Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-27

named Anderson, who having no idea
of its value tried to sell it to gang of
railroad workers. He wanted dollar
for it, but as the best offer made him
was sixty cents, he concluded to keep
it and took it home with him. His
parents had heard of Rttman's loss
and recognized the ring as the one so
diligently sought for in that neigabor-
hood. The boy finding the ring was
made happy by gift of $50. The
value of the ring is $500. The ring
was lost while Mr.. Rittman and his
present wife were visiting the scene of
wreck on the Great Western railrosd,
and the place where it was found had
been trsmped over many times by those
who subsequently searched for it.
| Waverly Democrat.
A rural mail carrier out of Usage
missed two days carrying couple of
weeks ago when the roads were Inn
passaple on account of the mud, and the
department he's just notified hin that
he has been fined S270 and will lose his
pay for the two days lost besides.
| Here is an argument for those who
believe in fate: Thomas Lawrence, q
Petit county, Mo, farmer, was Knocked
twenty feet by train year ago, and
escaped injury. Last August he was
struck by lightning and recovered.
Five months ago he fell twenty feet
from q barn roof and was not hurt.
Last week he stumbled over two
months-old pup and in falling broke
his neck Baxter New Era.
"Some folks" said Uncle Eben, sis
busy because dey hab heap O. work tc
do an some because dey wants to gil
e away an 60 fishing Washington
Star.
s Two business men at Lamont were
overheard on their knowledge of the
+ Lords prayer. One madea bet of 81
d that the other could not repeat it yer
batim. The bet was accepted and HI
d began "Now I lay me down to Sleep
g 1.-THE money is yours" said the other
9 ~ didn't know you knew it,"
b a new departure of particular inter
:; est to boys and young men of low
+ under 81 years, has been taken by th
management of the Iowa State Fail
ID 1t has been determined to offer 500
n scholarship in the regular agriculture
~ course at the Iowa State College Q
q Agriculture and Mechanic Arts q
e. Ames, to the one who excels in judg
~ ing certain classes of horses and cattl
n and samples of corn assigned for til
oe purpose, and who sets forth in writin
- in the clearest manner the reasons fl
his conclusions. The contest will i
open to any boy living In the state WI
has not been regularly classified in an
be agricultural college. This restrictic
ay does not apply to those who have a
tended only the special courses of tW
of weeks in stock and grain judging Thu
ak are given at the college each wlnte
rs. The department of agriculture wili d.
posit 5000 with the treasurer of tt
of Iowa State College. This will be pal
at the rate of 1925 per month TO the be
Mt that wins the contest, who will thus |
enabled to take years agricultur
C S"..es-t the eelieee Pxantionllv froo 4
II, cost, as the $500 received from the &C
lege will amply meet the expenses of
re year at the institution for studel
ar who is reasonably economical. Eas
contestant will be required to judl
a two rings each of horses and cattl
er consisting of three Of more animals ar
not less than two varieties of corn
IL ten ears each.