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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-07-30
Our New England Letter.

My soul was thrilled to its center
when l read your short editorial in the
Democrat and the words of Colonel
Wstterson as to Grover Cleveland, and
in spirit was carried back to the time
when Andrew Jackson and James K.
Polk, George NJ. Dallas and Thomas H.
Benton were alive, and democracy was
imp1egnable in the United States be.
cause it was clean and pure as the
snow.
At that time an abandoned farm was
unknown in New England. Now 1t is
said on good authority that the state of
Massachusetts alone has nearly three
hundred of them. On trip to Boston
not very long since over the New York
q New England Railroad, my attention
was called to number of them and
asked some one if they could give any
reason for it. ooh, this is an old repub.
lican state" was the answer. "Well,''
said |, "was it any better under demo-
cratic ruley" "Not since Cleveland was
president" was the emphatic reply.
Then said 1, "What is your hope of the
future?" "Oh," said my informant, q
lady. "My hope is in the Great West
and our young people here"
81 am just from the West, from the
far West," said she, land though my
home is here, yet the West is truly my
hope. l detest politics." said she, "but
l am an American woman aud l tell
you the young men of the great West
will settle this difficulty and settle 1t
right too" and she was silent the rest
of the journey.
The odor of politics in the state of
Connecticut is as rank as the crimes of
Macbeth, and yet the people at our late
constitutional election voted mo" to an
instrument that was republican gerry
mander, by ten thousand majority,
though the state usually gives from fif.
teen to twenty-five Thousand the other
way, good sign of hope, think.
Twenty years ago John Kelly said of
the democratic party in New York city
81 carry its vote in me vest-pocket,"
yet John never was governor of New
York state, his great ambition In life.
The Duke of Marlborough, the Duke
of Westminster, Andrew Carnegie,
Richard Croker, Cleveland and David
b. Hill with others, among them Mrs.,
Langtry and Fred Gebhard, have all
shed their smiles on the Tilden Club,
and yet that organized lot of millionaire
toadies are not happy. The royalties Of
Europe have not as yet even once con-
descended to ask who or what the TIL.
den Club is anyway.
But seriously it must be sad refec.
tion to one whose whole soul has been
fixed on the one thought II must be !
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lockwood.

Mr. and Mrs. Whitehead were in
Manchester Wednesday.
Miss Bertha Eckert has returned to
her home at Lamont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell were in Straw
berry Point Monday.
Miss Edith Noble, of Grattinger, Ia,
has been visiting relatives here for the
past few days.
Miss Ola Davis, of Manchester, is
visiting Mrs. Floyd Peet.
viii Robinson drove down to Elk
port last Sunday after his wife and son
Gordie, who have been visiting Mrs.
Robinson's parents.
George Barr made his usual trip to
Export last Sunday.
Frank Wiley's little son fell and broke
his arm last Thursday.
Mrs. Garrison has returned from bel
visit to Monticello.
Mrs. G. II. Robinson and Mrs. G. b
Madison and little son, visited relatives
at the Point Tuesday.
The dance at Hesner's Opera HOUSE
last Friday night was very poorly at
tended.
The Misses Florence and Cora Rick
etts returned to their home at Hopkin
ton last Thursday.
Mesdames Beckner and Brownell, o
Greeley, visited Mrs. Royden Tuesday
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County Correspondence.
COCOON.

Warren Bort, of Manchester, is call
ing on old friends here this week.
Mrs. Jas. Patton, who has been quite
sick for several days, is improving.
Fred File, of Golden, visited at the
home of w, A. Loveland and wife
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Ernie Green, of Hazel Green
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Godfrey Dolley.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hanger
Monday afternoon, girl. DR.. Sco6eld
reports mother and baby doing well.
DR.. NJ. F. Howe, Of Lake Charles, La.
was shaking hands with old Coggor
friends Saturday. He reports q fine
country around Lake Charles and sayt
he is we'll pleased with his location
Monitor.
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GREELEY.

B. Z. Farwell is visiting in Cedar
Rapids.
Mrs. Daye Grove spent Sunday with
her parents here.
Mrs. John Davis, of Davenport, is
the guest of her friend, Mrs. II. Dry
bread.
Thomas Cole spent Sunday in Chi
csgo.
Mrs. Abe Lands has returned from
quite an extended trip among relatives.
Mesdames Lang and Wroughten
were in Manchester, Tuesday.
Uncle Billy Clendennen is back from
visit to his son at Canton, S. D., and
he reports everything as very prosper
GUS in that state.
Died, at the home of his parents, in
Coleridge, Neb, on July 18th, Robert
Harry, the three year old con of Mr..
and Mrs. G. d. Kirkpatrick. Mrs. Kirk
patrick is a daughter of Wingeld Lash,
of Ead's Grove, and has the sympathy
of the entire community Home Press
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Swallowing Abilitie. OF snakes.

The jaws Of the chicken snake, says
Texan, are hung on hinges that cnn
be taken apart or displaced for the
time being, as the case may be, and an
entire Texas cottentail rabbit can be
persuaded to enter, head and all, with
little effort, and the body, being made
OF india rubberlike material and very
stretchable. the kicking little animal
soon finds lodgment in the stomach.
His snakeship then carefully resets
bis jaws so that his mouth assumes
Its normal size and blissfully reposes
Tor the succeeding six hours. The
powerful gastric juice does the bal
ance' ana no Texnn can testify that he
ever neard chicken snake suffering
from indigestion or chronic dyspepsia.
Inc capture and digestion of chickens,
song birds, turkey eggs and rats con-
stitute simple pastime to the chicken
snake and do not call for a six hour
layoh In feeding time.
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A. S. S. U. Missionary's Report.


R. W. Hardy, missionary of the
American Sunday School Union, has
just completed his work in Delaware
County for the present year, which has
been 9 Red Letter year in the S. S. his
tory of Delaware County, as the Sun
day Schools have never been In such
good condition as they are at present.
In spite of the wet weather and bad
roads your missionary has travelled 1907
miles and visited 1884 families, many of
these Families never had religious in
structor of any denomination enter
their homes. He has sold or given
away II copies of bibles and testaments,
several into families that had no other
copy of the word of God. He has dealt
with ITO persons about becoming
Christians, several Of whom accepted
Christ and are now confessing Him be-
fore men. He has visited for the first
time So schools, organized 4 new schools
coming in contact with 1878 scholars
and 1888 teachers. He has led 8 Gospel
meetings and gave 80 addresses and
sermons. He has been greatly used of
God In awakening Christians to purer
lives and greater service for Christ. He
has given away about 300 tracks and
200 religious papers to persons that did
not have religious influences.
The Lord indeed has been with the
work and honored it by precious fruit
In the salvation of souls and the in
struction of many.
Your missionary wishes to thank thu
people of Delaware county for th,
hearty and effectusl manner in which
they aided him in the Lords work fol
the salvation and care of the boys and
girls.
The county S. s. officers are thanked
for their painstaking and harmonious
assistance rendered him during thu
summer, and we all unite IN thanking
our gracious Father for our success ir
the past, and trust Him for more in the
future.
Yours In the work of saving the chill
dren for Christ.
i r. w. HARDY
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RYAN.

Lightning struck the tower of the
Lutheran church last Thursday evening
and wrecked it to considerable extent.
Boards were torn off all the steeple and
the doors and castings were injured.
Tho loss is fully covered by insurance.
Our community was pretty well
stirred up last Saturday when it was
learned that F. B. Dickey had failed.
Although his affairs were in bad shape
the news nevertheless came as sur
prise to many. Mr.. Dickey has been in
business at Hazel Green for upwards Of
a quarter of century, operating gen
eral store there end q number Of cream
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To the Point.


An incident which occurred while
Admiral Dewey was commanding thu
Asiatic squadron and one which illus
trates his independence is one known
Ms "the conl incident"
It seems that his squadron was in
need Of coal, but instead Of writing tc
the chief Of the bureau of equipment
at the navy department he purchased q
large amount of coal without consult
ing the department.
The following is the correspondence
between the admiral and Captain Brad.
ford, the chief of the bureau of equip
inent, and Is self explanatory:
Navy Department, Washington.
To Dewey. Manila:
Why did you buy 80 much coal?
BRADFORD.
Flagship Olympia, Manila.
To Bradford, Chief Bureau Equipment,
Washington:
To burn. DEWEY,
Saturday Evening Post.
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RYAN.

w. F. Cooper, of Washington, S. d.
was in town Saturday.
Chas. Mccormick and wife of Man
chester, were calling on friends here
Sunday.
The prospects for good creamery
plant here in the near future are very
encouraging as several parties are anx
ious to locate here.
The Misses Beatty and Pugh wer;
Manchester visitors Thursday.
N. Weller is building a new sausage
room to be used in connection with hi
meat market.
The infant child of John Hazelrigg ii
very sick.
WIS. Guthrie, of Cedar Rapids, il
spending few days here looking afte
his farm interests.
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president of the United States" and 10
have the prize apparently within his
grasp like Mr.. Blaine and lose it at last
with no hope of ever obtaining it, then
to sink into blank and utter despond
ency while in the possession of all his
mental powers, to be where no interest
or desire of earthly joy attaches to any
thing In the future. This think must
an awful state of mind. Yet 1 saw
that great man, in his house at
Washington, not long before he died,
and the expression of his face was
exactly the one 1 have described, q
look that went to my heart, and one 1
will never forget while 1 live, it was
disappointment, hopeless woe and grief,
without ray of Joy to cheer the gloom
of the soul in life's extremity. Can the
mind of man imagine an existence more
dreadful than this on earth? 1 confess
I cannot.
The trumpets OF the party in power
are blowing loudly-just now the blast
of prosperity, when in truth distress
and poverty are wide spread all over the
New England states. There were
never so many strikes as at this time,
and the miners strike in Pennsylvania
is the greatest one ever known in the
world. As write. the poorhouses and
jails are full of men and women out of
work, whose only crime is trying to get
bread to eat and clothes to wear.
Great Godl How long, oh, how long,
shall 1t last? How long, oh, how long,
how long shall greed and rascality rule
this land?
I believe that the Almighty God will
send calamity upon those in power such
as will cause the ear to tingle to hear of
it if these things continue to 20 on
much longer.
In this town, well known as one OF
the great silk centers of the world and
one of the strongholds of blatant boast.
full republicanism, the empty dinner
pail stalks the streets at the presen,
time as never before In It's history, the
city judge is kept buoy attending te
cases growing out of want and povert!
alone. 1t is the same In the city of Fal
River and all over the once prosperou
New England states. l will ventur,
the prediction that the November cleo
tions will set some people in high place
, to thinking of the Handwriting on tn
wall" U. M. WEIDEMAN, M. D.,
South Manchester, Conr
= July 81, 1902.
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HoPK1NToN.

A. B. Wheeless was doing business
In Manchester, Tuesday.
Miss Floy Cooley, of Manchester, Wis.
tied Mrs. w. G. Mason, the first of the
week.
Twin baby boys were born to Bert
Miller and wife, Monday, July 21st.
PA. Kehoe is having considerable
repair work done about his farm build
ings. Amos Smith is doing the work.
Miss Pauline Appleby, of Strawberry
Point, Miss Myrtle Irish, of Greeley
and B. F. Smith, wife and little son, Of
Evanatnn. Ill. are visiting at the Hotel
Hopkinton.
Geo. Lux jr., Of Aurora, ILL.,, is visit
ing at the home of his uncles, Peter and
Joseph Lux, and with other relatives.
Fred Williams whom most everybody
In this section will remember, is now
located at Skagway, Alaska. We are
not informed as to what he is doing
there.
Word has been received by relatives
in Hopkinton of the death last Monday
of the youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Place at Albion, Neb. We have
not particulars.
G. A. Peterson and wife, of Manches
ter were in town Monday. Mr.. Peter
son is manager of the Delaware County
Telephone Co. and owner of the Man
chester system, and is one of the best
telephone men In the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Morgan mourn
the loss of their son Gene, four months
old, whose death occurred last Thursday
evening. The funeral was held on Fri
day, interment taking place at Buck
Creek. The little one had been In frai
health since its birth.
Ernest 7. Eaton, who is a gradual,
of Lenox, and who has held q princi
palship in one of the Des Moines school
for the past two years, has accepted I
lucrative position as superintendent o
the public schools at Deer Lodge, Mon
tana.-LeRder.
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NASHVILLE.

The many friends of Henry Logan
will be pleased to learn that he is re-
covering rapidly, and was taken to his
home in MONT, Sunday.
H. w. Hall, agent for M. A. Hatch, a
poultry dealer of Waterloo, canvassed
our city last week.
Mrs. P. Kelly and seven children are
quite sick at this writing with measles.
Misses Mary Ryan and May McGrath
went to Independence Saturday, where
they will attend Institute.
Rev. Hanley, of Monti, was guest
of Father Murtaugh, Thursday.
Alphonsis Duffey is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. Coleson was called to Cedar Rap
ids Saturday, to see her son Harry, of
that place, who was slightly hurt by
the cars while crossing the track. She
returned Monday.
Little Maggie Burns, the four year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Burns, is very sick.
Burglars broke into the store of I. M.
Eldredge on Tuesday night, taking some
shoes and other articles. There is no
clue 30 far.
A slight accident occurred near the
crossing east of town Wednesday night
about 1890 o'clock, when a coal car
broke down, no one was hurt but it took
some time to have the coal and car re
moved from the track and three trains
arrived and were delayed. The men
were at work clearing the track until
$3.50 a. m. Thursday.
Friday, June oath was pay day at the
Farmers Co. Operative Creamery, all of
the patrons were well pleased with the
tests and prices.
Mrs. Anna Casey, of Ruthven, Ia,
is visiting with her sister, Mrs. George
Hines.
We understand there will be social
dance at the home of John Strain, Mon
day evening.
The ice cream social given by the
ladies of the NJ. E. church Wednesday
evening, was grand success.
Miss Julia Sowles attended Institute
at Independence last week.
Misses Nettie and Julia Carmody are
visiting at the home of their cousin,
Nora Hickey.
M. A. Hogan's building is going up
rapidly.
Thos. Arthur's new house is complet-
ed and they are preparing to move in
very soon.
DR.. Lindsay made q professional call
in our vicinity, Thursday.
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STRAWBERRY POINT.

Guy Mitchell went up into Mime
sofa, Saturday, where he will travel on
the road with John Cameron.
Miss Nellie Robinson, of Earlville,
came up Wednesday, to spend few
days with her friend, Miss VIVA Med
frank.
Mrs. John Kramer Sr. and her grand
daughter went down to Manchester,
Thursday evening for visit with rela-
tives there.
Mrs. Fred Allenstein, from near La
mont, took the train here, Saturday for
Dubuque, where she went for visit
with her sister, Mrs. Helwig, and broth
er Mr.. Decker.
Miss Nina Noble gave five o'clock
tea Saturday evening, In honor of Mrs.
Mary Kingsley, of Washington D. @.
The evening was very pleasantly spent
by all. Those present were Mesdames
Mary Kingsley and Cora Steele, and
the Misses Matte Scofeld, Kate West
fall and Norma Steel.
The opera house has been secured
for the evening of September 30, and
other arrangements are being made
for debate between A. j. Wheeler,
of New Xork, and the Hon. Joseph
Brown, of Boston. The question for
debate is: Resolved, that prohibition
of the liquor traffic would be better for
Iowa than license system. Both
speakers are able men, and will put up
q lively discussion.
Editor Ram, of the Manchester
Press, thinks our reporter should not
have told the exact truth regarding
the Greeley Fourth of July celebration,
but criticized him because he did not
do as did the Edgewood Journal,
which paper had no representative at
the celebration. In bis actions, editor
Ram is to Delaware County what
Aguinaldo has been to the Philippines
and in his principles he is Iineal
descendant of Judas Iscariot. With
such combination to recommend him
we cannot let this editor dictate the
policy of the Mall-Press. Lying, de-
ceiving newspapers which try to mis-.
lead the public are becoming unpopu-
lar, as was shown editor Ram and his
Press in last springs primaries in
Delaware county. A brand should
% placed on such journalism that men
nay scorn and shun it as they would
he portals Of the bottomless pit itself.
Mall Press. J,
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EARLvILLE.

Chss. Fishtemeir, formerly of this
place, was in town Thursday.
Miss Margaret Lindsay and three
young lady friends from Manchester
were guests of Mrs. A. L. Prentice, Fri
day.
On Wednesday the Rathbone Sisters
and X. Prs had picnic at the mill
pond. One of the enjoyable features of |
the afternoons fun was a ball game
which was participated in by both the
ladies and gentlemen.
Miss Hazel Watt entertained num-
Der of her friends at her home, Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Stoner is spending the week
with her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Cruise.
Rev. Soper returned from his trip to
Urban, Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Geo. Staehle jr., left for Deco
rah, Saturday morning. She will be the
guest of her friend, Mrs. Hswley, for
short time.
Miss Bessie Miner, of Farley, visited
for few days last week at the home Of
her aunt, Mrs. Bert Powell.
Mrs. w. T. Wood and her mother,
Mrs. Prentice, returned Friday evening
from visit of several days among
friends at Colesburg.
Mrs. Eftie Soper and Mrs. Ella Miller
entertained the Outlook Club at the
parsonage Thursday afternoon. After
some interesting attempts to master the
game of plug pong, the ladies were led
to the dining room, where tea was
Z served. The table was decorated In the
club colors and nasturtiums. The ladies
: were highly pleased with their after
moons entertainment.
On Friday the families of Mrs. Capt
J, Powell, Mrs. Binning, Mrs. Zeitlar, Mrs
Louis Schsller and some others drove t
8 Spring Branch, where they spent tn
J. day picnicking.
Mrs. w. l. Millen went to Dubuque
q Thursday morning, where her brother
Henry Richardson, underwent an opera
!. tion at Finley Hospital that day. Sh
y returned Saturday evening and reportet
his condition as very resssuring.
y Mrs. NJ. B. Winnard and daughter
st Emma, of Riceville, arrived Saturda
evening for visit at the home of h.
or Millen.
Miss Emma Stsehle returned Satul
e, day evening from Burt, where she hs
been visiting for the past two weeks.
d, On Thursday evening at Toledo, o
occurred the marriage of the Rev. in,
Klaus, of Charles City, formerly {
this place, to Miss Minnie Bser, at tt
an home of the bride. Kindest wishes +,
e. their happiness are expressed by IL
Tia many friends of Mr.. Klaus here.
Miss Georgia Zeitlsr returned recen
a " from visit at Webster City.
ed Mrs. Neft and Iona are visitin
here.
re The party consisting of w. T. Woo
IS. G. M. and d. F. Laxson, A. o. Stang
tn and H. q. Millen returned from the
re- trip to the North, Saturday night.
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pYERsY1LLE.

Ray Esler went to Delaware Tuesday
evening on the Clipper, where he re-
NAMED over night visiting with bis
parents.
John White, of Worthington, had
business which called him to this city
the fore part of the week.
Paul Lippert was q passenger to
Manchester Tuesday afternoon, where
he had business matters to look after.
Gerhard Schnieders, of Petersburg,
was in town Wednesday transacting
business and visiting with his sons,
John and George Schnieders.
The Misses Schultz, of Petersburg,
visited relatives and friends in this city
Monday.
Glenn Klosterman, prominent far
mer living near Petersburg, was trans
acting business in this city yesterday.
Fred Hinnees, who lives north of
New Vienna, was in town Monday
morning and from here he made bust
ness trip to Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Rsker and Mrs.
Conrad Pspe and little son, of New
Vienna, were in town Wednesday morn
ing and from here they went to Dubu.
que via the Great Western, where they
spent the day on business.
Mrs. j. Ii. Limback, who has been
at Mason City about two weeks visiting
at the bedside Of her sick brother, Henry
A. Dyer, who has been critically III, re-
turned home Tuesday night. She left
him much improved, however, and there
is still hopes for his recovery.
A large number of Petersburg peo-
ple were In town Wednesday after lum-
Der which will be used for the erection
of new school house in district num-
Der eight, northeast of Petersburg.
Gerhard Schnieders has the contract
and 1t will be modern in every psrticu-
lar. Those who helped haul the lumber
were j. G. Gebhardt, Henry hammers,
Barney Mensen, Joseph Deutmeyer,
Peter Locke, Johnny hammers, John
Vessels, Joseph Loesche and ]. G.
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The intolerant state of mind is in
furious both to the state and to the in
dividual. 1t goes with conceit and
deadly pride. The strange thing is
that men are apt to plume themselves
upon their intolerance. 1t is evident
that mans conduct and a nations
conduct should be the result of thought
and judgment, but intolerance stops
thought and destroys judgment. Cen
t,,ry
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The largest dome in the world is that
OF the Lutheran church at Warsaw.
Its interior diameter is 200 feet. That
OF the British museum library is 1870
feet.
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HQMESEEkERS ! Hy ,sss buying .; isz

HOME SEEKERS ! Be ,s1s buying ~ ,as
catiug elsewhere, ought TO see tile good
farming and dairy lands along and con-
tiguous to the line of the Chicago, Rock
Island y Pacific Railway. The soil is
itch and highly productive of grains,
Hnd Is good stock country with mar
kets in easy reach.
These lands are going rapidly and
another opportunity will be given to all
who desire to see them. On the first
aud third Tuesdays, of June, July, Au-
gust, September and October, round
trip tickets will be on sale at principal
stations to points ON this line In North.
western Iowa, Southern Minnesota and
Southwestern portion OF South Dakota.
| Call on nearest ticket agent for rates,
etc. and see that your ticket reads via
the 9. II. !. & p. R'y.
There will also be on sale at stations
of this company on same dates home
seekers excursion tickets at low rates
to various other territory.
JNo. q. FARMER,
G. p. s. T. A.,
Cedar Rapids Division,
O., II. l. Il p. Ry,
25-w1S Cedar Rapids, Iowa.