town, occupying the place where Mr..
and Mrs. William MacHogan now live.
They moved to Alta about ten years
ago where they have since resided
Both Mr., and Mrs. Wall were born in
Somersetshire, England, the former be
81 years and the latter 70 years of age
at the time of their death. y more ex
tended notice will appear in our mkt
issue.-News Letter.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
MATCHES AND MONEY
uNRoMANTlc couRrsAlPs ARE THE
RULE IN GERMANY.

There the Women Are Obliged to
HIVE Some Financial Resources
When They Mnrry-The Cost of Ac-
curing a Military Husband.
In Bavaria every girl is expected to
get married. Ask Bavarian, and he
will tell you that 1t is impossible for a
portionless maiden to find husband.
If IL girl has no money for dowry,
therefore. she sets herself at work to
save one.
Marriage in Germany is nearly en-
tircly matter of business. The father
Of the girl announces the sum which is
to go with her, while the papa Of the
prospective husband holds out for
more. That is the first stage of the
negotiations. Little by little each yields
to the other. Finally, often after
months of delay. the contract is drawn
up with minute specifications by o
notary, and then the lovemaking may
begin. The courtship is very clrcum-
scribed and is probably not altogether
satisfactory, for the. German maiden Is
romantic creature, and the opportuni.
ties she has for getting acquainted
with her husband before marriage are
very meager.
The parental supervision Is so inbred
in the nation that even the government
takes q hand in 1t with its servants. A
German army officer is splendid crea-
turc to the eye, but his pay is very
small. ranging from a matter Of IS a
week for lieutenant to $50 week
for full fledged general. In order to
prevent the possibility of seediness in
appearance or style of living the gov
eminent forbids an officer to marry un-
less he deposits certain sum-it Is
$4,000 for a lieutenant and becomes
gradually less for each higher grade
with the authorities. the income Of
which is doled out to him semiannual-
ly. This is in reality putting a price on
the man, because the greater number
of German officers are very poor and
can get the money required only from
their brides.
The money which wife brings to
iSi HuSoaAu, uAAcSS lueIc - du cApEe66
notarial stipulation to the contrary, be-
comes absolutely the husbands proper
ty. Woman in the eye Of the law has
no rights except such as her
husband may allow her. He treats her
very often as merely a piece of live
stock. II the woman rebels, which she
does very rarely. he displays a very
short temper and IN aptness for WELD
Ing poker or walking stick In use
for WHICH they were never meant
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
A Blind sale.

An exchange tells of novel plan
adopted by IN English hostess to Sc
cure funds for charity In which she
was interested. She gave dance, in
Producing In the cotillon an auction
figure. In this the favors were for sale.
A table was spread with them. from
which selections were made. After
the choice the purchaser found the
price affixed on the reverse side. This
might be a penny or pound, the limit
Of cost, and was set without any regard
to the apparent value Of the article to
which 1t was attached. The most tri-
ding article perhaps had the topmost
mark. and vice versa. making choice so
far as price was concerned pure
chance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
EARLyILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. q. o. White, of Delhi,
AM MIR. and Mrs. L. III. blanchard,
towards of the poor farm, we're in
town Tuesday and took in the /. O. O.
F. entertainment.
w. F. Marshall, Of Greeley. was in.
town Wednesday on business.
The supper given by the Rebckahs
on tuesday evening and also the enter
tainment which followed were well
attended. The program was most ex-
cellent; comprising two mixed quar-
tets, two ladies' qusrtetts, a duet and
two very fine Rotations.
DR.. and Rev. Soper were Manchester
visitors Wedne sdsy.
A number from here attended the
ball game at Dyersvllle Sunday.
Rev. John Klaus went to Chicago
Friday on business.
Lightning struck and set fire to John
Hackbsrth's house during the storm on
Sunday morning. The fire was soon
extinguished and did no particular
damage but Mrs. Salo who was CUES,
there was considerably hurt although
she is much improved at present.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Elmer Gould lott Mon
day for Masonville where they will
make their future home. Mr.. Gould
has been engaged to run the creamery
near Masonville. While Earlville ie
sorry to ha We them leave this vicinity
yet the best wishes for their prosperity
go with them.
B. w. James of Gutenberg WAS q
visitor in town two or three days las,
week.
5. w. Claus and family drove to
Colesburg Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Millan and
MIR. and Mrs. ID. F. Lsxson Grove to
Ansmosa Thursday returning Friday
On Friday evening, the ladies Of the
Congregational church gave social in
their lecture room which was we'll at.
tended.
i. Ii. Millen and Don Flick drove to
Manchester Saturday evening.
On Wednesday, May 9th, the w. F.
M. S. of the NJ E. Church will hold q
social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. b.
j. Still. The Epworth League will
serve ice cream after the supper.
Union services were held at the NJ
E. church Sunday evening, R,v. i,la<e-
ly preaching the sermon.
Mr.. Rulon spent Sunday with hi.
family at this place.
Mr.. Arthur LeFevre returned Satur.
day from Chicago where he has been
for some time past.
The base ball team has been organ
lied here and will open the season a,
Dyersyilie the 10Th.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
Cost of a London Fog.

A London fog is IN expensive vista
ton. A day of 1t, counting the day Mt
eight hours, is estimated to cost any
thing from $4,000 to 100000 in hard
cash. No small proportion of this goes
to the gas and electric light companies,
which have to supply about a third
more power than usual. But there are
also the railways. Fog signaling is
expensive. At Chaplain Junction alone
ESQ has been spent by single railway
company during days fog in extra
pay to the plate layers. When the red
light cannot be seen at n distance of q
hundred yards. the plate layers become
fog signalers, and for this they are paid
a shilling day in addition to their
regular wages and fourpence per hour
overtime. providing the overtime does
not run into a second shilllng.-Lopdon
Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
THE BARGAIN CRAZE,
Men, II ~ Alleged, Are MS Much 4
fected nv the Women,

men, II ls Alleged, Are ms Much In.
fected nv the Women,
"This perennial joke about the love
OF women for bargains wearies me-"
said a bright business woman the other
day. with most presumptuous supe-
riority men charge our sex with an ex-
travagant zeal for bargains, but see
enough of business men to assure me
that they are just as eager as women
are to get anarticle at few cents less
than the usual price.
"Mr. A. is generally extravagant
In his personal expenditures, but he is
keen after bargains. The other day he
came into our office wearing an air of
great satisfaction, and his jubilation
had no other foundation than the dis
covery Of street stand where Sec
onds' in lead pencils were sold at 2
cents each.
"'If you know good pencil when
you see 1t. he explained. you can rum
mage In the pile and pick out 5 and 10
cent pencils at 2 cents each or three
for 8.
"'And that reminds me of another
bargain. You know the 10 cent cigars
l smoke? Well. there is little shop
down near the ferry where you can
get them four for quarter. Just
heard of the place and ran down there
at lunchtime and filed my pockets.
Great bargain
"And would you believe 1t, that man,
whose transactions run into the mil
lions. went on telling my employer of
bargains In clothes. stationery, ETC.,
and Mr.. B. stopped in the midst of
his estimates on big contract to note
addresses and to tell Mr.. A. Of bar
gains he had discovered in neckwear
and shoes and household supplies.
"Yet women are said to monopolize
the bargain hunting disease."-New
York-Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
EHLER


Thos. Henderson aud wife ware
Coggon visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Reed and little daughter
Onolee visited in Central City last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Patton and
daughter spent Sunday in Manchester
with relatives
BIZ. Henderson took carload of
hogs to Cedar Rapids last Thursday.
Mrs. G. Knox and Mrs. j. Patton of
Coggon were calling on friends AID
relatives at this place Friday.
The carpenters have finished Tom
Donnelly's barn and have gone t.
work on house east of town.
N .than Patton sold thirty four head
of cattle last Thursday.
Mrs. Henry McMullesl an chi dren
visited relatives in Coggon Monday.
Mr.. Gene True of Ryan came down
to see his daughter here last Friday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
COCOON.

j. j. Beacon, of Ryan, was in Cog
gon Saturday looking after HIS insur-
ance business here.
7. F. Denkhoff and wife, of Man
chester, spent Sunday in Coggon with
the Monitor folks.
VIM. Alton, who moved from this
place to Fredericksburg year ar SO ago,
is back here on visit. Heis thinking
of locating here again.
Mrs. VIM. Sherman left Monday
evening for visit with her son, Ed
Fiat and family at Buffalo Center,
Iowa.
Mrs. Roy Grommon, of Marion, wat
called to Coggon the latter part of las,
week by the sickness of her grandfather
Mr.. Shew.
The Coggon creamery is doing frs
rate, Mr.. Bader, the manager, tells us
He says the amount of milk coming ii
is gaining little every day, no larg'
amount yet, but then it is just between
hay and grass, you see, no grass AM
not much hay. AMonitor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
RYAN

The New Ideal hotel will be ready
for business this week. The building
has undergone thorough oyerhauling
and under the new management should
prove success.
Mrs. j. Schweingruber and niece,
Clara, departed Friday evening for an
extended visit at Tacoma, Wash, and
other western points.
N. Trenchard spent Sunday at his
home in Manchester
Mrs. Thillen is reported to be some
better and is expected home this week.
Frank Mcclure of Coggon, was in
town Sunday.
Steve Uhl returned home Sunday from
business trip to Shouth Dakota.
The little three months old child OF
John McEmeel died Friday evening
after an illness of three weeks durstion
The funeral took place Sunday after
noon, Interment was in Belmond Gem
etery.
The interior of the M. e. church ha
been papered and presents very nea
appearance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
Poultry Culture

Written by !. K. Fetch the greatest
living authority on poultry raising.
1t is nicely bound in cloth and con.
tsins over 400 pages of valuable in.
formation to every one interested in the
raising of poultry. 1t has over sixty
illustrations and treats on the breeding
of poultry, location, buildings and fur
nishings, feed and care of fowls, from
shell to griddle, artificial incubation,
diseases of fowls and their medical
treatment, mating turkeys, ducks,
geese, etc.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
aREELEY

Ed Correll is not quite so well at last
reports.
LATE Matthews, the accommodating
and efficient county treasurer is here
today.
Mesdames Squire and Phillip Fishel,
of Wood, visited Mrs. Topper Friday
last.
Harry Sherman has gone to work on
Montana sheep ranch, 80 miles from
civilization.
County Superintendent Schweitert
was here Tuesday visiting the schools
and looking after other interests.
After an absenca of several months
Glen Baker is again at home and he
says he hopes to remain at least two
weeks.
Stealing chickens has become very
common of late, in this neighborhood,
and if the culprits could be apprehend
ed they should be severely punished.
Neal Robson surely has tough
time trying to get rest. Saturday he
left the Scotch Grove station for home,
intending to remain week or 30, but,
fate seemed against him, for on Tues
day morning he was ordered to Hop
kinton, to take charge of the office
there. Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08

Norman's mamma was something of
a stickler for .propriety. and she was
not a little annoyed that It seemed i'm
possible to make the boy give his un-
cle's name the customary handle. One
day after the little fellow had met with
severer reproof than usual for this
shortening Of his he said:
II mean to be good. mamma, but
don't see why should say Uncle Har-
~. don't say Uncle Papa, do I?"-
New York Mail and Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08

In d Gci'mnn Newspaper one may III.
ways find column devoted to matri-
monial announcements. There Is no
romance in these advertisements. The
man tells how much money he has and
how much he wants. The woman
names her dowry to the very pfennig.
Very often the man has no money ut
all and expresses his desire to marry
into business, but the woman knows
that 1t is useless to advertise at all un-
less she has some money, If 1t amounts
only to 500 or SO, which may be re-
garded as the lowest sum worthy of
consideration as a might.
On the other hand, 1t is the woman's
privilege to name the calling which she
prefers the man should follow. She
usually chooses an official clerk or por-
of whom have tenure of office and an
old age pension. She has more of an
eye to stability than to ambition.
1t is in the SO called higher classes of
society that one finds the baldest and
most businesslike matrimonial trans
actions. There are few young men of
this class who have either money or
my prospect Of making any otherwise
than by wealthy marriage. When
they inherit fortunes, 1t is the fashion
to dissipate them. and when they don't
Inherit 1t Is against the prejudices of
tlcir education and training to seek
employment or to engage In any kind
OF business.
Therefore most of them enter the mr.
my while waiting for rich bride.
daughters of rich brewers and mer-
chants are acceptable to these gentle
men, but their great and persistent
dream is to capture an American heir
css. They confess the matter frankly
10 any one and every one who will lis
| len.
Travelling American heiresses are not
so plentiful In Germany us in France
and Italy; still, they are to be found.
1t would seem, however, that notwith-
standing the fact that German titles
are at least little more valuable than
those of the Latin countries they do
not possess the same glamour In femi-
nine eyes, because the German title
captures the American bag Of gold
comparatively rarely. Perhaps It is be-
cause the Teutonic woolng is more ar
rogant and supercilious than insinuat-
ing.
| OF all countries Germany is perhaps
that in which romanticism fourishes
most. 1t is instinct in Its traditions, in
Its history and Its literature. Yet in
the affairs Of daily life and pre-emi-
nently in Its matrimonial affairs MILL
tarism rises to the plane of worship
New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
EDaEwooD.

Fred Willard was In Greeley last
Monday.
Mrs. Ed Plat visited relatives in
Strawberry Point last week.
Ed Noble returned from Waterloo
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Harris and Mr..
and Mrs. Coykendal were in Manches.
ter last Wednesday.
Miss Mabel Gilchrist was in Straw.
berry Point last Saturday.
J.H. Rhines and wife, who live neal
Export, were in town last week.
Wesley Boyer was home from Mt
Vernon, for visit last week.
Mrs. p. D. Lickiss, of Arlington
visited her friend, Mrs. G. w. Rawson
last Thursday.
Clifford Scovel went to Fayette Sat,
urday morning to visit bis sister, Mist
Ollie Scovel.
Noble Arnold and family, Of Man
chester, visited two days last week al
s. T. Richards.
Mrs. w. ID. Robinson and son Gorda
and Miss Mae Barrett, were Strawberry
Point visitors Monday.
Mrs. G. F. Moreland, of DIN, visited
at the home Of her nephew, J. F. Elem
aiken last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy. Hawley are the
proud parents of bran new boy. No
wonder Roy looks SO smiling.
Miss Lydia Tucker was up to Straw
berry Point, Wednesday.
Harry Nichols went to Hew Hamp.
ton, Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kramer spent Sun.
day with relatives at Strawberry Point
George Glazler returned from Du.
buque Friday afternoon where he has
been receiving treatment.
o. p. Smock and Abe Weiner, OF
Greeley, were in Edgewood last Sun
day.
Mrs. Mabel Bement, of Shell Rock
was at the home of By L. Minkler.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
DELHI.

Lille Adelaide Boomer is on the
sick list.
Will Taylor was over from Earlville
Saturday.
Clarence Miller and S. K. Myers were
down from Manchester Friday.
Mrs. Delano visited friends in Mason
vile part of last week.
Harlan Stone and Guy Smith visited
in Greeley Sunday.
Bert Peterson and family moved into
Allie Cummings house wednesday.
A. L. Boomer transacted business a
the county seat Saturday.
Will Allison OF Desota ia visiting
friends in town.
Mrs. r. ii. Bowman and little sons
left Saturday morning to join her hus
band at Pocahontas Center. Her sister
Margaret Fraser accompanied her ano
will remain all summer.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society met with Mrs. Perkins last
Thursday afternoon.
Helen Hunt of Hopkinton, visited
Miss Allie Cummings last Saturday.
LII. Noble of Strawberry Point, Wis
tied at e. b. Porter's recently.
George Moon of Collins Grove, repub
lican candidate for sheriff, was In tow
Wednesday
r. L. Kortright Of Manchester, wal
in town Friday representing the Cham
pion Machine Company.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George Stone
on Tuesday, April 80, daughter.
The Epworth League was entertained
at the Burton home Friday evening
After the regular meeting social tint
was had, after which ice cream and CAKE
was served. All enjoyed pleasan
evening.
A new roof has been put on thu
creamery, which greatly improves 1t,
appearance.
Joseph kofhmel died at his home
in Farley last week Mr.. Kofhmel vii
be remembered by some of the residents
of Delhi, as he resided here at one time
Emmert Allison of Des Moines, is ir
town.
George Pulver sold some cattle to Mr
Hull of Hopkinton, last week.
A. L. Boomer has had his lplace Of
business connected with the Bell tele.
phone line
Garry Thorpe of Ada, Minnesota, and
Perry Thorpe of Hopkinton, visited in
town Sunday.
G. L.. Bowman was home from Web
ster City, where he is working on the
railroad, over Sunday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08

Diamonds In the rough are some
times spoiled in the cutting. just as
some pupils are spoiled in the educat-
Ing. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Some railroads advertise to curry
passengers through without change.
but they make fellow pay Just the
same.-Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
David CITY. Neb.. Aprii / I!Hr.

David City, Neb., April 1. 1!fS.
Genessee Pure Food Co., Leroy, N. ":
Gentlemen:-I must say In regard 10
Grain-O that there is nothing better or
healthier. We nave used It for ycarH.
My brother was q great coffee drInker.
He was taken sick and the doctor sat,i
coffee was the cause of It, and told ns
to use Graln-O. We got q package hut
did not like 1t at first, but now would
not be without 1t. My brother has been
we'll ever since we started to use It.
Yours Truly,
Lille S0chOf.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
ONEIDA;

Men are still working on the NJ. & o.
and we presume it will not be long be-
fore our citizens will be able to 20 to
county seat by rail.
George Cox had the humps but is
now able to be out.
On account of the weather small
audience listened to Elder Green, of
Manchester, but it is to be hoped that
the next time Mr.. Green visits our burg
more may be able to attend.
Will Ryan has an interesting occupa-
ton as he is caring for the humps.
Mrs Varing has been sick the past
week but we are glad to report her bet.
ter at this writing.
The Misses Breckon entertained
Blanche Sherman of Greeley over Sun
day.
Mr. Robinson is still improving his
place. He has new woven wire fence
around his lot which adds much to itf
appearance.
Miss Gertie Thomas visited relatives
near here part of last week.
Loren Platt, of Edgewood is de.
livering trees in this vicinity this week.
The literary society will meet at q.
w. Jordy's Tuesday evening May 2lst
All are cordially invited to attend.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08
More In Sorrow Than Anger.

More In sorrow Thnn Anger.
Judge" said the lady who was ac-
cused of battering her husband. at is
true that struck him. but the weapon
/ used proves that did 80 more in sor-
row than In anger"
"What did you hit him with?"
"a sadiron. your honor Baltimore
American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-05-08

Residence Property for Sale.
A good house, barn and large lot in
Manchester for sale at bargain.
Long time given on half of purchase
money If desired.
Inquire of BRONSON & CARR
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5 PREMIUMS!

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Trappers, and explorers of this coun
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